The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-30

ecution. No one but the Republican
state central committee could have had
any personal interest in his movements
since returning to ST. Paul. 1t was a
confidential friend of Warner ct al,
who is alleged to have made the first
money proposition to Smith. All the
evidence tends to back Smiths word
that he is in possession of facts which
the Republican committee sought to eX-
tort from him, or were willing to pay
price for his silence. 1t is possible
that Smith has lied, but if so, then
Goss has incorrectly reported some
body, and all the corroborative evidence
that shows that the Republicans are
interested in keeping Smith under lock
and key, is merely coincidence and
nothing more.
Smith may return to Illinois, but be-
fore going che has promised to give to
the public the information which he
has been offered money to suppress.
He may be able to throw some light
on the motives of certain Individuals
not members of the Republican state
central committee, for they have denied
any connection with this interesting
case-who instructed Chief Goss to adj
nit no one to see Smith. 1t may be in
teresting to some also to learn by
whose orders Smith was held in ar
rest for thirty-siX hours, without war
rant, and the county attorney did not
even know that such a man as Smith
was in the city. The narrative OF
Smith may make good reading. So,
also, would the comments of Eli Warner
and Chief Goss-but they would not be
pretty in print.
F. c. Waggoner, a deputy sheriff of
Knox county, Illinois, and also en-
ployed by the Farley detective agency,
of Chicago, arrived in the city yester-
day with a requisition from the gov
ernor of Illinois for the extradition OF
Smith. The prisoner, who has been
held at the central police station since
Monday, is wanted, according to the
warrant which Waggoner has with
him, for swindling Milton Layton, OF
Lewiston, ILL.,, out of $50 by means of 81
worthless check The offense, according
to the warrant, was committed during
the first part of the present month.
Waggoner visited the capitol yester-
day morning and secured from the
state officials warrant for the deliy-
cry of the prisoner to him as agent of
the state Of Illinois. The warrant was
taken to the central station and hand
ed to Chief Goss, who took it to the
cell in which Smith is confined and
read tie warrant to the prisoner. IN
der the law Smith is allowed twenty
four hours after the serving of the
warrant before he can be taken out of
the state. This is done so that d
CLduCc call De given the prisoner TO
be extradited to have a hearing of the
case, ii this action is desired. J. w.
Pinch, attorney for Smith, accompanied
by Harry Griswold, called at the police
station last evening and had an inter-
view with the prisoner. Mr.. Pinch,
seen after the talk, said it was posi-
BILE thai a writ Of habeas corpus would
be taken out this morning, although 1T
had not been decided on as yet Mr.
Pinch, asked as to the secret or papers
which Smith was supposed to have and
which made the young man of such in
terest to some Of the Republican man
ayers, said he did not know He was
Of the opinion that Smith had some
thing which would be detrimental to
the Republican candidates interests,
but did not say what the information
or papers were. 1t might be possible
Mr. Pinch said, that Smith would have
to go back to Illinois, but he was GER
tain that upon his arrival there the
case against him, SO far as the present
warrant was concerned, would be dis
missed on hearing.
An effort was made to see Smith yes
terday afternoon, but Chief Goss said
that was impossible, as Smith had re-
quested that no newspaper reporters
be allowed to visit or talk with him.