The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-24

| ties, sad Cline Clultncu Iult lle Illu
spent S225 in procuring rewards and q
reuuisition upon the Governor OF West
Virginia for the arrest Of the said An
derson Hatfield ct al. The ailiant fur
ther states that it was well understood
mt the time OF the making OF said agree
ment by all parties interested that the
said Cline had not spent any such sum
OF money in the manner stated by him,
but that was only an excuse for him to
take shelter behind"
Mr.. Gibson charged blackmail to-day
without reserve. Hesaidthe acquisitions
for the Hatfield party, which Governor
Wilson was ready to issue on the receipt
OF Office fees, was being used by Perry
a. Cline certainly, and the said Phillips
4 Ferguson presumably" us means OF
extorting money from theparties therein
named.
A CHEEKY JAIIoR.
While these things were going on, the
enterprising jailor, Cline, opened up di-
rect relations between himself and Gov
ernor Wilson on the subject OF requsi-
tions. The jailor evidently thought that
Governor Buckner was unnecessary as
an intermediary in this important and
delicate matter. The jailer's letter is in.
teresting for the cheek OF its author, and
for the glimpse it gives OF the beautiful
character OF the Logan county gentle
men who are causing all the fuss. Here
tits:
nDEARSIR:-Several days ago had the
required aiIidavid made out and sent
with the requisition for the Hattields
and have received no answer or have not
heard from it since. Will your EXcelI-
cucv be so kind MS to inform me as to the
status OF the case? / understand that
Hatfelds has employed counsel to pre-
vent the warrant from being issued on
the requisition, and that they have sent
in a petition. They have and can make
the people sign any kind petition they
want. / was raised near them men and
known them; they are the worst band
OF meroders-ever existed in the noun
tains, and have been in arms since the
war; they will not live rs citizens ought
to: they stand indicted in the county III
four bad cases OF murder, and one OF
them which occurred about year ago,
and-last year court was indicted Tor
Ku-Kluxing and various other mis-,
demeanor cases; in fact, We cannot hold
our elections without them crossing the
line and run-g our citizens from the elec
tions grounds, and selling liquor in viola
ton OF the law, and these men have
made good citizens leave their homes
and iorsake all they had, and refuse to
Ilnt any pprson TO even tend their lands.
These facts are true and known to be
true, both by the ceenty y
| Logan Co., w. Va. understand
that they are trying to make it ap'
pear to you that we want them for the
purpose OF numbering them. That is
fasse as anything can be. We want
peace and want the laws executed, 4
do not want our citizens butchered up
| like dogs, as these men is doing. This
county has never jlaleed any any per
son, and wont do any harm to the Hat
fields, except to see they get the law
We believe every person ought to an
swer for his conduct; that is the reason
we ask the requisi.on. Our State has
been compelled to remand these meT
and to ask the assistance Of your excel
lency. hope you will let me hear iron
this matter ut your earliest convenience
You can find out all about myself by
writing to any OF our officers or to 9u!
OF our State officers, and learn whether
or not am n man OF my word. | wan
to know what has been done rs soon a:
YOUR excellency can let me know
Please excuse this letter, us deem 1t o.
great Importance"
REMARKS ny THE GOVERNOR OF KEN
TuCKY TO TIE GOVERNOR OF
WEST VIRGINIA.
Under the West Virginia law requis
it;ons tor the delivery OF persona Gharget
with crime must be accompanied by
competept evidence showing that thu
nroceeding under which the person is
wanted is regular and lawful. This il
the law also in nearly all the States
Governor Buckner evidently did no
know it. He sent over mere nakct
re0uisition for nearly half Of the popu
lation of Logan county. This was nc
companied by letter. Gov. Buckne
writes subsequently,:
"in response to this letter received
only few days since your letter oil Jan
uary 2lst, in which you did me tn
, honor to state your reasons for not com
plying with my request, and In which
amongst other things, you say, And a!
though the application for the requisl
, ton does not appear to be made or SUP
ported by any official authority OF Pix
county &c. l confess myself at a los
To understand how your eXGellenc
could possibly know anything whateye
about the character OF the application
made 10 me for u requisition in this case
/ i did not attach il to the requisition en
. closed to your excellenCy, for the obviou
!. reasons that the law governing the extra
a dition OF fugitives nowhere requires it
: in any way intimatcs that it would eve.
i be proper TO do 80. On the contrary,
/ seems to contemplate, the papers beln
correct in other respects, that the eXecu
, utiys making the demand must be tn
q sole Judge Of the circumstances unde
which il would he proper for him
, issue his requisitiOh. ] therefore ha
> no reason to suppose that your exec
!, icnoy would feel II your duty even 10 el
= ouire into this point, especially us "
!, lad. in your first letter returning til
: reouisitiOn, given no spch intimatior
"a Int II your excellency desires to be at
yiscd MS to this branch Of the case cel
tainly have no objection to telling yo
s' that the application for the requisitio
70 and records in this case was made by til
RI County Judge OF Pike county, endorse
II by the Judge Of tho District Court an
/ urged by the Commonwealth attorne
,e Of the district, who was personal
is pre- Jent when the application vi
,e presented"
N This was on its face a rather bad gi'
,e away for Buckner, and Governor WilsC
X din not fail to put il at him with
D. much point rs the dignity Of execute
ii- communication would permit On Il
II. whole, Governor Wilsonkept up his el
ey Of the letter business very well.
iff Arguments will be closed to.morro
ly Nobody here thinks for n moment IL
". West Virginia's case, us now presentI
or will be sustained by the Court,