The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-02
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lbs Angeles Evening EEprsst, January n
Three days ago there arrived In
this city Captain w. W. Bartlett, one
81 the best known and most couFe-
peOus peaee officers In the state Of
Kansas. Captain Bartlett reached
the eity armed with the necessary
requisitiOn papers for the apprehen-
sion and return 70 Kansas Of q fug-
tive fOrgeT. Accompanying Cap
tain Bartlett Tss Colonel Moore,
district attorney Of Saline county, OF
which Captain Bartlett ls sheriff.
The story Of the mission Of the
Saline county sheriff 10 this part Of
California reads like q romance.
In 1885 there resided at the little
town OF Gypsum II that county,
John s. Han. Hall followed the
occupation OF 3 private banker, real
estate and insurance agent, and
once On q while appeared before the
bar of the lower courts In the role
of an attorney-at-law. Early In 1885
the mans rather shady practices
called down upon him the dislike
Of his fellow tOWnsmen. A natural
Discrimination to deal with him grew
up. and be continued to loose pres
tiFe, when, in the latter part Of hat
wear. stories Of his Illicit connection
with q woman In sn adjoining eOun-
ty were mOOted about his home.
Then his wife learning these stories
were true left him, and made q liv-
ing for herself teaching music. Hall
secured q separation. Soon al
ter this Mrs. Alamas Keller,
reliet Of a raneher who died leaving
intestate an estate worth some s, 100,
spilled for its distribution. There
were several children Of Mrs. Keller
who were heirs-at-law to their
fathers estste. When a hearing
was had on her petition IL was found
that Mr. Keller had never recorded
a deed to q ranch he died possessed
Of, from the person from whom he
bought. Mrs. Keller wanted to hOr-
row money on this ranch, but the
court ordered that she should first
take the proper legal steps to have
the deed recorded.
tits alleged that Mrs. Keller fail
ed To do this and that with the deed
TO Keller, her dead husband. she ap-
preached J. >. Hall and asked
loan OF s., UO0 Ou the ranch property.
Hall, it is alleged, gave her 81 800 a.
a loan, aud that he might Ice we'll
secured, he erased the name Of Mrs.
Keller's husband from the deed, in
serting the name Of the woman her
self Hannah F.. Keller.
lie then recorded the deed. Al
that time he promised Mrs. Keller
TO pay her the balance Of the loan
5000, In q short time. He tried 10
dupe the woman, and angry 1t him
she confessed the whole story.
Hall after this transaction, left
Saline county and came To Pasade-
na, where with the lady, now his
wife, and who was q Mrs. lngersOll,
he took up his home In a Tr-tentlOns
dwelling near OlivewO, d station.
Here he lived until last night In ap-
parent security.
When Captain Bartlett arrived In
town he 81 once went To Sheriff
Kay's Office and consulted with that
gentleman.
After inspecting the Kansas sher-
IFS papers, Mr.. Kay put his under
sheriff, Major Mitchell, to work on
the case. The Major last night iOea-
ted Hall, aud with Deputy Sheriff
Mundell went out 20 OlivewOOd and
waited at his residence for the fugu-
tive's return. Hall was out riding
with his wife, and when ne returned
Major Mitchell and Mundell arrest
ed him. Halls wife tainted away
and her agony was pitiable. She
ayowed that her husband was innO-
cent and that she would stand by
him to the last.
IL was on account Of the complete
prOstratiOn Of Mrs. Hall that Major
Mitchell consented not to take Hall
to the county Jail that night. The
vigilant officer staid with the fugi
tive throughout the night, and this
morning brought him into town.
Hall denies the charges against him
and says he can easily clear himself.
He will be given an opportunity to
dose. The charge against Hall Is for
gerry, and is in the shape OF an indict-
ment issued by the Saline county
grand Jury. Sheriff Bartlett and Mr..
Moore will take the prisoner back to
Saline county by tomorrow morn
ing's Southern Pacific train.
Hall gaid he would get out q writ |
Of habeas corpus, but mp late hour
he had not done so.