The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-19
Another Warrant Been Issued
for Geo. Badders.
On Seven Separate Charges of
Embexxlement.
ATCHISoN AND JOHN DAWSON
They Have Joined q. s. In
Prosecution of ex.Merchant.
Badders Valves Preliminary
ON Federal Charges.

For the second time in less than "a
hours, George S. Badders faces GRIM
inal complaint, a state warrant charg-
ing the president Of the Badders Cloth
ing company with endorsement on
seven specific counts having been is
sued Conviction on each count means
not to exceed five years in states
prison Attorney General John s.
Dawson swore to the state compliant
and a warrant was issued for Badders
Immediately after the lunch hour.
The Topeka merchant now faces
criminal charges in both the federal
and state courts. His arrest Wednes-
day afternoon by the government on a
warrant charging misuse of the mails
in furtherance of a scheme to defraud,
means Badders will be held to await
the Investigations of the grand jury
which meets in Topeka next month.
Badders' arrest this afternoon Is by
far the more serious complaint. The
seven counts in the complaint charge
embezzlement of merchandise and
funds of the Badders Clothing COM
pany and conviction on each court
means not to exceed five years In the
state lenitentiary. There is no alterna-
tive. Conviction means prison sentence
and the law makes no provision for
fine at the discretion OF the court. The
federal charge means, upon conviction.
not more than five years imprison-
ment or a fine not exceeding 5000.
or both fine and imprisonment.
Seven counts set out in the Badders
state charge, cover alleged misappro-
priation Of merchandise and cash by
the Topeka merchant.
The Seven Charges.
First count charges the misappropria-
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Byers, his father-in-law, alleged by the
state to have been wrongfully taken
from the funds Of the corporation.
Count 2, charges the illegal taking
by Badders OF $500 of the company's
funds. The count is based on the pay
ment by the Badders company. on
Badders' own motion, OF a 5000 salary
to the corporations president and the
subsequent payment Of this sum to
Byers to meet alleged personal obliga-
tions.
The third count charges the embez-
clothing company, the count being
based on the sale of merchandise by
Badders to David August.
Fourth count charges embezzlement
in the sum of about $500, based on a
wholesale delivery of merchandise to
the Mills company from tie stock of
the Badders company.
the law in the purchase of SO rain
coats. valued at 50 each and the dispo-
sitiOn in wholesale of this stock at less
than the invoice price.
Count No. 6. is based on the sale
of merchandise to Fred Voiland in
North Topeka, from whom Badders re-
ceived about 81 200 in cash. This sale
is alleged to have been for less than
the invoice cost of the goods and for
the alleged purpose Of delaying and
defrauding creditors in the payment of
accounts.
The seventh count charges Badders
with embeZzlement in the shipment of
$1,000 worth of the company's merchan-
disc from the Topeka store to st. JOS
eph, Mo-, where the goods were placed
in storage house in an alleged effort
to defraud the company's creditors in
the payment OF accounts.
The complaints were issued by Coun-
ty Attorney w. E. Atchison at noon
today. In the absence of Sheriff L. L.
Kiene. there was no one present to
sign the complaint. The attorney gen.
erals office which had assisted in the
preparation Of the Badders complaint
and the investigation of the case, was
appealed to.
Dawson signed Complaint
That's all right said Attorney Cen
eral Dawson, I'll sign the complaint
myself"
He did. He walked to the court
house. signed and swore to each of
the seven complaints against Badders
and shortly after the noon luncheon
hour. a warrant for Badders' arrest
was placed in the hands of a deputy
sheriff.
Waived Preliminary.
With his attorney, d. r. Hite, Bad
ders appeared before United States
Commissioner Frank Campbell this aft
ernoon and waived preliminary exami-
nation. He was held to the April grand
jury in Topeka under s., 900 bond
The bond was signed by John r. Null
vane, president Of the Bank of To-
peka.
Testimony offered in the Badders in
involuntary bankruptcy suit was to the
effect that the Badders company kept
its account with the hank of which 7