The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-14

He Came to be Made Warden.
Sone Barber county friends Of NJ.
Landis. warden Of the penisentiary. were
N the city yesterday and called at The
Eagle Office. They SAID they had been
much interested in the details OF the ex-
pose NJ. Lands had made against Mr..
Lewelling and they seemed 20 think
that there VII be two sides 10 the scan
dal before the stencil viii be suppressed
IN the interest OF party politics" The
BaroeT county visitors seemed 10 think
that Harry Lands, as they call him, is
making desperate effort 10 kill OF
Lewelling politically and thus make
himself the big man IN this section of
the state. They did not care 10 go on
record as saying that Senator LeweIling
IS above susp icion, but they were not de-
sircus % condemning him Of corrupt
practice simply because Mr.. Lands says
SO. They argued this way: Lands
charges Lewelling with attempted brib-
cry il a certain proposition about coal
Ao@A-- ~ LIZ fCAA.NSlAlAdAN III q
ton concerning which Mr.. LeweIling is
alleged 10 have said: II We purchase
these lands We can make So. 600 Mr.
Lands rushed cut a. once on the
strength OF this statement and made the
charge thar Lewelling attempted 10
bride HIM. On subsequent examination
ne did not deny but what Mr.. Lewelling
might nave meant. when he said 1--WE
can make $4,000" that the state could
make that In other words. There was
some room for the supposition that the
word Eve" by a senator meant the
state. The Barber county people blame
Mr.. Lands for not ascertaining whether
or not dwellings I'VE" meant the state
before he sprung such sensational
charges against the first PopulisI state
governor on earth.
The Barber county visitors thought
that for little man Harry Lands is
talking too much with his mouth. He
has a good job" they said. and he
ought to be satisfied to keep his mouth
shut until ne actually knew OF some cor
rupt &C, on the part of Mr.. LeTelling."
II is not generally known, but II is
fact, nevertheless, thai Harry Lands
was appointed warden Of the peniteniary
because he owed Judge Mckay and 9th
er PJpdlists some borrowed money and
they insisted on his appointment know
ing that otherwise he would never be
able TO pay them back. I'VE" said the
Barber county people. don't want
Harry 70 be kicking so hard. He or
Barber county have no kick coming
Barber county has kept Harry in office
for eleven years and that is not bad.
Besides his eleven years in office he is
now in the latest office in the state for
tive years and like all other Populists
ne has provided soft places for his
father. two brothers and some four or
five particular friends from Barber coun-
ty In, all seven Barber county men
have offices in the penitentiary, as fol-
lows: Felix Lands. storekeeper; II. I.
Lands. warden; George lands. clerk;
John McGregor, pit boss: Frank Lewis.
clerk; Doe Stout, weigh clerk; George
W. Stevens. outside gate keeper.
The offices which Mr.. Lands have held
in Barber county are:
County superintendent for four years:
state senator, four years. and district
clerk. three years. When he has finish
ed his term as warden he VIII have spent
more than one-Third of his life con-
tinuously in public office. The Barber
county people did not seem TO be badly
on Mr.. Warden Lands.
Alwiida BOggs Of this city was yes
.erday divorced from Oliver {. Boggs.
resides II Medicine Lodge. Alwilda
claims that Oliver failed to support and
,lothe her, and was also cross and abus-
We The court granted her prayer