Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-22
BROWN TAXES UP CHARTER
Does Not Think Commission Should
Serve Without Pay.
NO PARDON FOR FRED CLEMENTS
Sentence of James Reed, Sent Up for
Life for Murder of GIenna Hines,
Reduced 20 Ten Years by
Acting Governor.
From a Staff Correspondent }

LINCOLN, Dec. p. - (Specisl) - Mayor
Brown, who has just recently returned
home from an absence Of several weeks at
Excelsior Springs. where ne went 10 rest
up after the election. has begun TO look
into the matter Of the city government by
commission. Mayor Brown is opposed TO
the idea Of having commission TO serve
without pay. He believes such a commis-
sion win not attend TO the duties Of the
city government and business men should
not be asked TO give their time to the city
for nothing
While the making Of the charter has gone
on in the absence of the mayor and with
little advice or suggestion from him. the
people here now realize that It is time his
honor was being consulted Therefore
number Of leading citizens have dropped
into his office during the last few days TO
get his advice. The mayor may and the
mayor may not permit the passage Of the
charter bill. II it suits him he will, and II
il does not he won't The mayor holds
the key to the situation
No Pardon for Clements.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewen today de-
cided that Fred w. Clements Of sarpy
county should serve out the remainder OF
sixteen-year term for murder He was con-
victsd of killing Luke Golden in the out
skirts of South Omaha about two years
ago. At the time Of the trial his son.
Ernest Clements, testified that 1t was he
who killed Golden in a fight in their front
yard and that his father had gone several
blocks away al the time. The jury, how
ever, took the view that the elder Clements
was guilty and convicted him of being the
principal in the crime, though the boy
was given q term OF q year and half also,
The matter brought out at the hearing,
the governor said. had been brought out
also at the trial OF the convict and there
fore had been passed upon by the judge
and the jury.
The lieutenant governor decided that
William T. Turiey. convicted Of murder in
Hall county. is not entitled TO a pardon
and must serve out the rest Of his seven
teen years because he was unable 10 fur
nish evidence that threw new light on the
case.
D. Allen Crowell. sentenced to four years
from Buffalo county for burglary. was re-
fused a pardon on the same ground.
Reeds Sentence Reduced.
The life sentence Of James JArinde Reed
was reduced 70 ten years by Acting Gov
ernor Hopewen Reed was convicted for
the murder OF Glenna Hines OF Omaha
with whom he was infatuated. He was
sentenced 10 the penitentiary in 1906 after
having been three years in the Douglas
county 3siL With his good time allowance
his term viii expire within four years.
Reed graphically described the killing OF
the woman and told amid sobs of his great
love for her and her son. who, he said, he
intended 10 adopt as his own and educate
II he received executive clemenc.-. Reed
told Of being the son Of James Jarinde
Reed. the author Of text books on mechan-
les. OF his own education In Stephens in
stitute IN New Jersey, and Of his many
years on the sea and In foreign ports He
told how his two companions and college
chUms. who graduated with him. were now
at the head Of big concerns in South
Africa and South America and how be
himself intended some time previous to the
murder 20 take a good place in Kimberly.
AT the time Of the murder he WAS re-
oeiving sl30 a month from the Union Pa
citie as a machinist
Il loved that woman" Reed exclaimed
dramatically 10 Governor Hopeweu. and
] wanted 70 take her from the life she was
leading and make her my wife. After days
Of persuasion she consented TO marry me.
] gave Up my place al the Union Pacific,
drew my money and ordered my baEEsgs
taken 70 the station TO go 10 Denver When
/ went for her found her drunk / told
her to come on. she begged me not. 10
leave for Denver When she refused 70
dress herself 10 make the trip started 10
90 without her. She grabbed me ana put
her hand IN my inside vest pocket and
5erked out my money. Then ! saw she also
had taken my revolver from my pocket