Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-28
TEGHE'S CASE.
Opinion Of Judge T. +. n. Ray, of the
Probate COuFt-Tighe Bound over
in the sum Of Two Thou
sand Dollars.
Arrest of the AbductOr~, who Waive an
Examination and Give Bonds in
Twenty-Five Hundred Dol
IarS-Elg.

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] opinion in The hgJeTg corpus case OF j. II
/ IIghe, whose arrest IU.UIIs0uu-uf and af
/ tempted abduction by Alexander n smith. %
J Ohio, John TEaDtuaiu. James II. shaw and J
/ J Smith, Of this city, has created much in
Z ulgEatlon IN this com wuuity. To thi, writ q
/ hO5eus corpus A. NJ. Smith made "A return tbal
/ he holds the Tela-or by vir ue of a warrant
I issued 10y his eXceLeuCy, James ID. Porter
! COVER or Of lRuuessee, H9Fa warrant bplrl
! ls-ued under requisitlon irOm the COVER o.
! Oi ONO, which warrant was IA 3Ce "A part oi
MS return. To tlIs returu the IeaIOT de.
! INJURED, and FOR grounds OF demurrer alleged
that the warrant Wa, Insu fTiCieul. for the re.,
/ BON that 10 fails TO show that 4 Ger i1ed copy
I OF an sili1ayit, properly sut- -eniicsted by the
governor OF ONO changing crime TO have
been comm tied an s. t. - te, end That he bad
| fled tEerelrom, accompanied said demand In
| his
OPINION
Judge Ray said: "Does this warrant meet the
TIe9uirsinenis OF the law II not wherein does
should rscite every fact necessary to show fbs
governors Jurisdiction and authOrif Y to issue
IL under the act OF 1893. II fails 10 show that
a copy OF the indictment. certified as au-
theHiic' by The governor OF Chic, charging an
o1euse TO have been committed in lie Saiu
State, cOmpanIed the demand for his readi-
ton, which is expressly required by the yet of
cong eSs, and Without which do not think a
warrant can properly issue. The rc rfal in The
warrant is simply that the governor OF OHIO
has inforTaed the governor OF Tennessee that
J: NJ. ighe stands charg-d upon aiiidayils
not think the warrant sufficient to Rutnorizg
the arrest or holding the relatOT, ana cOnse-
quently sustain the demurrer, yet dee m it
my duty, upon the principle OF The comfy OF
States and spirit OF our laws, 10 hold ne rela-
tor a reaSOna bic time to afford an opyortuul-
~ TO anne nd The return or warrant il desired,
or practicable TO do IheIeupOn Mr. 1ighe
was released on bond ia the sum OF two thou-
sand dollars until TO day week.
ARREST OF THE ABDUCTORS.
In the meantime Mr.. Tigbe had sworn ont a
warrant before Recorder Winters, charging J
i wit al
and charsin Alexander VI. Smith. John j.
Smith, John Iranjham and j. NJ. Shay with
the otiense of kidnapping. Deputy-Sheif
Murphy arrested the accused persons, and car
ried them into the crlmina, Courtroom. The
arrest was made lmme diatCly after Judge Ray
delivered his opinion. A Alexander NJ. smith
was descending the steps from the courtroom.
when Deputy-SheTif Murphy tapped him an
the shou der and said, "ICu are my prisoner"
Smith seemed very much astoniShed, but
waving an examination, gave bond in the
sum OF twenty five hu udred dollars for his aD-
peeTaEce before the criminal court. Tue 9th
eT parties, through their attorneys, 7. B. Edg-
ingtOn and Mr.. Baggeit, entered a demuuert to
the warrant charging them with kidnapping,
but his was OVeTruled, ard an investigation
OF the case continued until ten o'clock this
morning. John TranJham was released on
his own Tecognlzance, but j. J. Smith and
J ames NJ. Shaw were required to give bonds
Ia the respective sums of two thousand dol
lals and fifteen hundred dollars for their 8p-
pearance.
THE KIDNAPPERS
nave no Sy III pdLuy utIt, lDE lnelr conduct Is
severe " conc cmned. Even Governor Porter
has realized the character OF Alexander u
smith, and by telegram yesterday instructed
the sheriff not TO deliver MT. Ttghe 10 this in
diyidual in the event Judge Ray oveTruled
the demurrer 10 the citizen. judge Ray, in
his opinion, very properly says that "pre-
and inferenCeS are no. sufficient 10
deprive Citizsn OF his liberty" Alexander
NJ. Smi h several years ag1 was memDer Of
the firm OF alc0tt, 5 it'll 4 c., OF this city.
He came b ele I. ON Ohio, and his operations
IN Memphis make him well remembered, and
II is rather surprise that he should come
back on such business. !. j. Smith was cle-k |
also connected. The latter was formerly an
egg and chicken peddier in DeSOUO county, |
and is also too well known u re- |
luire advertisement. He aud J. j. |
smith are said TO compose the firm /
o. "J. j. Smith Co." OF this |
city, and employed as tier clerk James NJ. !
Sh2w; who formerly manufactured bitters. |
shaw IS said 10 have come here from Padu- |
cab, Kentucky. II II is true that he acted |
As we are iutOl med he did, toward MIS-. Bur !
eson, hrst-class whipping would result ouly |
n the dlSsracing OF the cOwhide used. II is /
. be hoped that his alleged language and |
conduct TO Gard this lady are untrue. The at
empted addiction OF Iighe serves to recall |
A HEARTRENbfNG INCIDENT
hat occurred in this city about the close of
he wa. Among the passengers on a steamer |
which landed at this city, were q Won z man |
and his beautiful bride. 1he charms of the
after awO6e the lust of sO-calied detective,
Eho determined 10 crafty his he:Iish desires
that he had been hunting for him
wo weeks. After haud-cuffing the stranger
md his bride, he dragged them of OF the
teRmer, and imprisoned them in separate |
DGmS in the top story OF the GayOsO house. /
" lille the young man was thus Imprisoned, |
his bride was outraged by the villain, who, |
lnder the guiSe OF law, had arrested them. |
4eaying the husband locked in one room aud /
he deflled bride unconscious in another, The /
le'eotive t'ed the city, anG not until ne had
One was the fearful crime discovered. TINS |
vas when the laws were uoL respected, when
,aSsion, vice and crime were unpunished, |
md the people without any protection. Now
he laws are iniorced, and If they have been
-iOlated, the ViOlatOrS should be punished,