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 Samuel Lappin is the son of  Finley Lappin who had first log cabin in Seneca and brother-in-law of C. G Scrafford  who married Miss Justianna Lappin daughter of Finley Lappin.  Below is quots from a 1876 report which is included on these page in full by Homer E. Socolofsky   See repot in full.

  Lappin forged school bonds which he sold to the permanent school fund in September, October, and November. These bonds, for which the state paid $17,848.74 came from various persons, actually aliases for Lappin, reputed to be residents of St. Joseph and Kansas City, Mo.21 Then in December when a new group of school district bonds were offered by J. S. Kibby of Kansas City, the uniformity of the signatures caused Secretary of State Thomas H. Cavanaugh to dig deeper into these and earlier bonds. In his investigation Cavanaugh spent four days in Kansas City, found no evidence of Kibby and became convinced "that the bonds were not executed in Kansas City, and were not offered for sale at Kansas City."22 He told the governor of his suspicions, who asked for Lappin's resignation. Later Lappin was indicted, posted bond, and fled to Chicago, where he was apprehended On January 13, 1876, and returned to jail in Topeka,  

 Lappin broke jail and he and Scrafford both fled the area to Chicago where they had a falling-out and Scrafford returned.  Lappin fled to Peru where he remained for many years later showing up in United States.  Charges were eventually dropped on C. G. Scrafford  and Samuel Lappin.  This eventually caused Scrafford to go  bankrupt. as the state sold his property to reclaim their money.  Scrafford  stayed in Seneca and went on to  construct buildings here including the Gilford Hotel and other building in Seneca which included  the  bank building   which still stands on the corner of Fourth and Main. 

  Documentation of Samuel Lappin and Charles Scrafford  trouble with the law in detail.

Samuel Lappin & Charles G. Scrafford   Bank scrip found on E-Bay in 2004

 Grave Stone of Lappin and Scrafford  in the Seneca, Kansas Cemetery.

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