The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-07
Campbell MOsher, Member of
Battery b, Left Behind.
Arrested just as He Was Ready
to Start.
ITS HIS GUILT.
kept Money He Had Collected
for a Laundry.
X. N. G. Off to Attend Encamp-
ment at Fort Riley.

Campbell Mosher. a member of the
Kansas National Guards, cid not leave
to-day on the hike for Fort Riley to at
tend the state K. N. G. encamp ment.
Just as the 400 members of the local
guard were preparing to start on the
trip, an officer from The court NJ To-
peka arrested Moslter on charge Of
EN- bezzlemenz. Now Mosher will stay
at home and tell the court why he
took his employers money.
For some time Mosher who lives at
1921 East Fifth street has been en-
ployed as a driver for the Mutual
Laundry company. 1t is said that the
young soldier has been slow in report
ing his collections and wnen Mosher
prepared to go to Fort Riley this
morning, c. H. Mathews. proprietor of
the laundry found that the driver was
short $19.S9 in his accounts. An even
IL cents stood between u charge that
would send Mosher to tbs penitentiary
and one thai would mean but a Jail
sentence. When arrested Mosher ad
mitted he had taken the money.
With their new squipr1ent glittering
/ in the bright sunshine 100 members
of the National Guard stood in front
| of the Armory this morning awaiting
! the order to mount ana start on the
/ long hike Along Jackson street sew
II
anxious men and nervous horses and
commented on the soldiers trip. Some
how there was a delay ami it was that
delay that prevented Mosher's trip.
Along the ranks of uniformed men,
marshal from the city court asked
for Mosher. Near the erd of the line
Mosher stood quietly pattlng his horses
neck. He was informed that he was
under arrest. Mosher didn't stop to
ask questions. Quietly Re walked to
the court house with the officer and
later tried to arrange for bond
II took the money, all right" said
Mosher as he sat in tbs court house
and lamented the i'll luck that prevent
ed his trip with the boys. but 1 didn't
intend to steal. Why, If they would
just leave me alone, l would pay back
every cent of it. Saturday night
gave my mother 81. She was to pay
me back last night but Is away from
home and didn't get back ;"
Then Mosher continued with his story
and fidgeted nervOusly in his chair.
| From down the street came the sound
| of approaching horses. There was thu
shrill blast of a bugle. .Mosher went to
| the window and looked out. From the
| pavement below came the sound OF
was applause from the crowd along the
line of march. Mosher's face was pale
as he returned to his seat
1T looks like I won't go this time"
| remarked the soldier-prisoner. And n
deputy marshal languidly wagged his
head in assent.
The Topeka battery left at noon
| overland. The battery of new guns and
| cassons with full equipment of horses
and men made a fine appearance as
they passed down Kansas avenue. They
will camp at Silver Lake or Rossville
tonight.
Companies from all over the state
gathered in Topeka today on their way
to the state encampment. With the
exception of the Topeka battery they
| all went by train.
Junction City. Aug THE Kansas
national guard LOO strong went into
| camp at Fort Riley on the government
reservation today to remain until Au-
gust is. The work at encampment this
year will be devoted during the first
few days to company and battalion and
regimental drills and maneuvers Will
occupy the soldiers during the closing
days of the encampment. The COM
pany rifle contests are scheduled for
next Tuesday, the winners to represent
the state at the national shoot at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
Ten regular army officers and 30 non
| commissioned officers have been de-
tailed by the war department for duty
with the Kansas militia during the en-
campment. Brigadier General Charles
s. Huffman of Columbus is in COM
mand of the brigade. He was a mem
Der of he Twentieth Kansas during the
| Standardization war. The other vet
eran officers holding commands arc
Col. Perry NJ. Hoisington of Newton,
Col Wilder S. Metcalf, Adjutant Cen
eral Charles L Martin, Col. w. J. Wat
son of Pittsburg.
The Kansas university will be repre-
scented at the encampment by a. COM
pany this year for the first time. The
| war department officials have recently
| declared that the Kansas state militia
is the best equipped. best drilled and
disciplined for field service of any state
militia in the United States.
The state militia encamped at Fort
Riley is composed of two regiments of
infantry, one battery of artillery ana
thirty men of the signal corps.