Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-03

The st. Louis Globe. Democrat which
came to hand yesterday contains this
dispatch
| FROM LINCOLN, NEB.
"Col. Matt Dougherty, of Ogallala, one
of the leading cattlemen of Nebraska, is
IN the city to-day. He came to call upon
Gov. Crounse in theinterests of his friend,
Dell Akin, who is now confined in jail at
Ell Paso, Texas, on q charge that he is a
fugitive from Justice. The history of the
matter is this: Barrett Scott, who is
accused of embezzling some $4,000 of
the money of Holt county, Neb., while he
was treasurer, is in New Mexico. Holt
county has offered $4,000 for his capture.
Dell Akin, who is friend of Scott,
started for Mexico to induce Scott to re-
turn voluntarily and stand his trial, thus
| saving the county the sum offered as a
reward. The parties at I'll Paso were
after Scott and also after the reward, and
| they did not relish Atkins scheme, hence
they arrested him on the aforesaid charge
and under the laws Of Texas they can hold
him ninety days awaiting requisition.
In the meantime they hope that Scott
will play the Damon act and come to his
friends relief, when he will be arrested
and taken to Holt county, they will get
the So 600 and Akin will be released. The
governor has promised to afford speedy
relief"
The above is only small part of the
story and inaccurate at that. Barrett
Scott is now confined in the
SANTA FE COUNTY JAIL
and will be delivered to the authorities of
Holt county, Neb., as soon as few details
are fixed incident to thepayment of Sheriff
Cunningham's expense accountable re-
ward money is all right and in bank. 1t
is S3,00O-not $2,0GO-and telegram
from ]. p. Gallagher, cashier of the First
National bank at O'Neill, says it is on
deposit subject to Sheriff Cunnngham's
order whenever Barrett Scott is delivered
to the officials of Holt county.
If time and space permitted recital
of all the details of this case would make
IN interesting story of
CONSPIRACY
. that involves high officials, courts OF
Justice, prominent attorneys and press
correspondents both in Nebraska and al
I'll Paso.
AS treasurer of Holt county it is not
quite certain whether Scott got away
a with $4,000 or 100000. Some of the
T. money was state funds. The county has
}, brought suit for sol 900 against him
+ and his boadsmen, the county ''le-
= gal committee" having employed
u experts aud found from examination OF
l. the books that he was short to the county
e in this sum. A number Of county officials
y several attorneys and some of his bonds.
= men are said to have got a
a SHARE OF THE DOODLE.
+ Scott fled to Old Mexico. Sheriff
Y Cunningham located him and entered
= into contract with Fl. L. Murphy, pro
y scouting attorney, to deliver him in Holt
d county, the sheriff to get $4,000 reward
h and $500 for expenses. Citizens voted
G $4,000 in county bonds toward this re
y ward and the illegal committee" raised
IS the balance.
u At Chihuahua, August &c. Scott was
g arrested by Sheriff Cunningham, placed
t in Jail at Juarez and arrangements fol
i his extradtion commenced. Dell Akin
G his brother-in-aw and one of his bonds.
e men, came to Santa Fe ten days later &C.
!, com panied by James A. De Yarmen. They
i approached Sheriff Cunningham, pre-
o sented
: BOGUS WARRANT
;. purporting to authorize them to take
= charge of Scott and offered to pay the
: sheriff the full amount of the reward due
y him together with big round sum or
" expense account The sheriff encouraged
+ them to believe that he would deal with
e them. In the meantime he wired the
y district attorney, II. L. Murphy, full
z particulars Of Atkins proposition. DE-
Yarmen went back to Nebraska to raise
II the money to pay Sheriff Cunningham
He went straight to R. r. Dixon, Scott'l
attorney, whose letters show that hi.
) only interest in the case was to keeI
Scott away from Holt county. Akir
went to FL Paso, being led to believe
= that he could secure through Sheriff
Cunningham an interview with Scott
Kept thus con the string" Akin re
manned in Ell Paso long enough to serv,
! tho purpose of the law officers. On thu
strength of letters which Sheriff Cunning
ham found in SCOTS valise the Ho
county grand jury
INDICTED AKIN
for completely in the embezzlement o
public funds The moment this was don,
Mr.. Murphy wired Sheriff Cunningham
at Ell Paso a copy of the indictm ent-G3
words, costing nearly $4O-and on thi
4 Akin was soon lodged in the Eel Paso jail
I He is still there notwithstanding higl
officials in Nebraska and attorneys under
took to secure his release on bond ant
bogus kilograms and other questionable
devices. The Ell Paso press and cores
pondents are also alleged to have stoo'
in with the conspirators and sent abroa,
news kilograms on the subject wholly a
variance with the facts.
Sheriff Cunningham has in his posses
sion letters and kilograms containin,
evidence enough to send to the pen fou
or five of the so-callsd leading men o
. western Nebraska.
Frank Campbell, agent for the state o
Z Nebraska, Is here acting in unison wit
District Attorney Murphy in the matter
and as soon as tho remaining $500 for ex
penses is deposited in the bank Sherii
!. Cunningham and Mr.. Campbell will star
to O'Neill with the prisoner and tn
sheriff will collect hia we'll earned rows rf