St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-13
THE MONTANA CASE.
The Habeas Corpus Proceedings Dis
missed Yesterday.
The Miles City Sheriff and His Party Proceed
Westward, Ho!
Taylor's Story as Related to "Globe"
Reporter.

1t became publicly known late yesterday
afternoon that L. 7. Taylor, the Montana
prisoner held under writ of habeas corpus,
desired to go on to Miles City with Sheriff
James Connolly, and wished to appear before
Judge Brill for release. At about O'Clock
the latter held hearing in chambers at
which a letter from Taylor was presented
him asking that the writ be dismissed.
Attorney Rogers moved the prisoner be re-
manded to the custody of the Montana sher-
iii, which was opposed very vehemently by
Attorney Ives, who seemed to be under the
impression that Taylor was not acting under
his own free will, but had made this request
through fear of his captor. Judge Brill ruled
that the prisoner was capable of understand
ing his position, and that if he waived his
right to a hearing which might or might not
give him his personal liberty its dismissal
was his own personal matter, and not his.
County Attorney Egan being called on by
the court for his opinion questioned Taylor,
who said he was ready and DESTROYS to go to
Miles City, had not been threatened or ca
joled into asking that the writ be quashed by
the writ of retention issued and that all he
ever heard about it was that an effort was go
ing to be made here to detan him.
The parties in the case were ordered to va
cate the court room that the judge and
county attorny might have private session
with Taylor to determine whether he was or
was not being butldozed and coerced in his
action III the premises. This session lasted
about ten minutes, when the parties were
readmitted to the room and Judge Brill or
dered the prisoner remanded to the custody
of the Montana sheriff, he having given good
and sufficient reasons for the request in
which he was uninluenced by his costodians.
The feeling on the part of Taylor as ex-
pressed by him was that he wanted to get
this cloud off of him and that he felt by go
ing on without any loss of time by his own
consent the people of Miles City would look
upon his case more leniently, while he
thought he should be able to clear himself of
the ofense charged against him.
The Messrs. Connolly and Smith said that
Taylor was in no danger, but that his test-
mOny was wanted against the very parties
who took out this writ of habeas corpus, who
did not care straw for Taylor except to pre-
vent his reaching Miles City and to prevent
the testimony which he would give on the
stand. The judge also said that although
Mr.. Ives as his counsel had acted in good
faith the party who swore out the writ had
not.
The Montana sheriff and companions were
no desperadoes or cowboys as has been pic
tured by .mendacious newspaper, but as
well 'manered and dressed as our st. Paul
officers, and throughout the proceedings CON
Quoted themselves in a gentlemanly manner
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expect to leave the city to-day on a through
train ON the Northern Pacific and arrive at
Miles City on Tuesday, in ample season for
the term of court which opens tomorrow.
No apprehension is felt at further delay ex-
cept it may be by habeas corpus at Bismarck,
got out through the influence of parties who
would like to be rid of Taylor's testimony as
clerk of the erring board of Custer county
supervisors.