The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-23
GOV. BARNES
TURNS DOWN
GOV. STANLEY
Fails to Honor a RequiSttion
From Kansas
Fer Mr.. |. N. WILLIAMS
Another Case of Oppression
by Kansas City Firms
FOR Mr.. /. N. WILLIAMS

Guthrie. o. T., Ap-n 22.-Gcvernor c. NJ.
Barnes refused to honor a requtsition to
day from Governor Stanley Of Kansas fer
L. n. Williams Of washita county. who
is a well known cattleman OF Oklahoma.
This case is similar to the Coleman ana
Smith case which created 50 mitch com
ment IN this country year ago and
which caused the condemnation Of the
methods of business Of some Of the cattle
commission firms in Kansas City.
The reQuisition which was issued by
Governor Stanley states that Williams is
a fugitive from justice and IS wanted in
Wyandotte county for obtaining money
under false pretenses. Williams has peN e.
been a resident OF Kansas since this
country was opened up for settl ement and
now owns a large ranch in Washita codn-
ty For some time he was the solicitor
IN the southwestern part Of Oklahoma for
the Elmore-Cooper Commission company
Of Kansas City, making loans on cattle
Williams had 400 steers on his ranch and
while solicitor secured a loan Of ST.
from the Elmore-Cooper company. The
cattle were given as security and kept on
the Williams ranch. After the mortgage
had run for time representatives Of the
company came into Oklahoma and made
two or three attempts TO secure the cat
tie, claiming that the firm was not salts
ned that everything was right. One time
they did get away with about 900 head Of
the cattle. and Williams. together with a
brother in the business brought civil
action against the Elmore-COoper com
pany, claiming that they had secured
enough Of the cattle to pay the claim
against them and also had cattle enough
To make about 5000 more than their
mortgage called for. Williams Bros. ask
ed for a Judgment against the commission
company for the full amount which they
claimed had been taken by tne company.
About this time the charges Of obtain
Ing money under false pretenses were
made against Mr.. Williams The Elmore-
Cooper Commission company claimed
that he had secured the money in Kansas
I'm Wyahdotte county. And for this rea-
son. as stated, the requisition was asked
for.
Williams states that the papers were all
made out in Washita county and that he
received the money at Weatherford, in
Custer county, and was not IN Kansas at
the time thst the loan was made. Not
only does he make this kind Of a state
ment but he has witnesses to PROVE
that ne is correct in the matter.
The people of western Oklahoma are
tired Of this kind Of business on the part
Of the Kansas City firms It mas not been
great while ago when Coleman & Smith
two 'cattIemen Of western Oklahoma,
were broken I'D in business by just such
methods as these. The men had given
mortgages on their cattle to Kansas City
commission firms and after a number Of
attempts TO get at the catue charges Of
obtaining money under false pretenses
were brought A TeGuisition was issued
by the governor Of Kansas and hOnored
by the governor OF Oklahoma II is stat
cd that officers went after the two men.
They were not allowed to see an attorney
but were taken to Oklahoma City close
ly guarded. For fear that they might see
friends the two men were taken to Sew
ard in a carriage and were then put on
board a train and taken TO -Aansas Guy.
where they were arraigned. ~ O or three
times they we're forced TO take witnesses
to Kansas City for the trial. which was
finally thrown out of court after the two
men had spent several thousand dollars
81 keeping out OF the penilenuary on
charge which had nothing beund it. An
other such was the case Of J. a. Scott OF
Beaver Tie had trouble with Kansas
City commission men and YVES taken to
Kansas City and pailed on a charge
which implicated him ia giving two mort
cages on his cattle. etc. Scott could not
give bond and the result of the matter
was that representatives of the commits
sion firm took charge Of the cattle which
were on his raucu, and when he did get
out of ta1 he had neither cattle nor
money, the commission firm had ali of It.
MS is stated by men who reside in western
Oklahoma.
WeIty Haas the Mumps.
Guthrie o. T.. April 22.-Bert Welty.
who is confined i'm the Federal Jail
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