Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08
WADDY THOMPSON.
Criticism upon the Decision of Judge
fgtlIsr-HOW sheriff Anderson WAS
Treated by fbe Missouri Of
fIciaIs.
The other Side OF the PieturP-What
Raddy'' has TO say about iHe
Case-Re has the Papers in
His Possession.

Jefferson City (Mo) Journal!
Some of the friends OF Judge Miller
appear to think that we spoke out too
plainly and too severely in our criticisms
of the action OF the judge in presuming
to detain the agent of the State of Ten
nessee charged with the execution of q
writ under the axtraditiOn laws OF the
land, in the Waddy Thompson RG6eGS
corpus case. Others of his friends prefer
TO think We were not pointed and severe
enough. We say to all, that we spoke
candidly, honestly and without bitter
ness of feeling, as becomes public
journal, in the condemnation of what
ever is conceived to be wrong, no matter
upon whom it may fall, whether upon
friend or foe. For Judge Miller We
have the highest personal friendship, but
when he does an official act that de-
serves public censure, we cannot hesitate
to pronounce it. We insist that Judge
Miller has no rigGt to detain the agent
of the State OF Tennessee in the
discharge of his duty in the execution
of a writ under the eXtraditiOn laws OF
congress; that when he does he usurps
authority and not only disgraces his
office, but renders himself liable to lit
tie more than severe criticism. The con-
duct of Judge Miller, and the language
of some of his indicators, are gross
imputstion upon Mr.. Anderson, the
agent OF the State of Tennessee, deny
ing him, as they do, the attributes of
common humanity in their proposed
dealing with Waddy Thompson. We
are assured by Mr.. Anderson, however,
that his treatment by the officers Of the
State, particularly by Governor Hardin,
Attorney General HOckaday and Sheriff
Meyers, has been in the highest degree
kind, coUrteOus and cOnsiderate. He
expresses himself as deeply grateful to
hem.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Jefferson City Tribune, July A.
AS matter of simple justice to Mr..
Wsddy Thompson, who is under arrest
on 8 requisltion from the governor of
Tennessee, and in custody of the sheriff,
awaiting the decision of his application
to be released under writ Of bG6eGS
corpus, we make the following state
ment OF facts as Mr.. ThOmpsOn's YER
sion of the affair, tO-wit: Hendrix.
McNabb & Co., firm composed Of
Hendrix, McNabb and Waddy ThOmp
son, We're engaged in the wholesale gro
Gerry business in Memphis, Tennessee.
This com pany failed, and transferred its
entire stock to J. J. Murphy, president
of the Memphis bank, as security for
thirty-one thousand dollars, to aid in
paying its debts. After this had been
done, Mrs. Wilkerson, the mOther-in-
law of Mr.. Thompson, paid the Mem
phis bank the money, and all the bal
ance Of the debts of Hendrix, McNabb
& Co. .sDd J. J. Murphy then transferred
the goods, and all the assets of the bro
ken grocery firm to Mrs. Wilkerson.
Mrs. Wilkerson then entrusted the
goods and accounts rescued from Muir
ply, to Hendrix & Co., amount
ing in the aggregate to about
forty thousand dollars. Mrs. WilkersOn
becoming dissatisfied with the manage
ment Of the goods and debts by Hendrix
IL Co., was advised by counsel to Teplevy
TIE goods and take them out OF the pos
session of said Hendrix & Co, and gave
power of attorney TO Colonel w. w.
ATnett, q lawyer of st. Louis, to attend
to the matter for her, and he instituted
proceedings in the United States circuit
court for the western district Of Tennes.
see, to recover the goods. This action
was instituted, and the goods replevied
October 25, 1874, and on the twenty
sixth Of October the Counsel Of Hendrix
81 Co., VINO was assistant attorney-gen-
ersl for Shelby county, Tennessee, pro-
cured indictments against agent Arnett,
Wsddy Thompson, Carroll and Smith,
for perjury, horse-stealing and larceny.
We are informed that Mr.. Thompson
has in his possession the original papers,
which will verify the foregoing state
ment; and further, he has written dOcu-
ments signed by the parties now pros
ecuting him, by which to establish his
night to the horses and all other property
in disuute