The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
WILLIAMS IN JAIL
Mrs. Hattie Monroe Will Be
Here to Prosecute.
REV. COPELAND WRITES
Letter Giving His Version of
the Alleged Fraud.

Dr. J. c. Williams, who was arrested
on Friday by Chief Jones, is still in the
city jail Mrs. Monroe whom it is alleged
be defrauded out of 500 will be here to-
morrow morning and will then prefer
charges against him. Il is now, almost
certain that the government viii prosecute
min. if il can be learned that ne made
false representations to the postofiice OH
Gals Williams wife was in from ner
fathers farm yesterday morning and held
q private conversation with her. She will
return this morning and see her husband
The following letter from Rev. Copeland
pastor of the Second Baptist church, ex-
plains itself:
ITO the Editor Of the Eagle.
Dear Sir-Please allow correction Of
your statement concerning the money of
Mrs. Hattie Monroe.
Il went down 10 the train 10 see Mrs.
Monroe off. / told her 1 thought it was
hest for. her to stay in Wichita as she
was sick and not able TO take care OF
herself in Kansas City, among strangers.
/ did not know that she had dollar on
fer person at that time. In the mean
time DR.. J. G. Williams came up and said
TO her that she could do well in Kansas
City, and that he would be up the next
day and help select a location for ser.
She agreed. thinking It best at this juno
ture. The train came in, she took out her
money to purchase her ticket DR.. Will
Jams said TO her, You had better not car
~ so much money with you She asked
me what I thought OF it. I said it was
a little unsafe though she might get there
with it all right. She thought moment
and gave It to me and said, 7 want you
and DR.. williams to send it 20 me through
s4,e postoffice, or as bs is coming he can
bring the order himself and we went to
the postofice and deposited the money
according 10 her instructions. Before
doing so ne insisted on me giving him the
money as ne could carry that as well
the order. I fatty refused and said the
money must be deposited in the postofiice
in her name. Seeing no way that it
could be gotten out only by herself, as IL
was made payable to her at Kansas City,
no. To show that the action was straight
forward on my part, she had no postoffice
order, it was the money. As he, DR..
williams, left in a few days I thought he
had gone and carried the order 70 Mrs.
Monroe. One morning he called on me at
the Hotel Centropolis and in the presence
of Mr. Commings said 10 me: What are
you talking about that money for? 1
said What money? / did not know that
you mad gotten any He said: That
money 1 got out of the postoffice.' I said:
What money? That money Of Mrs. Mon
Toes?' He said, Yes 1 said: I would not
have done that for che world, and l said
that 1 would notify Mrs. Monroe at once,
for I couldn't believe she would be salts
fed with such action. lie and l went TO
the telegraph Office and l caused him to
telegraph her that he mad her money and
ask If she wanted him to come and bring
&. She answered and said yes, for him
to bring it. l considered when 1 notified
her had done my duty. In a day or two
he left and went to Kansas City as her
statement shows. When he returned he
sold me that re mad settled with her /
thought ii was true until 1 received a
letter from her saying that he had been
there but did not pay over the money
As to me not writing 10 her, that part of
Inc statement is untrue. I answered her
letter and told her that I was sorry of
the affair and that l would Try to get
Him 10 settle il. She has The letter now
in her possession. / suppose. 1 have tried
10 protect and defend her in every hon
orable way. As 70 her papers. 1 know
nothing about them. / could not under
stand how he could get the money alone
while he and ! signed tae order making
Il payable 10 her only.
M L. COPELAND