The advocate., 1894-10-24
FOB DECENCY's SAKE
The Methods Of MOrrilrs Tln-HOrn Gamblers
Are Condemned.

published statements made by William
W. Correll ana F. W. Hubbard, two dis
reputable characters Of Kansas City, Mo,
to corrobOrste the testimony Of Pete
Kline and the other outlaw gamblers
against Attorney General Little. In ad-
dition to the statements the paper con-
tanned q diagram Of a room in which
Kline and Little are said to have met 60
plot against the lotteries.
In attempting to describe the Charac-
ter Of this internal gang which the
Times and the republican state commit.
tee are holding up as witnesses against
decent men, language fit for q newspaper
fails to do the subject justice. But
there is an incident connected with
this particular part Of their work which
will give the reader q good idea Of how
this slsnderous campaigning is separating
on the public mind.
The day this batch of stuff was pub.
lished in the Times, Attorney General rs-
Ceived q telegram from William J. Scott,
q leading lawyer Of Kansas City, which
stated that William W. Correll was un.
der indictment for attempt to blackmRil.
Not being acquainted with Mr.. Scott,
MIR. Little was somewhat puzzled 90 TO
why he, Scott, should have sent the tels-
gram. He was enlightened the follow
ing morning by the receipt Of the follow
ing letter:
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, October 20, 1894.
Hon. John T. Little, Topeka, Kds.:
DEAR SIR-L have not the pleasure Of
your acquaintance, and know very little
of the political situation in your state, or Of
the honesty and dsOenOy, or dishonesty and
corruption, whichever il may be, OF the lead
ers Of the party which you represent. But
do know that when the Kansas City Times
or any other paper attempts TO bolster up
charges Of corruption by such affldRvits as
Oorrsll's and Hubbsrd's, although I may
heretofore have Thoughts where "thers was
80 much smoke there must DO some flre,"
now / feel satisfied that the entire story is
manufactured out Of whole cloth. As my
desire for fair play urged me to telegraph
you day, William W. COrrsll was indicted
for attempting TO blaOkmail Mr.. Morris, Of
the firm Of Morris, Butt & Co., packers, Of
this city. As understand il, Correll went
TO Mr.. Morris at the Washington hotel and
demanded $1,000, or he would publicly Pub
lish that Mr.. Morris had been intimate with
some woman. / understand that Hubbard
and he are constant attendants at Pete
Klins's, and their Charity and Relief associ-
alton is fake. Yours for deOenCy's sake,
WILLIAM j. ScoTT.
The statement Of this scoundrel, COrrell
which was prepared By Acres at repub-
licsn headquarters, signed by Oorrsll,
and then sent to the Times, is sssiollows:
William W. Cornell, being duly sworn, =,
says that be has been a citizen Of Kansas
City, Mo-, upwards Of twenty four years;
chat he now resides at 1912 Montgsll ave-
nue. in said city; that on October 19, 1893,
the Charity and Relief association became
an incorporation under the laws Of the
state of Kansas, and afiant was selected Rs
one of the boar of directors of said asso-
citation; that in the performance Of his
duties as such director he, with other mem
bers Of the board, had occasion to visit
Kansas City, Kas., frequently - almost
dsily-srranging for q series Of entertain
ments, the proceeds Of which were TO be
expended in caring for the poor.
That during the fall of 1893, the public
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