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governors son left the hotel and re-
turned with the pardon and then re-
ceived $3.50, said the newspaper. He
then was confronted by the Journal
reporters and the witnesses with
them. and, threatened with arrest re-
turned the $3.50 received on delivery
of the pardon, left the hotel and re-
turned with the $1,000.
Young Davis asserted his father had
no knowledge Of the transaction.
Gov. Davis said his son told him of
the affair at $40 o'clock last night
when he came home.
Some how they inveigled my son
into accepting the money" he said.
But when he realized why they had
given 1t to him, took 1t back to them.
At the same time he delivered the par
don, which / had already decided to
grant"
Declaring he had aided Pollman at
his trial in April. 1921, and later had
appealed to former Gov. Henry Allen
| in Pollman's behalf when the convicted
| forger was seeking a parole, which he
received, Gov. Davis declared Pollman
had capitalized his friendship in plot
ting to gain pardon through young
Davis and to frame" the governor.
The Journal said the donouement at
ceived the pardon and made the final
payment. Pollman read a prepared
statement to young Davis declaring it
was only when Gov Davis requested
| that l employ you that / considered 1t
an opportune time to do what l am
| doing now"
He then called in those in the next
room-Dick Smith and W. K. Clugs-
| ton of the Journal staff; w. G. Miller,
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tive; George H. Wark, federal prohi-
bition director for Kansas; w. H.
West, shorthand reporter, and Ben c.
Johnson, former officer of the State
penitentiary at Lansing, a friend of
| Pollman.
After young Davis returned the
money to Pollman he was allowed to
leave the room with the warning that
| the matter would be exposed, the
Journal says.
The governors son could not be
he had gone to bed.
Pollman, in an affidavit, declared
! young Davis arranged the meeting at
| the hotel at a conference in Kansas
| City Thursday. Previously, Pollman
| affirmed he had visited young Davis
at the Davis farm near Bronson, Kans.,
where the latter discussed the pay
| ment OF money for pardon.
Pollman also alleged he had been
told by Glenn A. Davis, 80, who was
sentenced to life imprisonment at In
dependence, kans., for murder, that
Gov. Davis solicited the payment of
money to his son for executive Glenn
ency. Pollman, who had been out of
! prison since January 6, 1923, on pa
role, had been active in behalf of
Glenn Davis and had obtained, he
said, several short-term paroles for
Glenn Davis.
What Happened In Room Gal.
1t was in room Gal of the National
Hotel at Topeka that Russell G.. Davis
accepted s1,250 and delivered a par
don to Fred w. Pollman, convicted
forger and former bank president of
Lacygne. Kans, according to the Kan
sas City Journal.
In an adjoining room, listening
with head sets attached to a tele-
phone connected with room Gal. were
w. C. Millar, State representative of
/ Belvidere, Kans.; a shorthand report
er and two members of the Journal
staff. In room Gal was Pollman.
The ringing of a telephone in GAL
at 2:12 o'clock yesterday afternoon
| broke the silence, according to the
| Journals version of the affair. 1t
was answered HOllman, VINO SAID,
Yes, that Is all right, send him on
! up here"
| A few moments and knock was
| heard at 641 followed by voices. The
conversation that followed was re-
corded by the instrument and pub
| lished by the Journal today. those
! taking part being Pollman and Rus
sell Davis. Pollman, replying to a
suggestion in regard to mailing a
pardon, is quoted saying he wanted
it delivered at the hotel, adding:
| Gave Him 81 ZOO First.
1T won't take long for you to go
up to the, statehouse and bring me
| the paper. l want it right now. l
| don't know that that would create
any suspicion--you coming back to
the hotel, as they don't know me
here" Pollman gave $1,000 to Russell
Davis at this time, according to the
! Journal, saying he would give him
the remaining $3.50 later.
| In answer to a question from Rus
| sell Davis as to whether he (Poil-
mani would be at the hotel when he
returned, Pollman said:
Yes, l will be right here in this
room. Knock at the door and come
right in. l will be right here, read
| ing my Bible 1 usually do so when
| L have time to kill :
| Russell Davis returned to the hotel