Evening journal., 1891-02-25
ONE CENT.
PARDON HELD AT ALBANY
Hill Refuses to Recognize Mr.
Bulkeley as Governor.
REQuIsrrION PAPERS RE1EcrED.

The Empire states Executive Rejects s.
Request for the Person Of Connections
Burgiar-Ths Federal Courts May BE
Appealed to-whHt mr.. BuIkeIey says
WATERBURY, Corn, Feb Ex-Governor
David =. Hill, OF New York. has taken >
step which may result in Fastening the
break in the legislative deadlock in the
state Of Connecticut, and having it def.
nitely settled whether Merwin, the Repub-
lican, or Morris, the Democrat, was elected
last November, or whether, pending set
tlement Of this dispute, Morgan G. BulEe-
Icy is authorized TO act as the chief IL
ecutige Of the state. The position is alta-
gether novel and Is probably without pre-
yions parallel
Governor Hilps Refusal.
Detective Dodds, Of this city, telegraphea
from Albany to Chief Egan here tuaf
Governor Hill would not recognizes Nor sAls
g. Bulkeley as governor Of Connect < Wi.
and that the requisition to take the safc
burglar, Charles Pardon, out Of New orb
was worthless
Dodds asked for instructions, and was
told to return to Waterbury, The refusal
TO grant a.reqnsition raises. a worry delieatss
legal question. Bulkeley is the governor
de facto, and for the very reason tl.ns tho
people Of the state Of Connecticut have noa
ousted him lawyers here are Of the opinions
that this is sufficient to warrant his reeos.-
milton by any foreign state.
IL May Go to the supreme caur4.
The supreme court OF the United states
will probably be called upon TO determines
whether the governor Of the state ~ New
York has the right to give an extra Judicial
decision Regarding an unsettled question
Of law in a foreign jurisdiction
Under the present decision Of Governor.
Hill it is probable that counsel FOR shes
prisoner win at once apply for a writ of
habeas corpus and secure his release. His
crime is recognized as a felony IL every
state and country.
The Way Governor Hill Did IA.
When Dodds presented the papers Gov
ernor Hill read them over carefully and
then he looked up and shook his head.
NO, sir No extradition.n
The papers appeared TO be ia regular
form, with the usual amount Of red tape
and sealing wax and whereas and
heretofore and aforesaid Mr.. Doddss
was somewhat astonished
What reason shall assign for your re-
fusal, governorm
Reason enough. Mr. BulkeIey is nos
the governor Of Connecticut
rs that the only reason?r
THAT Is the only one decline TO rec
ognize Mr. Bulkeley as the governor az
Connecticut. He has been repudiated bv
the senate Of his own state cannot rec
ognize him. Send the papers back"
Governor hin Explains.
The man from Connecticut was dunn
founded at this intelligence. He wandered
IN a dazed sort Of way down to police head
quarters andtold Chief Willard that theirs
must be some misunderstanding up in the
governors room, for the officials had told
him something about Mr.. Bulkeley NOT
being a governor
Chief Willard said he would try and
straighten the matter oat, so he went an
TO the Capitol and had an audience with
the governor
'The police officer knows or should
know well enough Just what I mean. -
Governor Hill said II have refused to
grant this application because it has not
been signed by the governor of Connecti-
cut. The signature to it is that Of one
Bulkeley, who was formerly the governor
Of that state, but has long since ceased 60
be So He is holding on to the Office. bnt
he has no right 60 IL. He is a usuiper, and
Is not recognized as a governor by one Of
the houses of the legislature When 10
ceive a request for the extraGition Of a
criminal and il is signed by the governow
Of Connecticut | shall be only too glad To
grant it,
The First Time in History.
Il is said 70 be the first time in the his
tory Of the United States that the governor
Of foreign state has refused to recognizes
as an executive authority" the man OccsE-
pying the glbernatorial chair Of another
foreign state.