The Holt County sentinel., 1871-05-26
THE DANeERs OF PASSING
a THH0UGH KANSAS CITY.
A Citizen of Oregon Arrested and
His Money ExtOrted From Him.

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/ On Monday, May 18th, Mr.. Samuel
Morrison, former Deputy Postmaster OF
this City, got aboard at Forest City, OF
the balf-past eleven o'clock train for
Kansas City, arriving al that City at A..
40 p. M. He intended TO take the train
for Ottowa, in Kansas, but their being
no close connection, he concluded to
wait at the Depot until train time.
| A short time after he had been at the
depot stranger, of hard-looking visage,
slept up to him, and asked where he was
bound for, and whether he was acquaint-
ed in Kansas City. The stranger seemed
very anxious TO make his (Morrison's) }
acquaintance, and urged him repeatedly
to go across the way with him and
"have a drink" Mr.. NJ. not being of
drinking habits, and being disinclined
to make the strangers acquaintance,
preremptorily refused to accompany his
wonld-be friend to the saloon, whereup-
on the stranger seemed to get wrathy,
and said, III will fix you" In about an
hour after this occurrence, Mr.. Morri
son was waited upon by police officer;
accompanied by the strangcr-who by
this time went by tie name of John
Sauter--w with warrant Tor MOrrison's
arrest on the charge of having swindled
Sauter out of a lot OF money on the fore
noon OF that day Morrison was TAX Ell
up to the Marshal office, where pre-
| liminary examination was had
aud the victim was sent to City
| prison. The afternoon of the next
day the prisoner was arraigned before
Squire Cravens. The prosecuting at
torney, [his name Mr. NJ. does not re-
member,l got Sauter to swear that he
had been with Morrison in Kansas City,
at eleven o'clock IN the forenoon on May
10Th, and that he (M.) had swindled him
out of 800, and he sought to recover that
amount. In the meantime Mr.. Morri-
son ttlegraphed to his friends here, and
Prof. Morrison aud Rev. Mr.. La1erty,
Immediately byreparcd to Kansas City.
| Squire Crayens had the case continued
till Morrison's witnesses could arrive
from Oregon. The prosecuting aitor-
noy, whatever his motives may have
been, privately couusclcd the prisoner,
before his witnesses arrived to pay SOu-
ter the $50, and have the case compr0-
missed. But Morrison being entirely in
nocent of the charge secuted the propo-
sition.
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rison was ready to prove his identity
and entire Innocence of the crime, and
that at the time that the crime was al
legged to have been committed he was
in Holt county, the accuser fuiled to ap.
pear! The Justice sent an officer for
Sauter; butshe could nowhere be found.
Mr.. prosecuting attorney left the room
when the Constable went for Sauter,
and did not return. Seeing at "A distance
how the case stood, he sent up word
with the constable to the Justice to have
the case dismissed and the prisoner dis
charged. The entire proceeding bore
upon its face the imprint of rascality,
and is eminently characteristic of Kan
sas City. Mr.. Morrison, who is well
and favorably known by all Of our citi-
zens, has been the unwilling victim of
plot to rob him of his scanty means, and
to stop him on his legitimate journey to
| Ottowa.
If the city authorities of Kansas City
know no better how to protect iner-
chants doing business at that point, or
persone passing through its corporate
limits, it is time for people at a distance
to avoid that place altogether.
Let our business men make note Of
this Further comment is unnecessary.