The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-10
Attorney General Bingham In
forms Governor That He
Has Information on French
Lick Springs.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT
ORANGE PROSECUTOR
Marshall Is in New York, But
After Bingham Acts, This
tIethWaite Takes a Hand in
Taggart Game.
Special Correspondent.

SpSSsai ~OTISSPouoSVN.
Indianapolis, Ind. April 1O.-Now
that it has been learned definitely thar
there is gambling in progress at
French Lick. and that everything is
running at full blast. the same Old
question of how to stop it has arisen
This gave rise to the little tilt between
Governor Marshall and Attorney Gem
eral Bingham in the letters which they
wrote each other on this subject. and it
called forth another letter from Bing-
ham to the governor yesterday. ir
which Bingham gave the governor the
name Of a man who, he said. had fur
nished him with information to the ef-
feet that there is gambling at French
Lick. This man named by Bingham
is the Rev. B. NJ. Nyce. of Muncie, a
prominent minister.
1t will be remembered that when
Bingham, few days ago sent a letter
to the governor advising him that gam.
bling was again in progress at French
Lick. Governor Marshall wrote back
to him that If he would furnish the
name of the man who gave him the in
formation he would send 1t to the pris-
ecuting attorney of Orange county with
instructions to investigate and prose-
cute, II the law is being violated. Yes
terday Bingham sent the governor the
following letter:
Letter to Governor.
In answer to your inquiry of the 7t:i
instant. for the name of the person
who gave me the gambling advertise
ment heretofore mailed to you BY mt.
| desire to state that I obtained 1t in
confidence, on conditions that wouiI
not disclose the name of the person
who gave 1t to me. and this was the
only condition upon which I was able
to obtain it. Since receiving your let
ter I have conferred with him with a
view to securing his consent to disclose
his name, without success. believe
however, that gambling is being car
ried on at French Lick openly, and n
confirmation of my belief l call you:
attention to the language contained in
a card received by me last evening
from the Rev. B. M. Nyce. of Muncie,
Ind. prominent minister Of that city,
in which he says. among other things.
WAS down to French Lick recently.
Browns and Colonial wide Open"
On receipt of this card called the
Rev. Mr.. Nyce by phone and had talk
with him about the gambling carried
on there. He said that he could have
brought me a dozen of these cards or
posters if he had thought of 1t: that
they were handed out every day at the
hotel, and that anywhere from one
hundred to one hundred and fifty mon
and women were in those gambling
rooms. gambling almost every minute
He stated also that l was at liberty to
use his name in connection with this
statement. and l am sure that he will
have no objection to your using it. AMI
am quite sure that l have no objec-
ton.
Left for New York.
Governor Marshall had started for
New York before the letter reached
his office. but in compliance with in
structions which he left. his secretary.
Mark Thistlethwaite. forwarded the let
ter to the prosecuting attorney OF
Orange county, with instruction to
look into the matter. The governor
announced before he left that IL he re-
ceived the information from Bingham
and the prosecuting attorney failed to
go after the matter as he should. he
would call on the attorney general to
proceed with prosecutions in Orange
county.