Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-07
SAVORY SANDERS.
Hs Pied From Ohio 10 Avoid Arrest and Now Claims
a Senator's Seat From MonanA-Rscord
Of q Disrspuabls Politician.

WASHINGTON, Jadusry 6. 6.-WsshingtOn
has . resident, Hon. WIN. U. Hensel, Of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Henssl WAS formerly
chairman OF the Democratic State Commit
tee Of Pennsylvania, and has wide
acquaintance with the public men Of the
country. He is a man Of character and
reputation, and TO those who know him
what he says goes. Mr.. Hensel knows
well the man named W. f. Sanders, re-
Gently elected" United States Senator by
the rump Legislature of Montana. Mr..
Hsnsel said this evening: Il heard with
some interest tha. Wilbur Sanders had
been elected SeaatOr Of the United States
by the rump Republican Montana Lsgisls-
t1re. The election Is result Of sharp prsc
tice and breach Of faith, which enables the
Republican Lieutenant Governor TO con
troll the Senate, which is evenly divided
between the parties aud which The
Democratic half had the normal power
/ 70 paral, re by refusing 10 answer to
/ the roll-csll. The presiding officer, new
! ertheless, formed quorum, and put the
machine in motion along with q Repuoli'
can House, which wss made by excluding
the Silver Bow Democrats. Wilbur Fiss
Sanders is the proper product OF this con
genial eohabitation. 0ace upon time,
| long ago. Mr.. Sanders praeticed law alore
With his uncle at Akron, Ohio. under the
name snd style OF Eigsrton x Sanders
10 1861 q mercantile irm OF Lancaster,
Pa. had occasion 10 collect draft from
customer in Akron and handed it to theil
attorney. he consulted the directory o.
Akron lawyers and selected Edgerton q
Sanders because Mr. Eigerton was or had
been a member Of Congress. The receipt
of ths claim was acknowledged by SAndere,
Who reported that he had brought suit sno
| that the defendant had taken stay ol
judgment
as nothing more could be got out oil
I Edgerton q Sanders, after couple Of years
the defendant himself was written TO, who
replied that he had long before paid t1e
/ money 10 Sanders without suit. The claim
was then sent 10 K. o. Hammond, Of Ak
ron, who reported that Edgerton had been
appointed Chisf Justice OF Idaho Terri
tory. aud that be rnd his nephew, Sand
ers, were going to start out in few weeks
over the coo miles of intervening plains.
Both were deeply in debt and without
property. Sanders. however, promised
nim upon his word OF honor as a man tnat
be would pay him the amount be had col
! lecsed before he lsft. But bestarted away
within As hours without beat Of drum
and got such a start Of the sheriff who fol
lowed to arrest him on a Warrsn. for for
gerry taken ont in another case that be es'
capped to the land whence he now seeks to
emerge a. = full-bloEn Republican Sena'
tor.
may not, however. be safe for him to
seek to take bis eeat at Washington. OVel
a quarter Of century has elapsed since be
stole his clients money, but the statute oi
limitations does net ruu when the defend
ant has hsd from jurisdiction.
So says Mr.. Hensel. and be says ne will
have the necessary documents here in due
time. II Sanders passes through Ohio on
his way TO Washington an effort will be
made to arrest him, and il be evsdes Ohio
officers from that State in all probability
will co front him in Washington sOor
after bis arrival here.