The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-08-08
10 the bheri@ of theD D1ffereat Co1nties.
STATE OF Kansas,
Executive Department.

SrATH OF kANSAs,
Executive Department.
Topeka, July 29, 1868.
The condition OF kansas, in one re
spect, is to be deplored. / mean th'
prevalence of robberies. and the to-
great disregard of law. This condition
results. as l believe. not from any wan
of po,cer to enforce the civil law. bu
from a want Of what may term centra
sources of information, and eoncentrat
ed action.
The paramountsevil which oppresse'
our people, and seriously affects the in
dustrial and agriealturstinteresss. is III,
insecurity of what may be termed chat
tel property. The stealing Of horses
and other property. though not SO uni
versally prevalent as formerly. is. re-
gret to say. still common 10 nearly al
parts Of the State;a and. what is more
unfortunate, the difficulty Of detecting
the robberies and arresiing and subject
ing the thieves to punishment, is equal
ly common. s9 70 ~ A''
This may be accounted for, IN part,
by the fact that, in sparsely settled com
munities. horse thieves may perpetrate
what would seem the most daring acts
enjoy comparative immunity from pan
ishmens, because they have eoneer
among themselves. while the losers and
local authorities have no such concert
Fam. to great extent. poweriess
ye. it seems 10 me that this serious dif.
ficulty might be obviated. partially al
least. both in the sparsely and more
densely populated counties Of the State
Suppose robbery we're committed on
the Big Blue or Marmaton. how long
would it be before information of thai
robbery would be communicated to the
local authorities Of the markets where
the thioves are supposed to enter
Weeks would elapse. and then the in-
formation would come unofiicially. eth.
er by vague letters or through obscure
paragraphs in the weekly paper Of the
county 10 which the robbery was com
mjtted. o. 'A'i p .''' % 800 I.
Every county has its Sheriff. Sap
pose it we're made the duty Of such
Sheriff 10 furnish detailed information Of
the robbery SO made THAT 10. II horses.
their size. color. &C.. and so Of cattle
or c'her property. to the Shsritfs and
local authorities Of the central points. by
the mos, speedy means Of convey anre.
mail or otherwise. Were this done, /:
is easy to perceive that rooSSs.ies would
become less frequent. as, the detection
and punishment Of the robbers became
more certain. A conce.:: o; action ike
this on the part Of The Sheriff. Of ii.e
d'iie:ent couuiies. aided by those Who
'ufer. would 60 far. in my judgment,
towards correcting the evil under which
Kansas now suffers. This would make
Sheriffs and those who lose property
active detectives in fsrresing out and
securing the thieves; for. after all. il !,
celerity Of detection and certainty Of
punishment which checks viIlaiuy Of all
kinds. aud most thoroughly puts M end
TO the kind Of thieving which now caus-.
es so much mischief 10 the people of
Kansas. and which so greatly re,ards
the settlement OF the State.
Were the Legislature in session. Il
should mos. earnestly recommend to
that body the passage OF. . Law making
il the duty Of the sherifTs Of the differ.
snt counties to furnish such informa-
ion. with suitable reward for such
service. The effect of this would be
10 secure what We no 90 much need
,o"eert Of action against there's and rob
'ers. AS it is. would earnesly URGE
he she'ifts and the people Of the sew
'rai counties to adopt aud enforce this
policy as alike essential to private inter. |
'ss and the public good.
THos, CARNEY.