The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
David Palmer, of Topeka:
Drawn Into the Muss.
Washington Report Says Pol
lock Won $22O from Him.
HE ENTERS A DENIAL.
Says He Played With Pollock
but Didn't Lose.
Pollock Says That He Never
Played With Palmer.

The charges against Justice Pollock
are slowly coming to the surface In
Washington, whether James A. Trout
man. who has them in charge, wants
them to or not. Mr.. Troutman refused
to give them to the Kansas delegation.
stating that they had been shown to
Senator Long and would be shown to
any of the supporters of Justice Pollock
on the Kansas delegation, but he did
not believe they ought to be used pub
ncly unless there is a probability that
Pollock will otherwise be appointed
Notwithstanding this some of the de-
tails of the charges and evidence are
leaking out in Washington. A dispatch
from there says:
Eugene Ware, the pension commits
sioner, has become a factor IN the
tudgeship fight, through a letter writ
ten him by David Palmer, an attorney
In the offices of Gleed, ware q Gleeo.
Palmer in this letter tells how Judge
Pollock invited him into a game OF
poker in January, and won at one time
$135 and at another $50.
'All kinds of affidavits have been Sc
cured to disprove the alleged facts re-
cited in the letter. Judge Pollock de-
MED tonight that he had ever played
game of poker with Palmer in Topeka.
In discussing his letter with TopeKa
persons. whose affidavitS have been Sc
cured, Palmer is quoted as saying that
Morton Albaugh, Cyrus Leland, Jr., ana
one or two others were IN the game
Leland will make affidavit that he was
not there. Morton Albaugh has already
made affidavit that he had broken leg
and couldn't get out of bed. Bell boys
formerly employed at the Copeland no
tel have sworn to other gambling
charges.
ITO refute them the statements of the
manager of the hotel and others have
been secured saying their bell boys are
frequently changed and generally speak
ing are an irresponsible lot. A third
charge is based upon charges alleged to
have been made by the mayor and chief
of police of Topeka. This charge also
Judge Pollock brands as a lie and says
he can disprove it as soon as he can get
the exact facts alleged
THE supporters of other candidates
for the office profess to believe to-
night that Judge Pollock's nomination
under the circumstances is impossible
and they believe that the president
and attorney general hold that even if
the charges are altogether false, 1t is
not necessary to appoint Judge Pollock
when candidates against whom no
charges have been brought and who
are thoroughly competent are avail
able for the office.
Senator Long, Representative Muir
dock and Representative Campbell are
SLill SLdnQtnS 1OydllY DN nlLis 4A0y
will insist upon having the Troutman
charges and an opportunity to answer
them. One sentence in Troutman's let
ter in which he refers to the tribunal
of last resort is interpreted to mean
the senate, and that he would take the
fight before the senate and make an
effort to defeat Judge Pollock for con-
f1rmation is certain"
MR.. PALMER'S STORY.
Mr.. Palmer returned at noon today
and he is very much wrought up ove1
the disclosures and charges made in
Washington. Mr.. Palmer denied en-
phaticaiIy that he lost the amounts
claimed though he says that he has
often played poker with Justice Pol
lock. Il hope that Albaugh and Le-
land have made affidavits that they
were not present. said he, because /
am in a position to prove that they were
there 1 know what I am talking
about.
II had no disposition to injure Judge
Pollock and did not want to be dragged
into this but since he has not taken the
trouble to protect me in the matter
do not know of any reason why I should
protect him. know that Pollock plays
poker and I have played with him my
self many times. He played for five
nights in the week.
II gave Harry Bone a letter in which
I said that Pollock had never invited
me to play poker, but when he says he
never played with me he knows he is
not telling the truth"
Ii Is UNDERSTOOD IndL MT. RaI1ner mas
stated that the circumstances referred
to happened in January just after the
state printer fight, and that Morton
Albaugh was present at the time. In
speaking of this allegation today Mr..
Albaugh said:
That statement is, of course abso-
lutely false. l was in bed with my
broken leg at that time and for some
time afterwards
1t is a well known fact that Mr. AL
baugh was laid up during the entire
month of January His leg was broken
on December 13, and he did not leave
his home until the legislature was
more than half through its session
Mr.. Troutman's full letter to the con-
gressionaI delegation has been made
public. It is as follows:
washington, Nov. 19-P. P. Camp
bell, Charles F. Scott, J. NJ. Miller, com
mittee for Kansas delegation.
Gentlemen: Referring to your re-
quest to place in the hands of the Kan
sas delegation certain charges against
J. c. Pollock, with the evidence in sup
port of the same, permit me to say that
these charges and all of the evidence
that we are now at liberty to disclose
were presented to Senator Long some
days ago and can be seen by any other
supporter of Judge Pollock on the dele
cation who may care to inspect them
AT a time when Judge POllOck'S Sc
lection seems improbable, no other use
should be made of this material. If an
investigation becomes necessary, it
should pc before tribunal where ac-
tion will be final. You need not be as
sured that in declining to comply with
the terms Of the resolution no disrespect
to the delegation is intended.
Trusting that your action will rem
der it unnecessary to pursue the matter
further, I am, very respectfully yours,
JAMES A. TROUTMAN.'
AS indicating the enmity of Mr..
Troutman, the friends of Justice Pollock
will call. the attention of the president
q a r1ax- 80
ing opinion of Judge Pollock in the
DeBoissere case. DeBoissere II Will be