Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-24
COL. WARNER IS TIRED.
He Was Arrested for Violating the
State Banking Laws.

Col. Alex. Warner, president oi
the'dcfunct Baxter Bank. and erst
while hero of the famous Kansas
Legislative war, is tired. And well
he may be. On the 9th of Deccm
ber last his bank went the way oi
all poorly managed institutions
that is, it "busted." In fact II was
not in II healthy condition for many
moons before the 9Th of December
but the colonel continued TO tell
people il was as solid as the rock oi
Gibraltar and continued TO receive
deposits, money being poured into
the rat hole as late as 4 o'clock on
the day prior to its closing. And
the fact that the bank was not solv.
cnt, and the further fact that the
colonel had maintained all along
that il was, has gotten that mighty
man of learning and sagacity into
a peck of trouble-niaybe two pecks.
The colonel came to this city TO
teach the dear people how to do
business. Just now he is trying to
learn how TO keep out of the peni-
Tertiary. People out here are very
peculiar. Not all of them will al
low their money to be taken away
from them without making fuss
about il. This is something the
colonel has found out. But we are
digressing from the subject matter
of this item.
Mrs. Sarah A. Crowell. treasurer
of the board of education. used the
Baxter Bank as depository for the
money of school district No. q.
Very often up 10 just before the
bank closed she made deposits in
ii. and at time when the bank was
in an insolvent condition, too. At
The time the bank closed Mrs. Crow
ell had TO her credit in the bank
SlG4 which belonged to the school
district. Col. Warner was impor-
tuned to pay this money and prom
ised 10 do 80 by the first of April.
The time set came and went, but
The colonel failed 10 come up with
the cash. He was inportuned once
more, but replied that he had no
money (bu! most everybody believes
ne has) Mrs. Crowell grew weary
of trying to get the money and on
Thursday morning of this week she
went before Justice of the Peace
r. II. Williams and swore out a war
rant against Col. Warner as prcsi.
len, and Alex. A.Warncr as cashier,
charging them with receiving de-
posits whey the bank was in u fail
ing condition and they knew it.
rhe warrant was then placed in the
bands of Constable Iicmstrcct for
scr r:icv aud he went out TO Col. War.
ucr's home after him. The colonel.
accompanied by his son, Ben, came
20 town and went before Justice
Williams, where he was arraigned,
together with Alex. a. They were
placed under bond of 5000 each
to insure their appearance for pre-
lininary examination on Thursday,
April %, at 8 o'clock a. III. Both
gave bond, ]. NJ. Cooper as surety
for tie colonel aud {. A. Childs and
\. o. Dewitt as suretics for Alex. A.
Warner.
AZ usunl, Col. Warner showed his
cold-bloodcd proclivities. Every.
body acquainted with the Baxter
Bank knows that Alex. was a paid
cmployc of the institution and that
whatever he did was at the colonel's
dicta,ion. The colonel. of course,
made Alex. believe everything was
all right and ;hat there was no dan.
ger at all in his position as cashier
that when the bank was out OF
money plenty more would be forth
coming. Such being the case. and
the colonel being the one who had
received all the benefits, If he pos
scssed a spark of manhood he GER.
tainly would have secured bonds
men for Alex. first and employed
counsel to defend the boy. Did he
do this. Not on your life. He Sc
cured bondsmen for himself and
let Alex. hustle for himself. The
old colonel is somewhat used 10
trouble, but this is the boys first
Nobody believes Alex.
did anything wrong Intentionally
and the sympathy of the entire
community is with him.
But as TO Col. Warner the feeling
is altogether different. He made
everything come his way, no matter
If other people were dragged down
with him. But so sure as the sun
rises Col. Warner will be made TO
atone for his misdeeds.
"Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown" This doesn't exactly ap.
ply to the colonel. as he hasn't any
crown, but we'll bet that uneasy
lies his head.
About the charge of receiving
deposits when the bank was in a
falling condition we will now say a
little. The banking laws of the
state Of Kansas say that no bank
shall incur any new Indebtedness
when the amount of cash on hand