Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-07-06

duoe the prisoner in court at Tecum-
sch this morning did itbeccme known
that ne was no longer within the
jurisdiction Of Oklahoma.
This vas the result OF the threats OF
TESTERS friends that CHESTER would
never be taken away from Pottawa-
tonne county, and the Missouri oflc-
ers would be taken home In q cofin.n
Jester's friends were armed and IT
is said that II the attempt to remove
Jester had been found out the two
officers who took him would have
been shot dead.
It was not until noon Sunday that
TESTERS attorney knew that his client
had been taken away. BE says It was
nothing less than q plain case OF kid
mapping and declares that it Is an out
rage. The old man had no n to
appeal to and not even e friend to
protest for him against the proceed
ing, but had to submit and be carried
away in the middle Of the night with
out . hearing.
TESTERS attorney, Judge Asher,
asked that the Sheriff be put on the
stand and sworn. This Yves objected
to by the County Attorney, and the
objection was sustained. The County
Attorney admitted that he had no
authority from any court for aurren-
dering the prisoner, but did 90 in
obedience to what he considered to be
the law in the case. He contends that
the Probate Court has no jurisdiction,
but why he did not wait for g decision
on that point IL not explained.
It was with the alleged assurance
that Judge Rurweli had announced
that Jester was Illegally held that 1t
was stated Sheriff Trousdale turned
the prisoner yer to the Missouri
officers. To avoid any suspicion of
the plan to rush Jester out Of the
county, Sheriff Nelson and his depu-
ties left Tecumseh Saturday afternoon
and came here. Here a special train
was arranged to Oklahoma City.
The officers left Tecumseh at mid
night, driving across the country. The
drive was simply a wild run by an
out-of-the- way road, and armed men
kept watch for the covered rig In
every direction. The party arrived
at Tscumseh a few minutes past one
O'Clock, and when Sheriff Trousdale
opened the door of the jail n~oiselessly
and called to Jester in a whisper, the
old man jumped up and whispered
back, "Have you come to save mo9"
The Sheriff did not answer, and it was
so dark Jester could not see. Tremb-
ling with the excitement ofa supposed
escape, he shambled out Of the jail
and fairly leaped into the wagon. The
officers, In whispers warned him to
keep quiet, and not until he was hus-
tied into the train at Shawnee did he
know what the strange movement
meant.
He was expecting his friends to res
cue him, and when he knew that it
was not so his head fell upon his
breast, and the aged criminal shook
from a nervous collapse. The officers
closely guarded the identity Of their
man until they crossed the Kansas
line, when a telegram was sent to Mr..
Gates, OF Chicago, that "Jester was
safe.n
Crowds saw him at all the stations In
southern Kansas. There are ugly
rumors Of the use OF money by the
rich Gates, of Chicago, and TESTERS
friends claim that the whole matter
will be investigated. They say that
the trouble over the Jester case has
barely commenced.
GOV. BARNES INDIGNANT.
GUTHRIE, Ok, July 4.-Gov. Barnes
stated to the Globe Democrat corfes-
pondent to-day that the story tele-
graphed from Wichita to the effect
that Alexander Jester had been spirit
ed out OF the territory with the UNDER
standing that the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings should be completed in Au-
drain county, Mo-, is false In every
particular. He knew nothing Of the
matter, never gave his consent, and
considers IL an outrage upon the ter
ritory and q trampling under foot of
the rights Of people and the courts, to
take a man out Of the territory by
stealth or force at a time when the
question of his liberty was under con-
sideration by the courts. He claims
that the turning over of the prisoner
and the allowing of him to be taken
out of the county was criminal neg
lect of duty, II nothing worse, upon
the part Of some n or more county
officials OF Pottawatomie county, and
the Governor demands that the courts
investigate the matter and punish the
guilty. He issued his warrant to the
Missouri officers in good faith for Jes-
ter, but II they drag men out Of the
territory without complying with the
requirements Of the statutes and in
direct violation of the law, acquisitions
from that State In the future are likely
to receive little consideration.
The Globe Democrat correspondent
learns that what really enabled the
officers to get Hill Cor Jester) away in
the night, just on the I'VE Of his habeas
corpus proceedings was $500 reward
which Millionaire J.W. Gates, brother
Of the murdered man, telegraphed
late Saturday night he would pay to
be divided among certain men con-
nectsd with the arrest OF Jester. The
story about TESTERS friends rescuine
him, or his old soldier friends helpinR
him to escape, are absolutely without
foundation. Talk OF an agreement to
complete an Oklahoma habeas corpus
hearing In Missouri lie silly twaddle.
TESTERS NEPHEw's STORY.
The follwing was sent from this city
to the Globe-D Democrat, and appeared
in Wednesdays issuse Of that paper
james Moore, who claims to be
nephew OF Alexander Jester, and who
expects to appear at the trial as 9
witness, is here and says that the
sooner the old man Acknowledges thai
he In the Iaatar who hroka iaiI herr