National Republican., 1883-01-15
rlLrEnEn poLK IN Prison.
lie Declares that He DID Not Intend 20 hob
She state. but To snare IIts Friends.


NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. H.--Col. NJ. r.
Polk, the dofaulting state treasurer, arrived
here saturday, accompanied by United States
Marshal Gosling and Polk's son. There was
largo mob at the station, and it was with diili-
Guilty that he was conveyed to n carriage and
TO Jail. 70 q reporter Polk said he had no
cNtcudcd statement to'makc for publication
prior to his appearance before the committee.
"I contemplated when left he said "to
return every cent ! owed the state, and cN-
pcctcd to raise the amount in Mexico. My
intentions were not TO rob the state, but TO
spare my friends and make good my shortage
Mt the earliest day possible. The only truth
that was tClegraphpd to Nashville papers
during my flight was that was captured and
rccapturGd.'
lie declined to state explicitly wherein the
kilograms were untrue, saying he had no lur-
thCr statement to make.
Mr. Knox Polk said that his father motive
in going to Mexico had bccp misunderstood
| from the first. lie had sturttd there to look
| after his mining interests. Then the hue and
| cry that he was delaultcr was raised, and he
! found himsClfpursuGd by officers before lie Tcal-
| lied whatwast hCmaltor. He declared that tho
| manner and time of his fathers leaving here
showed that>hc contemplated no fraud. If
my father had intcnlcd to dclraud the state"
| The young man continued, che would have
/ fed sooner. | believe that when the affairs
of the treasury are thoroughly investigated
he will be found in arrears only for small
amount, which lac can easily make up
lie did not believe his father drew o pistol
on the officer who attempted to arrest him ut
Webb Station, TcXls, as he was not the kind
Of a man to draw aweGpom unless he intended
to use IL.
Marshal Go,liuc denies chat Polk has been
udulgng in liquor since his capture, and says
that Polk made no statement TO him to the
effect that he had revelations 30 make Chat
would compromise high officials. GOsling
thing in II moment of excitement, and that
he alluded TO certain transactions by which
he decision of the supreme court ON the
"10O-3" case was known IN London and IN
the United States three or four days before
the decision was announced in open court.
The marshal says that before he started tC
return with Polk he promised the latter down
ON the bank of the river that his every wish
} should be respected and faithfully CarricC
out, and everything possible has been done
for his comfort, convenience, and case. Hi
wish that no newspaper reporters should bJ
allowed to intrudo upon him has also beer
carried out as fur as possible.
Polk looks quite Worn out by the excite
mcnt and the journey. He appears Older ant
thinner than when he left, and there is
! sad, almost pitiabc look in his face. lie ap
pcarcd much affected ut the thought of meet
ing with the friends of other and happic
days, and in exchanging few words will
3 reporters spoke almost in whisper. His sol
showed plainly that he felt the disgrace.
: POLK INDICTED.
The jury on Saturday afternoon indictc
Polk for cmbe22lcmCnt. Judge Quarlcs thc
called the grand jury before him and gave IN
+ structions to indicJ all persons who receive
money from Polk knowing that il bclongc
=. TO the state. Atty. Gen. Washington was ais
instructed TO sitt the matter to the bottom
Polk was assigned to Il cell in the Jail whic
, had been carpetcd and made rs comiortabi
as possible. \ few friends were received.
{ is isunderstood that application for bail will nc