The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-03
CHAPMAN ON Velvet.
But Friends of a Fellow Pris.
Oner Not Allowed to Bring
Him LuxurieS.

Washington, June 3.-Elverton R.
Chapman's luxurious living at the dis
trict Jail and the fragrant discrimina-
| ton in his favor and against other pris-
oners there practiced by the warden
and his subordinates, are to be formal
ly brought to the attention of the dis
trict supreme court.
Richard L. Ball and Harry E. Ball,
brothers of Prisoner Lawrence L. Ball,
now confined in Jail in default of bail.
who were refused the privilege of sup
plying the prisoner with a, quantity of
food, have decided to carry the case to
the supreme courts, and have engaged
counsel for that purpose.
A petition from Lawrence L. Ball,
setting forth the partiality shown by
the warden of the Jail, will be filed with
the court which has jurisdiction to-
gether with sworn aff1Gavits from his
two brothers, attesting to their treat
ment at the jail last week. The petit
tion and afidavits are now in the hands
of Andrew A. Lipscomb and Charles H.
Turner, former congressman from New
York, two prominent lawyers practic-
ing before the local bar.
The court will be required to issue
an order to the warden to treat all pris-
Oners in the Jail alike. The petition will
further ask that unless equal privil-
eyes are granted others confined there
who are willing to defray the expense,
ElvertOn r. Chapman be treated in the
ordinary way prescribed by the rules
of the prison, and that the courtesies
and luxuries extended to him be stop
ped.
The Ball brothers say in their petit
tion that Chapman is permitted to have
ApollinariS water and other lxuuries,
while their brother is refused them.
although they are willing to supply
them The petition adds:
said Chapman is allowed to have
fresh meat and vegeta bles daily
brought to him from the Arlington no
tel and specially prepared by a cook at
teh Jail. From the said hotel he re-
ceiVeS little knickknackS, delicate SOups
frogs legs, duck, quail, guinea fowls,
ices, sherbets, Roman punch, cOnfec-
tiOns and other delicacies, while your
petitioner has been denied the privilege
of receiving one round steak with a few
fried potatoes. Said Chapman is allow
ed to eat these and in the Warden'S pri-
vate dining room, waited upon by
servant from the Arlington hotel. He is
allowed the use of a knife and fork,
a napkin and the elegancies of a first
class hotel table, while petitioner is
forced to sit on the side of his bed. or,
standing, to eat from a tin box with his
fingers corn bread. cOrned beef and
cabbage, herring and potatoes and the
cOarsest fare, although petitioner is
offered by his relatives better, though
plain, food, which has been denied him.
1.-THE said CHAPMAN is allowed the
use of a water cooler containing clari-
fed water, together with Apollinaris
water and other pleasant beverages
which are not furnished your petitioner
although his friends are ready to fur
nish the same, and petitioner is willing
and anxious to accept them. There has
been detailed by the jail officials pris-
oner, whose first name is John, as q
valet de chambre for said Chapman, to
attend to his personal and private
wants, and to keep the cell clean as
the other prisoners are frequently re
quired to do by the regulations of the
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