Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-16
WADDY THOMPSON.
Progress OF Sheriff AUdsTsOn's ETIrts
10 Get Possession OF his Prisoner
-Ihs HsbERs CsFPus Case
Before Judge Krum.
Latest Intelligence In a Private Dis
patch TO Colonel HOTFiEan-The
Prisoner En Route 20 Men,
phIs, I'm Charge OF the
sheriff.

In Yesterdays APPEAL was published
an az count OF the status Of the Waddy
Thompson hdbedS corpus case before
Judge Krum, OF the first circuit court OF
st. Louis. After the return to the in
dictment by Sheriff Anderson, of this
county, MI. Warren, at whose instance
the court adjourned until Tuesday, go as
allow him to sip cup of.coffee, appeared
for Thompson, and made
MOTION TO QUAsH
the return made by the sheriff on ac-
count of insufficiency. Mr.. Warren held
that the return was defective in failing
TO show that the warrant was accOmIa-
MED by the indictments, and because
these papers are not, filed with the return,
or at least were not exhibited to the
court, and that the copies sent out here
were not authenticated in any way. He
wanted the indictments produced, as it
was material that they should be inspect
ed AS they alleged horse-stealing, larceny
and perjury against Thompson. These
charges are alleged to have been made
the cause OF legal proceedings in which
a replevin suit was pending. The gov
error Of Tennessee made a requisitiOn on
Governor Hardin, in which it appears
COPY of. the indictments were annexed,
but are now withheld. Colonel ]. G.
Norwile, for the prosecution,
ARGUED THE CASE AT SOME LENGTH.
He contended that the original papers
and Indictment need not accompany q
writ Of surrender issued by the Governor
of Missouri for the arrest Of General
Thomson. and for his delivery into the
hands of the agent of the governor OF
Tennessee. He referred to the act Of 1889
for the government of the Northwestern
territory, in which the provision for the
surrender of fugitives from justice is pro-
vided for, but it did not show, and sub
seuuent precedents confirmed the point,
that a Jvernor Of any State or Territory
refusing to issue his warrant on requis-
itiOn is subject to any penalties fol- doing
so, except he was acting contrary to the
laws of his own State or Territory. The
warrant issued by the governor of Mis-
souri, was in strict compliance with all
the legal requirements of the case; and,
as the court had only the question of
defective return before it, there were
NO GROUNDS FOR DIsCHARGINd THE
PRISONER.
The only thing, therefore, is as to ir-
regularity Of the proceedings, which
proceeded to show that there had been
no irregularity. The court overruled
the application to discharge the prison.
er, holding that the warrant was good
aud sufficient, but he would give leave,
on the request Of Mr.. Thoroughmsn, to
file an answer to the return and order to
put in issue the facts. The judge there
upon set the case for further hearing
Wednesday morning, as his term on the
bench would expire Immediately after
that time.
WADDY EN- ROUTE FOR MEMPHIS.
The case was argued Wednesday, and
at ten o'clock yesterday morning Judge
Krum decided in favor OF the prosecu-
ton and turned Waddy over to Sheriff
Anderson, as is shown by the following
telegram, dated st. Louis, July 18th,
which was received yesterday after
noon:
L; B. Horrgan or S. B. Cannon Memphis
Tennessee:
Waddy dies hard; the hdbedS corpus
case was decided in our favor to-day.
We hope to get off with the prisoner to-
night. Hold the court open.
TOO SICK To TRAVEL.
Since writing the above we have re.
ceived the following Associated Press
dispatch from st. Louis:
ST.. LOUIS, June Is The General
Waddy Thompson hG6eaS corpus case,
which has been before our courts more
than a week, terminated to-day by
Judge Knight remanding General
Thompson to the charge of Sheriff An
derson, of Memphis. General Thomp-
son is quite i'll, and it is not known when
he will be able to leave for Memphis.