The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-01
50PTLISTS OUT FOR PELF.
vore Charges Against LeWelling and
Little.

aovernor and His Attorney Gen
'D' accused by a Gambler of Levy
p1aekmaiI Against Him and Co
rack on Their Promises, After
n -ls Paid S4,5Oo-The Gambler
o,-ins to Have Been offered a
,+,,opoly in Four Cities for 81, 900
q Month.
T.,s,a Kan, Sept 30-The republican
40 central committee to-day gave out
go - written by Peter w. Kline, a
,,,rious lottery and policy shop man of
g.rsss city, telling of the sum of money
aid by him to representa-
,-as of Gov. Lewelling and to
,.,orrev General Little in person,
.. protecting him in his illegal bus
.,.s On the Missouri state line. Kline's
..rarfence with the populists dates back
=. December, 1892, a month prior TO the
.arsn- of the new administration. At
hat times he alleges that he was APP
,r,acbed by James f. Legate, who had
n,en prominent part in the populist
anu lllOEUlCu LlCil III NOuS LubE-
lion of the payment of $1,000 to MIN
Ssf he lIline) would be permitted
80 name the police commissioner for Kan
.ss Citv Kan, and that the governor
,rould appoint him. Later he saw Fred
close, the governors private secretary,
rbo informed him that Legate had the
authority to negotiate the proposed deal,
and that anything that he promised for
HE governor would be carried out.
PAID OVER THE MONEY.
Unon Closes representation he paid the
money to Legate, expecting that when
The commissioners were appointed he
would have a monopoly of the gambling
and lottery business in that city. The
snnoiDtments were not made at the time
agreed upon and n. +. Acres, an associate
of Klines. called upon the governor for an
exclamation, and was given'the assurance
that the commissioners would be APP
nonted in a short time This promise
was not fulfilled. and finally Legate again
called upon Kline and told him that the
governor would require the payment of
an additional 81 800 before he would
act Kline procured the money and came
to Topeka TO see the governor personally,
but instead of meeting the governor he
again met Close, and with him Attorney
General Little and Legate. Again Close
assured him that the matter would be all
right when the additional money was
paid. and he thereupon handed the 81 $40
over to Legate for the governor and at
tOruey general
STILL ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
After this Close often visited Kline in
his office in Kansas City, always Offering
excuses for not having the appointments
made and at last made a proposition to
Kline 10 secure for him the ex-
elusive gambling and lottery priv
leges in the cities of Atchi-
son, LeayenwOrth, Fort Scott and
Wichita for consideration of 81 900 a
month Kline accepted this proposition
and paid Close 500 on account, but was
never given the privileges. AT this time
Mr. Adkins appeared upon the scene.
He was an employee of Kline in one of the
latters policy shops, was very poor
and received for his service $40 per
month, He claimed to be a relative of
the governor, and went to him with a
proposition TO pay $1,000 per month. the
money 10 be contributed by the lottery
companies for protection by the state
officials Adkins was referred TO H. l..
Taylor, state oil inspector.
ADKINS BECOMES RICH.
Adkins was made deputy oil inspector,
ana IS now rich man living in one of the
lneSt residences in Kansas City, and is
The owner Of large amount of valuable
property. He is considered the king of
.Ae lottery men and amblers,
from whom he is alleged to be
collecting monthly $1,000. Kline finally
became convinced that the state
oncers had no idea of keeping their
promises with him so he entered into cor
Iesp0ndence with the Louisiana Lottery
company, which was anxious to have the
Kansas City lotteries 20 out of business,
anu MADE contract with the company
10 nave them driven out of the
Sale Tor $4,000 OF this sum $1,000 was
lall down, and he sent a, 900 of it to the
attorney general, who shortly after began
.IO,eeIlngs IN the courts against the lot
t %Iy men, but he never pushed them and
'uey We're soon dropped.
CLAIMS TO HAVE A RECEIPT.
hllne claims that the attorney general
acknowledged the receipt of the $4,000,
SuI approved the written contract which
~ nc uau made with the Louisiana Lottery
SSSg.m llal which provided that of the
..oVJJ Little was to receive $40, 600. Kline
SSaSS mat the prosecutions were dropped
US.auSe the local lotteries raised a bigger
,or Several other minor deals are
sou OF by Kline in his letter 1t is
o.alIed that the republican state central
Vonmlttee paid Kline and his partner,
ares TtS soOOfOr the letter and aftidavits.
H., IuIee weeks ago Acres and a compan-
, -Ou zane TO Topeka, and. telling Chair
ulau prudential of the documents pre-
i paleu 9y Kline said they could lie sup
G gooSseu on payment of 81 600. Breidenthal
,5on to consider the proposition and
tIIS came again last Wednesday, when
c ,nv state othcers were in the city. The
e eg,eLnor and attorney-general also de-
E .iheu 10 deal with them, and yesterday
w ,riIe ~ ana Acres had a private meeting
c ~,rI = hartman Leland, of the republican
eyyululIylee, the result of which was the