The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

ToPEKA Feb IL, Is76. )
The Undersigned your committee under and by virtue
of House resolution adopted January H. 1876 and
january L. 1876, of which the following is a cspy:
"WheIeds By the last annual report Of the Attorney
General of this State IL reported that the Commission
ers of the School Fund did purchase
J: Mowry, now member of the House; certain school
ty which bonds claimed to be worthless therefore
Iesolued That committee of five be appointed by the
Speaker whose duty it shall be ascertain if said school
bonds negotiated and sold to said Commissioners of
the Permanent School Fund by the said Andrew j. Now
~ and for the purpose of investigating the same they
authorized to send for and papers and admin
oahs thereon and TO report to this House its
CATION
And by virtue of certain other resolution adopted by
the Representatives the ith day of February
ls76: of WHICH the following is a copy:
.ResOlued That the Committee on State Affairs, when
they make their report the resolution referred them
relating the of the Attorney General that
the Permanent School Fund Commissioners had purchas
ed school bonds issued by Districts No. and in
in relation to the issue OF said bonds to the
school fund and the value OF the same and their concu
Which resolutions authorize your committee to investi.
gate the charges made against Andrew Mowry, by At
torney General A NJ f. Randolph in his report for the
year ending November 80 1873 respectfully herewith
submit their report:
Your COMMITTEES find that on the 18th day of March,
1874, the said Andrew J. Mowry, member of this
House from the Third District (Donphan County, sold
have been issued by school officers of School Districts
Nos. and g. Comanche County, and received therefor
for the Investment of the SrhOo Fund and the
money belonging to the permanent school fund the
of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars.
Your committee further find that Comanche County, at
the time said bonds purpOr TO have been issued had
bona de population, taxable property organized
school districts school houses records of the Coun
ty or of school districts.
No of School District No 2 of COmanche County
pretended TO be issued directly the said Andrew j.
District No. 3 Comanche County issued A. Mills
the thereof that said pretended bond No in
the of A j. Mowry payee purports have been
signed by Oliver Ray Clerk Of said School District No
aud the certificate indorsed on the back of bond
signed by Jas. Hopkins County Superintendent of
Allen as County Clerk of said County, not the
inc signatures OF the persons purportng to have signed
the persons purpOrting have signed the said cer
Gates indorsed said bonds County Superintendent
Your committee have hesitation in saying from the
evidence produced before them
First: That such persons whose names appear
said bonds, ever lived in Comanche County.
Second That said bend forgery and that the
school district James Hopkins County Superintendent
and W. Allen as County Clerk, written and indors
ed said bond and the coupons sthereto attached by
the said A. ]. Mowry.
Your committee further report that said pretended
containing the of A Mills payee purpOrtng TO
have been signed by Peter Newman, as clerk, and NJ:
Coanche County the genuine signatures of the
persons purportng have signed the and the
pghsd by James Hopkins County Superintendent of
THone Instruction, and W. Allen County Clerk of said
aid Ia county are not the genuine signatures OF
6n5 ,I, hopkins and W. Allen and the committee
faras d @ bond and the coupons thereto attached
fer NaSa anu ,hai A. J. Mowry forged the of Pc
nnns nrI,haI anu "a Mitchell To the said bond and
III S, from three to fifteen inclusive and that
and VIM AnsS y forged the James Hopkins
aAv ~ -Anen 70 the certificate ndorsed on said hand
Your committee further report tI,si saiJ II No.
received the sum Of hundred and ftv doa -
ion tne sts treasurer aforesaid for the pretsn ded
bonds aforesaid and converted the money to his tbe sad
Mowrys own use tSee testimony of Wm n Craig Of
d. NJ Steele Co., where the said Movrr da,ostsS ~;
person one thousand dollars the sat6 dsy of Warcb
] tended bonds), ' 0- '~'" P'e