The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-12


appointed time / was at that house and
met p. W. Kline and Jauss +. Leeate.
We renamed there so ne time engaged In
conversation but Mr.. Little did not
arrive until after Mr.. Kline by reason of
business engagements was Obliged to
leave. When ne did come, however, it
was developed that his coming was to
arrange for and to induce Mr. Kline to
furnish and pay over to Mr.. j. F.
LeRats an additional 81 800, to be ex-
pend for some purpose At Topeka which
was not at the time fully explained to
me, and Mr.. Little then and there
gave positive assurances that Ia the
event Mr.. Kline did furnish said
s1,5O0, for such purposes, the orizI-
nal agreement should be at once
carried out. This meeting was before
any appointments had been made by
Governor Lswelling for Kansas City,
Kan, aud day or two previous to the
time when, as / aftsrward learned, Mr..
Kline did pay over to Lsgate at Topeka
the $500, that was the subject OF so
much comment at that time and since.
afterwards met General Little on
supdsy occasions and at each occasion
ne extended to me assurances that mat
tiers in Kansas City would soon be sat
isfactorly arranged"
On the day previous to that on which
Mr.. Fred Close had arranged 70 leave
for Chicago to attend the fair, MIR.
Kline came to me and said that MIR.
Close had c,ms to him and demanded
OF him in consideration for certain pro-
lection of his (Klins's) business, 81 900
per month, and that they had come to.
an sgroement about the matter. He.
said further that Mr.. Close asked as Q.
first payment under such agreement
$500, and that he (klins) wished me to
take some money to Topeka and deliver
it over to Mr. Fred Close, and ne gave
me slO0 for that purpose. Il
was Saturday evening when 1
called Mt the residence Of Mr.. Close,
but he being eut was unable to see
him. l however left word for him to
meet me the following morning at the
Chesterfield. The next morning Mr..
Close came to the Chesterfield with his
family, on his way 10 the train. MIR.
Close recognized me at once and seemed
very glad to see me and Immediately in
vited me to a private interview. When
in seclusion and apart from others told
him Mr.. Kline was unable to raise him
the $500 which had been asked and had
DtSQ dRT66Q upOu Dub Hhu scut ulO WIN
800. I then gave him the 300, which
he received and which disappeared
in his pocket in an incredibly short
space Of time and then Mr.. Close said:
ave have been 30 busy getting things
ready to 60 to the fair that nothing 10
particular has been done, but just as
soon as wo return We will arrange every.
thing satisfactorily
On several occasions / have met Mr..
Close in Mr.. P. W. CIins's rooms in Kan
sas City, Mr.. James f. Legsts being
present at times. On these occasl ons
he or they invariably had private
conversations with Mr.. Kline. On one
o. these occasions Mr.. Close remarked
in my hearing to Mr.. Lsgate that he
did not like the arrangement "here." In
response to which Mr.. Lsgats said:
"What is the objection?' Mr.. Close
cautiously and in an undertone said he
did not like the presence Of q certain
gentleman who was sitting near by and
with whom he had an acquaintance.
He said the gentleman acted as II he
knew all about what was gong on; that
be sometimes drank and was liable to
talk.
At various times after the pressnta-
ton Of my application for the appoint
ment as a member of the board of police
commissioners | met Governor Level
ling, and at each of such meetln~s more
or less was said concerning the affairs at
Kansas City. Until the appointments
were made bs invariably gave me- assur-
ances of his intentions; he at all times
expressed q willingness to arrange mat
ters satisfactorily. After he made
the appointments he made excuses OF al
indefinite character, intimating that for
cerasin reasons he had been compelled to
do things not originally intended, but
gave me to understand he iDteude soon
to rearrange aud reorganizs matters In
Kansas City. 5. ). SHARPE.
State OF Missouri, County OF Jackson, SIS.
S. S Sharpe. or lawful age. being du ly
sworn VI o 4 his oath states that the above
and foregoing statement is true and correct
to the best OF his knowledge and beiief
8. s. SHARPE,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of September, A. ID 1894
JOHN o, STEARNs.
Notary Public. Jackson county, Mo.