Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-04-10
HAVE GOT THINGS MIXED.
The Associated Press Reports Charge
Attorney Hall with Indiscretion.
More Interesting Developments Looked
for in the Near Future

for in the Near Future.
States Attorney Hall, of this coun.
ty, is getting some not very flattering
advertising by the associated press fol-
his connection with the Shannon-Arm.
strong affair. Discovering that the
various reports were garbled and
somewhat mixed, REGISTER repre-
sentative set about discovering what
the trouble was and what were the
facts. The following is the report
sent out by the associated press and
as will be seen, it places Attorney
Hall in very bad light:
About March Is, John Shannon. of
Jefferson county, Wisconsin, arrived
here with requisitiOn from Governor
Upham, of Wisconsin, and a raGuisi-
tiOn and warrant Of arrest were issued
by Governor Sheldon for the arrest of
John Armstrong, Volga merchant,
president of the Spirit Lake Stock
company, of De Smet, and a member
of the state board of agriculture,
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Soon after his
arrest Armstrong sued out a writ of
habeas corpus made returnable be-
fore Judge Andrews Saturday. Mean
time Governor Sheldon issued another
order revOking the requisition and Or
dered Mr.. Armstrong released. Upon
presentation of this order to Judge
Andrews, land after examination of the
papers in the habeas corpus proceed
ing, he also ordered Mr.. Armstrong
released. This was done, but the
Wisconsin sheriff was dissatisfied and
rearrested him and was makinga a bold
bluff to get him out of the state and
back to Wisconsin.
Mr.. Armstrong protested against
being hustled out of the state so un-
tremendously after he had been dis
charged by orders from the governor
of the state and the circuit Judge of
this city, and he asked his friends to
prevent it. A lively scramble ensued
on the train, and after a good deal of
confusion and some fighting Mr.. Arm
strong was taken from the sheriff and
is again at liberty. Mr. Armstrong
felt aggrieved and Immediately Swore
out warrant for the arrest of Sheriff
Shannon, and he was arrested by a
deputy sheriff at Elkton, within ten
miles of the line, upon telegram from
States Attorney Hall, and has been
returned here to answer to thecharge
of kidnapping, the tables being COM
pletely turned on him. ATTORNEYS
Cheever & Hall appeared for the state
of Wisconsin and Sheriff Shannon in
the hebeas corpus proceeding and ad-
vi ho hn
done. Owing to the fact that Mr..
Hall is states attorney Of this county
they are now prosecuting him for his
indiScretion. The whole affair has
creat ted good deal of excitement"
The facts as ferreted out by our
representative, are that the Wisconsin
sheriff arrived at Pierre with his pa
pers from Gov. Upham, In the absence
Of Gov. Sheldon. Gov. Sheldon's pri-
vate secretary after carefully review
ing the papers directed the secretary
of state to make out the necessary
papers for Armstrong; arrest, which
was accordingly done and he was
brought here to BroOkings. In the
habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Andrews, Cheeyer & Hall ap-
peared for the state of Wisconsin and
Sheriff Shannon. A stay Of proceed
ings was granted for ten days, In the
meantime Mr.. Armstrong, through his
son-in-law, Mr.. Savage, waited upon
the governor at his home in Day
county and presented so strong a case
in Mr.. Armstrong; behalf that the
governor Immediately ordered his re-
lease from custody.
Judge Andrews, on examining the
papers deemed them insufficient to
hold the defendant longer in custody
and issued an order Of the court for
his release. This order would have
been sufficient in itself without the
action of the governor.
In the face of the governors release,
the order of the court, and in spite of
the fact that he was advised by At
torney Hall not to attempt such
thing, the Wisconsin sheriff attempted
to take the body Of John Armstrong
from the state by strategy and as de-
scribed in former issue Of the REG
IsTER.
Sheriff Shannon did not get off the
train but remained aboard and evil
IDENTITY intended to shake the dust Of
South Dakota from his feet. Right
here Attorney Hall took a hand in the
fracas again but in the capacity of
states attorney. Upon warrant