The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-02

ourselves to use all the influence that we
can possibly command, and further, that
we will endeayor to use every effort to back
Christ's holy kingdom and all the members
thereof; and that we will use all the wealth
that each one and all do possess, and all the
resources that we can possibly command, no
matter what we may face in the future.
C.. III. SMITH, General Finaneier.
As no one could be found who had gone
beyond this degree, all further means of in
formation seems shut up within the breast
of the prophet, Smith. To the Emery
lodge, il is asserted that Frank Kinder, q
youth of Is years, signed his membership,
but afterwards withdrew and told some of
the secrets of the order. Last Wednesday
night he was taken from home by MEM
bers who conveyed him to the woods, tied
a rope about his neck, and swung him up
to limb three times. He was in Holden
yesterday, trying to secure warrant for
the arrest of the perpetrators OF the out
rage, but as the affair occurred In Henry
county, he was advised to apply there for
redress and departed.
When Smith was arrested last night
numerous papers, bills, receipts, and other
documents were found in his possession,
among which was a deed of trust from
Frank Briant and wife, Rosetta, conveying
to d. B. Wallis, for the use of Charles III
Smith, the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section 80, township A,
range %, johnson county, to secure the
payment of one promissory note for the
sum of $500. The deed is legally made
out, properly signed and certified by a
no airy. As Briaut is one of the complain
ing parties who caused Smiths arrest, it
is quite evident he is deeper into this at
fair than the simple forgery would indi-
cate. That George w. Brisnt is also con-
nected with the order is proven by
a memorandum or certificate, also found In
smiths possession.
Just at present matters are In very IN
settled state and exposures of the BAZoo
are creating the widest excitement From
the best information that can be gathered
the general impression is that the result OF
Smiths manipulations has entailed liabil-
tiles ON real estate and In cash notes upon
his victims TO the amount of SO 200 in the
aggregate but the worst feature OF the af-
fair is the alleged fact that several OF the
sharpest members connected in the swindle
entered it for the sole purpose of making
money cut of his dupes and are In the pos
session of documents to do so.
II is only Just TO state that the use OF j.
III January's name as attorney of the
order, where it appears attached to the
first oath, is without his consent or author
| ity, as that gentleman was interviewed In
his Office at Holden in regard to the matter.
He stated that Smith had come to his
Office few days since, and solicited his
services in the capacity of an attorney but
on learning his business he had declined to
have anything to do with him, and had
warnei all members of the order who had
called upon him to get out of the organ.
ization, as it was swindle anc
fraud. While in his office
Smith had written something
upon sheet of his letter-head paper and
shortly after he left he heard that Smith
had exhibited paper bearing his, Janu
ary's; signature as attorney. He at ono
hunted Smith up and asked him regarding
| il but Smith i>nied the charge. Dir. Jan
uary told him If he used his name in an.
way connected with his transactions tina
he would wipe up the earth with him, ali.
it is probably the first intimation he vii
get that Smith has done so will be vhea
he reads this article. He, January. is
reputable attorney Of Holden and Their
can be no doubt that his name was forget
by Smith.