Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1894 — CRONKHITE CAUGHT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CRONKHITE CAUGHT.

Warren County’# Defaulting Treasures Arrested at to# Angeles, Cal. Gov. Matthews received a telegram, Saturday, announcing the arrest of Augustus Cronkhite, the defaulting treasurer of Warren county, who disappeared Jan. 20,1893, leaving his bondsmen in ths lurch for ?C0,924 12. Cronkhite was landed behind the bars by Sheriff Moore, of Fountain county, who was employed by the bondsmen to trace the fugitive. Moora has been upon the trail for tome time, and learned that Cronkhlte’s wife was corresponding with various persons, using a violet ink. By means of a surveillance of the mails at various places he discov“erefflbat these names were only fictitious ones being used by Cronkhite, and he accordingly followed the clue and has traced Cronkhite from a point in Michigan, through Illinois and Nebraska, and at last located his man at Los Angeles. Jan, 9 Moore secured a requisition upon the Governor, but coming upon Cronkhite ii the Lbs Angeles postoffice, he gobbled hi» prisoner without formality and got a warrant afterward.

Of Georgia, died at Washington, Monday Mr. Colquitt was a citizen of Atlanta, ans was born in Walton county, Ga., Apr. 20 1824; graduated from Princeton class a 1844; admitted to the bar in 1845; served in the United States army during the Mexican war with the rank of Major; was a member of the Georgia Legislature several times; memberof the Georgia secessloi convention; served in tbe confederate annj with the rank of Colonel; Governor oi Georgia in 1876; elected U. S. Senator sot term commencing Mar. 4, 1883 and reelected in 1888. Senator Colquitt wai stricken with paralysis in June, 1894 Since that time he has been unable k walk without assistance, but has attended to his official duties, being wheeled to hfa seat daily in a rolling chair. For yean Senator Colquitt has been prominent ii church and temperance circles.

SENATOR ALFRED H. COLQUITT,