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

4th-Nelson Adams of Pawnee County.
5th-A l. Williams ex-Attorney General
6th-H s Cochran, Member of the House
.th-H. D. MeCarty State Superintendent
stb-S A. Felter deputy State Superintendent.
9th-H. d. MeCarty, recalled
IOth-A. J. Mowry, the accused.
IIth-w B. Craig ofDOniphan County.
Isth-J w Cook OF DOniphan County.
l3th-S X Lakn. cashier Topeka National Bank.
Ilh-Letter W. II. SmalwOod Secretary Of State.
From such order and arrangement of said Testimony,
the irress tbe conclusion would be drawn by
son who should read it, it all taken under
and the same resolution while the fact is that testl
ony whatever taken under the resolution author-
zins an investigation of Mr. Mowry connection with the
sale of said bonds except that of H. d. McCarty when
recalled that Mowry himself and the letter of Mr.
smallwood standing in the above list Numbers 9th
10th and 18th All the testimony of the other witnesses
named taken in proceeding not instituted aga inst
Mr. Mowry, taken in his absence, and wihont his
knowledge, and heard by him or his
counsel until il read in the House the 18th inst
Immediately before the vote taken declaring Mr.
Mowry's seat vacant And il is upon testimony thus
taken land which the House by refusing to adopt Mr.
Revilles resolution the11th inst refused to give Mr.
Mowry an opportunity disprove explain and the
unrepOred testimony OF exp erts also taken in Mr. Now
rvs absence that the committee reported that the school
district bonds in question forgeres and that the
names of the District Clerk Director and County Super
intendent written by MIR. MONTY, Ihe great III
justice already done Mr.. Mowry by the publication of
said report and the parte testimony which said
port based will readily be when inform you,
now do that lean prove by indubtable unimpeachabe
testimony in Topeka that the name Of Joseph Hop
kns County Superintendent said bonds is not for
gerry, but the genuine signature Of Mr. Hopkins himself
and that o name, word, letter said bonds
either of them, written made by Mr. Mowry,
by his authority knowledge procurement or consent
Again: The committee, in their report, and he
strength of the testimony of W b. Craig state that Mr.
Mowry in person" deposited $1,000 with d. NJ Steele Il
Co. merchants mot bankers) St Joseph, Missouri
the aIth of March, 1874 from which the deduction is
drawn that Mr. Mowry did not 20 Sun City, and did
not pay the $50 To Alex Mills, testified by Mr..
Mowry have in my hands a copy of letter furn-
ished by Mr. Craig himself written the 18th inst
Hon j. ID. Brumbaugh, in which Mr. Craig corrects that
statement; and have in my hands letter fro
Mr. Craig dated the 2Oth inst written another
beI of the House in which he explicitly says he mis-
his testimony before the committee and that
has reasonable doubt but Mr. MOwry in IL utchin-
son, Kansas, the cath of March, his way Com
manche, testified to by Mr.. Mowry.
Again: Mr.. \. Ii. Carrier is in Topeka, and is
ready 90 before the House, any authorized commit
any judicial officer and testify he present
at Sun City Barber County, about the 2sth of March,
1874 when Mr. Mowry paid to Alex. Mills 81 80 in
ey testified by Mr.. MOwry that he (Carrerl til
money counted and paid and that then there
stated by the parties that it the money
ed by Mr.. MOwTy from the State Mills agent and as
the proceeds of the sale of the school bonds ques
tion which Hills had sold the School Fund Commits
siOners
!, M W. D. Cis WIN now eorree' MS 'es'no
ny ana permitted VIII testify that he was mistaken in
several rc.n.c,s auG osrocia in r.'r,rI =, NJ HIa,r
depostns said 81 900 draft in person. and in regard
Mr. Mowrys offering sell him Craig the school bonds
in question, or any Commapche school bonds and will
=, ,s, -. ' 1UnO'' anu anu I
TESTIFY that the conversation which he did have with Mr.
Iats A. The OIL, 81 All Is1a D'na'
as ,'I as Tue y'h ol Apli ls-tWenty days after the
state became the owner OF the school bombs in question
and that such conversation WAS mt about seboI hands
AT all
T. -
In view of the action of the House heretofore taken in
regard MIR. Muwry and in directing the printing of
anu e''"e"'' anu III order tna' 'uoh pnOnca-
tidn shall not out in such manner to hopeessy bias
and preiudice the npbIr mind a,a;nst Mr. Nowr In al
vance Of his trial in the courts of the State trust the
y, 'no iiouSe On .ne i"n INST nersinolOfe
evidence.
have the honor TO be your most obeIiept servant
W. T. "Ebb.
The following are the material portions of the tesmo
nv of W. b. Craig:
w r Craig syr,rr s,,.
W, " ID. d. Ciais. X, sMoIh' says,
=, NY ase u 70 years my residence is wathena Doni
7, y. hasIS. am memoer OF the hrn oil u
=, 49, - q % Srocers' 81 'oseph Misssu
NV "io ~ hiC anu LAPTlL io't- know A D. MONTY |
hu nav hhoMh MN y OF IL years cannot say that
~ uo AhoN the Pecuiary circumstances OF
hoNIy. ne a"ayso"he some property-nota large
'ni"unt, ~ ~, a., -, =, 60, -
Q-Dd the hrm Of ID NJ Steele Co., have any trans
'o,iohS WIN A D. Mo"ry IN lefi
a'-Ies SIR ,
S'-SSuaie MhaI h those S transactions were. -
I'm o.ooeI o. io'S we sold MN blll OF goods To
ne amount OF el%3U Ihat was the hrst transaction,
nu Tue SooGs "eIe hlpPen 10 hutchlnson March le,
e'4 ne DOnght Dlll OF goods amounting TO sl524I De
emOer ieL9 ne paid US s1O IN currency; March IL,
go ne pald sSSO2 winch squared his first bill with us
ay H. lel4 he received check from for 800. The
balance by draft on H. d. Hant, Wathena which sqnar
d his account November 20 1878 shipped bill of
On March 7th 1874 he deposited with ia in currency
the credit OF Almira Mowry. $500. On March 2Ith,
S m RnT n WI" , US afadt an on the importers anu
which he drew out in various sums dnring Anil on
rlers, and perhaps he drew some personally .
Q.-DO you know where A. j. Mnwry got the money he
eposited with you the nth and 2Ith of March, 1874
Al understood him that he got it from the sale of
chool bonds
Estate if yOu had any conversation with A. J. Now
rhooI bonds If so stale what Mr. Mowrv aid ~ "
A.-Mr; Mowry came to mel can't tell at what time |
anu tiT ~ t ao3ni or school districts Tin Com
their having voted bonds aud that tv wo1IJ b for
ale, and asked if knew where he could likely dis