The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-29
THEN MONTGOMERY WAS
sHACNLEp AND STARTED FOR
LEAvENWoRTr
CHAINED TO OTHER CONv|CTS
ouay's Old Political Friend Insisted
on Having His Clothing Pressed
Before the Journey. Bot Was over.
ruied.-Ae Stole S46e,ooo.

pi,tsburg. Pa. sept rs. William
Montgomery. former cashier Of the
Allcrhcuy National Bank OF Pitts.
buzz was started rom Riverside
pDmtcuuary To- :ho federal prison
st Loayenwoth, Kan, today Like
the lowest OF maicfactois. This man.
who was many years the financial
hacker and confidential adviser on
the late senator Matthew 5. Quay.
was conveyed through the streets Of
P.ttBburg today chained 10 other con.
Sicts.
Montgomery was an unruly prison.
or In Riverside. where he was scry.
Ing fifteen years for siG9 900 thief,
from his bank. and q is hlnted that
he was at the head Of plo. 10
libciate many prisoners soon and
that this FASTENED his departure for
the government prison Montgomery
Tough; this morning when the GOV.
crnmcnt officers told him that he
must go with them to the govern.
mcnt prison. lie had To- be- ovcr-
powered when the prison attaches
came with tho clothing which he
had when he entered the prison
and which was wriuklcd and musscd.
as It bad just come from the nun.
die.
Get those trousers pressed and
creased and press the entire suit
| won't go out looking like q bum, 90
shouted Montgomery.
You're not going to a reception.
you're going to the r.eavcnworth
prison by the governments orders
ana We are starting right now said
. Marshal stone Then several strong
men lad hold OF the former banker
ana forced him into his wrinkled
but increased clothing He was then
man1clcd to three other prisoners
and forced out OF the prison and
hurried through the streets for a
mile 20 the Pennsylvania railroad
track whore by the government
orders fast Pennsylvania train
for Chicago stopped and took all on
board
william Montgomery was perhaps
the most powerful unknown" IN pol
. itjca In his line lie was an intimate
friend OF Quay when the Pcnnsyl
Vauia senator WAS the leader oi
the republican party. That II was
? Quay who made Harrison president
lthe United States has seldom
' been questioned but II is not gen
) orally known that It was william
Montgomery who induced Quay tC
favor Harrison for the presidency
? Quay had called several OF the ma
, tional leaders In republican polite,
/ 10 Pittsburg for a quiet confercnc,
| which war held in the office o
{ Montgomery IN the Allegheny Na
/ tioual bank here Il Is told that tn,
: attitude OF Quay In the campaign
! was 20 be decided that day. ant
4 there were several candidates il
view Quay and his other adviser
! could nor agree ON the man and Il
y ually called Montgomery IN from an
r other Office
/ The bank cnshior. in very iry
a words, told why hc thought Benjamin
Harrison would be- the right man
Quay finally said AN rIsht, gen
y tlcmcu Monty likes Harrison"
. The other prisoners who stnrtc,
/, for L'o "nworth with Montgomer.
d were ~ -'"t W Tiers. torm.rl,
I booSkc,p p.- " the FRS, Nat'ona
, Bank OF ptsburg, sentenced 10
' five years, and John Furman an
!. Joseph Haas, counterfeitcrs, scr
,cnrod FOR five years each.
There is no question In the mind
Of those familiar with the case aha
Montgomery shielded some one higt
err up NOT is there any question tha
tho convicted banker was fixed" s
that Doe win keen his mouth shut.
Tho brightest bank examiner
worked for months with the Idea q
clearing mp the mystery of the All,
gh,uy National Even Montgomery
acvoup ices, Henry Reibcr and Joh
Young. the Farmers National Ban
employees who are In the pontel
ulry for stealing more than on
mi lion dollars from the Farmers
have been used in the effort 20 NJ
cover Montgomoy's oonfcIoratcs &
. the Allegheny National case. bu
without avail
Soon after the looiing OF the ban
, and .,ontsomerys arrest, WilliaI
Stewart. she venerable president G