The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-09

ST. Louis papers contain the subjOined
interesting correspondence between the
Governor OF Mississippi and the Cover
nor of Missouri, produced by the follow
ing facts as related by them: Ono Max
Gensberger, Of Grccnyillc, Miss, last Oc-
tober obtained stock of goods of d. G.
Tut & Co., of st. Louis, upon the repre-
scntation that he had $4,000 invested in
his business and owed nothing. About
n month afterwards his stock was at
tached for debt, and Tut & Co. found
that Gensbcrgcr had n large number Of
creditors. They invoked the criminal
law against him for obtaining goods UNI
der false pretenses, and had him indict-
ed for that oflcnsc in st. Louis Cover
nor Crittcnden made requisition upon
Governor Lowry for Gensborgor's rem
dition, and Governor Lowry issued his
warrant thereon, but afterwards revoked
it for tho reasons set forth in the follow.
ing letter: t .
STATE OF MlsslsHrpl, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT., JACKSON, Miss, \
April IA, 1888. J
His ExccuqpcH Thos. T., Griuendep, Gov
crnor OF Missouri
SIR Referring to your esteemed fayo
Of the 10th inst, | beg leave to inform
your exccIeucy that it was my intention
to adgiso you Of the reasons moving m,
to revoke the executive warrant for tht
arrest Of .Gcnsbergcr, but / was alou
that time called To u distant part Of tn,
state, and, on my rcturn, in the press O
official and private engagements, thu
matter cscdpcd my attention. Irecog
nize Che Importance OF preserving tn,
comfy between the States, and it is my
pleasure to meet the full measure Of my
obligation Under the federal constitu
ton, thereby preserving the harmon,
and good order contemplated by GU
federal aud state laws. Since my Undue
ton into Office have observed in severa
instances, where the charge was cob
tanning goods under false prctcnccs,"
manifest disposition to abuse the prc
cess of extraditioh. This process is pre-
vidcd for d given purpose and no other
and whenit is sought to be used as u
engine for the collection of debt it dwarf
into aninstrument for the accomplish
mcnt Of personal and private ends.
Immediately after the issuance and d
livery to your agent of the warrant fC
Gensberger's arrest, atlidavits, Telegram
and statements were sent to me and a
now on file in my Office to the effect thu
the attorneys of those who procured Il
requisition, Messrs. Tut and othe
stated on Gcnsberger's failure, al
when all were trying to secure the
claims, that if he didn't pay them
would be dragged to St, Louis and pre-
ecuted criminally; thus showing a w
lingness on their part to collect the de
and compound the felony. l.
Messrs, Tut & Co.'s letter to Ge,
berger foreshadows the same desig
The kilograms, attidavits, etc, arc fro
citizens of high character and soci
position, including among others Re
Mr.. Archer, Presbyterian minist,
Dir. Pollock, Il banker; Hon. w.
Stone, member of the Legislature; \
Huntington, gentleman of large mea
merchants and citizens, both Gent
and Jews. Accepting this testimony
true, and | have no reason to doubt
1 felt it my duty to revoke the warra
and regret exceedingly that my act
was not sooner made known to your
cellency. think your excellency "
agree with me, that a proper regard
the security of personal liberty wol
be wanting in an executive who wol
permit the extradition of citizen
his state, not for a violation of law,
inability to pay debts.