The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
The Augusts Republican of the 18th

p The Augusta Republican Of the 18th
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For some time past our land officers
here have had their attention turned to
the Huspi elous cltegznstane attendlnE
the entry OF q large quantity OF land in
the vicinity of Wichita, but had no
proof that any ABSORPTION was being
practiced, or any fraud perpetrated un-
Gil recently. On the, 10th, inst, how
ever, the matter eliminated in the ar
rest Of several parties residing in the
FiciAIty of WicAit2 Gnd thsif pfeltmi-
nary examination before W. B. Mead,
Esq, justice Of this city. :
The following are the names OF the
parties arrested, with their aliases and
the crimes they are charged with:
CEoss-Tchareed with suhornaEion Of
perjury; Jacobs, alias John II. Wam-
bangh alias AcLanghlin-willfnl per;
jury aad false entry; Chas. Roe-sub-l
ornation of perjury; Dick Richardson
+ctmggsd With pe5ury; Chas. Eager
perjury and false entry Of land; Ed.
Imos-false entry, and perjury; Hugh
Mflfer-false entry and perjury; WA.
Gill-csrruptan and MinfIl perjury. Gill
l. repOFked 80 be an-vld horse thief, and
has figured extensively In most OF tho
lawless bands ~ the Southwesty Geo.
Kirby and William Gristea were also
arrested, charged with being connected
Eith nIs Hheve described fraudulent
trSz sseSlsAs, bit we're discharged for
want OF sufficient evidence 70 hold
them.
On TneSday last; willie thsGxamina-
ton was in progress, Judge B. +. Par.
sons, one of the most. prominent law
~. ~ UfftSfka annr0aRhnA ~ g damn.
ty marshall Barnes, with money, and
endcavored to make an arrangement
with him by which I'd. limos, above
named ehould Be e3relessiy, watched
and allowed to escape. Parsons paid
Barnes fifty dollars in cash, and Barnes
iAmedistsly entered 9 complaint be-
fore justice Mead, charging Parsons
with bribery. A warrant was Issued,
be was arrested, waived an examina-
ton and was required to give bail In
the sum of $4,000 for his appearance
at the next term of the u. 5. court at
Topeka.
This system of fraudulent entry was
explained In our issue of last week and
the parties who hive been arrested and
examined here, do not hesitate to say
that they are but the mere tcOl8 OF .
still more crafty set OF men who have
kbcc0 uIkluX LlcL1 Ou anu 1uEutouOu S2S
means fst EhAiE oFefakionss Itois ru-
mored on the -streets that further de-
iVelopments via tmplieAse some of the
most promfhent men IN that place,
among whom are counted real estate
dealers, business men, attorneys and
bankers, who have all earnestly labor
ed to secure the removed OF the land
office from Augusse q Wichita.
And the end is not yet. There has
been q regular system Of swindlinR
adopted In the entry of lands, which, II
brought To- Light will astonish the
country by its perfection and magni-
tude. Men engaged In these frauds go
before the land officers with their pa
gpers all made OAt and swear their way
throngh, as if perjury was no crime, 70
be punished and the detection thereof
an impossibility.
e AID tlIB Wichita yldetts says:
We understand that the Marshal cap
tured q large amount of filings, cor
FespORdence, &C., which will implicate
several parties who have hitherto been
considered respectable business men.
The arrested are mostly miserable tools
of the most accomplished villains who
have furnished the. money. Captain
Barnes certainly deserves the thanks OF
our. farmers and citizens for the sue
lSessful manner il which he has con-
dncted this Investigation Of frauds, 40
| all the fraudulently entered lands will
be thrown again upon the market and
will be occupied by actual settlers. !.
J. Al Tie parties arrested have been
held In the sum of $4,000 each, for
Their appearances at the next term Of
| the u. s. District Court.