The rustler., 1891-09-04
POMEROY DEAD.
A Noted Character OF Kansas Old
Days Passes Away.
HIS ACTIVITY IN STORMY INES.
Elected ta several Positions sf Trust-ftis
Fatsfui Enort 90 sueoe~d uins.slf as
United state. Senator and A. ~.
Nork's Etposs.

from Kansas. died at the residence OF /
Mrs. ]. c. whiien at whitensville yes
terday. He was In the 10th year Of his |
age
The YorlS-Pomeroy bribery expose. |
In which the deceased was a central
figure. Is familiar 10 all readers
Samuel C. Pomeroy was born In
Southampton, Mass, January :, 1916,
and his boyhood was spent upon his
fathers farm In 1880 he entered Am
herst college. but at the end Of two
years leaving college he went 10 reside
In Monroe county New York, where he
continued for four years He then re-
turned 20 his motive town Of South
ampton.
In 1870, during the time Of his resi-
dence in New York. he heard Alvin
Stewart speak on the subject of slavery,
and, deeply impressed with his elo-
queace. became ready convert 10 anti
slavery principles and began 10 labor
90 promote them. lie lect'lred In schools
and preached from house 10 house. An
nually for eight years he was on the
anti-slavcry ticket for the Massachu-
setts legislature but was unsuccessful
until 1859, when he was elected over
both wings and democrats
At the time Of the passage Of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill In 1854 Mr..
Pomeroy was in Washington With
the passage Of this act immigration to
Kansas became sort of watch word.
Eli Thayer under charter obtained
from the Massachusetts Legislature
organized the New England emigrant
aid society, and in this enterprise was
ably seconded by Mr.. Pomeroy. On
August 81, 1854, the first band of
emigrants under the leadership of
Mr.. Pomeroy, numbering two hun
dred, started west from Boston.
Amid the disturbance and violence of
the year 1856 Mr.. Pomerov was in the
thickest of the fray. In 1857 his polit-
ical career began with the Lecompton
constitution. About this time he was
elected mayor OF Atchison. He was
conspicuous in the organization of the
territorial government and partiei,ated
in the free state convention that met
at Lawrence in 1859. During the
famine in Kansas in 1851 he was presi.
dent of the relief committee. Mr.. Pom
eroy was delegate to the national
republican conventions of 1856 and
1860. lie was elected as republican
10 the United States senate in 1861 and
reelected in 1867. He was candidate
for third term in 1878. when tn,
charges of bribery were presented by
Col. York. For many years there
after he made Washington his place o
residence.
PoMERoY's DOWNFALL
The death OF ex-senator Pomeroy brlnRat t.
mind his famous defeat IN the Kansas leRls
luture upon the occasion of his candidac,
for third term The dHy was january p
1874 stormy one In the then turbulen
times o. Kansas politics The legIslat "
halls at Topeka were packed with specta
tor. Hon samuel &. Pomeroy was candl
date for re election 20 the office of senate o
from the Sunflower state. He had aervc
two terms a"d he was striving To bc sen
bnck orthe third. Rumors were fying the
that he was spending money on Ill sides i
order to avoid defeat. Pomeroy led In tn
ballotlnt the day before. brit his vote VA
not sufficiently large TO elect him, and o
the second diy's voting there WIS an i'm
mense attendance in the galleries In anticl
patton OF interesting developments.
They soon came.
Before the voting began Senator York. @
Montgomery county, arose and made
speech that shook the entire state lie -ai'
that he had been paid ~. ON for his vote pro
yIded he should east IL for Mr. Pomcrov II
took from his pocket two packages OF bill
aud waking forward TO the presidents des
he laid tucm down with the request that tn
money le used In the prosecution Of Pome
roy for bribery
Hon, pftH ltxs Egn NarL
snpcch was tremendous. The bali loting ia
senator proceeded immediately. and not on
vote was cast for Pomeroy. Ingalls, Wi
elected by nearly nm unanimous vots
senator pomarpv IS almo { immediat 4
arrested on a charge OF bribery toge h,
with York. Both gave bond, and the case
the Inter was soon smisse The ca.
against Pomeroy came before Judge job
r Morton nt Topeka. June 6 1873. a7d vi
continued g the next term. June $. 1874, ii
case wns ngam brought before Judge Mo-
ton nt Topeka II was agreed that Il shoul
10 to trial July 27 The motion on the pa
of pomcroy's attorney to quash the Info
nation was ovcrruled and n change of vent
WIS taken and the cause sent to Osat
county The case Of the state against Pom
roy would have been calle In osage coun
Aprii 0, 1873 but Attorney .Gene r
Randolph gave opinion March
that the state had no title or Interest In a
5000 package A. II. Vance attorney Il
Shawnee county. wrote March 10: Il hay
concluded to dismiss the casn of the sta
VS. s. G. Pomeroy. now pending Ia the al
trict court for Usage county" Ex-Lieui
Gov. 5. stover determined thlt the cos
of the suit thus far should be betrayed fro
the package. ON March IL there was NEE
ing In Topeka OF John Martin and A.
Harlan, representing Pomeroy. A. II vano
A. NJ Yort, ex.Trensurer John Francis,
l. Williams. 4. Slower. Arthur Mccall
district clerk, and James f. Iegate. III
costs of the court In ehiwn'
county, si,7si, were pald s5,2
were given by T.. s. stovcr to
York and "A receipt taken by stover. III
IS ,2G5 was then given to A. H. Horton. WI
gave a receipt signed by 5 g. Pomeroy