The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-23

ASKED FOR MONEY
ANOTHER PROHIBITION DOODLE
SCANDAL IN KANSAS.

| This Time the Citizens OF Horton demand
the Removal of Assistant Attorney Gen
| ersI Reber, Who, They Say. is Using Hi
Money From Citizens in Order That lie
Might Do Up the Town-Reber Explains
| That He Thought He was Doing All
Right and Governor Morrill, Thinks So.
Topeka, Kan, April 22.-An organic
ed attempt has been made by some Of
| the citizens of Horton TO summarily
close the career of D. z. Reber of Hia-
watha as an assistant attorney general
| in Brown county. 1t will probably
| prove unsuccessful.
For several months Mr.. Reber has,
| by virtue Of a commission from Attor-
ney General Dawes, been engaged in a
campaign against the violators of the
prohibitory statute. He has had con-
siderable success and when, therefore,
a committee of three Horton citizens
waited upon Governor Morrill, last week
asking for his removal, the executive
was much astonished.
The committee stated as their reason
been trying to hold up some Of the Hor-
ton citizens for sums OF money. In sub
sanitation of this statement they pro-
duced letter written by Mr.. Reber to
7. j. Mccormick, president of the Tenn
perance league of Horton. Following
is the letter:
Law office of D. E. Reber, Hiawatha,
Kan, December u, 1895.
q. =. -, Horton, Kan:
My Dear Sir and Friend-I received
your letter through Brother Partch;
was glad to hear from you, and got
through all right with cases, except the
Stivers case, and that l thought better
to continue for the term, which would
give me a better chance; now if YOU
can find out any one that bought of
Stivers & Rice during the summer of
80 let me know, also any information
you may be able to get for me- 1 want
your cooperation in this matter, and
help me TO do up the town. l will not
give my informants away and every
thlng VIII be confidential; and as to
money, we are badly in need of S5O-it
seems to me the good people down there
ought 10 raise This amount as il will
take struggle to rid Horton and
Everest, but 1 will do it, if 1 only get the
help OF the good people-hoping to hear
from you a. once; and now I am ready
for the next raid, and this time 1 want
TO make clean sweep, a death blow, if
possible, as for the Turner halls have
a plan to get them if / can get $50 as 4
nave party especially for that pur-
pose; L remain yours very sincerely,
I'D. E. REBER."
This letter had fallen into the hands
of other besides the one to whom il was
addressed and created more or less
comment. The impression gained cur
rency that the assistant attorney gen
eral desired to replenish his private
purse at the expense of the community
ana 1t was determined that he should
be removed.
A petition was prepared and MANY
signatures secured. This committee
was then appointed and entrusted with
the transaction of the application to
the governor. Governor Morrill, receiy-
ed the delegation and heard the story.
he then referred them to the attorney
general, who took the matter under con-
slderation, but withheld final decision.
1t is hardly probable that Mr. Reber
VIII be removed. The governor knows
him personally and considers him a
man of absolute integrity.
He believes the assistant attorney
general wanted the money as he stated
Tor the purpose Of prosecuting jointists
and supposed the people of Horton
would be willing to follow a plan often
adopted in other parts of the state and
contribute towards this suppression Of
a nuisance.
Mr.. Reber never denied writing the
letter. be said he needed money 10
continue the contest with the uuuor
men. and never doubted the temperance
organizations would be ready to assist
In the work. He has, he states, never
received a dollar of the money.
CAPITALS RECEIVER.
A special from Little Rock. Arkan-
sas, says:
Judge Williams, in the federal court |
here at O'Clock tonight, astonished the |
attorneys for the majority stockhold- |
ers In the Topeka Daily Capita, by an |
nouncing that he would appoint a re- |
celVer Tor that paper in a day or two. /
In an interview tonight with Major /
Hudson, The Times correspondent was
Informed that the decision of Judge |
Williams was unlocked for by him. es- 1
pecially as the application for a receiv- |
er was made by one of the Capitals |
stockholders who held an account |
against him, personally. and for which 1
lnS paper Was III no way responsible. /
Major Hudson says ne feels certain that 1
John R. Mulvane OF Topeka. holder Of |
the mortgage on the Capital will ar /
range the business so that the services
of a receiver will be unnecessary in the /
running OF the office. Major Hudson |
and party leave for home tomorrow /
morning.
BANK IS CLEAR.
Topeka, Kan, April 22-Tonight. |
David Overmyer, acting as referee in /
the case Of the Shekel. Harrison & |
Howard Iron company, of ST Louis, VS.
the First National bank, Of wellington.
for $4,000. filed report in the United |
States district court in favor OF the |
bank. Some years ago c. W. Hill con-
tracted with the iron company 10 con- I
struct water works at the town of /
Harper. The iron company wanted /
some assurance that il would receive
its pay, and Hill referred 1t 10 Cashier
Miller, of the Wellington National bank /
Miller informed the company that the
money 70 pay the bill was on deposit
in mis- bank. and the company went on
with the work OF constructing the
water works. When the work had been
completed, Hill failed 10 pay the So. 900
earned, and the company sued the
Wellington bank, as the guarantor OF 4
the bill In the testimony given before
Referee OVerTnyer il was deyaIooe5