Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-25
BUILT ON Wind.
ANOTHER z. C. TIMES FABRICA-
TON NAILED.
Ex-Mayor Lebold Disposes of the
Ridiculous Charge on Senator In
galls-He Invested but Small
Sum and That at Low Interest.

In yesterdays Kansas City Times
appeared a sensational special pretend
ing to be sent from Abilene hut really
written in the Times Office on hearSay
of some testimony given in the case OF
A. Davidson, of Nebraska, against Le-
bold, Fisher s. Co., before Judge ID. ii.
Brown as referee. 1t stated that L. ii.
Lebold testified that at different
times between July, 1887, and Octooer'
1889. he had discounted Dickinson
county farmers paper at Is per cent
interest-the state law allows but 10
per cent.-with money furnished by In
gals to the bank. The money was
furnished for that purpose and the
amount thus placed he testified would
aggregate $4,000 all told"
MR.. LEBoLD INTERVIEWED.
The REFLECTOR interviewed him this
morning and asked him for brief ac-
count of the facts.
81 have read the article" said Mr..
Lebold. land notice that the claim
is made that ingalls, discounted farm
ers' paper at IS per cent. through me
and that at least $4,000 was SO fur
nished and invested. The statement
is a falsehoud from beginning to end,
The only basis for its c0nc0ctlOn being
the fact that | invested money for In
gals as did for thousands of others.
sin the case of \. Davidson, OF Ne
braska. against us it became necessary
to have an examination Of the books OF
the bank.J. II. MIhan as the plaintiff S
attorney found certain items on the
LEDGER marked Ingalls,. and asked
what they were. replied explaining
the facts which we're that from 1883 10
the time of our failure Mr.. Ingalls,,
personal friend of mine, sent me at
nv own solicitation various sums for
investment. He sent altogether III Tie
five wears between Sc, 200 of which ST.
700 WAS invested in straight loans at
per ceut., and these notes he yet
holds unlpss some have been paid.
There was never piece of discounted
paper sent him nor did he ever receive
more than per cent. on his invest
mept. The remainder of the money
was nut into bank stock. He holds 81
600 worth in the Hays City First Ma.
tional bank and $4,000 in other western
banks, chiefly at La Crosse.
NO FARMERS NOTES.
The notes wr.s given by residents
of Abilene and there was not single
farmers note among them.
"Mr. ingalls, in no instance asked me
to place money for him but frequently
replied in response to my offers that he
had no money Oh hand. AS to his III
creasiDg his fortune materially by such
Investments know he can have done
nothing of the kind. He has S2,OOO
worth of stock in the First National
bank of Hays City and altogether we
handled $1,000 for him, otherwise he
has never had dollars dealing with
us and these were made largely through
my personal acquaintance"
The examination in the case III queS-
ton took place in days ago and was
private.
1t is probable that the article was
entirely written in the Times Office On
the slender oasis OF the fact that
ingalls, did place money here.
1t is but another of the Times
fakes which have become noted
throughout the west and made that pa
per remarkable chiefly for its unrelia-
bility. Senator ingalls, will not suffer
from such false charges.