White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-08


The Grand Jury Of the United 6tstss
Circuit Cont. at Topeka. have found Eve
indictments sgainst John Spesr. for EN-
bezzlement. conspiracy to dsfrsud tbs
Government. perjury forgery. &c ;snd have
also found indictments against John Vsn
Horn. William Barricklo W. and Thomas
). Sternbergb, for completely in por-
ton Of the above crimes. Bot the Act
ing Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
ct W sshingtou. has ordered postpone
ment Of the trials. on the ground that the
recent political contest wss so bitter that
justice could not be done. the criminals!
Th, G ,vernment, 10 this case. is the
prosecutor; but an officer of the Govern
ment. whose daty it is to bring defrsud-
srs Of the Government to punishment.
conspires to shield them. 1t is the 6rs,
instance on record. of the prosecution
asking for the postPonsment Of trial to
give the criminal . chance to escape!
This strange procedure has been pursued
at the solicitation Of Sidney Clarke. who
made journey to Washington expressly
for that purpose. He entertains linger.
ing hope that BE- may be elected to the
United States Senate. in which position
he could manage to cover up the whole
gigantic fraud. 1t is his last desperate
hope: for he is undoubtedly imp 'icated,
sad fair trial would blast him forever
II is also said ihst Gov. Harvey was q
party TO the nquest for postponemert
We eoubt the truth Of this report. Wha,
interest has he in penetrating this out
rage npou the PEOPLE. and upon justice?
This is the last Struggle Of q ring o.
thieves bnd blood suckers who have been
fastened npon the Stste ever since its I'D
mission into the Union. But the grea
steal that now engages public attention.
has been mostly committed within th'
last five or six years. Seven years ago
the Legislature of Kansas undertook tt
crush this vampire ring. BY overthrowine
its great leader; and had the effort been
successful. the State would have escaped
much of the plundcring that she has IN
dergone. But the howl Of Ffsul wa,
raised throughout the length and breadtl
Of the State. and the people ran wild t.
rebuke the fraul, and to place the grsa
leader Of the plunderers again 10 power
Lane howled fraud. and JOHN Speer howl
ed frAud. sud Sidney Clarke bowled
fraud. and Thomas J. Sternbergh. 90
Anti Lane men, Joined his standard, and
howled fraud, and the Leavenworth Bul.
letin. sn Anti Lane paper. changed hands
and howled fraud. The howl was sue.
cessful. and ell those men went into office
Lane became crszsd with bis own corrup.
tion. and sfot himself. John Speer re-
tained his office. and robbed the Govern.
meut of 100000. Sidney Clarke wss
elected to Congress, and has maintained
his place BY tho use Of money thus stolen.
and is now endeavoring to conceal the
theft by the use of the Office. Thomas j.
Sternbergh received 40 office for his ser.
vices. and now stands indicted for com.
plicity in the theft. The Lesvenworth
Bulletin, it has been ascertsined, received
for its subsidy $1,000 Of the stolen
money.
The politicians and the people who
joined in the cry of fraud. see and &C.
knowledge these great crimes; but they
have made no acknowledgements to The
men who took the bull by the horns at q
time when. with their support. the long
train Of evils might have been cut short