The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-26

| lily or former councilman MarL1n Wn1le
| he was in the penitentiary. Martin was
convicted in another graft case and
was released a few months ago, having
| served his term.
All for One Ordinance.
All this money was intended, it is al
| legged, for the passage of one ordinance,
that affecting the banks and further de-
tails of the story are to be obtained
from the officers, directors and en-
ployes of these banks on Monday.
Directors of the six depository banks
are as follows:
Workingmen's Savings Bank and
Trust company, Allegheny-Emil Win
ter, Thomas H. Rees, A. w. Mellon, w.
P. McCook, Joseph Lautner, Christ
Zies, H. r. Harmayer, Dwight Winter,
Charles G. Wahl.
German National, Allegheny-F- N.
Hoffstot, VIM. Remsnyder, John Helm,
Henry Lott, T. W. Friend, H. P. Hoff-
stot and C. R. Hanna.
Second National Pittsburg-H Z.
Bughman, B. F. Elwood, w. M. Ken
nedy, william McConway, J. G. Os-
burn, Edward B. Taylor, ]. J. Kuhn, F
s. wilcox T. D. Chantler, w. L.
Curry, L. L. McClelland, Thomas
WEIGH, jr, James M. Young
Farmers Deposit National bank-T.
H. Given. Hay Walker, jr., ]. H. Reed,
ID c. Noble, Jos. A. Heron, Daniel M.
Clemson, Herbert DuPuy, VIM. walk
er, Jos. W. Craig and g. W. Friend
Freuenheim, D. A. Fagen. J. S. Craig,
F. J. Wilsack, Jos. Heidenkamp. Jos.
H. Schram, F. H. Myers, jr-, j. "
Henry and J. D. Brown
nings, w. S. Watson, c. H. Stolen
bach, J. r. Leonard, James G. Chaplin,
J. H Schoen, J. ]. Close, VIM. Flynn,
A ]. Succop, John A. Bell and ]. V.
Babcock.
KIein's Campaign for Parole.
Little Captain John F. Klein, whose
confession has brought Plttsburg TO
painful realization of the epidemic OF
graft in its councilmanic body. began
today a postcard campaign for parole
A lot of sentiment is crowded on to
these cards and picture or the lot
mer shippers steamer. John F. Klein,
with reminiscent stanzas: picture OF
a coffin lid with the philosophical COM
ment that no man is down until Doxeo
up and nailed in. skull and cross
bones and the following appeal for
"Graft, the Americans system of
business.
kind Sir: I am on my way to the
stone pile for 1,277 y days and 1,277 IL
nights, but with time off for good be-
havior, and I assure you 1t will be
good, I will have to serve S14 days
two years and seven months. requlr-
ing s.226 meal tickets for Mrs Klein
and the two babies.
IT have been pictured as the small
est largest CRATER on earth, but what
I have done? Did 1 commit a crime?
didn't help build the state capitol?
Fought Until Broke.
II have fought until I am broke. I
was sentenced May 8, 'O9 (before the
parole act went into effect), to three
and a half years in the penitentiary
and oh since that day. the suffering.
A ball and chain or straight jacket
could not equal it. yet set to my credit:
Not one white minute have made
black with hatred nor wished one liv-
ing creature ought but good.
Won't you some day assist in hav-
ing me paroled, after you think have
been sufficiently punished? Surely,
some one will miss me-the orphans,
poor, Salvation Army the sick and
needy, who annually enjoyed my COM
plimentary boat rides and who will
take them out while am over there?
Humbly yours,
JOHN F. KLEIN.
81 will be down by the river; if
you're down that way drop In
Klein is sending thousands of those
cards to his friends as an Easter