The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-11
AN OUTRAGE,
Young Grebe Confined in Jail
Without Authority.
He was Released this Morning BY
Sheriff Bond.
Did Winter Pay Bond for His
Action in the Outrage!

ment Of Mrs. Grebe in regard to the Sass
robbery, and also her statement with re-
gard to the action Of Sheriff Bond and his
deputy in illes ally arresting and impris-
oning the boy Robert H. Grebe. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that its publication coca
stoned considerable CONNECT, and that the
action Of these honest 81 officials met with
severe condemnation at the hands OF our
best citizens. The boy was liberated this
morning: and we succeeded in obtaining
the following affidavit from him:
STATE OF KANSAS,
LEAvENwoRrH COUNTY.
Robert H. Grebe, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: l am Is years old. Bill
Miller came after me last Friday morning
in two-horse spring wagon he found me
at the farm Of Nr. A. Pechin, six miles
from Ellinwood, Kansas, where have been
working for six months; he asked me II |
didn't want to q home with him said l
did not he then handed me . letter from
my mother, requesting me TO come home /;
again told him that didn't want to go !;
that wanted to remain until next fall,
| and then 90 home; Miller then said that il
| didn't go he would take me a . prisoner;
| didn't say anything, but commenced cry
ing he told me to keep still, and not let
my boss know was crying; l then went
into the hou.e, and Mrs. Pechin sewed my
coat while was in the house, Miller hol-
Tered for me to come on; got into the
wagon and vent to Ellinwood with him !;
II R1l:--o<,l sh.t nsokH NATL
O'Clock he made me sleep With him while
in bed he asked me who stole old Sass
money l told him didn't know Who stole
it; he told me lie gave my father that knife
to cut out Of Jail with, but to keep my
mouth shut about it; he then accused me
and my mother OF taking the money; i
told him that We didn't, and that he didn't
think so; got here about half past seven
O'Clock saturda, evening, and Miller took
me right to the sheriff 3 office at the county
Jail; Sheriff Bond asked me questions
about the zane as those asked by Miller
after questioning me / was put up stairs
into room and locked up, and kept there
until this morning at 10 o'clock, on two
meals day; at this hour to-day Black
Dick came up to my room and said could
60 home if wanted to; was never brought
into any court to have . hearing; at vari-
Gus times during my confinement Miller
and Bond called me ont and asked me ques-
tions. (Signed, ROBERT H. GRERE.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence
this 9th day OF May, A. ID. 1876.
s. K. MAJ sHAL, Notary Public.
On the Sd day Of the present month,
Sheriff Bond applied for the arrest Of one
Grebe, without stating any reason therefor,
other than that Winter, who has been ar
rested for the theft, wanted it done, and re-
fusing to give any surname, swore it out
for just plain Grebe. The police served it
on Mrs. Grebe, but she was promptly dis
charged. Afterwards this same warrant,
with sufficient money to pay the expenses
of the trip, was placed in The hands OF Bill
Miller by Bond and Winter, and, as stated
by the boy, Miller went to Ellinwood and
brought him here, but without serving the
warrant on him. The boy was d'prived OF
his liberty by Sheriff Bond without any le-
gal process whatever. Bond has just as
much right to throw any other person into
prison. The following questions suggest
themselves
First: Was the money furnished for
Young Grebe's arrest part of that stolen
from old man Sass?
Second: Is Bond an idiot or corrupt
official?
Young Grebe is well educated in both
English and German, and far more intelli-
gent than either OF his three Prosecutors.
We pnblish the above simply as mat
ter Of right and justice.