The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-05
TIE ARREsUREs AFFAIRS.
Judge IIofrstettor's Defense. of His Action In
surrCndOrIns the American.

Judge Hotrstettors Dcfenso.o of His Action In
surrcndOrIng the American.
EAGLE Pass, Tx, August 4.-County
Judge Joseph HoiIstetter, who issued the
extradition papers surrendering Francisco
Arreaures to the Mexican authorities, has
made statement in vindcation Of his act,
which he has transmitted to Governor
Ireland. The following Is copy:
On Monday, the 2Sth day Of July, 1886,
at or near o'clock r. NJ, Sheriff Q 0Slesby,
with Mrs. OglesDy, drove up 10 my resi-.
denCe In the town OF Eagle Pass and asked
for me. l stopping up to the gate, he told
me he wanted an order from me to deliver
upa Mexican horse.thief TO the Mexican
authorities; that he was the man he had
been spotting for the last month or six
weeks. asked him whether the man
was q Mexican citizen. lie said he knew
he was. / told Captain 0glesby that l
would be down at the Office soon. at
once started for tho court house, Captain
0glesby overtaking mo before | reached
my office, and leaving his wife outside the
court house, In the carriage, holding the
horse. Opening my office, again asked
Captain 0glesby whether no was certain
the man he wanted delivered was Mexi-
can citizen. He assured me he was. l
then asked him:
"How about the pspersp Have you got
the warrant and testimony from the oil.
GERS in Mexico?" or words to that effect,
when he answered: "The papers are all
right, and will be turned over to you the
first thing in the morning." Whereupon
issued to him the following order:
IuE STATE or TEXAS, |
MAVERICK County.
10 The Sheriff Of Maverick County, Greeting.
You are hereby directed to deliver to
Francitco Mondragon, Chief OF Police,
Pledras Negras, Mexico, Francisco Are.
sures, whom You now hold In your cllsto.
dy, and who Is accused Of theft OF horses
In the Republic Of Mexico, 90 Is proven by
letters from Baid Mondragon.
[Signed JoSEPiI HoFFsrErrER,
County Judge, and Extrsdition Judge,
Maverick county, Texas.
In addition to this, Judge Hoffstetter
says: "All this happened between Z and
1880 o'clock r. Nj, on Monday, tho Goth
ult., and leaving my office, went home.
Next morning about 0 o'clock, / met Cap.
tain Osleaby in front OF the court house
door, and again asked him for the papers
for the msn. He answered; 4 win have
them here In few minutes. l have up
10 date not received the papers, Captain
OSlesby stating 10 me that lie had not yet
received them himself. l will further
state that II has.bOen' the practice In this
county to deliver up horse thieves and
other criminals who are MexiCans 10 the
Mexican authorities upon their present.
Ing any proof Of guilt, they feclprooatlng
would also state am reliably informed
that this lnRn In 1873, while refugee
from Justice In Mexico, had declared his
Intention 10 become citizen ol the United
States, since which time lie las served
several years as an officer In the Mexican
army, and only returned to Eagle Pass
about two molthE ago"
The Judge Ia now Under arrest aud
bonds Of $1,000 10 appear and answer for
the illegal capture and delivery Of Fran.
cisco Arresufes to tho police Of Piedras
Negras, by whom, at the order Of their
chief Mohdragou, and despite the de.
maudB Of the United States Consul, he
was taken out and bruLally shot 10 death
at midnight