Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-29
ORDER FOR ARREST ISSUED.
Substance Of States Charges Against
Gen. SicIxleS.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 25.-Upon ap-
plication of the State authorities, the
State Supreme Court to-day issued an
order for the arrest of Gen. Daniel e.
Sickles, Of the New York monuments
commission, Is alleged to have failed
to account for $23,476 of the COM
mission funds.
Under the order Gen. Sickles will
be required to give bail equal to the
amount of the alleged shortage, with
the understanding the bond will be
forfeited to the State If Judgment Is
rendered in the States favor.
ThC total amount of the alleged
shortage was SIS, ,476, but on Decem-
ber 20 last Stanton Sickles, a son of
the General, paid the State $1,000
and promised to make good the bal
ance as soon as certain property in
Spain owned by Mrs. Gen. Sickles
could be sold.
The States complaint pointed out
that from 1890 to 1912, inclusive,
the Legislature appropriated $780,
141 for use Of the com mission. 1t Is
charged that of this amount $445,-
Gal was turned over to Gen. Sickles
and that his vouchers showed a bal
ance unaccounted for of $2S,476.
The complaint alleged that this
was converted by Gen. Sickles "to
his own personal use in or about
July, 1912"
Mrs. Longstreet to the Rescue.
New York, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Helen
D. Longstreet, widow of the famous
Confederate general, came to the
aid of her husbands civil war foe,
Gen. Daniel e. Sickles, to-day, with
an offer to raise $23,476 among the
ragged and manned followers Of
Lee" to pay Gen. Sickles' alleged
debt to the State of New York.
Sheriff Harburg, who arrested Gen.
Sickles to-day in the civil suit
brought by the State to recover the
money, also directed a letter to
many of the richest men In New
York asking them to aid the aged
veteran.
Mrs. Longstreet's Offer.
In a telegram sent to Gen. Sickles
from Gainesville, Ca, Mrs. Long
street said she had telegraphed to
the Attorney General of the State of
New York that she would raise the
money among the Confederate vete-
rams If allowed sufficient time. "The
republic whose battles you fought
will not permit your degradation"
were her closing words to Gen.
Sickles.
Mrs. Longstreet's telegram to Gen.
Sickles follows:
my soul is sorrowed b. your .~0u.
bles. l am wiring the Attorney Cen
eral OF New York that will lise
money among the ragged de, ute
and manned veterans WHO iol owed
Lee to pay the amount tcmhn 1.i if
the New York officials wi! nno, ,lf-
ficient time. The republic use
battles you fought will not = init
your degradation.
"Helen D. Lo IS Tree "
The sheriff addressed his let = to
]. P. Morgan, John D. Rocke her,
Andrew Carnegie and til $50 4em-
bers of the sheriff's pam composed
of wealthy New Workers .
Sheriff Gentle With ne &ics,
Sheriff Harburg dealt gently with
his prisoner. Instead o. a@rr,ng ne
order of arrest this morui1g ue
waited until Gen. Sickle. la.yrer nad
arranged with surety CON pany for
a $4,000 bond for til veteran s
freedom. Mr.. Hays blUugh, il 20
the sheriff's Office and Jucv Tent 20
Gen. Sickles' Fifth avelus iome this
afternoon.
They placed the bond before the
general and he signed ii N g hOwing
hand.
THAT handwriting Is not 80 bad
for man who is more than 80 (cor-
rect) years old, sheriff." he COM
mented. 1t cost me $500 to get this