The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-18
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ita EnnntX nf I.,l . ,,..f hoe fnr
.ri.s of evruts to xb;h 80 49,. ,hout to relate |
Fv.rxl.dv u.,r,y nv r,,,ir on,er, 90, with
es VI Ieho'eiy connos"
MS case mas oeen 1or n long time nearly as oan-
Ex.T;rut. Gov Storsr bas I.sm aII along plaeed
= .;Ii "'s oee'' an r.; 49,,
- an especiahy trying position. coming 'hIo
he possession OF the famous 5000 through no
.o,,t ro II uptil the rri,;ai 80 - disnosed of
~. ,,, III case I,;n'siIS ~ ra-
sponsible, he has been made defendant IN four
,Iyil suits, the plaintiffs being respectively ..
rage, r. A. smith d Co.. Edwaris, Mainews "a
Co, anil lastly Mr. 3. Z. Pomeroy bImseii. very
tins sort of thing became mOnotohous,
and, IN grassh"pper times, expensive.
Nobody seemed disrnsed to relieve Gov. slower
nj the responsibility, tho Legislature notoriousiy
eVadlng The expression OF any decidea "p'"i"h
IN the question. On the 9Th instant AitoTney
General Randolph rendered an opinion wnien
was published in the Commonwealth, 10 the eneet
that the State had no right, title or interest," III
the 81 OOO, and Slower was certain mat ne nau
none. This narrowed the question considerably,
ard it vas while the case stood thus, that Gov.
Stover heard that County Attorney Nahce had
come to a determination to enter hode III 'he
criminal snit, thus in effect settling u.
To make "assurance donbly snre, Gov Stover
addressed a note to Mr. Vance asking MIN u the
information aforementioned was correct, anu re-
ceived in reply the following:
ICopyl
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Hon. E. a. S,or,r-DE.I SIR; After fully investigating
the and believing be for the public interest
well as for the best interest 81 the County o.
nav e Pr no nend;ns in the district court
for Usage Gsunfy. Kansas and shall do the
ay of next terra Of said court Under these circunstan
crs and ~ order TO axnid iuriher costs os IN e
nes in the c.s arr bsrhv GnsIIy discbarrrd from an
further attention liability any respecting the
above named case Very respectfully,
co,,,, ,,,,,,.r S,,,,,s.. a n; r. Kan.s.
ino so.L's .i nav I"s 'n - 80 "l'''n, III
uec"ei 'ha, no P"iosss vi ian e"",' 'aAo ,ne
Il"ne! rum n'Ili, NC " ulsp"'e ~ y
III ac'"ruinGe WIN what seeneu at ieaSt Poe'Ic
JuslWe. ooi. i"iS' ha,''S III ,ne J'''I eu". ,,
tlon turned over the money with request that
u DC used III Tue prosecution "i o. u rohier"S'
"o'. oio'er de'ermiheu iha, me COSTS Oh !ne
prosecution SO iar' sn"niu oe "eiIa!eo irohi 'ne
iah''is pHchHsf' anu ,na, 'ne uaiaIce sno"iu ~ pe
nahueu over I" ooi' iorh, from "noni he, E"''
St".er' nau receive" u. o" "i"eh 'or Wv "'o-
'er no'NcS.
In ihc meantime rs tle ,nnr e 10 make prepare
lion Tor 'riai appr"acned; MT. 'ahce, VINO WAS 10
appear l"r tht S'ate io"A c""nSei VI nr' i""'''
as Ryan anu a. L. hhiaihS, WHO nau oeen c""-
hccte" win 'he prosecution, as 10 ihe cnhoi'!1h
of anairs, ana it was their oplhion that thf
prosecution would fail To convict for want oil
material evidence, which was not now accrssi-
ble. He learned III a conversation with Mr.. John
Martin, of counsel for Mr.. Pomeroy, some
pay ihe costs, provided nOiIe was entered. On
Monday, the Sth inst, Mr.. Vance had an inter
terview with Mr.. Martin, upon which this ar
rangement was substantially agreed upon, and
subsequently,, Mr.. Arthur MCale, the clerk OF
the Shawnee district court, directed to
certain the costs in Shawnee County. He found
the little bill was 81 ,23l 81. On Thursday eve
ming the llth INST Mr. Vance had another in
Ier'ie" WIN .h'. 'a'''.i anu, '""Hu a. ~ m,
ton, IN regard 10 ine COSTS III oshe S".lli'5 ine
game IN regard 10 ;ne a'I,""a, ,I, ou. repH nG'
being received IN time, tne COSTS were aPprnAi rt
h'.'e"' ,n ..p qua, - ..aI 20 e. ,';.- n',
n,T nIInTs ,no oase UP W '"o ''"'0 vi VA
a., ~ r,;, sc I.r;1,r ,orcL 10 orit.
A. o. rL.r WI NJ M,r,;n ond Iu,lyn Unr
t,,, r,nr.santinr Mr. P,m.roy and Mr. WANG,
representing ihe S.a'ei theIe was So'. loIA' 'ne
leading witness Tor the STATE; there was eH-
term of ofice had been tb, kseper of the fnn,ous
Icil VI oin.e, n,'u "Ton ."o y. ',,''''n
there was Archie Williams, one of the original
counsel for the prosecutit.u when that old suit
had suffered from having. nor greatness, but 81,
600, thrust npu, I,iu., "ad th.S.. "a Mr.Jsmns
+. Legate, who is generally around when there
is anything going ON. Subsequently, Mr.. Arthur
McCabe, the Ilstrict clerk was brought III by
Mr: vance. 1he 1oOo package was brongh III,
ted by Mr.. Francis. Gov. StOyer then counted
mt SJ 735 and handed il IN Mr. McCaL. He
~ IL y,t u M%L, -. =. cn --'
tneh took MI hcNa"e : fcceiPt rs ioilo"s'
lCopy.l
sr,uorE.xs.s
Shawnee County.
In the District Court of Shawnee County Kansas
The State of Kansas vs. s. C. Pomeroy-Receired Tope-
ka Kansas. March - is75 of Hon E. Stover seventeen
hunar.u ana aosrs .S IN inlI en-
above entitled action amount for which the County Of
Shawnee liable both in the district courts Shawnee
and Osace Counties
tSignedl A H. McCABE.
S'efh vi iHe uisI o"uf', oha"hee' w. AAh'
Gov slower then handed tne balahos' so,2h''
to Col. A. NJ York, who handed Gov. Stovcr the
following Statement
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tCoPy.I
Received Of Hon T. s. Slower the sum of five thousand
two hundred and siHtyave dollars being the original
ol money ess ne COSTS IN tne case m S,atS no. o.
tct Court in and for Usage COUNTY, received by me Of
Senator C. Pomcroy during the session Of the Kansas
sj s la S, ~ % ~ a. io ;s anu os nv ppe s 81 IN I'm, M
conrn,ion ~ a. ,vo h,ns S ~ aia I'sIs, ~ % ~ III ~
so,h a. - T.,narv Is-3 " ~ " se' " ~
~ s fS;rnasI " I''' -''' NJ yopu
. ~
Col. a. NJ. York then IN the presence OF all
hands turned over the IS 26] TO Judoe A. H. Hnr-