Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-26
1T Is A CONSPIRACY.
Governor ROutt Refuses The EItradl-
ton Of Pearl Ashley.
HER ARREST WAS PART OF A JOB.
Some Highly Interesting Correspon.
dcncc which has Passed Between
thu Parties.
HER ARREST WAS PART OF A JOB.

Love letters seldom are included
among the papers which are filed away
among the executive archives VI the
State, but yesterday n decidedly enter.
tanning production was added TO the
documents In the governors Office.
II IA leaf from book Of lifo that IL
not generally known or understood.
Some time ago an application was
hled with the governor, asking that
requisition papers be issued ON the
governor Of Texas for the cxtraditlon
Of Miss Pearl Ashley, who was accused
Of stealing n diamond ring aud $500
from George Cess Of Colorado City.
Pearl had gone 10 Galveston, anu n
telegram sent 10 the chief Of police OF
the deep harbor city caused her incar.
cerntiOn In lail TO await tho all
vent Of Peter Ealcs who would
bring her back 10 Colorado city.
The complaint was sworn 10 by George
Geiss and the papers were Issued.
Pearl hired an attorney at Galveston
and got out OF Jail on n writ Of ha6oas
corpus and refused 10 accompany the
officer. She addressed petition 10
Governor ltoutt aud enclosed num-
Der Of kilograms and love letter
written 10 her by Gclss, aud on the
strength OF the documents the governor
decided to recall the rcqulsition papers.
The petition anu papers were forwarded
through Governor Hogg Of Texas.
4 tut W JOB.
In reply, tho following letter was
sent TO MIN yesterday;
DESvEn, Colo, May -.
To His Exccllcncy, Governor IIogg,
Austin, Texas
Sir am In receipt Of your letter Of
tho 18th instant inclOslng papers for my
information touching the matter Of the
apprehension by virtue OF your executive
warrant for rendition TO tho authorlaes of
this state, upon my request heretofore
made, Of ono Pearl Ashley.
Upon examination and consideration
81 tic facts submitted 10 mo by your uN-
colloncy, am convinced that tho person
ut whose Instance the aforesaid request
was forwarded was aud l. actuatcd hy
other motives than to prosecute the said
alleged fugitive for n violation Of the law
and that the said Ashley il probably not
guilty Of tho alleged crime. You will,
therefore, klndly proceed no further In
the premises In compliance with said 10.
quost,aud VIII thoroupun give such diruc-
ton TO the authoritic. ~ will under the
circumstances DO proper aud right.
Worry respectfully,
J. l.. RoUrr.
In the petition Pearl asserts that she
had lived with Gels for Ave monthsns
his wife, and upon ascertaining that he
had wife living ut Carthage, Mo-,
she len him and went 10 Texas. She
asserted that she had 10 make secret
escape TO get away from Colombo City
10 ret away from Geiss, aud che
never stole anything from him. The
diamond ring he had given her In OK.
change for diamond stud. She had
only slI when she arrived In Calves.
ton and neither che nor Cells ever had
500 ut any one time. She asserted
that the complaint was founded In
malice and offered the following tole-
grams to prove her side Of the case,
which were received by her at Calves.
ton:
CoLoRApo CiTy, May I, 1891.
Pearl Ashley. Galveston, Text
Pearl, come back with Pete. Forgive
you for all. conVcty sick. Answer.
GEoHuE.
To this she replied!
GALVESTON. Tex. May 0, 1891.
To George Geiss, caro- Holman House,
Colorado City;
la custody hero through your action,
which prevents my coming. II you do
sire my return, have complaints dis
missed and rcquisltion withdrawn. An
swer. PEARL ASHLEY.
MODEL LOVE LETTER.
The following Is the letter she sent,
which was filed with the other papers;
CoLoRADO CITY, May ~.
Dear POarl-As I have written you
about dozen letters, this ~ tho last lot
ter am going W write ~ You, Now,