The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-04-19
The State National Bank Robbery.
TGreensboro North State. |


bank officers, are back in Raleigh.
The following is the agreement under
which they left Canada:
In the matter of the extra
dition of c. E. Cross and
S. G.. White.
Representing the State of North Caro-
lima in the matter of the indictment
pending against Charles E. Cross and
Samuel C. White in the Superior
Court of the County of Wake, and as
United States Attorney tor the eastern
district of North Carolina, charged
with the prosecution Of all offences
against the United States in the said
district, l do hereby stipulate and
covenant to and with the said Charles
E. Cross and Samuel G. White, that if
they shall surrender themselves to
Charles d. Heart, the person desig
mated by the President of the United
States to receive them under the extra
dition laws, without any proceeding
under the extradition act and the
treaty, and shall as far as they may
be able, aid in the delivery 10 the pres
ent receiver ofthe State National Bank
F. H. Busbee, of the money brought
by said Cross and White to Canada,
and shall return with said Heartt, and
posse to the State of North Carolina,
there to be dealt with according to law,
| will not institute or cause to be in
stituted IN the courts Of the United
States any Indictment or prosecution
for any offense under the National
Banking laws, there being no offence
embraced IN slid laws, for which they
should be extradited, and that in be-
half Of the State there shall be no
prosecution instituted against them or
either of them, other than those for
which extraditlon is or was to be sought,
to wit:
l. An indictment for forging a
promissory note for s6;25o, purporting
to be signed by d. H. Graves and w.
H. Sanders and count Or an indict-
ment for uttering the same.
2. An Indictment for forging a
promissory note for s6,25o, purporting
to be signed by w. H. Avera and D. l.
Barber, and a count for uttering the
same.
:. An Indictment for forging a
promissory note for $500 (exac'
amount hot certain) purporting to be
signed by H. Morgan, James and c. O.
Riddick, and a count for uttering the
same.
That said Cross and White shall be
received under like condition as if they
had been extradited upon this prosecu
ton and none other.
SAML'L G. WHITE,
c. E. Cross,
F. H. BUsBEE,
In all capacities.
The above is a most remarkable
document. Mr. Busbee seems to have
absorbed the power of the United
States and the SOVEREIGNTY of Nortl
Carolina, Pretty big thing to carr,
on an empty stomach, in Canada. |
remains to be seen whether an outraged
people will submit to having thei
rights summarIly disposed of sin al
capacities. .
The robbers of National Banks il
New York, Ohio and Virginia have re
Gently been sent to the penitentiary
and realized that no wealth or socia
: influence could withstand the force c
! law,
The farce of bringing Gross an
Y White back under the stipulation
E made by Mr.. Busbee ''in all capacities
/, will probably wind up in trial an
D acquittal Of the prisoners, and the
e final release from prosecution.
5 How Mr.. Busbee could magnil
: himself into the condition which
: evolved from sin all capacities an
stay the strong arm of the law is b
yond comprehension. A sickly con
: promise, such as has been made, is
n slur on justice, ludicrous burlesq'
t. on all forms of law and usage.