Sheriff W. M. Taylor returned from Texas Monday evening, bringing with him W. D. Weiler, the former cashier of the defunct First National Bank of this city, to answer to the charge of having received deposits while acting in the capacity of cashier of said bank when the institution was insolvent.For some time, it seems, Sheriff Taylor and County Attorney Jackson have been trying to ascertain the whereabouts of ex-Cashier Weiler, but not until last week did they succeed in apprehending him, when Sheriff Taylor learned, while at Kingman, that he was at Handley, Texas. He immediately telegraphed County Attorney Jackson to secure requisition papers on the state of Texas for his arrest and Mr. Jackson at once left for Topeka to get out the necessary papers.
In the meantime, Sheriff Taylor telegraphed to the sheriff at Fort Worth, Texas, to cause Mr. Weiler's arrest. After securing the requisition papers on the governor of Texas for his man Wednesday, of last week, be immediately proceeded to Texas. At Fort Worth he was met by the sheriff of that county and Mr. Weiler, who signified his willingness to return with Sheriff Taylor without his proceeding to Austin to get out the necessary papers for bringing him out of the state. They arrived here Monday evening, and Mr. Weiler was taken before Justice McCune, and waived his preliminary and was bound over in the sum of $4,000 to appear at the March term of the district court for trial. Mr. Weiler quickly furnished his bond and departed for Kingman Tuesday morning.
The cause leading to his arrest is explained in the following:
State of Kansas
Comanche County.In the District Court in and for the county and state aforesaid.
The State of Kansas Plaintiff
vs.
Wm. D. Weiler, Defendant.INFORMATION
I, W. J. Jackson, the undersigned County Attorney of Comanche county in the state of Kansas duly authorized and empowered to complain of the offenses against said state and in the said court comes now here and gives the said court to understand and be informed that on or about the 19th day of September, 1891, in the County of Comanche in the State of Kansas, Wm. D. Weiler, being then and there the cashier of a banking institution incorporated under the laws of the United States of America to wit:-
First National Bank then and there doing business at such banking institution and which was their and there insolvent, did, though well knowing and having had knowledge that said banking institution was so insolvent, unlawfully and feloniously receive into the banking institution of and from Parker Wright and Milo Wright, partners as Wright Bros., a certain deposit of money of the aggregate amount and value of $150.00 of the money of the said Parker Wright and Milo Wright, partners as Wright Bros., and thereafter, to wit:-
On the -st day of September, 1891, the said banking institution by reason of its insolvency did then and there without having restored or repaid the said deposits utterly fail and wholly cease to do business and became and remains wholly unable to pay said deposit on demand in the course of banking business whereby by reason of the said deposits so as aforesaid unlawfully and feloniously received loss to the extent of the said sum of $150.00 did to the said Parker Wright and Milo Wright, partners as Wright Bros., occur, contrary to the form of the statue in such cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the state of Kansas. W. J. Jackson, County Attorney.
William D. Weiler was the Mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, in 1891. See Coldwater Centennial Notebook.
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