Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-01-19
In commenting upon Judge Buch-
walter decision Gov. Brown SAYS:

The second section OF Article 4. of the
Constitution of the United States, de
clares that "a person charged in any
State with treason, felony or other crime
who shall fee from justice and be found
in another State, shall on demand of the
Executive authority OF the State from
which he fed, be delivered up to be re-
moved to the State having jurisdiction
of the crime.
Section 527S of the Revised Statutes,
of the United States reads: Whenever
the Executive authority of any State or
Territory demands any person as a fugi-
tive from justice of the Executive au-
thority of eny State or Territory to
which such person has fed, and shall
produce a copy of an indictment found
or affidavit made before a magistrate of
any State or Territory, charging the
person demanded with having commit
ted treason, felony or other crime. certl-
fed as authentic by the Governor OF
Chief Magistrate of the State or Terrific.
ry, from whence the person so charged
he's fed, it shall be the duty of the Ex-
ecutive authority of the State or Terri
tory to which such person he's fed to
cause him to be arrested and secured,
and cause notice of the arrest TO be
given to the Executive authority max
ing such demand, or to the agent of such
authority appointed TO receive the fugi-
tive, and to cause the fugitive TO be de-
| livered to such agent when he shall ap.
pear.
KENTUCRY's PART IN TUE CASE.
"On the 21st of September, 1894, 1 is
sued "A requisition upon the Governor Of
Ohio for one A. ii Hampton, a fugitive
/ fror,, 1ucffOo ohoro.oH nv 7u1foks,ar% ~
the grand jury of Green County with
malicious shooting and wounding il
said county, and appointed W. w. Penn
as agent of the state of Kentucky to re
cieve the fugitive. These documents
were presented to Hon. VIM Mckinley
Governor of Ohio, who finding them reg
ular in form, and complying in every
} particular with the requirements Of law
issued his warrant as governor, com
manding the arrest of said Hampton
and that on his Identification as TIT
party charged in said indictment befor
the proper tribunal, he should be delfv
ed to said agent of Kentucky to b.
l brought to this State for trial. Mr.
Penn delivered this warrant to peac
officers in Cincinnati, O., who in obedi
9 ence to it's command, arrested sal
: Hampton and took him before Judg
Buchwalter for Identification.
: He was fully identified as the fugitiv
r who was sought, but said Judge II
9 fused to deliver him to the agent OF thi
o State. If the newspapers reports of tn
9 proceedings are correct, Judge BuchWa
d ter asked Hampton if he was willing t
c return to Kentucky, and the prisone
answered that he was not; that
g feared a mob, and it seems that he deliV
a cred quite harangue to the Court an
s the spectators. Judge Buchwalter is r
q ported as then having said: i have SCI
two men back lately, one to Georg
and one to Kentucky. although the G
+. feuse of the latter, an Italian peddl
IL was only shooting at somebody, he WI
r taken by a mob out Of Burlington je
le and hanged to q tree. / determined tn,
n l would never send another prison
= South unless l had assurance ne wou
Re be protected from a mob and given
II fair trial. / must have a letter fro
)r Gov. Brown and the Sheriff of 20
county to that effect