The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-02
WANT GEORGIA SHERlFFS.
FLORIDA. AND NORTH CAROLINA
AUTHORITIES AFTER THEM.

acquisitions Expected by Gov. Cam
dier in the Course of Few Days
Sheriff Passmore of LowDdes Coun-
~, and sheriff LovinGOod of Fam
min County Wanted for ktdnnp-
ing-They Arrested Men on the
Soil of a Foreign state.
Atlanta, Sept. 1.-Two states border
ing on Georgia are after Georgia sher-
ifs. and Gov. Gambler expects within
a few days to receive acquisitions urg-
ing the presence of these sheriffs with
in the borders of the states in ques-
ton.
Sheriff J. L. Passmore of Lowndes
county is wanted in Florida, and Sher-
iff Lovingood of Fannin county is
wanted in North Carolina. The against
each of these sheriffs are practically
the same-arresting defendant within
the boundaries of a foreign state with
out due. process of law, which is de-
nominated kidnapping.
1t is considered quite a coincidence
that two cases of the same kind should
have come up at the same time.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
two cases is that of the Lowndes coun-
ty sheriff who is wanted in Florida,
and for whom requisition will doubt
less be made within a few days.
A short time ago man named M.
c. Young committed some crime in
Lowndes county and went across the
line into Florida. Sheriff Passmore sent
his Georgia warrant to the sheriff of
Suwanee county, Florida, and the lat
ter, in accordance with the laws of that
state, swore out another warrant be-
fore a Florida justice. Young was ar
rested on the Florida warrant, and
put in Jail Sheriff Passmore went after
him.
According to Sheriff Passmore,
Young consented to return to Georgia
without requisition, provided he was
not handcuffed. Sheriff Passmore re-
fused TO take him without the hand
cuffs. Then Young gave in and agreed
TO wear the cuffs.
After being brought back to Georgia
it is stated Young wrote to the Cover
nor Of Florida stating that he had been
brought to Georgia against his will,
and that he had. been badly treated by
the Georgia sheriff. While all this was
going on requisition for Young had
been forwarded to the Governor of
Florida from Gov. Gamblers Office, and
it is stated that the governor of Flor
ida refused to honor this requisition.
Now it is understood Gov. Jennings
has suspended the sheriff of Suwannee
county, Florida, for letting the Geor-
gia sheriff have his man, and is pre-
pairing to send a requisition to Gov.
Gambler for Sheriff Passmore on the
charge of kidnapping.
Sheriff Passmore has written to Gov.
Gambler setting forth. these circum-
stances and asking that the Governor
withhold any action in the case, should
a requistion come, until he can be
given a hearing. So far Gov. Gambler
has heard nothing from the Florida
authorities with regard to the case
The case of Sheriff Lovingood of
Fannin county. is similar to that CT
Sheriff Passmore A short time ago
Sheriff Lovingood went across the
North Carolina line a short distance,
arrested party for some misdemean-
or. and brought him back to Geor-
gia.
The defendant in the case entered a
protest. and it is said considerable cor
respondence with regard to the matter
followed. The sheriff of the North
Carolina county involved in the affair
has also been brought into it, and a
howl has apparently gone up about
Sheriff Lovingood's invading another
state.
Governor Gambler has heard from
Sheriff Lovingood with regard to the
matter. and the indications are that a
requisition from the Governor of North
Carolina, charging kidnapping, will be
forthcoming within few days.
1t appears that Georgia sheriffs are
in demand in other states. though ur
to date no official papers have been re-
ceived at the executive department..