Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-28
GOV. FLOWER WOULD NOT SEE THEN.
A Committee of Citizens OF Troy Find shs
Governor Extremely Busy-Want Bat
shea Prosecuted.


A Committee of Citizens OF Troy Find 'ho
Governor Extremely Busy-Wsnt Bat
shea Prosecuted.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 27.-About
one hundred citizens Of Troy compris-
ins what is known as the committee Of
safety of that city, presented them
selves At the executive Office to-day, TO
present memorial TO the Governer re-
garding the prosecution OF Bat Shea,
who is charged with the murder OF
Robert Ross at the polls on election day,
Colonel Williams, the governors
private secretary, told the delegation
that the Governor would receive any
communication they desired TO send
him, but that owing 10 the pressure OF
public business he could not give them
personal audience.
The message angered the delegation,
who, after waiting In the ante-room
half an hour again demanded to see the
Governor. Col. Williams repeated his
former declaration, "the Governor" he
said, will receive your communication
and give it earnest consideration, but
be can't see you."
Then several members of the commit
tee sent In their individual cards, de-
mandiug audience. Colonel Williams
took in the cards and Immediately re-
turned, saying:
THE Governor declines 10 see any OF
you and desires to say that you gentle
men are obstructing public business,
and every one OF You is subject 10 In
dictment for misdemeanor."
As the private secretary retired there
was a combine ed kissing and hooting.
The people then retired TO the lobby
OF the Capito and held a meeting. IL
was decided to present tho memorial.
and II was handed to Colonel Williams.
When the affair was over General
Ricketts,, member of the committee,
aud who is q mem Der OF Governor Flow
| er's stan, sent In bis resignation TO the
Governor.
The communication asks for the pres
ence OF the Attorney General in pre-
senting the Shea case To the grand jury,
and also requests that the Governor
shall not impose upon the Attorney
| General the condition that any member
| Of the District Attorneys Office OF this
county be appointed a deputy. The
reasons for the request are that the
! conditions which have recently been
called 10 the public attention by the
murder OF Robert Rose should not be
investigated by those who, II Is alleged,
are responsible for 1t.
The Governor explains his action by
| saving that the committee OF safety
assumed toward the executive from the
| first a dictatorial tone, TO which he
could not submit. He was, however,
willing TO give all due weight to their
communication, but he could not
! give the time that was required for
the perfo rmance OF official duties
This evening the Governor sent let
ter 10 David NJ. Green, Chairman OF the
COMMITTEES of One Hundred. In the
letter the Governor says he has ordered
the District Attorney OF Rensslaer
county to prosecute vigorously all Of
| tenders in connection with the crimes
OF March 6, and subsequently bad or
dered the Attorney General TO ap-
pear In the prosecution on one
condition viz: That one OF
the deputies appointed by him should
be the present assistant District Attor-
ney, Mr. Fagan, OF whose honesty and
comp potency the Governor was fully as
sured after interviews with him. More
over, in view OF the fact that
question Of constitutiOnality
has been raised concerning
the designation OF the Attorney Gen
era as prosecutor, the retention OF the
Assistant District Attorney is made es-
sential in the interest Of thorough
prosecution. For these reasons the Gov
ernor declines % waive the retention OF
Mr.. Fagan In the prosecution.
A delegation OF Republicans and one
Democrat from Richmond county called
on the Governor this afternoon and
asked him 10 require the Attorney Gem
eral to take charge OF the cleo
tions prosecutions In that county.
The Governor replied that he
was disiLclined 10 exert that
power and told the committee ID az II
the local District Attorney was not
doing his duty, they ought 10 prefer
charges against him. II their charges
were substantisted by proof he would
not hesitate to remove the District At
tornsy from Office.