Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

business and social circles, upon the |
discovery of his thefts, plead guilty |
to having embezzled $4,000 from the
bank He was sentenced to five
years in the government prison at
Fort Leavenworth, and he is now
serving that sentence.
| The following interesting roster is
also to the point:
| EDWARD STOKES shot Jim Fisk;
| served term in prison.
AL ADAMS, the Policy King" SEN
fenced in Sin Sing.
| SENATOR BURTON of Kansas
served jail term of six months for ap-
pearing for client for pay before a
government department while still In
the senate.
| FRANK G. BIGELOW, former presi-
dent of the American Bankers asso-
citation, looted the First National bank
of Milwaukee and was sentenced to-
the penitentiary.
LEONARD IMBODEN AND JAMES
A. HILL, Denver bank wreckers, re-
ceived ten-year Jail sentences.
PAUL o. STENSLAND, Chicago
banker, stole $1,5OO,OO fed to Eu-
rope and was brought back and sent
to jail.
GEORGE BURNHAM, counsel for
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company, convicted of grand larceny
and sentenced to Sing Sing.
JOHN R. WALSH, Chicago banker,
sentenced to Jail.
WILLIAM F. WALKER, honored
banker of New Britain, Conn, stole
hundreds of thousands of dollars; fol
| lowed to Mexico, brought back and
sent to jail.
FRANK C. MARRIN, prominent
Brooklyn lawyer, caught after ten
year chase and just sent to prison for
forgery.
MAYOR WILLIAM H. BELCHER OF
ment-
GUY C. STRATTON, millionaire
lumberman of Seattle, Wash, convicted
of murder in the second degree for
killing child with automobile.
MRS. CASSIE CHADWICK, wife OF
prominent Cleveland physician, sent tc
Jail for forgery.
ABE HUMMEL. for years one OF
New York's most prominent lawyers.
sent to Blackwell's island for one
year.
CHARLES T. YERKES, millionaire
traction magnate at his death, was
once convicted and sentenced to q
Jail term, which he served.
J. A. BENSON, California million
aire, sentenced for land frauds, Au
gust 81, 1907, for one year and to pay
a 1000 fine in San Francisco.
CHARLES S. CAMERON, president
of the Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad
Company, when called for sentence
did not answer and court declared
$4,000 bond forfeited.
SENATOR MITCHELL of Oregon
convicted and sentenced to two years
in Jail. Died while appeal was pend
ing.
All of these and a host of others, tc
say nothing further of CHARLES w
MORSE and HARRY K. THAW.
Besides the above, the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
has sent to it each year bankers from
i all parts of the United States thai
have been convicted of crimes carry
ing with them jail sentences The
| prison authorities have what they
term a bankers colony. In 1907 there
were 81 convicts in the bankers col
ony. They were:
"The Bankers Colony"
JUSTUS L. FREDERICK of Elk
hart, Ind, serving ten years
WALTER BROWN, Elkhart, Ind.
serving eight years
WILSON L. COLLINS, E1khart. Ind.
recently released after serving ST,
:, years.
CYRUS e. M'CREADY, Seymour
Ind, recently released after serving
: six years.
ALFRED c. BARKER, Bedford
Ind, released last January after serv
. ing five years
JOHN H. WOOD. Matthews, Ind
soon to be released.
GUSTAV A CONZMAN, Terrs
Haute, Ind serving eight years
FRANK G. BIGELOW, Milwaukee
Wis. serving ten years
HENRY G. COLL. Milwaukee, Wis.
serving ten years.
II ROBERT B. TAYLOR, New Yorl
II city, recently released after serving
five years
, MILTON ]. FUGMAN, San Antonio
u Tex. serving five years
= THOMAS E. Larry. Hillsboro, Tex.
: serving five years
FRANK NJ MABRY, McGregor
Tex, serving five years
J. A ERICKSON, Minot, N. D., serv
ing five years.
CHARLES C. KING, Scotland, s. b
!. serving five years
!. THOMAS COGHILL. Seymour. Wis
w serving five years
Il HERMAN E. HAAS. Chicago, serv
s. ing six years