The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-12

JACKSON, Miss. Sept. 1O.-Warrants
were today sworn out for the arrest Of
the following sttT re officers Of Mississippi:
J. VI. Stone, governor; w. w. Stone,
auditor, and J. J. Evans, state treasurer.
William J. Burns, special agent Of the
'secret service bureau at Washington, who
has been here for the past two months
working on the special warrant case. made
afdavits before Commissioner L. 3.
Mosely, charging them with violating
section $3.50 OF the revised statutes Of the
United States in issuing the 100000 of
Mississippi special warrants charged to
be in the similitude Of United States cur
rency. The warrant was placed in the
hands Of United States Marshal j. Nc
Nealy.
Auditor Stone appeared before the COM
missioner and entered into personal
rscognizance of 81 900 for his appearance
at the November term Of the federal
court. waving examination. The warrants
have not been served on Governor Stone,
who was officially engaged. nor on State
Treasurer Evans, who is out of the city.
They will be served on the governor to-
morrow and the treasurer when he re-
turns.
The affidavit contains three charges
covering each Of the three denominations
of warrants with a photograph print of
both front and back of same. These
charges aIlege that on the 18th day of
June the aforesaid mentioned state Off
cials did unlawfully and felOniOUsly, at
Jackson, Miss, and not by direction of
any proper officer Of the United States,
print, photograph made and caused to
be printed, photographed and made, GER
tain photograph print and impression on
the likeness of national bank currency
of said United States. Then follows the
denomination of the warrants with pho
tOgraphic print Of its face and back The
papers were prepared by District At
torney Lee and Assistant District Attor-
ney Henry.
The state officers have been expecting
these proceedings for several days and
were not, therefore, the least surprised
when served. They appear not at all
disturbed and are sanguine of the sue
cessful termination of the issue. These
warrants were issued in accordance with
an act passed by the last legislature
making il the official duty of these Off
GERS to execute the same. The act pro-
vides for 100000 in these warrants in
denOmina tiOns Of fVes, tens and twen-
ties. These are redeemat)le Jan. /, 1896,
and bear interest at the rate of per
cent. per annum and are receivable at
any Tune Tor all OueS Dy Jne state pIlOr
to that date without interest The Is
suance was rendered necessary by a de-
ficit in the state treasury and the legis-
lature chose this means of providing for
it over the protests of the state officers
who argued for an issue of bonds in their
stead. The first demand made by the
United States government was a few
days ago when Special officer Burns de-
manded the cancelled plates from which
the warrants were printed. His demand
was refused. He wired the result To
Washington and received instructions TO
swear out warrants for the arrest of the
officials. Governor Stone was seen and
said:
''The state officials had no purpose TO
violate any United States law and 1 do
not believe that such law has been vio-
lated The matter is now to come before
a court for which 1 have the greatest
respect and in which i have the utmost
confidence. I do not therefore, care to
publicly discuss the matter"
United States Senators @. u. George
and A. J. AIcLaurin and eX-Chief Justice
j. 4. p. Campbell have been retained by
the state officials to defend them.