The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-09
STARTLED THEM.
POpUlists Held Their Breath
When They Heard
Z. @. Boyle Had Appointed
Judge FOote
AS HIS ASSISTANT
In the Attorney Generals Office
Under Leedy.
But Mr.. Boyle TeIegraphs That
Tt Is a Canard.

Selt-reSpecting Populists free silver
men and other fusionists were filed
with alarm when they read in the
Kansas City Sunday morning papers
a dispatch from Fort Scott which an
nounced that L. C. Boyle. attorney gen
eral-eleet Of Kansas had appointed G.
Z. Foote Of Kansas City, kan, as his
assistant
The alarm was caused through the
fact that Judge Foote, formerly a mem
ber of the state board Of pardons under
the Lewelling administration had en-
Joyed considerable unpleasant notoriety
by being arrested in a cOlOred disorder
" house on lower Quincy street.
The appointment Of such a man to
any state position would put a blot
on the new administration in the eyes
OF all decent people that it would be
impossible to wipe out. Foote is a.
man who has been ostracized in Topeka
on account of the affair mentioned
above. Although he attempted to give
an explanation public opinion never ac-
cepted it.
POpuIists all breathed easier, however.
when a telegram arrived yesterday aft
ernoOn addressed to a friend in To-
pelza from Mr.. Boyle who had just seen
the announcement in the morning pa
pers. The telegram stated that the re-
port was.
The immagination Of a. newspaper
reporter. have no thought of making
that appointment (Signed)
The following is the dispatch announc-
ing the appointment of FOOte as it ap-
peared in Sundays Kansas City Times:
Fort Scott, kan, Nov 1T is an
nounced this evening that Attorney
General-elect L. c. Boyle of this city
viii appoint Judge G. f. Foote of Kan
sas City as his assistant, and that Prof
William Stryker, state superintenden dent-
elect, will appoint Prof. j. ID. Orr Of this
city as his assistant.Judge FoOte nomi-
mated Mr.. Boyle at the Abilene conven-
ton
The Times adds.
Judge C- II. Foote was seen at his
home in Kansas city, Kan, last even
ing, and in regard to Mr.. BOyle's ap-
pointment said that the action of the
attorney general-elect was a surprise
to him, as they had had no communica-
tion on the subject He admitted that
he had worked for Boyle at the Abilene
convention, but said he did it from
nesghbOrly feeling. Mr.. Madden, the
other candidate before the convention,
being from the western part of the
state"
The arrest of Judge Foote in a col
Ored disOrderly resort took place on the
night Of July 29, 1895, and the story of
the arrest was printed in The Journal
and Capital the following day.
Following is the history of the affair
printed in The Journal of July 30.
1895:
Judge c. z. Foote Of Marion, who
was a member Of the Popuhst state
board of pardOns, and has been for
some time an active candidate for the
Populist nomination for governor next
year. was arrested in the raid of q col
ored disorderly house last night.
THE little brick house on the south
west corner of Third and Quincy streets,
kept by Sarah Councillor and Edith
court records, has been watched closely
by the police for several nights. Last
night when two men were seen to enter
the house Sergeant Donovan and Off
GERS Gaines and Pinkston raided the
place.
"Foote, Armatrout and the Davis vo-
man were booked at 1920 .. m, and IL
was passed midnight when they We're
released At first 80 bond was de-
manded. but when Chief WilkersOn ap-
peared it was reduced to $40, which was
finally secured The deposits We're for
feited by the parties not appearing in
court this morning
Judge Foote says he was engaged
by Armatrout as his attorney to find
man named Robinson, who is thought
to know something about ArmatrOut's
domestic troubles and lost child He
was taken to the house Of the Davis
woman not knowing the character of
the place and with the belief that the
woman knew where Robinson was.
9. We had not been in the house to
exceed ten minutes when the police
came Judge FOote says. We were in
q front room and the door was un-
locked. / was dunn bfOunded Wnen the
police came told them I was ignor-
ant of the character of the house, but
they said that didn't excuse me. If
did not have all confidence in Mr.. Arm
atrout / would think he was in a
scheme to ruin me.
.sArmatrout, who was arrested with
Foote. gained some notOriety a year or
more ago by suing T. =. Armstrong of
the commission firm of Armstrong &
Kassebaum, for damages for alternating
his Wife's affecLiOns. The case was
compromised