Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-10-06
QUAY UNDER ARREST
ASerious Criminal Charge Brought
Against Him.
PROMPTLY SURRENDERS HIMSELF,
He IN Accused Of Conapiring to Di-
vert Public Moneys 10 Ills own
Use -- Senator PonTOSo
Interviewed,

Philadelphia, October 4,-WNrranlts
were issued Monday for the arrest OF
United States Senator Matthew Stan-
ley Quay, his Som, Richard X, QWayj
ex-state Treasurer benjamin j, Hay
wood and Charles H. McKee,, OF Pitts
burg, law partner of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyon. They are accused OF
conspiracy with John S, Hopkins, for
merly cashier OF the Peoples bank,
ITO use public moneys for their own
use. Hopkins killed himself last
March, shortly before the banks fall
ure.
Senator Quay dnd his son came up
from Atlantic City as soon as they
heard of their INTENDED arrest. they
promptly surrendered themselves and
Magistrate Jermon held Them in Sb,-
900 bail each for a hearing at noon
next Thursday. David II, Dane, the
Republican leader, became their
bondsihOnL and this afternoon, they
returned to the seaShore. BY advice
OF their attorney, they declined to
discuss the case. They Will come
back to the city ON Wednesday, so as
to be in full time for the hearing.
Mr.. Haywood Is in Mont ma and Mr..
Mckee in New York.
United States Senator Penrose, who
was with his colleague Monday after
noon, spoke freely after the latter's
departure for Atlantic City.
III presume Senator Quay will not
make amy statement at this june
ture," said he, regarding this last
dasterly attack OF his ma.evolent enc
mics, though he doubtless will, in the
proper time. There is, however, no
reason why /, as his colleague and
personal friend should be slrent,
ATTEMPTED assassination OF char
acter has been almost the sole weapon
OF attack by Senator Quay's oppo-
nents for several years, and the
methods pursued have been augment
ed in vlciousness and vtndlctlyeness
as their futility has BEEN demon-
strated AS the last despairing effort
pf INSCRIPTIONS conspirators comes
this brutal move of the opposition,
which they have had upon their pro-
Eramme for weeks, with the desperate
Grope that 1T might, i'm some way, aid
I'm the election of Democratic leg
islature. The people OF Pennsylvania
are, above all things else, fair and
just, and they can be trusted TO see
through the sinister motives animat-
ing the small coterie OF disgruntled,
defeated politicians who are respon-
sible for the sensational resort TO the
courts.
"In due time there will be n COM
plete exposition OF the true inward
ness Of this latest act I'M the drama
of character assassination now so
conspicuous a feature in Pennsyl-
wanda politics"
The warrants were made out ON
Saturday by Magistrate Jerome, at
the instance Of District Attorney
Graham and on the affidavit of
Charles +. Myers, OF the district att
torney's office. Myers is a detective
and acted on Information furnished
by Thomas w. Barlow, receiver of The
Peoples bank.
The affidavit ON which the warrants
were issued is as follows:
Charles +, Myers, being sworn oc-
cOrding to law, doth depose and say
that Matthew Stanley Quay, Benja-
min J. Haywood. Richard II. Quay
and Charles II. Mckee and other per-
sons no this depcnent unknown did
unlawfully co%bine, confederate,
conspire and asTee to and with each
other amid the said persons unmown,
TO use the public moneys Of The COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania for their
own use, and also did combine, con-
felerate and conspire and agree to
and with each other and divers per-
sons. to this deponent unknown, and
to and with John S. Hopkins, de-
ceased, formerly cashier of the Peo-
pies bank, of Philadelphia, a corpor-
ation duly created and existing under
the Laws of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. to unlawfully loan pub
Tic moneys and to umlawfuily buy and
sell stocks, that Is, shares of stock,
80 N''Nip WI POlhNi dilu Nlu uu-
lawfully use and employ the moneys
of the Peoples bank Within the coun-
-tv of Philadelphia and witnln two
years past"
District Attorney Graham said that,
from evidence in The shape OF letters
and papers furnished to him, he be-
dieve& 1T hrs duty 10 begin proceed
ings. lie added:
IL propose to have a hearing 90
quickly as possible, and ito produce
at the hearing all the facts necessary
ITO a binding over. Some of the facts
1vill be reserved until the time of the
trial.
IF the state OF affairs as repre-
scented ITO me f. true, 1t ought to be
exposed. This rottenness ought to be
shown up, no matter upon whom, it
reflects. 1T is not my practice TO
speak in advance OF the trial of a!
case, and l will say nothing further
as to its merits. 49, !