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expected   to   give   any   of   my   time   to   the   company�察  �as   I   was   otherwise 

engaged。       I  was   editor   of   a  daily   newspaper�察     �and    could    not   attend   to 

anything else。 While this company was doing business a printed circular 

was   used�察  �stating   that   the   corporation had   one   hundred   thousand   dollars 

PAID   up   capital。   This   circular   was   sent   out   through   the   mails   over   the 

State advertising the business。 It was charged this circular was fraudulent�察�

that the   company did   not have that amount   of capital paid in。  My  name 

was attached to this printed circular。 For this�察�I was indicted in the United 

States   District   Court�察  �on      the   charge   of   using    the   mails   for   fraudulent 

purposes。 The   advertised   capital   of this   corporation   was   SUBSCRIBED�察�

but not all paid in�察�as it was not needed in the business of the company。 

After indictment I was arrested�察�and gave bonds for my appearance at the 

next term of court�察�which was held soon after。 

     Not     being   able    to  secure    the   attendance     of   all  my    witnesses�察    �my 

attorney wrote the prosecuting attorney asking his consent that my case be 



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continued。     The    request   was    granted。   When     the   case   was   called�察  �my 

attorney   appeared   and   introduced   a   motion   to   continue   the   case�察  �filing 

affidavits necessary in such cases。 The prosecuting attorney having given 

his consent�察�there was no doubt in the minds of those interested as to the 

continuance of the case。 For some cause best known to himself�察�the judge 

would not grant the continuance�察�and forced me to trial without having a 

single    witness。    It  was    my    intention    to  have    some     fifty  witnesses 

subpoenaed�察�to prove that the insurance company of which I was president 

was not a fraud。 Not being allowed to have my witnesses�察�I was�察�under the 

instructions of the court�察�which were�察�indeed�察�exceedingly pointed�察�found 

guilty�察�and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and to pay a fine 

of two hundred dollars。 The political ring now triumphed for a brief period。 

In order to prove conclusively to the reader that this was a piece of spite 

work�察�I have only to state that I was the only one of all the officers of that 

company that was ever tried for running a bogus insurance company。 Why 

was it that I was the only one sent to the penitentiary when there was the 

secretary�察�treasurer�察�and six directors equally as guilty as myself�拭�

     To prove more  conclusively that it   was political spite  work that   sent 

me to prison�察�let me inform the readers that about the time the insurance 

company       at  Atchison    was   organized�察    �a  similar  one   was    organized    in 

Topeka。 They were similar in EVERY RESPECT。 I was president of the 

one at Atchison�察�while a distinguished gentleman by the name of Gen。 J。 C。 

Caldwell   was   president   of   the   one   at   Topeka。   Both   of   these   companies 

failed。 The president of the Atchison company was sent to the penitentiary�察�

while the president of the Topeka company was appointed by the governor 

of the State to the responsible position of chairman of the State Board of 

Pardons。 Many persons have asked why this difference in the treatment of 

the presidents of these two companies。 The only answer that can be given 

is that General Caldwell stood in with the Kansas political ring�察�while I did 

not。 Every sensible man must admit that if it was just for me to serve a 

term    in  prison   for  the   offense   charged    against   me�察  �General     Caldwell 

should   have   been   prescribed   for   in   the   same   manner。   I  have   no   fight   to 

make upon Mr。 Caldwell。 He is an excellent gentlemen。 He was in luck。 

The fates were against me。 Had I been a State instead of a United States 



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prisoner�察  �no   doubt   Mr。   Caldwell�察  �as   chairman   of   the   Board   of   Pardons�察�

would have used his influence to secure for me my liberty。 That I was sent 

to prison is wholly due to politics。 It is unnecessary�察�therefore�察�for me to 

inform the reader that I am now ;out of politics。; Having served out my 

term  I   returned   to   my   home   in Atchison。 As   to   the   ring   that   sent   me   to 

prison�察  �some   of   them   are   dead�察  �others   have   left Atchison   to   make   their 

homes in other places�察�others have failed financially�察�and still others have 

fallen so low that they have scarcely friends enough to bury them should 

they happen to die。 

     The   big   wheel   of   life   keeps   on   revolving。  Those   who   are   up   to´day 

may   be   down   to´morrow�察  �and   vice   versa。   But   to   continue   my   narrative。 

Immediately        after    my    conviction      and   sentence      I  was    taken    to   the 

Leavenworth County jail。 Here I remained until the following Tuesday in 

the   company  of   a   dozen   or   more   prisoners   who   were   awaiting   trial。   On 

Sunday�察�while in this jail�察�my wife�察�who died during my imprisonment of a 

broken heart�察�and   an account of which is   given in   a subsequent   chapter�察�

came to see me。 I can never forget this visit。 She remained with me during 

the   entire   day。   During   the   conversation   of   the   day   I   said   to   her   that�察  �it 

seemed that the future appeared very gloomy。 That it would be a miracle if 

I   ever   was   able   to   survive   the   disgrace   that   had   been   so   cruelly   placed 

upon me。 That all ambition and hope as to the future had fled�察�and that I 

could not blame her if she should now free herself by means of divorce�察�as 

my conviction of crime was a legal ground for divorce in Kansas。 In reply 

to   this�察 �the   noble    little  woman�察     �her   face   aglow    with    the  radiance     of 

womanly  devotion�察  �said�察  �that   for   twenty   years   of   married   life   our   home 

had been one of sunshine�察�that I had been kind to her and made her life 

one of happiness�察�and that now�察�when misfortune came�察�it was not only a 

duty�察�but the highest pleasure�察�to prove her fidelity。 She kept her word。 She 

was   true   to   the   last。 When   dying�察 �her   last   words   were   a   petition   for   the 

blessings   of   God   upon   her   husband   who   was   far   away  behind   frowning 

prison walls。 On Tuesday morning a deputy United States marshal came to 

the jail and gave me notice that in a few moments we would leave for the 

penitentiary。   This   officer   was   a   gentleman�察  �and   did   not   seek   to   further 

humiliate me by placing irons on my person。 I have often thought of this 



                                      
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