The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-04
SOME ONE WRONG
In This Case Tic Appears to BE
MIR. Church.
Webb McNall Backs His State
ments With Proof.
CANCELLED CHECKS.
They Show That He Turned
Over Money.
Total Was Nearly Sevety-eight
Thousand Dollars.

In the controversy between Webb Nc
Nall and w. ". Church. the ex-superin-
tendent OF insurance has achieved a
victory.
In an interview published in the State
Journal last Tuesday Webb McNall
challenged statements made in the re-
port from the insurance department by
w. v. Church. superintendent Mr.. Nc
Nall said that he gave Mr.. Church
checks covering a majority of the funds
for which Mr.. Church claims the credit
Of collection.
Mr.. Church, replying to McNall, in the
State Journal Friday made this state-
ment:
''McNaH says he turned over to Mr..
Church, by personal check on the Cen
tral National bank, about $3.50 Of the
$40, ,14O.18 of the fremen's relief fund
which Mr.. Church says he collected
s'McNaII," says Mr.. Church, did not
turn over his check for any part of the
relief fund Of 1899, and If he had given
his check on the Central National bank
for a part of this fund, it would have
been utterly worthless for various rea-
sons, one of which is that not one cent
of this $40, 81 was ever in the Central
National bank. Another very fair rea-
son why McNallS check would not have
been good for the purpose mentioned, is
fund and of course il could not become
subject to his order. Every dollar OF this
money was collected subsequent to Feb
ruary, 1900, nearly a year after McNalI
was out Of office. This latter fact will
explain why he did not collect it. But
who will explain why he says he collect
ed it?
saThese assertions, as made by McNall
and myself are fiat contradictions. The
word of neither of us need be accepted.
Checks and drafts for the total amount
of $20,140-81 as sent by the insurance
companies, were deposited at the Mer-
chants National bank of Topeka and
placed to the credit of the firemens re-
lief fund. / hereby authorize said bank
to inform any inquirer when. and by
whom, these deposits were made.
This statement seemed to place Nc
Nall in a "hole,'' from which he has.
however, emerged ana shows that 1t is
now Mr. Church's turn to disappear.
Mr.. McNall has sent to the state
Journal the original check which he
gave to Mr.. Church. 1t follows:
Topeka, Kas., Mar. IA, 1s99-No. Is.
Central National Bank,
Pay to the order of W. ". Church, IN
SIS, ,3SS. .25 eighteen thousand three hun
| dred eighty-eight and 25-100 doilars)-
Firemen's fTnd; WFRe Mss eslgAfd2 NAfT, supt
The upper left hand corner of the
check bears a revenue stamp cancelled
s3-14-9 w. M"
Stamped on the face Of the check IS
the following
Central National bank, Topeka; paid
March 16, 1899, through the clearing
house."
endorsements
sFW. " Church, Supt. ms"
This endorsement also appears on the
back OF the check:
merchants National bank; paid
through the clearing house March 10,
1899: all endorsements guaranteed. To-
peka, Kansas"
This effectually answers Mr. Church
on the question of fremen's Tunos
writes Mr.. McNall.
Continuing Mr.. McNalI says.
Il am laboring under the belief that i
did turn over to Brother Church, the
above amount as fireman's fund, before
/ went out of Office notwithstanding his
interview. He does not deny that / also
turned into the state treasury in Janu-
ary, February and March, prior to my
going out Of office on the morning of
March 16, about $4,000, that he claims,
and for fear that he will also deny this,
I will say that 7 have the receipts from
Frank Grimes as follows.
February 3, 1899 $40 100000
February Is, 1899.-. 100000
February IT, 1893 20,000-00
February a. 1893 .....--......... 100000
March 4, 1899 15UOU-D0
March IA, 1899. Observation-Disclosures. 2,930-21
Total amount turned over 81, $50. 81
'And for fear this may be disputed
herewith send the original checks, wlth
the receipts on the back / will say in
addition that this large amount of mon
ey was collected, or it was made posi-
BILE to collect this sum by virtue of the
direct tax law passed at the special ses-