Proceedings of the Joint Committee of the State of Kansas: Appointed at the Session of 1891, to Investigate the Explosion Which Occurred at Coffeyville, Kansas, October 18, 1888 (Classic Reprint) by Unknown Author (Paperback / softback, 2015)
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Joint Committee of the State of Kansas: Appointed at the Session of 1891, to Investigate the Explosion Which Occurred at Coffeyville, Kansas, October 18, 1888 Whereas, It is alleged that on the 18th day of October, 1888, a package of dynamite or other deadly explosive was deposited in the office of the Pacific Express Company, at Coffeyville, Kansas, and directed to be sent to Winfield, Kansas; and Whereas, The dynamite did explode while in the custody of H. M. Upham, and dangerously, and well-nigh fatally wounded two incent women; and Whereas, It is charged that a person is w in the employ of the State of Kansas who, it is charged, was implicated in a conspiracy against the lives and property of certain citizens of the State of Kansas; and Whereas. It has been charged that the Republican State Central Committee was the instigator of this conspiracy to destroy the property, reputation, and possibly the lives of some of our people, for political effect; and Whereas. It has been charged in certain prints, and on the Hoor of this House, that the aforesaid alleged crime has t been investigated in the courts of the State, by reasontof the refusal of certain officers to perform their sworn duties; and Whereas, Parties making such charges have withheld from the public all authority to make the same, and have used the information they claim to have for political effect, thereby making their pretended kwledge of crime a basis of political agitation instead of attempting to bring criminals to justice; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, That a committee of five on the part of the House and three on the part of the Senate be appointed to make a full investigation of all facts pertaining to this outrage, with a view that the guilty may be punished, the incent vindicated, and the lives of the people protected. Resolved, That said committee be empowered to compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books, papers, and to administer oaths, examine witnesses, and employ a sergeant-at-arms and a stegrapher, and that the testimony taken shall be printed, and that the said committee sit with open doors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.