The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-03
! GOV. TAYLOR AND SHELBY
GEN. PETERS APPLIES sALvR TO
THE GOVERNORS WOUNDS.
He Had No Intention to Charge Him With
Discriminating Against the Criminal
Court of This County in Aiding Justice
"A Case for the Legislature.

Gov. Taylor has written to friends in
this city to protect him from injurious
charges.
Attorney-General Peters, meeting re-
porter OF The APPEAL, said that in the mat.
ter of acquisitions, heretofore referred tc
in the public prints, the suggestion tina,
Gov. Taylor was discriminating against
Shelby County was calculated to do him
injustice. He said there was, so far as he
knew, no ground to charge the Governor
with any purpose to defeat the course Of
justice, the action Of the officials, in this
county, and the suggestion that he has APP
piled different rule to Shelby County
IRON that applied by him to other coun-
ties, seems to be entirely unfair to Gov.
Taylor.
I'm some cases." he said, 'oi reduisi-
tons applied for, Shelby County has re-
ceived appropriate assistance-one, nota.
bly,, that l recall, that Of the Majors, in
which, on account of the atrocity of the
case, Gov. Taylor offered a reward of $500
for each OF the perpetrators of the crime.
,~blt they were never apprehended, and
the reward was never paid. In other cases.
the Governor has not offered rewards. nor
agreed TO pay the expenses OF extraditing
to this State fugitves from Justice. and.
consequent upon this, it has been impossi-
bic to bring these criminals back TO Ten.
nessee. and justice has thereby failed Of
execution"
Whose fault is this2' inquired the re-
porter.
ut may he fair to Gov TAYLOR TO state
that that the non-issuance Of some of these
acquisitions may be due to a lack OF funds
Tor the purpose in the State Treasury. The
State has provided inadequate means for
the apprehension and extradtion OF Grim
inals, and the Governor, while doing the
best he can with the revenue on hand for
this purpose, may utterly fail to meet all
OF the demands made upon him in this
direction. | can readily see that a want of
funds may put il out OF his power 10 re-
spond 10 all requests for acquisitions, which
ought to be granted, and which he would
doubtless like to grant. II this is the fault,
the Legislature should give its attention 10
this matter and provide sufficient funds for
bringing criminals back TO Tennes-
see. | have thought at times there
were unnecessary delays, and unsatisiac-
tory answer made in response TO some re =
quests Tor acquisitions and that some dc =
mands remained unanswered which were
unexplained; but l have never remotely
intimated that Gov Taylor was guilty Of
any wrongful or improper conduct in the
matter. For some time he has been
warmly engaged in a great political can
vass, and this fact has doubtless rendered
1t impossible for him to hive personal at
tenlion TO the allaiB OF the office. | dis.
tinctly wish again, so far as | am con-
cerned, 10 disavow any purpose 10 impute
any wrong TO Gov. Taylor, or TO charge
him with any intentional derelction OF
duty.
- What about the 'bagging trust re-
quisition2'
AS TO the 'bagging trust requisition, /
can only say the Governor las not vet
finally acted IN the matter. Some CORE.
spondenco has passed between him and
myself on the subject, and he has the
question now under adyisement. Under
these circumstances, rs | have said before,
do not deem IL proper for me 10 make
the substance Of our correspondence pub
lie. rs this matter is still pending before
him. ! may add, though, that am con-
iident that when Gov. Taylor has fully
examined the facts and the law he will not
hesitate TO issue the roquislion applied
Tor nj least for some Of the bagging trust
defendants. But Of this / prefer not
further to speak until the matter is finally
decided