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Show did my best to avoid striking the young woman, ami whether or not there are any complaints filed against me in the matter, I will pay all the physician's bills and hospital charges and reimburse Miss Owen for the loss of time from her work. Any restitution res-titution tunt lies in my power I will gladly do as 1 wish to ho perlectly fair in the mutter." AUTO ACCIDENT ALMOST FATAL Miss Lydla Owen, bookkeeper for the Frcd M Nye Clothing company, was run down by an automobile at 6: Ho last evening, at Washington avenue ave-nue and Twenty-lourth stiec-t, and severely se-verely Injured. The machine. "Nebraska "Ne-braska 3.5G," was a large touring car driven by Leonard Fowler. Fowler was starting for the Twenty-fourth street hill and Is said to have turned on full power to make the climb when he met a buggy coming down the lull Miss Owen was crossing cross-ing Twenty-fourth stieel. going south, when Fowler turned cpiirkly toward her to avoid striking a buggy, aud MIkk Owen, becoming bewildered in her danger, turned and was knocked knock-ed down by the heavy machine. In some manner the young lady fell between the front wheels which allowed al-lowed the car to pass partially over her. the lower parts of the mechanism striking her body in several places and severely bruising her. In stopping stop-ping his car Fowler ran it partially on to the sidewalk. Miss Owen was immediately picked up and carried in to the First National Nation-al bank buildlnvr where Dr. Edward Hlch attended her injuries sufficiently sufficient-ly to allow her to be removed to the hospital. It was found that her nose was injured, a piece of flesh had been torn from the calf of her leg and tho muscles of the same member were severely strained by the crank which hung down at the frout of the car. A crowd quickly gathered about Fowler and his auto aud threats of violence vere freely made until Deputy . Shet Iff Murphy arrived and accompanied Fowler to the sheriff's office nearby. P. T. Wright, who was In the machine with Fowler at the time of Ihe accident, accompanied Ihe latter to the sheriff's office and offered to stand responsible for bis appearance should complaints of a legal nature he filed in the case ' Fov.ier left the c urt house shortly nftervvurd for the Reed hotel, where he has been stopping, but did not attempt at-tempt to drive the machine. The crowd still hurled angry threats at the man, but he was net molesled. U hen Interviewed later, regarding the accident. Fowler said: I ' No one could deplore this accident j more than I do It occurred despite all my skill to prevent it. I certainly |