The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-09-10

This shows where 300 went to and
MIR. Shinn cannot show where | ever
squandered one dollar in any way. spec
ulatiOn not excluded. Only force Of cir
cumstances brought me down and mo-
thing else, and many of my friends the
same. When l returned from Dakota
last September to turn over all that had
to the bank, had to get S. of c. Dick
ersOn. in Pueblo, to get home on. l
turned over everything had. even to my
life insurance policy. and besides gave
the bank deed to the opera house so
that it could collect the rents. For all
the rail road work did for John Fitz-
gerald & Bro. 1 never received one dol
lar in money or its equivalent outside of
of material to work with, and feed and
provisions, etc., for teams and men.
Their address Is Lincoln, Nebraska. any
body is welcome to write to them. What
work did for NJ. G. Bradbury received
three checks. one $500, $500 and 81, 800.
and the books of the bank will show that
they were turned in on MY account. NJ.
G. Bradbury's address is Denver, Col.
This is the money suppose Mr.. Shinn
says came home with in my stocking.
Last June Mr.. Muller wrote me to come
and take the Office, as he could easily get
a situation elsewhere; and that the talk
was then that Mr.. Hoover was going to
run for treasurer. did not have money
enough to come back on, so wrote him
to send me $40, and Mr.. George Ripple,
Larned, Kansas, for $50, and they sent
me these amounts per postal orders.
This is the stocking full of money had
when got back. When failed owed
Mr.. Muller several hundred dollars, and
for this reason would not ask him to
leave the office. had turned over every
thing had to the bank. and there was
nothing that l could get into in Dodge.
My wife was in poor health owing to
worry over my failure. the Dodge House
fire and the slurs cast on her and my
daughter; this with no prospect for any
thing to do in Dodge until crop was
assured induced us to believe it better
for us to 60 to her relatives and live until
we could see what the future would un-
fold. Further, in justice to myself, have
to say that was not the only person that
owed the bank. | resigned in Septem-
Der and the bank never failed until four
or five months thereafter. While re-
greet my failure more than anyone can
as feel the disgrace i'm all its
pahSs. and can say that | have hardly
enjoyed one moments ease Of mind since.
being fully impressed with the feelings
of luminosity it engenders. 1t is nothing
more than has happened in other locali-
ties during the past few years of depres-
sion. which shows that am not the ONLY
one who has been unfortunate and uD-
successful. The bank had paid up cap
ital of S35 900 and owned about $4,000
Of this stock. or nearly One-third brought
on by several parties falling and l was
to take their stock. One great
mistake the bank made was buying the
property occupied by them, the postOffice,
drug store and the pOstoffice furniture.
Every director of the bank signed their
willingness to do this.
1t is not my intention to bring any one
into this unpleasant affair if can posi-
bly, help it, not that insinuate that any
one is TO blame for this but myself, is
why omitted the names of the parties
that went security for. Their names
can be furnished if necessary. In con- /
clusion will say that 1 could hit some /
hard knocks if was addicted to ''mud- /
Singing" as we all have faults, but as .
do not indulge in ''mud-slingiDg" will
quietly submit, while it seems hard that 4
should be prosecuted for party strife
md ambition. Very respectfully.
GEO. B. Cox.
Dodge City, Kan, Sept. 5, 1891.