The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-14
MATT RIEs TO CONE BACK.
Chief Rogers and sheriff wooIery Were
Rivals for His Company.

Chief OF Police Rogers returned from
Olympia last night. where he went to
secure requisiton papers TO bring back
Matt Ries lie failed - get the papers as
Gov. Mc0raw had made rule some time
ago that in the procedure for the extradi-
ton of criminals the sheriff or a deputy
should have the warrant. Sheriff Woolery
will probably go after Res.
In an interview with . Posr-IsrELlr-
exscER reporter last night the chief said:
II telegraphed the latter part of last
wesk 10 ]. ". Class, chief of police Of Los
Angeles. also TO Chief OF Police Crowley,
OF San Francisco. giving q close descrip-
ton OF Res and also a descri ption of GER
tain associates; how he could be found
and how an arrest could be made / did
this ~ the request of Mr.. Gottstein, one
Of bis hondsmen. | offered n reward of
$50 for bis delivery To me anywhere in the
United States. on November 10 | re-
eeised a telegram from Chief Glass of Los
Angeles. saying that he had arrested Ries
and asking me TO wire him a copy of the
Warrant and 10 send an officer after him
II once
Il held no warrant as when Ries' bond
vas forfeited there was no bench warrant
for his arrest. bat teiegraphed him copy
OF the Judgment to hold him on. | had an
understanding with Prosecuting Attorney
Miller that II secured an arrest 1 should
have the requlsition TO so after him, and
that II the sheriff or his deputies secured
his arrest they should go after him. So
went 70 the prosecuting attorneys Office
Tor the papers. which he gave me. teen
went 20 Olympia, and on NV arrival the
governor told me that he had laid
down rule year and half
ago in the procedure for the extradition
OF criminals, that whenever an
.xtradltion was requested by prosecuting
attorney OF a county. the warrant should
GENE TO the sheriff or one of his deputies.
or 90 some agent suitable to the sheriff.
that he had made this rule TO save the
state expense in matters of this nature. rs
the sheriff and his deputies. being virtually
state officers. could not claim the s. per
diem allowed to agents Of this state ia the
service o. extradltion papers; that be. the
Governor. had received a telegram before
my arrival from Sheriff Noolery stating
that he understood | was on INV way TO
secure exfraditiou papers for kses. who
had been arrested az Los Angeles by his,
Moolery's telegram, and that he claimed
The right, as sheriff 81 this county, TO 80
after hlm himself told the governor
had no desire for him 10 break any of the
rules OF procedure of his office: as Mr..
Nooery had desired 10 act arbitrarily In
this matter u was entirely satisfactory to
ne, rs one 1T the main objects hsd in 60
ing afteg ties MAS To look up certain evil
NeHge regarding the lhykntSA JACK
Quincy, she altbl witness Of the Craemer
haraef case. Who is supposed 10 be living
IN los AnEeies"
The chief said another reason he desired
u MAKE tie trip was 20 look into the mat
Ter Of thr disappearance of the iewslry OF
Lala Rose formerly Of shis city. who died
feesutly ia Ssa Francisco. The woman
dee "a ga hospital for children and
~oaien. ltwas we'll known that she pos
ssssed ewelry valued AZ $3.50 and that
AFTER death only few rings and a small
!oesss we're found on her person. Ries aud
man named johnson were with the
Woman ~hen she died sad when Mrs.
saEoilue kackstraw, the girls mother.
sssed taem whore the jewelry VAS Rles
a. Is would he seat 10 her. The chief
blaks Res aud Johnsoa made away with
,he iewelry.
hses yesterday sued ont a writ Of habeAs
eerpus. hat h.s application for release wss
fefased % The tclegraphio deposition Of
talei koesys and the testimony 81 u. G.
Ae1owan. untsl recently bailiG in Judge
hames court who is 81 present spending
shs winter a. Los Angeles. Nj MCGOWAN
stpeaFet Tor the state.