Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-27
LOCATE ASYLUM FIREBUG
Imteoils Inmate Of the Institution the
Man Who Burns the Barn.
is NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTS
Governor savage Hats between GOING
g, ~. LOcis and Attending the
A~k-sar-Ben Carnival at
Omaha.
lion a San Correspondent.)

tFrom a Stan Correspondent)
.SCoLN. Sept. 26.-(special 1.-THE In
cendiary who fred the asylum barn last
Wednesday morning has been found. He
is Frank Ackerson, a feeble-mlnded in
mate Of the institution. Ackerson this
morning confessed that he was the man
who did It. He came originally from From
tier county and has been at both Kearney
and Beatrice. Last Saturday Ackerson,
who has a penchant for running away
slipped from the institution. He had been
employed about the stables and was famil-
lar with the place. Ackerson walked out
into the country and hired himself out TO
a farmer three miles southeast Of the
asylum: Tuesday night he yielded to an
impulse no says he has often had
to set FIRE to the barn. He reached
there long before midnight. He
pried up one Of the windows OF
the north wall and mounting the haymow
he started the confagration there in FIVE
different places. He took one Of the horses
out, intending TO mount 1t, but the animal
became so excited and unruly that he had
TO abandon the attempt and get away on
foot. Aekerson made his way fourteen
miles south, after enjoying the confagra-
tion from the back Of the asylum. There
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sold hay to the asylum. Underwood sus-
pected he had run away and notified the
asylum authorities. DR.. Greene wired back
to arrest him.
Ackerson was returned this morning, and
under the questioning Of the superintend-
ent broke down and confessed. He said he
knew that II was wrong to burn the build
ing, and he had controlled himself several
times when the impulse came upon him,
but It was at last too strong for him.
There VIII be TO prosecutions, as the
mans mental responsibility is evident.
Sues for Ten Thousand Dollars.
H.. H. Gaffey. a master plumber, sued the
Northwestern Life Insurance company and
the Woods Brothers for $40, 900 damages to
day, alleging that they entered into a con-
spiracy to get him out Of a room he had
occupied as his business headquarters for
ten years aud upon which he holds a lease
which does not expire for two years. Tho
Northwestern owns the Burr block, and
Gaffey had an o street basement room
therein. The room was rented by the COM
pany to Woods Brothers, and they took
forcible possession one day while Gaffey
was absent. He says It was all a scheme
TO ruin him, and that he has been damaged
in the sum named.
Fakes on Train.
1t was announced at Burlington head
quarters today that the daily train between
Alliance and Guernsey would run trI-
weekly only hereafter. This is one of the
series OF recent orders which are under
stood to have come from Mr.. Hill that all
trains must be self-sustaining IL they are
to be run daily. Otherwise only often
enough to hold the franchise will be the
rule.
Hats Between Two Opinions.
Governor Savage ls hesitating between
two seemingly important duties. and has
es yet been unable to decide. which has the
greater claim upon him as a representative
OF the state. IA conflict Of dates is going
to interfere with his desire to attend an
important meeting aud banquet in St. Louis
or else keep him away from the big Ak
Sar-Ben demonstration OF October, He
has Just received notification that there
will be a big meeting Of state commission
srs for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
at st. Louis, beginning the Goth inst, and
continuing for three days, at which the al
lotments on space will be made to the diff
fcrent states. He is very anxious to attend
this so he can secure favorable considera-
tion for Nebraska when the space is given
out. At the close OF the meeting. the
evening Of October 2, the Business Mems
league Of st. Louis will tender a banquet
to the visiting governors and commission
crs. This will occur the same evening as
the big Ak-Sar-Ben parade. Meantime he
has sent out word to every member OF his
stan OF the prospective trip to Omaha. He
thinks that by going down to st. Louis with
the commissioner the 2Sth inst. and trying
10 hurry the allotment Of space so that he
may come right back he can forego' the
banquet and reach Omaha again in time fol
the parade.
New Corporations.
Articles Of incorporation were filed with
the secretary OF state today by the c. J
Colby company Of Omaha. II is capitalized
at SIS, 900. The declared purpose is tn,
erection. purchase and alteration Of ga
plants for the production Of gas for light
heat, power and other purposes.
II. d. Travis, chairman, and William
o'Connor, secretary. of the democratic stat,
committee. today filed with the s~ecretar!
Of state their certificate OF nomination o
the fusion state ticket.
The Star Publishing has filed amende,
articles OF incorporation whereby q vice
president is added TO the list OF onicers
and the board Of directors is made 10 com
prise nine instead OF hve as formerly.
The sixty-second volume or the Nebrask
supreme court reports made it's first ap