The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-03-07
Chas. McCOy Under Arrest.

on the charge of conspiracy with Taylor
and others to rob the state.
81, arrest Of Mccoy and the parties
made co-~conspirators with him arises
ron the evidence that has been devel-
oped by the investigation committee
and the interviews given to Attorney
General Crawford on his visit to Chi
cago and New York. The evidence
shows that Mccoy must have been con-
versant with the shortage long before
its disclosure at Pierre and Lawyer
renny, of Chicago, confessed in his in
trrview that he advised Taylor to skip
Lnd was practically receiver of stolen
goods His further admission thai
rayI0r only took a few thousand dol
lars with him shows a deal to force
settlement. and Of the 5000, 900 to $780,
900 that are known to have been sent
to Taylor in the month Of December
only a small percentage has been ac-
counted for.
The fact that Mccoy. before the de-
falcation was known, was employed to
collect amounts due the treasury, and
hence the state, then turns up at the
investigation as attorney for the de-
faulter, opens the eyes Of the public
10 a strange condition Of affairs.
Mccoy was allowed to go on his own
recognizance and his hearing will occur
.omorrow at 2 p. m. before a Pierre
Justice.
The testimony given by Mccoy a
wee!. ago that Taylor was his client
and later by Bank Examiner John E.
Diamond that on January 8 Senator
Pettigrew paid Mccoy $500 on a note
given a Chicago bank OF Taylor's in
dorsement or recommendation
strengthened the prevailing suspicion
that Mccoy was closely connected with
Taylor in his scheme to loot the treas
ury Of the state. AS the committee Sc
cured more and more evidence it be-
came satisfied that there had been a
conspiracy and that the list of con-
spirators included the names of Wal
ter w. Taylor and Chas. T. Mccoy.
of this state: John S. McChesney, of
New York. and Dan K. Tenny and
Chas. H.. Wells, Of Chicago. Last night.
shortly before midnight, attachment
bidding him from dlsposing of any
money, notes or other valuable things
which he might have belonging to
Taylor. This occasioned a small sensa-
ton, but this morning, when it became
known that Mccoy had been arrested
the excitement knew no bounds.
The arrest was made by Sheriff
Price on a warrant sworn out by At
torney General Crawford. Mccoy
asked until tomorrow for a hearing
and was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff. He is not in Jail, but the
attorney general has warned the sher-
if that he is held responsible for the
safe keeping Of the prisoner. Should
the grand jury indict Mccoy the case
Will come up next May.
The nOn-residents alleged to be in
the conspiracy cannot be reached on
these proceedings unless they come to
this state. Civil suits against them will
be begun, however.
The Ruth investigating committee
sent for Humphrey, cashier of the Red
field National bank, again today. This
is the third time he has been called to
the stand. He at first refused to come.
but on being informed that should he
fdil he would be subject to arrest, he
agreed to come. He has been called be-
cause he denied writing a letter to the
cashier of the DeSmet bank. directly
after he had certified that Taylor had
$4,000 on deposit in the Redfeld Ma
tional bank because he held the certifi-
cate Of said deposit In the DeSmet bank
made to the First National. The let
Ter directs the transfer to the account
OF Taylor personally so that they may
certify the same Sis, 900 to Examiner
Myers.
It is alleged that the letter. which he
claims if sent was written by Taylor
and was simply handed him to sign as
cashier, was in Humphreys " hand
writing.
+. P. Sanford, cashier of Maj. Ruth's
bank at De Smet, was before the Ruth
investigating committee for four hours
yesterday, and the matter of deposits
made with that bank, either by Taylor
or the First National bank Of Redfeld.
was very fully gone into. Prior to
January /, 1892, the bank had issued to
W: w. Taylor. state treasurer, w GER
utloates of Sc. 900 each. These certifi-
Gates were several times renewed, but
after May, 1892, they ran to the Red
Held bank rather than to Taylor. Prior
10 July %. 1893, the amount was $4,000.
AT that time, however, $4,000 more was
received from the Redfield ban Under
GATE OF May 4 Ruth's bank received a
statement signed by f. w. Humphrey,
cashier Of the Redfeld bank, stating
that the three certificates held by that
bank had been at the time Of
issue transferred to w. w.
"a icI. Al the same llHe Il
Netteu was received from Taylor
TO the effect that he had made. by mis-
AXE. a statement to the public eX-
aminer that the De Smet bank had
$4,000 Of state money, and said that it
would suit his wishes if Ruth should
make his statement accordingly. Ruth
never saw this letter, but Sanford
made the statement on the
strength of the cashiers GER
tiiicate that the DeSmet banks
certificates of deposit had been trans
ferred to Taylor. When, however,
these certificates. were returned to
Ruth's bank there was no indOrse-
nent showing that they had ever been
transferred. One of these certificates
was paid, by order of the Redfield
bank. on December 6 last and another
on January 3 last. The third certificate
for 5000 has never been presented for
payment, and the DeSmet bank has