The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-31
WAS a GOOD
Lieutenant Governor Lee Wanted
Them All to Show Him.

Them All TO Show Him.
Ntagara-on-the-Lake, Ont, July %.
Daniel J.. Kelley of New York, corr
ruption agent and lobbyist, who boasts
Of having bought two or three Mis-
lsour1 legislatures and especially former
Lieutenant Governor John A.. Lee, IL
now an exile here. It isn't healthy for
him on the American side OF the line.
But he Is getting daily hearnigssto
newspaper men and telling them how
he bought the legislature and Lee, and
his stories. backed by many letters
in Lees own handwriting, are interest
ing.
Kelley today displayed a number OF
checks made out in favor of John "A.
Lee in support of his assertion that he
frequently gave Lee money and that
he gave to Bob Lee, was only one OF O
long series OF checks he made to tho
state official for various services n
dered.
So persistent and annoying were
Lees demands for money, says Kelley,
that for a. long time he ignored all Of
Lees letters. during which period Lee
wrote many letters, some threatening.
some conctliatory, some begging, some
exceedingly ludicrous in their demands
n wording.
Lees Insistence.
March 90, 1908, Lee went to the office
Of the American Queen in New York
n had a personal interview with
Kelley, the result Of which was Kel-
ley's promise to send a check for $1,000
to Robert Lee the following week.
Kelley kept his promise, but as has al
ready been told in the newspapers Lee
was afraid to cash the check n wrote
change for $1,000 payable to Mrs. John
A. Lee. This Kelley declined to do,
and, tired of fooling with Lee, stopped.
payment on the check,
Then Lee gave the cneck to the cir
cult attorney, Mr.. Folk, n told him
to bride him. Among the other checks
In Lees favor n signed by Kelley
are these: November 81, 1901, SEQ;
July "a, 1901, 500; March Is, 1901.
$500; July 8. 1902, $500; November rs,
1901, $50; February 1, 1901, $25; De-
cembers IA, 1902, $3.50; November %.
1902, $3.50; January 4, 1902, $3.50.
Kelley today issued an ultimatum 70
the st. Louis and Missouri authorities
when he said: Il beg you to state that
I do not hate Lee. rather, I despise. II
Mr.. Folk has ever had an idea that !
would be a states witness he Is
tirely mistaken. l have nothing to in-
form him about. You don't often And
q man Of my name and extraction who
would occupy the ignominious posi-
ton of an informer. would not e]en
appear as a states witness against
Lee, much as I despise him, and I
could not nave been constrained to
that certain decent n upright men
| We're being w%rongfully assailed. I
feel it my duty as a man., even at some.
risk, to perform an act Of simple
friendship.
Has Lots Of Evidence.
Kelley not only holds a big batch Oh
letters written by Lee to him, but he
messages to other big . corporations
thar the Baking Powder trust.
One Of these was written to the
head of the $SO,000,000 glucose trust,
| that glucose might be considered dele
FERROUS to health, and that g pure food
law which would ban glucose from the
state was likely to be passed at the
| next legislature. He (Lee) could, OF
course, defeat such legislation. but
would require he trust to do liberal
advertising in his (Lee's) trade jour
nails. The glucose trust responded Lbs
orally, says Kelley.
Later Lee tackled the Rumford
Chemical company, q 100000 con-
Germ, one Of the chief competitors OF
! the alum baking powder manufacture
ers. He sent for q representative OF
this firm to come to st. Louis. where
Lee explained how h alum people
could BIZ done If Rulnford would sup
ply the cash. The proposition was ac-
cepted. says Kelley. The spice trust
is said to have been hit hard by Lee
also, and Kelley declares he has some
most interesting documents on this
point. Kelley declares Lee deliberately
went about boodling himself into the
office of governor, and would have sue
ceeded, In his opinion, but for tha
Doodle investigation.