The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
Chapman Takes Oath He SwOre
Falsely Against Convict.
Attempted to Influence Cover
nOr's Action in Long Case.
ADMITS TO SCHENCK
He Made Affidavit Prisoner Neg
lected Wife and Children.
Loss of Fee Caused Effort to
Prevent Burglars Parole.

Two affidavits. one contradicting
the other, both made by the same
man were taken by County Attorney
Schenck and sent to Governor Stubbs
today. The offering is in connection
with the petition of William Long for
parole from a penitentiary sentence
on a charge of grand larceny.
Affidavits were made by N ]. Chap
man and tell their own story. Chap
man and Long formerly worked to-
eetber in the Santa Fe shops. Long
is a married man and has four child
rem. In company with two boys,
Raw and Harvey Slussher, he assisted
in the burglary of the R. w. Estep
store at the corner of Seward avenue
and Emmett street about December
6. Later the three pleaded guilty to
the charge in the district court where
Long was sentenced to a term of one
to five years. The boys have not
been sentenced and are still in the
county jail.
Railroad men have interested
themselves in the appeal for parole of
Long. He has never been in trouble
before and can not explain why he
turned thief that night.
Affidavit Against Long.
The affidavits of Chapman follow:
First:
State of Kansas, county of Shawnee,s IS:
N ]. Chapman, of lawful age, be-
ing first duly sworn by me on oath
saws: That he is personally acquaint
ed with one William Long now con-
fined in the county Jail of Shawnee
county, Kansas, under sentence to the
state penitentiary. That he worked
with said Long at the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe shops in topeka Tor
over a year, and is well acquainted
with his pay and with his family and
what said Long did with his money.
Affiant states that Long made
from SIS to 500 per month, but was
unable to support his family, and
ing. He, the said Long, spending his
money on other women and in drink
ing. That this affiant has been sew
eral times compelled to take said
Long home in an intoxicated condi-
ton.
Further afiant states that said
Long is not a proper person to be
granted a parole by the governor of
Kansas. That he does not use his
money to support his family, but
squanders it as aforesaid and this af-
faint verify believes that he will con-
tinue to do so.
(signed) n. ]. CHAPMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
1910.
Signed.) JENNIE c. ROSEN.
Deputy Clerk of the District Court.
Now Swears 1t Isn't True.
Second:
State of Kansas. County of Shawnee, SIS:
I, N ]. Chapman. do solemnly swear
that the affidavit heretofore made by
NE in the matter of the parole of Will
lam Long is wholly false and untrue.
I further state that made said af-
fidavit of my own free will without any
suggestion on the part Of any one
1 further state that my reason for
having made said affidavit was because
: was out of temper with the officers
because 1 had not been able to collect
some fees I had coming to me in
case against lube Jordan.
tSigneO N. J. CHAPMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to me this 4th
day of March, A. d. 1910.
(Signed) r. L THOMAS.
Clerk District Court.
Greed for Fee the Cause.
The county attorney explains the in
excusablc action of Chapman in his
first affidavit to forestan the parole a
little more fully. He says the man was
I AIMED as a state witness but was not
used or summoned because lube Jor-
dan came into the district with a plea
of guilty.
For no other reason apparently than
the losing of a witness fee in that case,
Chapman perjured himself to injure a
man aud his family who were in no way
concerned in depriving him of that fee.
Yet, before the evil work has actually
been done. he came today to Mr..
SchencK With his revised oath but
whether from a change of heart or from
other pressure is not disclosed.