The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-05
WICKED LAWYERS
Who EmbezZle Money and Prop
erty in Their Care
Will Hereafter Be Punished If
Senator CrOssan's Bill
RELATING TO THIS
Sort of Business Becomes a
Law.
RELATING TO THIS
Other Legislative Business of
Wednesdays Late Session.

The senate in committee of the whole
Wednesday afternoon recommended for
passage Senator Crossan's bill, which
provides for the punishment OF law
yers, who while acting as agents, en-
beZZle money or property. Under the
existing law wholesale thievery of this
character has escaped punishment, and
the crimes committed under the pro-
tecting arm of the present law, have
been not only numerous, but in many
instances gigantic. Senator Crossan's
bill covers the ground completely. 1t
amends paragraph 80, chapter 100 of
the general statutes of 1897, as follows:
Any clerk, apprentice or servant of
any private person, or of any copart-
nerShip except clerks, apprentices or
servants within the age of 10 years,
or any trustee of an express trust, or
any executor or adminiSt TRAITOR of an
estate, or the guardian of the property
of any minor, habitual drunkard, or
person of unSOund mind, or any oIIlcer,
clerk, agent or servant of any corpora
ton or joint stock association, or any
person employed in such capacity, or
any officer of this state, or any county,
township, city, or school district or
road district therein, or any receiver
of any court of this state, who Shall
embeZZle or convert to his own use or
shall take. make way with or Secrete,
with intent to convert to his own use,
without the assent of his employer, any
money bank bill, treasury notes, goods,
rights in action, or valuable security or
affect whatsoever, belonging to any
such person, cOpartnerShip, corporation,
joint stock association, estate, minor,
habltual drunkard, person of unsound
mind, state, county, city, township or
school district or road district, for the
beneficiary of such trust fund, which
shall have come into his possession or
under his care by virtue of such en-
plOyment, office, or trust, shall upon
conviction thereof be punished in the
manner prescribed by law for stealing
property of the kind or value of the ar
ticles so embezzled, taken or Secreted;
or if any agent shall neglect or refuse
to deliver to his employer or employers
on demand, any money, bank bill,
treasury note, promiSSOry notes, evil
dence of debt, or other property which
may or shall have come into his possess
sion by virtue of such employment,
office or trust, after deducting his rea-
sonable or lawful fees, charges or COM
missions for his services, unless the
same shall have been lost by means be-
yond his control before he had OppOr-
tunity to make delivery thereof to en-
plOyer or employers, or the employer
or employers have permitted him to use
the same, he shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished in the manner pro-
vided in this section for unlawfully con-
Verting such money or other property
to his own use.
The committee of the whole also
recommended for passage the bill au-
thorizing the insurance Of school district
property by the state and the bill be
Senator thinner placing the govern
ment, mana cement and control of the
fire and police departments in cities
having a population of 40, 900, or over,
and police commissioners who shall be
elected by the people.