Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
NOT In A LOTTERY.
SENATOR CARLISLE DEFENDED
AGAINST ZACH. PHELPS.

Major Sanders Says the Kentucky States
man Wouldn't Be a Lottery Lawyer
After He Became Speaker-That House
and Lot Story Refuted.
LOUISVILLE, July 24-The charge at
tributed to Hon. Zach Phelps, of this city,
| that Senator John G. Carlisle was attorney
of the Frankfort Lottery Company, had
received gift of house from the company
and was influenced to oppose the adoption OF
the new constitution, has been widely cireu-
lated. Although Mr.. Phelps denied that he
made the charge except by innuendo, the de-
famatory statement continues to be circu-
lated To-day a reporter had an interview
with Major d. w. Sanders, the chief at
torney of the lottery company, which eff
fectually disposes of the current libel.
Major Sanders was asked if he was familiar
with Mr.. CariiSle's connection with the lot
terv litigation in this State, and said:
"Yes, L know all about it, and Senator
Carlisle has not been engaged in any lottery
litigation in this State in any capacity for
the past ten years. Prior to 1877 he was
employed in suits, both for andeagainst the
lotteries Prior to 1877 Senator Carlisle,
Governor Stevenson, Governor Fisk, Colonel
John Mason-Brown and Judge Bullock
litigation by the owners of some of the
lottery grants in Kentucky In March,
1876, the General Assembly adopted Joint
resolutions, which were approved bv the
Governor, directing the Attorney-Generalt to
proceed bv quo warranto against all per-
sons, firms or corporations claiming or ex-
ercising the right to a lottery franchise
in the State of Kentucky. Gen
eral Moss, the Attorney-General
at that time, filed quo warranto
suits against all the lottery companies, in
execution of the public duty imposed upon
him by these joint resolutions Among the
number was the Frankfort Lottery, in the
Franklin Circuit Court. Upon the applica-
tion of General Moss this particular suit
was transferred to Oldham county at the
following May term OF the Oldham Circuit
Court in 1877.
''This quo warranto suit was tried before
Judge S. E. Dehaven. Senator John G.
Carlisle appeared for the Commonwealth as
co-counsel to Attorney General Moss This
prosecution was conducted with marked
and distinguished ability, the Common
wealth being as ably represented as ever
before in her history, as she will probably
never be again. Judge Dehaven entered a
judgment dismissing the quo warranto pro-
ceedings from which au appeal was taken to
the Court of Appeals, where the judgment
of the lower court was affirmed.
''Mr Carlisle was never, to nv knowl-
edge, employed by this Frankfort lottery.
He has been in the past one of the attor-
neys for the owners of the Paducah and
Henry county franchise, however, know
that he persistently declined all employ
ment in the lottery litigation from the first
time he first announced himself candidate
for Speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatives, and since that time has not
had any professional employment whatever
from them.
''Major, could Mr.. Carlisle, without your
knowledge, have had any employment by
any of the lotteries of the State in the last
years?"
81 know positively that he has not. 1
know this, because 1 have talked to him
upon his discontinuance of this employ
ment.