Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-02-08
SENATOR OF KANSAS.

There have been thirteen Unitet
State Senators from Kansas. Th,
first two were James 81. Lane and
Samuel c. Pomeroy. Lane was sue
ceeded by Edward Ross. Following
Ross came Robert Crozier. Alexande,
Caldwell, James M. Harvey, Preston
P. Plumb, Bishop w. Perkins, John
Martin and Lucisn Baker in the
order named.
Pomeroy was succeeded by John ].
Ingalls,. William A. PETER succeed.
ed Ingalls,, and w. A. Harrissuc.
ceeded Prefer. Pomeroy, Lane,
Plumd, Perkins and Crozier are dead.
Senator James III. Lsne, who CON-
mitted smcide, had brother-an
officer in the United States army
who also committed suicide. He did
something which brought him into
disgrace, and he was found dead, his
sword penetrating just above the
ball of the eye into the brain. 1t
was officially reported to have been
an accident, but 1t was no doubt sui
eide. Years sfterwsrd, at the time
of the Quantrell raid and massacre
at Lawrence. while Jim Lane was
hiding behind log from Quantrell's
men who we're searching for him he
conceived the idea of committing
suicide in the same manner should
the searchers who passed near by
discover him. He told this after
ward to friend, saying that he knew
if Quantrell took him a prisoner he
would torture him to death, and
when be saw the riders coming he
drew sharp knife from his pocket
and held it ready to plunge into his
brain the moment they saw him. He
was not discovered, however.
Lane said there was a thin tissue,
or bone, just above the eye which
could be easily penetrated, produc-
ing instant death.
A DESCRIPTION OF LANE.
John j. Ingalls, gave this description
of Lane:
Destitute of all graces of oratory,
he possesses but few of its essentials
he writhes himself into more contor-
tioIls than Gabriel Ravel in a panto-
mine; his voice Is series of transitions
from the broken scream of maniac to
the hoarse, rasping gntturals of Dutch
butcher in the last gasp of inebriation; /;
his diction is pudding of slang, pro-
family and solecism, and yet the cleo.
trio shock of shis extraordinary elo.
quence thrills like the blast of trump.
ct.
A STORY OF POMEROY.
January, 90, 1873 Senator Pomeroy
was candidate for third term in
the Senate. Senator A. M. York of
Montgomery county, said that Pomeroy
had bought bis vote for $1,000. He
took from his pocket two packages of
bills, and, walking forward to the
Presidents desk. laid them down with
tie requestath that the money be used in
the prosecution.of Pomeroy for bribery.
At the conclusion of York's speech
the balloting for United States Senator
proceeded. Pomeroy only received
one vote. John J. Ingalls, was elected
almost unanimously. Both Pomeroy
and York were arrested for bribery,
but the case against the latter was soon
dismissed. The Pomeroy case was in
the courts for two years, and finally
was dismissed in Usage county, where
it had been taken on change of venue.
81 200 of the money was used to pay
costs. John X. Mulvane took 81 900
to pay a judgment against Pomeroy.
The remainder was divided among
Legate, Martin and Horton.
ORIGIN OF JAYHAwKER.
Early one autumn morning in 1856
Pat Devlin, noted character in Kan
sas in those days, was seen entering
the village of Osawatomie, riding q
mule loaded down with all sorts of
articles. A neighbor met him and
said:
"Good morning, Pat. You look as
if you had been out on some kind of
foraging expedition"
eyes; I've been out jsyhawking. /"
What do you mean by jayhawk-
ing, Patf Inever heard that word
befors.'
: s'Wsll. I've been out foraging, and
while riding home on me baste be-
thought me of the bird we had in
Ireland we call the jayhawk; which
takes delight in worrying it's prey be-
fore devouring it, and I thought jay.
hawking good name for the business
Twas In myself"
MRS. LEASE on KANSAS.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease has said
of the state: From Kansas shall
come the fulfillment of scripture.