The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-24
VIM. FAVORS
IS WANTED
IN MISSOURI
He Is Charged With CompIi-
city in Pierce City Crime.
HELD AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Governor Jenkins Is Consulted
Regarding The Prisoner.

Guthrie. o. T.. Aug. 23.-The Times
Journal at Oklahoma City says: P. S.
Sanders is the name of the gentleman
who was sent here to secure VIM. Favors,
who is wanted at Pierce City for com
pucity in the murder OF Miss Wilde, and
Mr.. Sanders is not an officer Of Pierce
City. but is one Of the most representa-
tive and conservative business men in
that county and he was selected as the
agent OF Governor Dockery to come to
this city for the purpose of securing Mr.
Favors.
Mr.. Sanders arrived last night without
his requisition papers, which are to ar
rive here by mail this afternoon, and he
Immediately learned that an effort was
being made TO secure the release from
custody Of the man that he wants on
a habeas corpus proceeding and ne has
taken what steps are necessary to pre-
vent the escape of his man until the
warrants received from the governor for
his arrest by the county officers.
This morning Mr.. Sanders and War
ren K. Snyder. his attorney. visited Coun-
" Attorney Taylor, who informed them
that the man was in the care of the po-
lice. as the mayor Of Pierce City had
wired the police here instead Of the sher-
in's force to arrest him, and that the
police had him That he was safe in
the custody Of the police for a time, but
that as soon as the warrants arrived from
Governor jenkins the man would be taken
from the custody of the police and be
put in tn county Jail, to be disposed of
as the orders were received from the
governor.
Mr.. Sanders was met by a representa-
tive of the Times-Journal. and he said:
'Favors is nj no danger whatever if he
can prove the statements he makes in
regard to his whereab bouts on the day of
the murder, and he is in no danger Of
mob violence anyway. Pierce City has
selected me to bring him back to stand
trial, and not TO wreak summary ven
geance on MIN. We have had all the mob
law that we are ever going to have. and
the business men Of the city are united
in the determination that there shall be
order in their city from this time on. L
am wiling that Sheriff O Brien or any
one else should go back with me when I
take Favors if there is any idea that he
win not receive justice. but 1 am after
him and he will have to return 70 Pierce /
City if Governor jenkins wiz give me a I
warrant for him, and he viii DO so I am /
sure"
Attorneys Reardon and Giddings, who 1
have been retained to look after the in
terests Of Favors. have interceded with (
Governor Jenkins TO pay no attention to
reau;sition papers to be issued by Gov /
ernor Dockery Of Missouri. The habeas (
corpus papers gotten out by Favors' at /
torneys yesterday afternoon win be pass /
ed upon by Judge Burweu some time this /
afternoon.
This afternoon the negro Favors was /
brought into court and upon learning |
that he was simply held in the custody of /
the city marshal upon a telegram from /
the mayor of Pierce City. Judge Burwell /
made an order directing the city marshal /
to turn the man over TO Sheriff O Brien /
and commanding him to keep him in I
custody until the further order of the /
court. The date Of the hearing Of the (
question Of his removal from the terrific (
~ was set for tomorrow afternoon at 1 4
O clock. Mr.. Sanders is now in Guthrie 4
to see Governor jenkins about the man,
and his being turned over 10 the agent Of
the state of Missouri, to be taken back .
to Pierce City. The order OF the court
was at once obeyed by the city marshal
and Favors is now a resident Of the eoun-
tx Jail