Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-25
GOVERNOR FREES CANPlON
Second Time Effort Has Been Made to Get
Him Out Of Jail.
SEWARD AUTHORITIES OBJECT TO IT
Effort 60 he Made tn Legislature 10
Pass n Bill LevyinE a Tax on
the Reserve Fund Of the
FrnternaIs.
From a stan Correspondentl

from a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 4-(special Tele-
Eram)-Willlam Camplon. in jail at Seward
for child abandonment, who was pardoned
recently by Governor Mickey after con
Viction on paternity charge. was again
pardOned this afternoon by the governor
and the pardon Is broad enough to cover
two charges and any order 70 the contrary
which may be issued by the Judge OF the
district court The sheriff Of the county re-
fused to recognize the right Of the governor
TO issue the pardon in this case and attor-
neys for Campion secured a writ OF habeas
corpus from Judge Letton returnab bic Janu-
ary 2, and the prisoner has been released
under 1900 bond. The woman in the case
has married since Campion was sent t. jail
He strenuously denied responsibility. Cam
pion has been In Jail for over thirteen
months rather than give bond that he would
pay a judgment Of 81 900 secured against
him on a paternity charge The matter was
finally taken before the governor. who after
reviewing the evidence, ordered the mans
release. The county authorities doubted the
right Of the governor to pardon in a semi
criminal case and he was then arrested and
convicted on a charge OF abandoning TIE
child hearing was held on this today and
the governor issued his second plrion to
the man.
increases states Postage.
The Lincoln postal authorities have made
q ruling that blanks sent out by the state
auditor for the use OF county treasurers
IN making their annual reports must be
sent merchandise. Henry Seymour car
ried his ninety bundles to the postofflce
each with a scent stamp attached when
the clerk made him stick on 4 cents more
20 each bundle Ever since that time these
and the deputy auditor has written to the
authorities at Washington for ruling on
the matter.
Move TO Tax FraternaIs.
An effort will be made during the legis-
lature to get the revenue law amended so
that the reserve funds Of fraternal So
cieties can be assessed and taxed. Under
the present law the supreme court has ruled
that this fund can be. offset by the out
standing policies, which virtually wipes
out the assessment.
state House to be Closed
The state house will be closed tomorrow
and all Of the state officers and their en-
ployes will observe Christmas with the true
Christmas spirit. Treasurer MOrtensen is
still at Ord, but the other officers will be
in Lincoln, while most OF the employees
have gone TO their homes. Tonight Gov
ernor Mickey and his family, and his fam
ily's family, had Christmas treat at the
executive mansion, and tomorrow will eat
dinner together. Mrs f. s. Mickey was
the only absent one, she having been called
home by the death OF her grandfather
"a Mr.. DOOIey TO LeyisIntOrs
The following message from Speaker
Dooley' has been received from Omaha
the work of some humorist. who knows
the sifuafiOn "a tad
ana very much enjoyed by all who have as
yet had copy of it:
Members of the Nebrasky legislature
0intlemen: / congratIflateNye sinseerly on
T wd Eslffkss fg SB SiGi7s6 as 10 Ts5S
Z didn't spend eight yeTs on one course in
Harvid and practis law in Bostin an not
Gintlemen: The 'onest farmers expect us
20 practs riged ekonemy.. I'm with em
for ekonemy an shall appnt no employees
TO waste on we while We pass a fue bills
III appint a Willyum Jennings Bryan dym-
mycrat for doorkeeper an II kant find
member who can read or wright, why,
the house, il he gives up i ais paas, 'o'
abolished, 'cepting the kommytee on the
whole, NV which I'll be the chereman me-
self SELF The korpers are gltun, the bills reddy
In three weeks an ye kan git home to
y'r korn huskih'.
. Gentlemen: suppose ye want my vues
bout the sinitorship Wen, the konsutu-
Bhun says we're to do the electin' an NV
course we will do it, but as to the man
! haven't committed meself Vt. There's
piles NV kids wantin' the job, but the
wright man hasn't bin menshuned yit
Bug Brown thinks the elicshun over since
the state konvenshun. Amt he a fresh
kid? He duzn't seem to be good as he
moight be- although he has made sum
peoples think he is better, an he wuld be
II he wuz as good as he isn't.
Now, there's Unkle Joe. He wasn't
elicted by no konvenshun. Them Brown
Kids talk heep bout the korpers elctng
Unkle Joe without askin nobody. Well,
why shudn't they elicit our sinitors? Amt
they had the job to do fr twenty mine
years an don't the statute of limltashuns
run aginst the people in twenty-one years?
A hull lot of them polytishuns talk bout
that 500 900 gineTil fund warrint which wuZ
isshued to kerrect entrees in the state books
tibet Unkle Joe Cashed for Bartlee. Nv
course Judges Norvm and Sullivan sed
Unkel Joe wuzn't innesent but what NV
SUI Weren't Unkle Joe runnin bank an
afther deposits? Nebrasky's rich an kan
stand 1t a hull lot better an Unkel Joe.
Whn they get tired discussin the warrint
an askin' Unkel Joe to refine, they're mean
enuf to ask questins bout tibet PanamaW
kanal kOntract ter feedin' tibet Markell an