The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-13
W. j. T0WE
is NOT GUILTY
Sheriff of Urbana Wires He
Has No Papers.
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Held for Three Days for an
Illinois Officer.

Mr.. ". ]. Lowe, who was arrested last
evening in this city. charged with embez-
zling 500 from the Wabash refroad COM
pany at Urbana, Illinois, was released
last evening at 10 o'clock, as the result of
telegram from the sheriff of Champaign
county. Illinois.
The following correspondence which
passed win explain the reason for the ar
rest of Mr.. Lowe. The first Of the matter
was the following letter, from the in
spector of the American Surety company,
Kansas City:
Harry Sutton, Esq: The man W. J.
Lowe referred to was formerly agent for
the Wabash railroad at Urbana, Illinois.
He is short in his accounts 500. His rela-
! tives reside at Pittsburg and Allegheny,
Pa. Lowe and family Twife and daugh-
teri left Urbana September II, '0l, going to
Parsons, Kansas, but their household
goods were billed to McCune, Kansas; ;
but returned to Parsons, where they are
now stored with White & Co., furniture
dealers. Lowe remained in Parsons only
few days, and it is possible he may
have been in Wichita more than month.
Some ten days ago Mrs. Lowe came to
Parsons and borrowed money on the
goods, leaving $29 above storage, and re-
port says she came to your city. There is
a warrant for loves arrest in the hands
OF the sheriff of Urbana, Illinois. Mrs.
loves father lives at McCune, Kansas,
and she has a sister living in Parsons.
Marshal Bennett of Parsons can give you
information on that line if necessary. II
you arrest Lowe, wire (our expense) j.
w Bowman, Mgr American Surety COM
pany. room 2o2. Chemical building, st.
Louis Mo. He will do the rest.
Il will have Mr.. Bowman send you a
general description of Live. Being an op-
orator, it is natural to suppose that he
would drift into that line, as the position
does not require a bond; neither does a
clerkship in a freight office, and it is pos
sible he may be engaged in that line.
Very respectfully, A. w. LAWRENCE,
Inspector, room a23 Am. Bank Building,
Kansas City, Mo.
On tie strength of the letter Chief Burt
had Mr.. Lowe arrested and Immediately
wired to Mr.. a. T. Lawrence. inspector at
Kansas City ]. w Bowman, manager
of tho American Surety company, St
Lo1is, Mo, and also to Mr.. Ernest Lorenz
sheriff Of Campaign county, Illinois, and
received the following kilograms:
"Urbana, H., Dec. TO-
Frank S. Burt, Chief of Police, Wich-
TIA. Kansas:
we set requisition papers.
ERNEST LORENz, Sheriff"
kansas City Mo-, Dec, 10.
Frank S. Burt, Chief Of Police, Wich-
tia. Kansas:
Hold Lowe. VIII come or have man
from ST. Louis.
a. T. LAWRENCE, Inspector"
"St Louis, Mo, Dec. II.
Frank S. Burt, Chief of Police, Wich-
tia, Kansas:
Hold Lowe at all hazards. Officer will
leave at once.
j. W. BOWMAN, Manager"
When Chief Burt received these three
kilograms he could not do otherwise than
hold mis- man out of courtesy TO his fel-
low officers, if nothing else. accordingly
he was held while the expected officers
was to arrive. Two days passed and no
officers arrived and Nj. Burt, not desiring
to mold a man longer than necessary, and
there beirg no necessity for the sheriff to
wait en- req1isition papers. as Mr. Lowe
mad said that he would so without them,
telegraphed last evening at o'clock to
the sheriff to know what was the matter
and a. $50 received the following tele-
gram, which was not even prepaid:
Champaign Illinois. Dec. p. 1901.
Frank S. Burt, Chief of Police, Wich-
ita. Kansas:
Have not left. Release Lowe. No
papers in my hands
ERNEST LORENZ. Sheriff"
When the chief received that telegram
he was about the maddest man in Wich-
tia He at once released Mr.. Lowe. who
actually cried OF the sudden turn things
had taken.
Chief Burt said: IF the manager Of
the American Surety company should
come into my Office ne would meet with
4 d warm reception" And as for
that sheriff the man might have laid here
until Saturday night and we would have
been none the wiser. Common courtesy
should have compelled MIN To wire US
when he found that he had no papers. :
would make il hot for him If he were
where 1 could reach him
The shame Of leaving an innocent man
under arrest and in Jail while his wife
and little da Ighter were crying their life
out thinking Of the awful place in which
ne was confined. It was heartrerding
TO sea the anguish of Mir Loves wife
when she was first informed Of his arrest.
Now that he is free he viii return To
Crbara. Illinois and CONNIE nee suit
against the American Surety company for
their conduct in this case.
1T IS probable" said Chief Burt last
evening. that Mr. Love gave some re-
bates on freight to secure the business for
the comranv while he was agent. and
after ne resigned his rosition the Wabash
people refused TO stand the relates when
they we're called TO their attention and
they have tried TO make the Surety com
pany pay for them.