Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-10
WADDY THOMPSON.
He Says it Esu't Going so Memphis that
he Objects 40, but Has Going with
Ihs shertT-Fs 81 Wants 10 be
Let Alone.
Amdayat OF George =. S'Sabb-auing
Gut Writ OF HRBsss COFpaz-
More DeIsy for sheriT An
dsRsO9.
st. Louis Times, Sth.7

st. Louis Times, Sth.7
twas the intention ~ Sheriff Ardar-
son to embark yesterday with General
Waddy Thompson OH board the City OF
Chester for Memphis, but his departure
was prevented by reason Of the follow
ing writ Of hdbedS corpus, which was
served on him at ten o'clock yesterday
morning:
sTATE OF MISSOURI, COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS.
George R. Af'Nabb respectfully states
that Waddy Thompson is restrained Of
his liberty at the city OF ~. Louis by one
G. +. Anderson, and 90 the best knOwl-
edge and belief Of affiaut the true cause
Of said petition 10 o pretended Tequisi.
ton Of the governor of Tennessee, upon
which warrant has been issued and said
Thompson arrested ny said Anderson,
in Cole county, in this State; and that
said Thompson sued out writ of bGbeGS
corpus in said county, and that pending
hearing thereon said Anderson uulaw-
fully Kidnapped and brought said
Thompson 10 this county; that no sp-
plicatiOn save as above stated has been
made for writ of hd5edS corpus; that
by reason Of said Thompson being re.
moved or concealed no copy of the war
rant, order or process, by virtue of which
said arrest purpOrts TO be made, can he
obtained: affiant therefore pTays that q
writ of hGbedS corpus issue 10 inquire
into the cause OF said confinement, and
for all proper relief. GEO. r. M'NABB.
In compliance with this writ, Sheriff
Anderson appeared in court and, at his
request, the matter was continued till
Friday morning. hIr. Anderson gave as
a reason for asking the continuance, that
he desired to have q transcript o. the
papers filed in the case ct Jefferson City,
in order to show that the allegations OF
the writ were untrue. He especially de-
MED that General Thompson was taken
nom Jefferson City pending q hearing
on the writ of hdbeUS corpus, tut states
that the legality Of his arrest had been
fully determined by Judge Miller before !
he left with his prisoner. It appears
that the writ Of hdbeas corpus served on /
sheriff Anderson had been obtained on
Tuesday, and that it bad been the inten- |
ton to serve Il on his arrival in the city. |
For this purpose, on Tuesday evening, |
Mr.. M'Nabb and an officer went out on |
the Missouri Pacific road, and boarded |
the train on which were Sheriff Amber |
son and General Thompson. The mat /
ter Of serving the writ was discussed icy |
the party, and il was finally agreed that |
il should not be served. 1t was with /
this understanding that the p8C- |
ties separated that evening, and Mr.. |
Anderson was somewhat surprised at |
the unexpected turn Of affairs yesterday |
morning. General Thompson states |
that at the time the cases against him, /
pending in the circuit court at Memphis,
were called the second time, he was sick
and unable to appear, but that he pre-
scented to the court by his attorneys a
certificate of his illness, signed by Drs.
Thompson, Moore and Alien, Of Jetfer-
son City. Their responsibility and
standing as physicians was certified to
by the circuit clerk Of Cole county and
Governor Hardin. On this continu-
ance wss asked, which the court refused
to grant, and Sheriff Anderson was sent
for him. General Thompson further
states that he is willing to go to Mem
phis and stand his trial, but does not
want to be taken there as a prisoner.
He speaks kindly Of Sheriff Anderson
and mis- treatment OF him, and attaches
no blame to him, as he believes he is
conscientiously endesvoring to perform
disagreeabie duty. General Thompson
says that after testing the virtue OF the
writ he proposes to go to Memphis,
whether freed or not.