Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-07-06

kuoWh MS uucio mas VOiu u1huJ cou-
fIcVing stories, but, according to his
own mouth, his memory is bad. "He
told me to- day. said Moore, s'that his
memory was about gone"
Some think that when Jester under
stands his predicament he may confess
that he killed Gates, but did so In self
defense. This, it is thought, would
almost be sur0 to result in his acquit-
tai.
II was reportad at fret that the
sheriff had an order from Judge Bur-
well, OF the Dirtrict Court, declaring
the Probate Court had nc Jurisdiction
in the case. When asked by your
correspondent to zee a copy Of the
order, the sheriff said the county at
torney had it. County Attorney Pitt
man was asked for a copy Of the Or
der. He had none. When asked I'M
der what process the prisoner was
removed and by order Of what Dis
trict Court, he said he had not APP
Piled to the District Court at all, but
was going on what he considered was
the law. He said he was willing to
take the responsibility OF his act.
The motion previously fled by the
County Attorney as to inability Of
the Probate Court TO assume juris-
diotlon in the case came mp for hear
ing before Judge Jennings this morn
ing. When the case was called the
sheriff was ordered to produce the
priscder in court. He could not do It.
He explained to the court that he
had turned his prisoner over on re-
QUESTION TO Missouri officials on the
authority of the County Attorney.
SHERIFF MEtsoN TALKS.
When seen to-day about the above
report, Sheriff Nelson said;
"The statement in the city press
that Alexander Jester was Illegally
taken from the jurisdiction of Okla
homa Is without foundation.
GA marrauE maa ra0ulariv iaauad Inv
the c,rcn,t f,oprt q, Audra,n countv.
thu Govarnor Of this state made
raonis,tion mon the Governor Of OH
lahoma for Alexander lester. which
raop,ait,on the tlovernor of Oklaboma
honored and placed in my hands his
warrant for Jester, authorizing me to
cali ~ mo ass,stanca avarv osf,car n
the tarr,torv
uRasora nv arr,va, NJ Tacursah
tho nrisopay WAS held nuaar aptbor,tv
~ 100, oaoaro ord ~ h.d ;,,sti.
trtad hahaas cornps n-rocaaa,reu he.
fore the nyohata indoa saatinc his
d,schsr.a from Inc custodv ~ M
,ooal omoa~s
uTIndar the law a nrohate ;ua0e In
o-klaboma tarritorv has No iuriadict;on
a. arthoritv - ,ssna ! ,vr,s ~ bshaas
o-orrrs u ! ossa ,iho ,n,s 49, ~. sush
oorrt anv ~ cor,no, =
n.odro,,or =, tna 49, :, tha nr,.orar
sose~o a. Th,. q ,he ,aw - 5ao,s.aa
~ ,ha Irritad s,o,as nar-,s Tha
n-sosacr,,no ss,orrov .rd shs,,e ~
~ oonrts Lrou,irs ,h,s - ~ =
,aw "a r-soo.rsr,nr ~ ar,hor,.v -
,.ha c-or,roI - ,ho n-,isorar de,,va-sd
- = ~ n,h,os 49, ,sa,. sn.n
| under the law. The nroseoutinv at
~torney and sheriff in Oklahoma acted
in strict accordance with the deeIslons
of the superior courts, and this view
is held by the higher courts in Okla
homa.
ssThe report that Mr.. Gates. of Chi.
caQo, used money to effect the re-
movaI Of Jester ID absurd and without
foundation.
81 had been waiting In Oklahoma a
week to get the prisoner on account
OF the dIIatory tactics employed by
the Probate Court, and the proper
execution Of NV writ required me to
take Jester at the first opportunity,
and this did, II / had not taken the
prisoner at the time 1 did his friends
would have gone to some other court
and repeated their tactics of delay
fox several days ana perhaps weeks
and kept me there at great expense
to the state."
srATnMrNr rpom ,usrrp
Thu shar,T turrad awav ana "a.
-markad. at Mill az tha oia .sns,a.
mar b,maals ana hara vor : STATE.
rnapt srom him =. 7 h.va talsa6
with him ana Erow inst hsw he
fasla ahout n, in ! short tImen Tba
shar,0 handed ,ba ranortsr II. sol.
LOWING statamert s,onsd hv tine mot.
al nr,sonar h,usaJt.
aT vy5sh INV tr,ards IN ok,ahors. "a
kuow tbat ! am n Marico ara am he
Irg wall troatad au az ,rrooart
"an' 10y nav no tear OF NOV geSsing
q fair trial In missouri. 80 FAR as my
removal Oklahoma Is concerned
It Is all right and l was removed with
my own consent Inc officers treat
Cd me wen on the trip ana only done
their duty. 1t was ON the advice OF
my attorney IN Oklahoma that l ap-
pied Tor habeas corpus. l am giad
now ! came mere ano wouio nave
come carrier hao l acted on my
own Judgment l would nave to
thsv msds nm their m,nas 70 ,rv ma
49, - oran.a ravar oor,r.i.t.S sna
al 1870 now !. re nooa nj, sra
80 N~ht INV WIZ BeN4 van Aa1