The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-03
HIS FUTURE
is THREATENED
Judge Harvey Received an
Odd Letter
REGARDING RICHARDS CASE
Doctor Was a Missionary at
One Time.
REGARDING RICHARDS CASE


nous letter which threatens his political
future il he does not decide the Richards
/ case against the people who have brough;
the case in the city court The arguments
in the case viii be heard this afser-
room and it is not expected that The let
ter viii have much influence on The de
cision Of Judge Harvey. Such letters sell
dom do have with men Of his class. The
letter, which was enclosed il IN envelope
from the Arcade Hotel. Ponca City. O. T,
was evidently mailed in this city. IS it
bore The post-mark OF the Wichita post
Office 1t w@s written with a typewriter
ana was all upper case. 1t was as
/ follows:
The most prominent politician in
/ Wichita. said yesterday. if Harvey de-
cides against Wichita people in that
Richards case, his name is Dennis after
! that in the political world of Wichita.
/ That baby was the child of two promi-
neat Wichita young peopIe-the father
/ of the boy Gor he was but a boy being
one OF the most influential men in town
You cannot afford, young as you are. 10
ruin your prospects, and you have the
word Of seven or eight Wichita witnesses
against a few Of Richard S cronies Birds
of a feather flock together they say.
You would never get woman vote
again"
When Judge Harvey received the let
ter he was much amused and said: Il
guess I can give decision in The case
without such advice
The case has attracted great deal OF
attention all over the country as has been
shown by the letters which have been re-
ceived by the police matron. the chief of
police and others who have been con-
nected with the case.
\ letter was received at the Eagle Office
last night which was not signed. It said
that the Richards had not Deen treated
fairly and that they had been taken ad-
vantage of. After telling of the late
trouble which has been aired in court.
and has been published. the letter states
in part:
"The doctor is a self-made man. In
his early life he was a devoted Chris
tian. joining the n. E. church when only
a lad of years and has so continued In
this path until two and a half years ago
on coming - the territory. lie was kept
80 busy in his practice that he neglected
his religious duty TO a considerable ex-
tent When the doctor was at the tender
age OF years and six months oid. he
was compelled to go To work he being
the next oldest in large family ncces-
STATED this. This gave him but short
while in school and as he grew older he
saw the necessity Of more schooling. But
be continued working and staying az
home with his parents until the age OF
3 all this time allowing his parents to
draw his months salary regularly. which
averaged no less than S65 per month. and !
only receiving : per month spenmng |
money. as boys generally term IT, With /
this meagre allowance he bought books |
and studied at night and bought an organ 4
and instead of running tho streets and 1
having what most young men call a good /
time. he was always found with his books 4
or pracucing on his organ. until h be 1
come G. fair musician and was organist 4
in the church and later had the choir in 1
charge in the church. Never did ho re-
ceive any instruction II music. when 4
=
and was always doing something +
for others. lie always took an active
part in Sabbath school; was superintend-
ent FOR many years and an active church
worker.
at the age OF . he married and he and
his wife went to college in Minneapolis
ard finished business course and later
attended a Bible school and studied Bible
end ancient history together. graduating
In their course. AS Bible students they
then engaged in various branches OF nlis-
sionary work travelling through almost
I'll the states ia the union and various
parts Of Canada. Ontario. Manitoba.
Alberta and all the northwest part II
Canad8. where they did q great work
imons the Indians and half breeds iu
northwest Canada.
They were finally sent to the Indies 90
work ana earry the gospel 70 the natives
and il VAS while wcrking there they saw
! great opening for medical missionary
TorS, aad so returned u this country
70 graduate as rhyeiciara. expecting 20
-eturn as missionaries
They had ~ 20 this dnla been seif-
ard worked thelr way through
'chool. hrt Z, seemed a greet uni iarraE-
ne 90 fnish q medical coarr, without
ry meme But they were Ertef-rlrel
70 tTy e ard commencot with ssa. psl1
5 for tridon and books and boarer8
hernteire- and clothed themselves ans
title boz ard Te-a even Vlth ihs woriE
Ehen they eot through two years' uork
: this riace- Eeafr now to enter Ann
rh-- rr,rf-siiT rhieh ftev were stH
.thort rrF a. commence tat thrv