The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-30

1 biCu projection was " pay S4sVoS -
| month to him in person, no one els.
to know of the deal. He would not
include Topeka, saying that he was afraid
| the church people in that city would MAKE
trouble, and that Topeka was too close to
he headquarters Of the administration.
Afterwards, Mr.. Atkins, claiming 10 be a
relative and intimate friend OF the COVER
nor, went in person TO the governor
and made application for protec.
ton for the lotteries for s. 600 month and
| the governor referred him to Mr.. a u.
Taylor. then and at this time coal oil In
| -pector of the state OF Kansas, saying To
him that be could not entertain the prop
| ositlon personally.
Mr.. H. L. Taylor, the inspector under
the appointment of Governor L-welling.
| came TO Kansas City, Kan, and appointed
| this said Mr.. Atkins his deputy at SlOO per
| month. Mr.. Atkins at that time was Very
| poor, but since then be has become inter.
ested in many of the lotteries, policy ana
| gambling houses aud saloons. and he run
what is known as the "Admiuisi ration
| saloon" within a stones throw OF police
| headquarters Before Mr.. Atkins wa
appointed. be worked for me at $40
Der month; since his appointment
he has become the owner OF a large rest
dence. driving pair of fine horses, wears
diamonds aud collects 5000 month from
| the lotteries that are now running. As
sociate Jus, ice Allen doubtless did not IN
vestigate these facts thoroughly, as h.
might have done. before he gave out
through Mr.. Briedrnthal his interview"
| EVEN TOOK 800.
"John c. Little attorney general, was
| sent by the governor to Kansas City, Kan.
aud he, by arrangement through Judge
| Sharpe and others, said that II /
would raise 81, 500 more money and turn
| II over TO Mr.. Legate that the original
contract should be carried out, plainly
| implying thereby that they all knew OF
| the contract in consideration OF the $, 00J
| On the Sunday morning that MIR. Close
started 10 the worl,'s fair, MIR. ). ).
| Sharpe paid him for me 800 at the Ches
| terrified hotel in the city of Topeka, that
| being pareial payment of the 81 COO per
month contract referred 10 above. Within
day or two after the attorney general
had written an open letter TO A.
| II. Cobb, the county attorney o.!
! Wyandotte county, demanding that he
| (Cobb) should put Il stop to the Infamous
| lottery business that was being run III
Kansas City, Kan. Mr. QuarIes, the chief
of police OF Kansas City. Kan, appeared
| in Topeka, reported TO have s. 900 in bis
pocket TO quiet the attorney general arfd
| the influence that WAS at work against the
| lotteries. and he offered Mr.. Briedenthal
81, 500 rs "A campaign fund for the benefit
of Governor dwellings denomination.
Governor Leweliug seems to plead
ignorance of all those things when he
knows that Mr.. Akers, my attorney, took
| the check which l paid to James T..
Legate per contract and showed to bin
in the presence of Mr.. Close in his own
office, in the state house, aud concerning
which Governor Lewelling, in an Interview
with reporter of the Topeka State Jour
nal, on Friday, March 3. 1893, said that
me had he ard where the money Came from.
but it was told him in confidence and he
would not make that part of the story pub
lie at this time
WANTED HIM TO HIDE OUT.
'On the Sunday after j. A Smith wrote
his celebrated letter TO Governor LEVEL
ling, and before its publication, | Was sent
for by Mr.. Close, the governors pri-
yate secretary, 10 come to Topeka
Mr.. Close was anxious that / should keep
still and Say nothing in confederation of
the statements made in that letter aud
promised me on his honor that be would
make the change with the police commits
siouer agreed upon under the 81, 00J
month contract. He declared that "A, soon
as Governor Lewelling. who was at that
time in the west. reached Salt Lake City,
the whole matter would be arranged by
wire
when the senatorial Investigation was
made at Kansas City, Kan. Fred Close
and G. f. Hathaway, assist ant bank COM
missioner, came from Topeka and re-
qursted that l 90 to Chicago, where could
not be subpoenaed before the Investigating
committee, and said TO me il l would keep
out of tue state of Kansas they would see
that l was not compelled to appear before
that Investigating committee.
Being convinced that Governor Level
ling and Attorney General Little did not
intend TO keep their cont ract with me in
regard to protection that they had entered
into aud that they had entered into an ar
rangement with other parties TO carry on
the lottery business in Kansas City. Kan.
and this opinion hring coufirm-d by the
fact that L. Fox & Co, NJ. :. c. A
Gale q Co, and VIM 81 Co -t.trted
up lotteries and made ri wings
in the month of Sep emner. I l-iiately
opened up cOrIe-pOndet VAIN the
Louisiana lottery company AMI told them
that | believed | could have the lottery
business in tie state of Kansas suppressed.
By appointment | met their attorney, Mr..
Henderson at Chicago. October II, AMI
entered into a wri ten contract, which |
now hold, with him to suppress sll lotteries
in Kansas for the consideration of 50, 900
t. he payed IN payments OF $1,000 each.
5000 IN cash which WAS TO TIE PAID OctO-
ter H. 1898; 81, 900 to b. pail November Is,
1898: -, 90 10 b. paid FEBRUARY - 1894;
5000 May -, 1894; and So 900 July 10, 1884.
uTTLE's AWFUL ACTIONS
Attorney General Little was 20 receive
$50 600 of hi, money and l was TO receive
s.. 0J0. OF the 5000 paid Inc in cash by
the attorney ut Chicago when | arrived at
KausaS City, | sent 81 001 to Mr.. Little Ia
crisp SlO0 bills as per agreement. Mr..
Little at once, as the records
of Kansas City, Kansas, will show.
entered prosecutions against the
lottery companies. When he came down
to prosecute the cause. L met him and ask
ell him If he Sad received the $1,000 | sent
him and he said that he htd ami then
showed him the contract which | made
wi. b the Louisiana Lottery company aud
which | now hold, aud he agreed To and
approved the contract But Tor some
reason best known to himself (tud othrr-)
he has failed TO carry out his part OF it
and close up the lotteries as he
agreed 10 do. although he would
have received SO Coo more mOney-in
the aggregate, $4,000 for simply doing
his official duty. The only natural con-
clusion Is that 1t has been more profitable
for Attorney General Little to follow the
course that has been parsued in Kansas
City, Kan, by the gang In contro. here
since that time. Aud Low the Louisiana
Lottery company UaS dema id of m
tba; rel u burse them the - 0ce with III
ter 81, which they furnished me under the
contract. 4,000 Of which Mr.. Little him
self received.
ROBBED HIN OF ALL his NOSEY.
Il have been criticised D. the press
throughout the entire west for my con
nection with the lottery busies- ! have
been abused not only by the Uewsps DeTs
but By the present Popuiist SKATE ad-
mInistratioa aud almost every other
uhueace IN this country. - far ] have
said nothing have remained
quiet The result Of my connection
with tits administration has been