The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-20
PROMOTED 4
new TOWNSITE
Parties Connected with the
Affair Were Arrested
TO EXPLOIT WARWICK
Sheriff Found a Man Advising
Prisoners to Resist.

Guthrie. o. T. Sept. 19.-Concerning
tile arrest of the Monarch Investment
company officials VINO were promoting
the new town of Warwick, the Chandler
Publicits says:
In the throng Of 200 excited people
tile arrival of two quiet looking men
IL, a buggy did not arract notice. That
arrival. however, was fraught with
grave import to the Monarch Investment
company Of Kansas City, exploiters OF
tile town of Warwick, o. T. The two
quiet looking men were Sheriff Tilghman
ard Deputy Tom Upton, and they had
not been on the grounds long until they
had placed under arrest Robert j. Mar
lin. president Of the company; Z. L.
Evans, E. c. Chambers, William Kent,
members Of the company, and several
others who were taking prominent
part in the proceedings.
While Sheriff Tilghman was looking
for a conveyance in which to bring his
prisoners to Chandler, he left them in
charge of Deputy Upton. Upon his re-
turn he found a fellow making loud
talk and advising those under arrest not
TO come with the sheriff unless he could
show warrants for their arrest and de-
nanded 70 know under whose author
fly Tilghman was acting. When told
that the arrests were made by order OF
]. H Burford. chief justice of the ter
ritory. he replied: well, 1 am from
Texas. but will have to be shown" Thigh
man quietly reached across the table
and, picking the gentleman up by the
coat collar. set him among the other
prisoners and brought him along. Reach
ing here it was found that the obstrep-
erous gentleman was none other than
]. II. Borders, secretary Of the company
He would probably have been overlooked
had he kept quiet.
The plan followed by the company in
opening the townsite was this: All lots,
1850 in number. had been sold at the
uniform price of S25 cash, with the I'M
Outstanding that the company would
make known the plan of distribution on
the day of the opening. 1t was accord
fngly announced yesterday that Capital
prize Of the corner lot on which stands
shack dubbed by courtesy bank build
Ing. would be awarded to the lot pur-
chaser who came nearest guessing the
number of head OF live stock sold on the
Kansas City exchange yesterday. every
purchaser being entitled to guess. The
person making the next best guess would
be allowed to select his from all those re-
naming after the capital prize was
awarded: the third best guesser taking
second choice and so forth to the end of
the line. The guesses were being record
ed at the time the sheriff appeared upon
the scene.
All of those named as being arrested
were Brought before Judge Burford this
morning on the charge of setting up and
maintaining a lottery in Lincoln county
on the 18th day of September, 1903. Each
one was held to answer to the grand jury
in the sum of $3.50 They promptly gave
bond are are enjoying their liberty
The Judge called the grand jury before
him and gave them special instructions
on the law governing lotteries, bringing
out in his instructions the point Of law
not generally known TO the laity that dis
posing of lots by lottery works for
fixture of the townste.
Judge Burford also instructed the
county attorney to bring suit in the name
O fthe territory TO quiet title to the 400
acres OF land covered by the townsite,
said land to be sold and the proceeds to
go to the common school fund.
The sheriff brought over with the pris
oners a sachel said to contain the pro-
ceeds OF yesterdays sales which the Of
hcers valued at $1,000.