Coffey County, Kansas Newspaper Articles

STEPCHILD'S MURDER CHARGED

Burlington, Kan., Woman Accused of Killing 4-Year Old Girl

Mrs. Edward Edwards has been arrested at Burlington, Kan., charged with the murder of Viola Gladys Edwards, her 4 year old stepdaughter. The coroner's jury found that the child came to it's death by being stamped and trampled on by Mrs. Edwards. The woman says a strange man killed the child. Mrs. Edwards is Edwards' third wife. The child was adopted by his second wife. (Williamburg Journal & Tribune, Williamsburg, Iowa, after 1900, submitted by Dawn Minard)

TRUANCY OFFICER SUES COFFEY CO.

County Truancy Officer Henry Jackson has brought suit in the District Court at Burlington against the board of county commissioners of Coffey county praying judgment for $16 with interest at 6 percent from May 7, 1907. The case brings up several questions, there being very little if any dispute as to the facts. The commissioners turned down Mr. Jackson's bills for 23 days spent at office work, writing letters etc., the bill having been O.K'd by County Superintendent Lane. Mr. Jackson insists that the bill was just that the work had been done under the direction and at the request of the county superintendent and that he was entitled to the money. (Wichita Searchlight, August 31, 1907, page 3)

SUICIDE WAS "CHECK KITNG" KANSAS BANKER

Excelsior Springs, Mo., Nov. 4---The body of a man who hanged himself in the city jail here, Nov. 2, has been identified as that of Arthur E. Hazen of Leroy, Kansas, whose financial operations in "check kiting" resulted in the closing of the People's State bank of LeRoy, Kan., and the Farmers' State bank at Neosho Falls, Kan.

Arrested here charged with attempting to pass a worthless check, Hazen, who gave his name to the police as "C. H. Johnson", committed suicide by hanging himself with his own necktie in his cell.

Hazen's "check kiting" operations are said to have totalled one and one-half million dollars, but he died almost penniless.
(Grand Forks Herald ~ November 5, 1921 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)