Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Nebraska
BRIAN MAKES HIS REPORT
Treasurer Shows Cash on Hand Now
Over 100000.
STATEMENT FOR CURRENT MONTH
In Collision Of Chiers Auto ana
Chemical wsgon Fire Captain
Gets Several Ribs
Hroken.
rFrom . $40 c~orresondenL.l

LINCOLN. Feb. 2. - Especially - state
Treasurer Brian made his monthly re-
port to State Auditor Barton this after
noon. showing the transactions of his Of
flee for the month OF February. He has
cash on hand and cash Items. y2S.1n-35;
cash on deposit. ssli.5o.sl. In the perma-
nent school fund he has on hand 49,
$50.
Fireman Hurt I'm lCrash.
Fire chFsf Cements' automobile was
wrecked and Captain Eddy received in
juries In the night side hat may prove
70 Be- several broken ribs. in a collision
that occurred at Eleventh and P streets
shsrtly after / O'Clock this afternoon
The chemical wagon from engine house
No. / coIided with the chiefs machine
when both were headed flor a blaze at
Nipeteenth street. between o and p
streets. The chemical was travelling east
on p STREET when the CHIEF and Captain
Eddy. the latter driving. flashed across
its way. headed south to o street The
captain was not expecting TO meet the
chsmtca1 wagon on P street and did not
see II until the horses were at his side.
The wagon tongue crashed through the
SIDE OF the seat which the chief and cap
vain wers occupying. and passed through
the steering gear an instant later, twist
ing the mechanism and squeezing the
cautain against the back Of his seat.
chief Elements jumped from the vehicle
a. the same moment the tongue OF the
chemical wagon struck The bystanders
said he Travelled twenty feet through the
air before he touched ground. and Travelled
an equal distance in a PROSTATE position
afterward- Both horses on the wagon fell
20 their knees and slid a considerable dis
lance. The rear wheel IN the right side
was demolished and ali the others rem
dered unnt for present use. Neither the
chief. captain or firemen on the chemical
wagon reached the scene OF the fire, which
however. proved TO Be trivial.
The horses knees lost some cuucie and
were bleeding freely when they reached the
barn. bua beyond that the animals were
unhurt.
II was feared the most serious injuries
had been received by Captain Eddy and
the chief. The former was able TO walk
back TO the engine house. but he said every
breath was painful and feared some Of his
ribs had been confused or broken. He had
not consulted a pi1ystcian at a late hour
this afternoon. The injury to the chief
knee was very painful. but II was impos.
sibie to ascertain how serious II was
Joseph Warreu Gets Parole.
On q showing made during the adminfs
tration OF former Governor ShnIdon. /,
parole from the penitentiary has beer
granted to Joseph Warren, sentenced from
Douglas county for a term OF years Al
an accompice In the murder of Nels
LAusten. Governor ~shallenberger. himself
heard no evidence. but took the record
made up before his predecessor in office.
AL the officials who had anything TO dc
with the prosecution of Warren recommend
leniency. and Attorney General Thompson
after investigating the facts. Joined In tbs
request. This Is the second parole order
Issued by the present executive since taking
sofnOe. He has granted no pardons or com
mutations.
warren received a sentence OF fifteeH
years. which the supreme court reduces
70 ten. His lawyer applied to former Gov
ernor Sheldon for a pardon which was re
fused: but the record made at that tint
shows Warren was entitled to a parole a.
soon as he should become eligible on serv
ing the minimum three years prescribed
by law for his offense- He established tn,
fact that he was not present at the time