The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-16

Two OF the Western Kansas Counties
were Consolidated, He Being the
County Treasurer of One of Them at the
George II. Anthony's BiIIs-General
News of the State of Kansas.
Topeka. Kan, Nov. 15.-The Topeka
Capital has the following: \ requs-
ton was issued yesterday by Governor
Morrill, for tine return 10 Kansas from
Oklahoma Of Eugene Rail, wanted at
Camden City for alleged embezzlement.
Rail is now residing at Alva, 0. T., and
Sheriff w. T Eggen left this city yester-
day to secure his prisoner.
This case Is the outgrowth Of the an
nexarJon to Finney county of what was
once Garfield county. An act Of leg
TslajtIrre provided for the annexation
Of the territory and provided the man
rler i'm which the books and county
funds and records were to be delivered
to the county officers of F'inney county.
Pail was treasurer Of Garfield county
and it is now claimed that he converted
TO HIS own use $4,000 Of the funds he
had collected during his term Of office.
For this he VIII he prosecuted upon
five counts for eTnbezzlemeFt. County
Attorney F. G. Stocks is pushing the
case
Rail claims that he lost some of the
coIlnty's funds by the failure Of the
Cfmarron bank in which the money was
deposited some years ago.
1t is not known what amount he
claims to have lost by the failure, but
LII -
tive investigation in the trial of Rail.
which viii take place at Garden City as
soon as the necessary preliminary ar
raneements can he made.
STOPPED GEORGE ANTHONY.
a few weeks ago George T. Anthony.
ellrparfnt Andent Of insurance, ATTENDED
the national meeting Of insurance sU-
perintendenrs held ait Battle Creek.
Mich. After mis- return to this city he
presented to State Auditor Cole state
ment calling for 1927 and requested
that 2. voucher be issued for that am
CUNT on the state treasurer.
An examination of the voucher show
ed that 1T contained ome item of $15 for
postage stamps and other items Of &C
fual expense i'm the department amount
ing to $3.50 which Auditor Cole allowed
and ordered a voucher issued dherefcc.
However. he declined TO issue the vouch
er for the remainder of thea mount
claimed by Mr.. Anthony on account Of
expenses IN ATTENDING the convention.
The rejection of the claim presented
by Mr.. Anthony is along the line of
policy adopted by Mr. Cole, who is of
the opinion that the state, under no
circumstances, hould pay the expenses
of officers or delegates from among state
officers who leave the state TO attend
meetings Of any character.
WANTS TO BE KOKO.
The attempt of the citizens of Ed
wards county to secure the execution Of
tde murderers of Mayor Marsh of
Kinsley is attracting unusual attention.
Tuesday some crank in Boston declared
St5t the governor should execute all
criminals and not engage in rebellion
against Jehovah.
Yesterday the governor received an
other letter. THIS time from the Teller
Terror of Colorado who manifests
yeaHnlng TO become the official ex-
ecutor of Kansas. The letter is in full
as follows written from Creede, Colo,
under date of Nov II:
ITO His Excellency, Governor Morrill,:
Il notice by the Topeka papers that
you are going to hang all the prisoners
in the pen7temtiary and that some tan
der hearted people object to such pro-
ceeding. You are to be commended for
your nerve. and If the penitentfary Of
ficIals don't want the job 7 wish you
would send for me and / win slide the
whole outfit for so apiece and s. for
women-one-half of the whole business
to go to you confidenFially.
Here is a chance for a flyer and yorI
can get along all right with liz by telling
them that I was chief of the vigilantes |
of the Rocky Mountains for four years, |
etc. | VIII come ait once as there is no |
business here. I have tGied everything. |
even to running for constable on the |
Pop ticket, but no go. Naming is dead |
here. not even a living for a hard work |
ing man. | am desperate and viii take |
a contract to hang the penitentiagy and |
all the state Officials-har none for a |
thousand dollars and give YOU half if /
quick done. Write or telegraph to me |
at CIeeIde.
"CYRUS HIIARIO.
Alias Teller Terror"