The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-11
Topeka Grocery Co.,
7O6 KHNSHS HVENUF.
J. T. DENNIS, Manager.
J. T. DENNIS, Manager

Leavenworth, George Ritchey, and he
prOfessed ignorance of the occurrence and
could not understand how it could
happen. Our different boxes were sew
eral feet apart. Even after the com
plant the error did not stop and I wrote
to MI. Wanamaker, postmaster general
After some time 1 received a reply from
the department saying that Mr.. Ritchey
had reported to them that my mail was
being delivered regularly and that must
be laboring under Misrepresentation.
Il thought l knew better, however,
and began to set traps I did not ex-
pect to catch the pOst0ffice employees but
was after Leach q MOrtland for opening
my mail even it had been given to them
accidentally.
a inserted an advertisements in the
STATE JOURNAL which read: Wanted
Fifty young persons to DO writing at
home at twenty five cents per hundred
words In the advertisement I instruct
ed the applicants to send ten cents to
cover first cost of correspondence that
would be put to with them receiv-
ed several answers and accepted
about twelve in different parts of
the country. These instructed to
write to me at stated times, write the
address plainly on both inside the letter
and on the envelope. 1t was as I thought
My correspondents began getting ans
wers to their letters Of inquiry from
Leach & 8Iortlanc.
Il now had my proof and went before
United States Commissioner Z. n. 0.
Clough and had Leach 81 Aortland ar
rested. They got their preliminary hear
ing. and their bonds were fixed at five
hundred dollars, which they gave. Be-
fore the case came to trial, however,
CIOuQh for some reason got it dismissed
and they were never tried
81 was publishing a college paper, and
/ roasted in its columns the parties to
the transaction, including Assistant
United States Attorney 2. L Soper- OF
course they didn't like it and l suppose
began casting about them for some means
OF getting even
ssIt seems that through some error of
either mine or that Of my young lady
clerk, the enclosed ten cents had not
been returned to two Missouri young men
who had not been employed to do writ
ing. 1 returned the money IN all other
cases of applications refused.
Il had only wanted few correspond
ents anyway, but had advertised for a
large number to give the advertisement
a genuine appearance.
"Ihose two cases came up against me
and I was arrested and thrown into the
Leavenworth county jail On the first day
of August, 1898 l got no preliminary
examination and was removed TO this
place on the 26th Of October following
and have been here ever since.
at is needless to say that 1 have tried
several times to get out but IN each in
stance my efforts have been unavailing-
I applied to Judge Riner in legal form
for release on habeas corpus last Febru-
airy. He was in Wyoming then and
wrote to me that he would be here in
April and would attend to it When he
came l was taken before him and asked
what plea I wanted 70 enter. I said: Not
guilty The assistant United States at
torney said his witnesses were not there
1 was taken back to jail and that Is the
last I have heard Of that part of the
case.
81 hear there is another charge against
me. That Of some fellow who sent me
/ s. and did not get any returns. was
giving lessons by mail and had nearly
], 400 mail pupils in bOok-keep ping. On
the day I was arrested some letters came
70 the Office. but did not have time to