The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
Y Warrington Is
EXtradited.
WOODS STRATEGY
Could Not Prevent Prison
er's Deportation.

At a hearing given before Governor
Wolcott yesterday on the petition of
the New York authorities for the ex-
tradition of Perry Warrington, Gen.
Charles w. Wood and Charles B. Perry
Of this city appeared in behalf of Mr.,
Warrington against his being surren-
dered to the New York officers, on the
ground that he had committed no Of
tense, and that the move to get Var
rington into NeV York was the result
of a plot to get Warrington out of New
England, so that he could not testify
in certain proceedings in the courts
which are now threatened.
With Governor Wolcott was the as
sistant attorney general Mr.. Hurd, and
after the formal papers in the case had
been examined, and the statement OF
Gen. Wood upon the facts of the case
submitted, an adjournment was taken,
and half hour later Gov. WolcOtt in
formed Gen. Wood that the reQuisition
papers had been granted the matter
coming before the state executive as he
believed in such q manner that it was
not for him to look into the merits OF
the case, but to know the facts Of the
indictment which had been returned in
New York. However, when the papers
as prayed for by the New York author
tiles We're issued, there were no OFF,
GERS present from the district attor-
ney's department, and Warrington was
yet in Massachusetts
Taking time by the forelock, Cen
Wood, through junior counsel in Bos-
ton Immediately filed in the supreme
curt at Boston then in session a pc
uon for writ of habeas corpus, being
irtually writ of protection for Var
.lngton against the New York author
tiles, until the case was heard by the
supreme court upon it's merits, whether
the circumstances were such as to war
rant the surrender of Warrington on
the case alleged against him.
With the writ of habeas corpus grant
ed the New York people will be una
Die to take Warrington from the state.
untll the supreme court has passed
upon the case. This proceeding will
delay the final disposition of the case
so tar as it affects the Massachusetts
authorities for probably two weeks,
When further developments may arise.
Counsel who have made vigorous
opposition against Yarrington's being
taken to New York, are confident that
Fhey nave strong defense, as they are
IN possession of a signed statement be-
tween warrington and Stevens of New
YORK, who made the complaint upon
which the Indictment was found to the
effect that if after six months try of
the gas experiment Mr.. Stevens was
not satisfied, he might have his money
invested refunded upon giving notice,
ana such notice counsel allege never
was given.
Inc coup of Gen. Wood in seeking a
writ of habeas corpus from the SUI
preme court, staggered the New York
authorities for a time, but as the SUI
preme court declined to entertain the
petition, the New York authorities got
their wish, and at o'clock last eve
nlng Warrington with officers of the
state prison was taken to New York
where he will await trial. He was a
more valuable prisoner than John
Reed, in that two officers and not one
accompanied him.
The case, If it comes for trial in the
New York courts at all will arouse
considerable interest. When the indict-
ment was first brought. during the
term of the late lamented District At
lolney John r. Fellows, the case was
not pressed, and when District Attor-
ney Herbert Parker wrote to Col. Fell
lows about the case and offered then to
surrender Warrington, Col. Fellows re-
plled that he did not wish to try the
case