Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-29
WOu1d-be Democratic Scion
Arrested by u. S. Marshal.

was nominated bv the Democrats for
the Legislature from the 10th dis
trict. was arrested Thursday night by
Deputy United State Marshal Nc
Grath- The charge against Mr.. Rim
ker is that he has been sending OBJ
scene letters through the mail. The
last federal grand jury at Leaven-
worth returned an Indictment against
him.
1t is chrrged that Mr. Rinker wrote
letters to two young ladies in Wa
Keeney- The letters were anything
but decent. The letters were not sign
ed by Mr.. Rinker, but the officers
think they can prove that he wrote
them. One of the letters was signed
G. e. DudrOwe and it is said Mr.. Rim
ker called at the postoffice and inquir-
ed for mail addressed to G. E. Dud-
rowe.
Mr.. Rinker is wealthy man and
lives near Wa-Keeney. He denies any
knowledge of the letters. He gave
bond for 81 900 for his appearance be-
fore the United States Commissioner.
1t was not known at the time that
the investigation was made by the
grand jury that Mr.. Rinker was the
Democratic nominee for the Legisla-l
ture.-Topeka Capital, October p.
From the above our readers will see
that the charges preferred against
federal grand jury at Leavenworth,.
As all kinds of reports have been cir
culated since this matter has appear
ed both in the Capital and Star, we
feel that it is nothing more than fair
and honest that the people of the
town and county be given an honest
and plain explanation of the whole af-
a hu
ity that both Mr.. Rinker and his
are circulating the report
that this matter was instigated and
up by few Republicans sim
ply for political and campaign pur-
poses against Mr.. Rinker, and some
have gone so far as to say that we our
selves are the guilty party and
US that this matter was start
ed, hut we are going to show the peo-
pie that this is false from start to
hnish
On the 22d day of August our post
office clerk received a letter addressed
to herself, and after reading the
letter handed it to us. We will
not go into details as to the contents
Of the letter but sufficient to say that
If the daughter of any man in the
town or county had received such a
letter, could the party have been
proven, would have received a dose of
hot lead in short order. No name was
signed to this letter and both the
clerk and myself did not know who
wrote the letter, but according to
Section 1854 on page GIL, under the
heading of offenses against the Postal
lions. the postmaster is required to
take immediate action in such mat
ters, so we dispatched the letter to
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Washington, D. @.
Now right here we want the people
10 catch this fact aud keep it before
hem, that neither the clerk or my
'elf knew who the writer was as there
vas no name signed to the letter.
Now, for further developments. On
The 23rd of August. Miss Cosy Jones /
# this city received letter that was |
imiIar in address. Miss Jones held |
his letter few days. On September |
tn, the postoffice inspector came |
With the letter which we sent to the |
department. which had been turned
yer to HIM to investigate. The in
pector asked us if any one else had
eceived a letter similar in address
nd we told him that we knew of no
me unless it was Miss Jones and that
e might call and inquire if he chose.
lie did so and Miss Cosy produced the
etter and gave it to the inspector, he
compared the letters and
0und the handwriting almost identi-
al and the contents were also similar
obtaining the same proposition al
lost. But now Dear this fact in
lind, this letter was signed G. e.
'udrowe, Wa-Keeuey, Kansas Now,
'ho was Mr.. @. e. Dudrowe? Well,
'e didn't know but we waited for de-
and they came, for in a
cry few DAYS after the letter was
'ritten to Miss Jones, Mr.. Rinker
anne to the window and asked for
[r. Dudrowe's mail. as Mr. Dudrowe I
IMsELF never called for his mail and /
ever had been heard of in these parts !
re inspector quickly decided that :
r. Rinker was sailing under a ficti-
Gus name which is an offense within ,,
self. We firmly believe that if Mr.. J
mixer wished to prove his innocence .
| this matter that if he would pro- J
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