The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-19
MIR. LITTLE, STAND UP!
Hear Another Damaging Chapter
About Doodle.
Pete Kline's Attorney Replies to the Attcr-
uey-Generars Latest Tergiversations-
4 Tell-Tale Telegram-Vhero
Doodle Was Placed.

| The following letter, addressed by
Nelson f. Acers, attorney for Pete
Kline the deposed lottery king of Kan
sas City, Kan, to Attorney-General
Little. has been made public by the
republican state central committee:
John T. Little. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Topeka,
Kan:
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Oct. 11.-Sir: Your
elusive letter by which you presume to give
Hon. John W. Breidenthal information con-
corning recent events. has come to my attcn-
ton. and since you take occasion TO refer to
myself with no small degree of familiarity.
considering your acknowledged very limited
acquaintance with me, you will pardon me for
the following suggestions: In my commulica-
tion TO Gov. Lewelling which was given to the
public. made only an incidental reference to
you. but even that much seems to have agi-
tated you intolerablv. made in that letter no
allusion to the sIO0) which IL Is charged you
received as a partial payment under contract
with the Louisiana Lottery Co. MIR. Kline In
his letter said: When 1 arrived in Kansas
City sent - 00O to Mr.. Little in crisp 500
bills. Us per agreement" You say in your let
ter: Il demand that Pete Kline disclose -he
name of the person by whom he sent money to
me. and demand that person by whom Pete
Kline sent money to come forward and make
IL known
Now. Mr.. Little. in this letter you give the
public some Information. Mr.. Kline does not
say that he sent the money by any person. and
the public was led to believe it might have
been sent by express or registered mail. but
you say it was sent by n man. and ask that MI
Kline name the man. Would IL not be well Tor
you to name the man yourself: You seem 10
know how the money was transmitted And,
since we are on this subject. let me ask you
few questions:
.1.,.- ffrh
wrote a letter to County Attorney Cobb, OF
Wyandotte county. commanding him to lnme-
diately commence war on the Kansas City,
Kan. lotteries:
Do you remember that on that day y person
came 10 YOUR office to pay over to you this same
- 0D0 and that You heSitated 70 accept the
money with your own hands. but indicated
drawer in YOUR desk in which there WAS key,
and Immediately you retired to an adjoining
room and the person who had the $i09 in his
possession in a very few moments came out
ard handed you the key to the drawer
Do you remember that not many daFS after
ward you had occasion to visit Kansas City.
Kan. on business. as the law officer or our
great state. and do you remember going into
the private apartments OF gentleman, then
and now engaged in the mercantile business in
that city or Minnesota avenue. with one 2. W.
Kline for a private conversation:
Do YOU remember that several gentlemen
saw you enter that room with Mr.. Kline:
Do you remember that among other things
then and there said. you admitted 10 Mr. Kline
that YOU received the $1,000 he claims to have
sent to YOU:
am seeking from authentic Information to
refresh YOUR recollection about some quite i'm
portant events that took place during the
month of October. 1898, which you seem TO have
forgotten. whole year. my dear sir, is n long
time for some people to remember one particu-
lar transaction out of so many. quote your
words: In the various papers on Sunday, Sep
TENDER -. there appeared az article written by
one Pete Kline in which he charges myself
and others with entering into an agreement
with him concerning the lottery business of
Kansas City. Kan. l had intended to an
swer this letter sooner, but before doing
so wanted to procure the affidavit made BY
Peter Kline during the Investigation OF charges
preferred by the legislature supposed that
Mr. hlines'S affidavit was filed with the Secre-
tary Of state. but was unable to find II there,
and learning that it was in possession of Sen
ator King. ore Of the members OF the inveSti-
eating committee wrote and tciegraphed him
for it. the Contents Of which herewith sub
init.
You then set out what purportS to be copy
of an affidavit made by Mr.. p. W. Kline. dated
April Il. 1873. You do this, as understand. to
discredit Mr.. klineS charge of'haVing sent YOU
that 5000 above referred to. but it appears to
ne. Mr. Lite. that statement or affidavit
made in April can hardly be applied as a plaS-
ter to an event that takes place in the follow
ing October.
In another portion OF your advisory letter to
Mr. Breidenthal you set out some information.
AZ YOU say. received from Mr.. Fred Close. L
would not attempt to question what any enc of
YOU might say TO another. or to any other per-
son for that matter-that would be useless.
But the facts are that by letters. the same that
Mr. Close has since given to the press. adj
viscd Mr. Close that the Kline expose was
threatened. and. although Mr.. Close assured
the public that he paid no attention to the let
tiers referred to. yet in response to the follow
in- telegram 1 called Upon Mr. Close at the
governors office:
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.