The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22

Governor Anthony has been convicted
before the public Of attempting 10 ruin the
members Of the State Board of Trustees by
malicious prosecution, for the purpose Of
making the people Of the State believe that
he il "the best Governor Kansas ever had"
The members of the Board have shown the
public that there is absolutely no truth in
the charge he makes sgainst them Of mis-
appropriating the public funds, and in or
der 20 break the force Of their testimony,
he is making other charges against them,
equally false. In his speech at Hutchinson
where he invited Gen. Taylor to meet him
and then refused to let him speak) he
charged Mr.. Lanter, Treasurer OF the
Board, with being defaulter. In reply
to this charge Mr.. Eanter has caused to be
published the following card:
GARNETr, ANDERSON Co., KAs,
| August, IL, ISIS.
| To THE PUBLIc: 1t having come 10 our
1 knowledge that certain newspapers as well
as individuals are circulating a report to the
| effect that J. T. L2nter, late treasurer OF the
State board of Charities, was deiaulter In a
large sum and that We were loosers of a large
amount by having TO make good said Illegal
/ default:
We, the undersigned, boEdsmsn OF J. T.
| Lanter, late treasurer, desire 10 state that
| all such reports and insinuatiOns are utterly
false and without foundation in fact. We
were never called on by the State of Kans 5
or any OF It's agents TO pay. and never did pay
TO the State any sum whatever, on account OF
being the bondsmen Of said L1nter.
We desire 10 state the facts out of which We
suppose this rumor grew, to-wit: That ]. T.
| Lsnter, treasurer, had the funds in his hands
deposited in bank, and a portion OF them
were temporarily Tied up; that Mr.. Lanter
| borrowed sufficiently money TO pay the State,
and that al of his bondsmen that Were re-
quested to do so did unhesitsh nsly indorse
the note for the amount; and that Mr.. Ian
| ter has since fully reimbursed and paid said
note, in cash and its equivalent, and that he
| willingly made g eat persona! sacrifice TO do
80.
We desire to state further, IN this counec-
| ton, that any and all statement or insInua-
| lions That Mr.. Lantsr converted any OF the
state money IN his hands TO his own use, or
that he acted in any way except an up
right, homes: and honorable man, are wholly
false and iibeIous. Our confidence in his
honesty and integrity, is not shaken in the
least
l.. X. KIRK.
j.. woODwoRTH.
4. l.. SCOTT.
+. q. BARRIER.
q. A. Cook.
T.. HUNT.
WM. GRoLL.
FIG. BRUINS.
W. W. KIRKPATRICK.
GEO. PATTON.
O.w. WYATT.
ID. W. HOUSTON.
state of Kansas, Anderson county, IS.
III. W. Collin, county clerk in and for the
county Of Anderson, state OF Kansas, do here.
by certify that I am acquainted with the
above named parties and verify believe their
signatures TO be genuine.
Witness my hand. and the official seal of
said county, this Iith day OF August, A. ID.
lS1s. j. w GoLTRA,
County Clerk.
This compromises ali the resident bonds
men, except W IL. Lott, who would have
signed but is absent from the State, and has
been for several weeks ii. NJ, Holden and
Jno. X. Rankin We're also on the bond, and
will corroborate the above statement oil the
bondsmen. j. I. LANTER.
Many OF the gentlemen signing the fore
goiEg statement are well known to the PEG
pie of the State-are known to be men
whose veracity it would not do for the Gov
ernor TO question-and their united testi-
mony to the falsehood of the charge made
by him, clearly convicts him Of another lie,
and about as wicked lie as it would be
possible for a man TO circulate.