Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-05
Miscellaneous.

ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHNSON recently
gave an opinion that Sheriffs who hold pro-
cess in their hands for the arrest of Grim.
inals, and who make such arrest In the line
Of their sworn duty without extra effort
and inside of their Jurisdiction, are, under
the law, prohibited from accepting any
rewards that may be offered by the Gov.
ernor. In making arrests of that kind a
Sheriff is only performing his duty, and
the county pays him for it. This law also
includes all other officers. Any officer.
with process in his hands for the arrest Of
man, for whom a reward had been
offered, would have to go outside of the
State to get his man before he would be
entitled to the reward. The question came
up on the application of the Sheriff of Ellis
County for the reward offered by the Gov.
ernor for the arrest of a fugitive from that
county.
Mrs. W. COLGATE, of New York, wife Of
the New York banker, was in Leavenw0rth
several days recently, accompanied by Mrs.
| j. F. Mcmillan, of Newly ork. Mrs. Colgate's
errand was to visit her son, who is serving
term in the Kansas State Penitentiary
from Sumner County. Young Colgate
was very wild youth, and after some diff.
/ ficulty in regard to his frolics, with his
father, who wanted him to sober down, he
left home and came West. He was en-
/ ployed as book-keeper in a mill near Well.
ington. He became involved there, and
was charged with embezzling funds belong.
ing to the mill owners. The mill building
was burned down, however, and with it the
books which it was thought would show
/ discrepancies. An effort is being made to
have him pardoned, and Mrs. Colgate's
/ visit was in this connection, to see if he
would do better IL released.
The other night burglars entered Colonel
/ c. h. Holidays residence at Topeka. He
was aroused by their noise, got out of bed
and struck n light. One of the thieves was
discovered in the kitchen, hid behind the
stove, and when the Colonel. made a rush
for him he fired, the ball missing Holiday
by about four inches and lodging in the
door casing. Two negroes were arrested
one of whomhad been employed by Colonel
Holiday since last February.
COLONEL CHURCHILL, of st. Louis, was
recently in Topeka trying to discover
traces of his daughter Mary, who left home
in August. He was unsuccessful.
]. b. TEXAN, a traveller, got drunk at
Armourdnle, the other day, lay down upon
pile Of lumber, and was robbed of his
valise and S163 in cash.
OLATHE is to have water-works.
SARAH B. HEATHMAN, of Lawrence, was
recently brought before the Probate Court,
and the matter of her insanity Investigated
From the testimony it appeared that the
young lady was engaged to- young man
in Eureka Springs, and upon going to his
home the young man denied that he ever
was engaged to her, and since that time
she has been insane.
A DINING room girl in Leavenworth
named Clark, employed at the Planters
Hotel recently took laudanum, but moi
enough to kill her, and by the assistance OF
those around her was promptly reSusci
tated.
JOHN KENNEDY was recently fatally in
jured in attempting to board a moving
train at Argentine.
MAJOR WARNER, Of Kansas City, Vice
Commander-in-Chief of the g. A. r., has
accepted an invitation to be present at the
soldiers reunion in Leavenworth.
NEW York parties who hold $4,000 of
Kansas seven-per-cent. bonds recently re
fused them to the Sinking Find Comnis
sioners at $l.25.
W. B. STRONG, President of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, II
Is reported, hasresigned.
"RoRY" MooRE, Of the State treasurer
office, is reported to be quite i'll at Ouray
Colo. -..---
c. c. WHEELER, General Manager of the
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe Railroad, has
resigned.
The store of John s. Beecroft, at De
Soto, Johnson County, in which the post
Office is located, was burglarized the other
night, the safe blown open and rifed OF it,
contents, about $50. Some tools from the
blacksmith shop and raiload section house
were found in the store. There was NJ
clue to the perpetrators
G. w. BRowN. who in the pioneer day,
published the Herald Of Freedom, at Law
renee, but who for the past twenty years, hs,
resided in Illinois. Il Is stated will soon IS
tablish daily newspaper at Lawrence.
The house of Robert Forbes, on his farm
in Shawnee County, which was occupie.
by Mart Ostrarder, burned recently. Tn
occupants lost everything. Forbes hsi
800 insurance.