The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-06-21
Governor Mount Declines to
Honor Requisition for
TAYLOR.
ISSUES 4 LENGTHY STATEMENT.
GOebel's Brother Demands That Justice
Shall Be Done and Persons Accused
of Assassination Should Be
Handed over for Trial.
Handed over for Trial.

Indianapolis, lnu., June l4.-OOV-.i
arnor Mount last night issued
statement declining to honor requi-
sition from Gov. Beckham OF Ken
lucky for the return to that state OF
William ;. Taylor, who Is under in
dictment for completely in an alleged |
plot which resulted in the assassina-
ton of Gov. Goebel
Col. Thomas e. Campbell, Justus |
Goebel, brother of the murdered man |
and Sheriff Suter of Franklin county, |
Kentucky, arrived here this after
noon with the requisitiOn. They met
the governor in theexecutive parlOrs,
and at his orders every one was eX
Guided during the arguments, includ-
ing reporters. Colonel Cam bpell in
sisted to the governor that he had
been misinfOrmed as to the situation
in Kentucky. The evidence, he said,
all came from those who had been
near to Taylor, including republican
state officials and Taylor's own pri-
vate secretary. This was III reply to
the statement by Gov. Mount that
he would hear no evidence secured by
means OF the hundred thousand dol
lar fund.
Colonel Campbell said Taylor could
get a fair trial in Kentucky and cited
the fact that seven others charged
with the same offense had not been
mOlested. Justus GOebel added to
Mr.. Campbell's argument a short
statement urging the governor to
have the law take its course. He
said he believed Taylor and Findley
guilty from the evidence that had
come to him, but if they were innO-
cent the law OF Kentucky would so
declare and the men would go free
and unmolested. Gov. Mount asked
for the papers, which included copies
of the evidence, and said he would
consider the matter He did not
know when he would decide. The
Kentuckians left the city for Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
Late tonight Gov. Mount an
nounced his decision, refusing to hon
or the requisition.
The governor states that he has
carefully examined the constitutional
provisions for the extradition of per-
sons charged with crime, and that
he is convinced that the discretion
ary power in such cases rests with
the governor.
| Il deplore the assassination of the
late William GOebel and would not
for a moment refuse to return Mr..
| TAYLOR or any other man charged
with completely in that crime, il
could persuade myself that the party
so charged, under existing conditions
would be accorded fair trial. | dc
not believe a fair and impartial tria
can or will at this time be given Mr.
Taylor. When Judge Cantrill OF the
trial court at Frankfort declares that
he would not subject a sheep-killine
dog to a trial under such circumstan
ces as exist, may not justly refus'
to send Mr.. Taylor back to be sub
iected to a trial with this prejudice
intensified and famed into hate
When a man who is a controlling
spirit in the prosecution, a witness
in this case and prominent in 1T
councils, uses the monstrOus Ian
gua.e that when they should get con
troll they would hang republican
like pigs to pole, land these an
archistic words have not, to m.
knowledge, been denied), the question
: OF guilt seems of little consequence i
this conspiracy against innocen
, men, the furtherance of which Is ii
dicated by indictments found by
partisan grand jury. Upon sue
finding is based the requisition pa
pers which | now refuse to honor.
regret the fact that the peace OF you
state is marred by bitter politica
: strife When partisan rapacity lead
to acts that endanger liberty an
iaopar,lize life. it Is time to remed
: the cause 10y reforming the evil. il
stead of prosecuting the wronged-
GOV. Mount here quOtedeXtensivel
from Louisville papers protestin
against the passage OF the Goeb
:, election law.
Il have referred to editorials
! democratic papers he proceed
: mot TO inject any political bias int