Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-10
Attempt to "Beat" Emergency
Car Over Crossing at Lin
coin Boulevard and Cunning
Street, Results Fatally.
FAMILY ON WAY TO
PURCHASE MONUMENT
John F. Daugherty, Driver Of
Wrecked Car, and His Com
panion Said to Have Been
Drinking-Latter Arrested.


One person was killed and eight
others injured, four probably seri-
ously, at 1880 Sunday morning,
when police patrol collided with
an automobile at Lincoln boulevard
and Cunning street.
The patrol was speeding west in
Cunning street. in response to an
emergency call at Thirty-third and
Cunning. street, where boy had fall
Ell off bicycle.
The dead:
Magnus Valean, jr., 21 years old,
zoos North Thirty-fourth street.
Body taken to Hoffman's funeral
home, Twenty-fourth and Dodge
streets.
Eight Seriously Hurt.
The injured:
Oscar Valean, IS years old, $40
North Twenty third street, who is
blind, suffered compound fracture
of the skull and internal injuries;
may die. Takent to Methodist hos
pital. .-.'
Mrs. Edith Valean, &c years old,
zoos North Thirty-fourth street,
fractured. left hip, internal injuries
and cuts on forehead. Taken to
Methodist hospital. -..
John F. Daugherty, AZ years old,
821 William street, salesman, left
leg fractured and badly shaken up.
Taken TO Ford hospital.
Roy Spencer, 81 years old, 6O7
North, Eighteenth street, left arm
fractured, two ribs broken and prob
able internal injuries. Taken to Ford
hospital.
Two Patrolmen Injured.
Policeman George Brigham, 26l8
South Thirty-second avenue, patrol
conductor, three ribs fractured, one
believed to have punctured the lung,
and internal injuries. Taken to the
Methodist hospital.
Policeman William F. Anderson,
5l37 South Seventeenth street, po-
lice patrol driver, bruised about the
body; taken home in police emer-
gency car after he aided in taking
the more seriously injured to the
hospitals.
Charles Nolan, Reio hotel, 16071z
Cunning street, bruised forehead.
Taken to police station and held un-,
der $4,000 bonds after being booked
on charges of being intoxicated and
investigation.
Reid Zimmerman, World Herald
police reporter, bruised back and leg.
Went home unassisted.
Attempted to Beat Patrol.
Daugherty, with the Valeans, No
Ian and Spencer, was driving sonth
In Lincoln boulevard. Anderson was
driving the police patrol and Brig
ham was sitting beside him. and
Zimmerman was in the rear of the
patrol.
Daugherty is said to have at
tempted to beat the patrol across
Cunning street and the rear left wheel
of the car was struck by the speed
ing patrol.
Daugherty's car was hurled
against a telephone pole and turned
over on its side. 1t was greatly
damaged. The patrol was tossed
In the air by the impact and COM
pletely demolished.
Thrown 20 Feet in Air.
The windshield of the patrol was
pinned against Officer Brigham's
chest and it was with difficulty that
he was extrlcated from the wreck
Mrs. Valean and her two sons
were thrown 20 feet in the air, and
Magnus lit on the pavement on his
head. Physicians said he died of a
fractured skull while being taken to
the Methodist hospital.
Anderson escaped serious injury
by jumping from the patrol Just as
the cars collided. Zimmerman was
imprisoned inside of the patrol for
a few minutes. He extricated him
self by opening the rear door of the
patrol.
Spencer, Daueherty and Nolan
also were hurled from the car by the
impact, but Nolan escaped serious
injury.
Nolan was arrested in the Meth
odist hospital by Detective Lahey :
and Hughes after he is said to have
been Joking about the accident. The
detectives say he was intoxicated.
Say Men Drinking.
Drs. A. F. Jonas and A. J. Ed
strom, who examined Spencer and
Daugherty al the Ford hospital. re-
ported to police the men had been
alcohol and were intoxi-
Gated.
Daugherty called at the Valean
home for Mrs. Nalea. and her sons.
] hey were on their way to\West
Lawn cemetery to visit the graves
Of Harry Valean. son, who died a
year ago, and Mrs Marie Wearne,
a daughter, who died rour years ago.
Mrs. Nalean was contemplating the
purchase OF monument for her
dead children and Daugherty was to
stop with her at a monument works