Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-25
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40 AhNAN NNhpA ANoN lNAAoAbAAANJ
Fort Worth feels keenly the disgrace
that rests upon it because Of late
occurrences. Its law-abiding people |
have made no effort in defense Of the
action of any man living here who
has given encouragement to the deeds
which have brought shame and ie-
proach to the city and to all its people.
In deep humiliation it has seen its
shame paraded to the world by the
press of Texas and has not sought TO
palliate the conduct Of any Of its own
people who are In anywise responsible.
In people thus disgraced and search
ing for the cause that the remedy may
be applied, 1t is but natural that every
responsibility for their humiliation
should be rigidly Investigated and,
since the city does not spare itself for
any blame resting on it, 1t has right
to pass like condemnation on all who
share in the responsibility. Not only
Fort Worth but all Texas has been
hurt by the occurrences in this city,
and all Texas has right to know
where rests the responsibility for the
wrong done.
In discussing the responsibility for
the occurrences in this city we may
first state the nature and ordinary pro-
ceedings in arrests made under a
requisition from another state. The
chief executive of the state where the
accused Is wanted forwards an indict-
ment to the governor of the state
where the accused resides setting forth
the charge for which he is wanted, ac.
eompanylng it with formal demand
TO have the prisoner arrested and
turned over to the agent Of the state
making the demand. Upon this de-
mand or requisition, If the pa
pers are formal, the governor
issues an ordinary warrant direct.
ed to any peace officer in the
, state, commanding him to arrest the
accused and to turn him over to the
agent OF the state desiring him. The
warrant of the governor need moi
: necessarily detail any Of the partic
: ulRrs of the crime for which the &C
: cused is needed. 1t is presumed tina
the governor will not issue his warrant
f without sufficient cause shown. Wher
= the warrant Is issued 1t can be handed
a to any state officer, though it is Gus
. tomary to send 1t 10 the sheriff of tn,
= county wherein the accused resides
! He makes the arrest and turns thu
a prisoner over TO the ag n.
. The requisitlon for the arrest o
i. COPYRIGHT came from New Mexic,
I and was brought by Richmond, tn
a chief of police of Albuquerque. Tn
- governor Issued his warrant for tn
# arrest of the man wanted, and, In
stead of sending II to any Tarran
county officer, gave it either TO Rich
v mond or the state rangers III is no
u known which, for execution. AL
7. that Is known has been learned sine
p. the trouble, as Richmond and tn
i rangers ignored the officers OF hi
Y county and city as completely rs di
s. the governor. Richmond and tw
4, rangers (who accompanied him fror
is Wichita Fallsl were in this city tw
al or three days prior to the arrest, bu
or no one, officer or citizen, knew or SUI
W pected their business here. Enticin
IN COPYRIGHT, with whom the
AZ had made themselves famills
N and intimate, to the depC
r, upon some pretext they arrested hiI
st at not later than II o'clock SatIrda
ID morning and held him in secrecy, IL
tending to start with him to Ne
Mexico ON the Texas s. Pacific at
ii o'clock at night.
II Why WAS the governors warrar
ls not entrusted to Tarfant county of
Ne Ger for service? Why was it given
" Richmond or the state troops for e.
i, ecution9 The mayor Of Fort Wort