The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-24

l - y MEMBER tO1 tlymOuth Cnorcfs
| brooklyn, and In the Sunday School
| Arrested Charged With Forgery, and
| Accused of EmbezzIsmsnt Besides
Mckinley Pardons an Embezzler-Kid-
napper Sentenced.
a we'll known lawyer Of Brooklyn, a
| prominent member OF Plymouth church,
| in the Sunday school OF which he is a
teacher, and the organizer of the Penny
Savings bank connected with the Bethel
Mission Sunday school, branch of
Plymouth, is in Jail in Brooklyn, having
him with forgery. Kent is accused by
Mrs. Mary H. McCord of Brooklyn, OF
falsely certifying and acknowledging a
satisfaction of a mortgage. Mrs. Nc
| Cord, who is wealthy woman, declar-
| ed that her name, which appeared on the
| satisfaction, was not put there by her
| hand OF with her consent. she further
charges Kent with falsely certifying and
acknowledging the satisfaction Of the
mortgage, knowing that her signature
| was OF genine.
1t is alleged by Mrs. McCord that Kent
has betrayed the trust reposed in him
by herself and that he has not only ap-
pTopfiated the 81, 100 charged in the
warrant, but that he has allowed taxes
on property to accumulate and has used
money belonging to Mrs. McCord's niece
| and her servant, an elderly, frugal wo-
man. VINO had been advised that Kent
| could be trusted.
Assistant District Attorney Caldwell
stated that Kent had taken no less than
| $4,000 from his clients.
Kent also is involved in a difficulty
over the estate Of William Anderson,
who was member of Plymouth church.
He seft an estate valued at about $4,000
and in his will left Kent $1,000 and
made him sole executor.
The heirs-St-law endeavored to get
an accounting from Kent and failing
they began civil action in the supreme
| court Former Judge Nathaniel H.
Clement was appointed referee by Judge
| Gaynor and the case is still pending.
The referees investigations resulted
in finding that Kents affairs were in a
confused condition.
AN ATTEMPT TO WRECK.
Thayer, Iowa, Dec. 23.-An attempt
was made between here and Murray
! last night to throw from the track Bur-
lington train No. 2 from Omaha, wheth-
er for the purpose Of robbery or from
maliciousness is not known at present.
/ About $50 o'clock, as the train was APP
preaching the foot of Murray hill, the
engine left the track. Fortunately no
particular damage was done to it or to
the train, nor was any one on board at
| all injured. Upon examination 1t was
| found that the track had been tamper-
ed with and foot prints Of men were
i road5ed. The spikes mad been pulled
out of the ties for three rail lengths, the
work being done with a wrench and
pinch bar which had been stolen from
the car house at Thayer. The company
| has offered a reward Of $500 for tine az
rest of those implicated
ANDERSON MUST HANG.
was today convicted OF the murder Of
| William Wallace Saunders, mate OF the
schooner Olive Pecller on the high seas,
on the 9Th of August last, and under SEN
tence of the court Will be hanged on
| the 18th day of March next, unless the
supreme court OF the United States in
the meantime interposes. At the conclu-
sion of the argument of the counsel last
evening the jury was excused from de-
liberation until today and shortly after
IL o'clock the verdict of guilty as in
dicted was brought in. Anderson re-
ceived the verdict unmoved. A motion
for a new trial was made and argued
this afternoon. The court overruled the
motion after a brief argument in reply
by the district attorney and Judge Goff
sentenced the prisoner. Anderson hard
ly moved muscle while the sentence
was being pronounced but cried a little
while talking to his attorney after
wards
LYNCHING IN WASHINGTON.
San Francisco, Dec. 23.-An Examiner
special from Spokane, Wash, says:
Several persons VINO nave come here
from Colfax declare that notwithstand
ing all derials lynching occurred there
Sunday night o. Monday morning. 1t is
asserted that Chadwick Marshall and
John Mcdonald. the alleged murderers
OF OFville Hayden, a prominent citizen
OF FarTnington, were taken from the
county jail by a mob and hanged 20
trees near the town. According to this
story press censorship prevails and
consequently the facts have not been
permitted % make their way TO general
notice.
EMBEZZLER PARDONED.
St. Louis. Dec. 23.-William E. Barr,
Jr.. ex-cashier of the ST. Louis National
bank. now serving a sentence o. five
years at the Jefferson City state peni-
Tertiary for the embezzle1nent Of S20,-
600, has been pardoned by President
Mckinley. The pardon, il is said. was
issued on the Recommendation OF At
torney General McKenna. VINO received
petitions ot clemency from Nationanl
Republican Committeeman Kerens. the
two Democratic senator's from Missouri
and many other influential people ot
the state.
NO EVIDENCE SHOWN.
81. Louis. Dc. William F.
Wernse. president OF the Guarantee
Loan and Mortgage company VINO wss
recently arrested on the charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 from the proceeds os t1e
sale OF stock OF tt1e Columbia Aluminium
company. was discharged by Judge
Murphy today. TIE prosecution failed
TO introduce any evidence whatever
showing tha guilt os Mr. War,ss i, bis