The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
He Will Be Lynched If Taken to
Missouri.
A HOT FIGHT BEING MADE
The Governors Office Deluged With Tel
egrams He Is Urged Not to Furnish
a Victim for Lynching Bee.
Papers Not Received
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


days, it lies within the power of the
governor of Montana ta furnish. IL he
sees fit, the victim for A lynching bee
in the state of Missouri. odd as the
statement may seem, there Is founda-
ton for it If the messages that have
come over the wires from Missouri are
10 be credited. IT. is rather a tough
commentary on the enforcement of law
in the state of Missouri. especially in
saline county.
The readers of the standard are fa-
miliar with the case of Joseph q. John
son. the colored man under arrest in
Missoula awaiting the arrival of an
officer from Saline county, Missouri,
where. ii is claimed, he is wanted for
the alleged crime OF abducting or kid
mapping the daughter Of "a wealthy doc
tor by the name of Neal Of Sweet
Springs. The girls family claim that
the negro enticed the girl away from
her home. The accused denies this and
says she followed him to Butte and
then to Missoula, where he was arrest
ed she in the meantime having been
sent home on his money.
This MORNINGS dispatches an
nounced that requisition for johnson
had been issued by Governor Stephens
of Missouri upon the governor of Mon
tana. Last nights train from Mssoula
brought To Helena Charles II. Hail. an
attorney, who has Interested himself in
the case of the negro, To-day Mr.. Hail
appeared before Acting Governor
Sprtggs and endeaNored to induce him
to ignore the requisition. He presented
telegrams from Missouri. an affidavit
from Johnson and several letters Of
recommendation that the coIored man
procured before his sensational flight
from Sweet Springs. These were pre-
sented to the lieutenant governor and
the Missoula attorney supplemented
that with strong plea for his
client.
As the requisition from Governor
stephens has not been presented. the
lieutenant governor has not decided
just what he will do. He .ealizes that
he has very delicate problem Ga con-
tend with. He is between two nres
on one side Is the governor &c Mis-
souri, demanding that the man be gwen
up and on the other are number of
apparently prominent people of Mis-
soula begging him to do nothing of the
kind, as Johnson will surely be lynCled
il he is brought back to Sweet Springs
The officer with the fequisitioa IL ex-
pected tomorrow. when The lieutenant
governor viii have 10 reach a eon-
clusion
Quite a number of kilograms have ar
rived from Missouri. which, 10 say the
least reflect far more fayo.ably upon
the opinion the senders have Of the en-
forcement Of the law there. While they
are in the nature of ex-parte evidence,
the lieutenant governor HIS felt that
he is in duty bound 10 pay attention
10 them. Among the kilograms reeeINed
was one from lawyer living ia Mar
shall. Missouri, whose name cannot be
mentioned for fear his action IA the
matter might react upon him at home,
but who wires number Of responsible
references. He says:
As "A party acquainted With all the
facts in the case. / beg eff you not to
honor the reausition for Joseph John
son. His only crime is a moral ore
in having girl of % love MIN. In
formation is made only by the girls
brother. Charges are a mera pre-
tense to get negro to lynch him. Pa
pers We're granted by Governor Ste
phens without Johnson's sIieuds nav
ing chance to contest. People are in
eensed, but there is no legal crime.
Can furnish You thousands OF an
naming several prominent Missouri
people.
From Mrs. Ella Day. also # Mar
shall, claiming To tie johnson sister.
came this message: From dispatches
received I am informed that my
brother. Joe {. Johnson is To be
brought back to Missouri 10 stand
trial for Miss Neal having elopel with
him. Their grounds for bringing linn
back are uRfoauded. Retain MIA II
Montana, for it Is simply their q sire
to lynch him II brought back. Please
investigate and wire me-
To this the lieutenant governor re-
Piled 7Reauisition for Joe johnson
has not been presented 10 mt / have
no knowledge IF case except from res
ports in papers. protest against
honoriug the requisition was alsa fe-
ceiNed from the pastor af The Second
Baptist church Of Kansas City.
TghueausE attorney claims his client
left Sweet Springs. his home IL escape
lynching. as h. feared such 4 fate he-
cause Of the girls infatuati8n far him.
and that sht followed him Ia BUTT. lie
scouts the idea that The girl is IN an
asylum parmane ntly and shows a teIe
gram from her reading. Release John +
son he is taHaEsnts
In order II officially ascertain whether +
a reauiHit5an haS been issued Lttuten- +
ant Governor Spriegs this afternoon
sent the following message 10 Jefferson
CITY M - Governor Lon Y. STEPHENS
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telepfaas Il a apparently responsible
people "a Missouri, Of Salin. county. f
protesl5es azzinst banoring the rs-
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