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PALM'S SIDE OF HIS CASE. Tells Why He Got Into Trouble Over Checks, To the Editor of the State Journal: I would like to state 'my case to the public. I suppose that most of the citizens of Topeka have read the statements through the papers in the last three weeks. And now I wish to state my side of the case: I have been in Topeka for 22 1/2 years and for the last three years I have done a little over $11,000 worth of business in three banks of this city. I also want to say that on July 31, 1907, I deposited $80.00 in the Central National bank of this city; I found later that I did not have any money in that bank, so I got a contract to build a Catholic church in Colby, Kansas, for $5,000, and I found that I needed some money to run that job, so I went to the Central National bank, asked the cashier of that bank if I could borrow $200 and he answered me, "Yes, if you can put up good security." He made me a note for $200, which I now have in my possession. He told me to take this note and get one responsible man's signature on the same; I took the note from the bank, signed it myself and had another gentleman by the name of John Rush sign it; I returned the note the same day. The cashier of that bank stated that he did not know the gentleman whose name was signed to the note and asked me to get another man's signature on the note; I then got Mr. V. E. Dickson to sign the note. I returned to the bank the same day and found that the bank was closed. When I got home I found a telegram from Colby, Kan., stating that I had to be in Colby at once. I did