Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-27
WILL GIVE UP HAHN.
Gov. Nash Signed Extradition
Papers For Ex-Oficial,
of Ohio.
LARCENY OF S39,36O CHARGED
RE Was Vice President OF Faied Man
haitian Insurance Company, of New
York-Piaced Under Arrest to Pre-
vent Extradition.

New York, June 27.-The district
attorney of this county yesterday re
ceiyed a telegram from Columbus, O.,
say ing that Governor Nash had sign.
cd extradition papers at the request
OF Governor Odell for the apprehen-
sion of William II. Hahn, former vice
president of the insolvent Manhattan
Fire Insurance company, who has
been indicted here for grand larceny.
Hahn was for many years promi.
nent figure in Ohio state politics. He
was Republican national committee.
inan from 1892 to 1896, when he was
succeeded by Senator Hanna. He was
TT one time state insurance commits.
sioner of Ohio, and was chairman Of
the state Republican committee at the
time Mr.. Mckinley was elected gov
ornor. He was also president OF the
Mansfield, O., National bank for many
years.
Hahn Accused of Larceny.
Assistant District Attorney Garyin
said yesterday that Hahn was vice
president of the Manhattan Fire In
snrance company, which went into
the hands of a receiver on May Z.
1901. The company failed with la
bilities of over 100000, while the
tenable assets were about 5000 Just
before the company failed a state.
ment had been filed with the state in
surance department showing the I'm.
impaired capital stock to be $500, 900
and a surplus of liabilities over assets
CT $4,000.
Hahn was jointly indicted with
Daniel G.. Myers, former president of
the company. The Investigation into
the affairs of the company by the OF.
ficials here, it is said, showed that
the correspondence and books of the
concern had been carried out of the
state, and the district attorney, who
was acting for the state insurance de
Iartment was greatly bampered
thereby. Myers, who was president
of the company, was arrested in Co
lumbus last August, being charged
with the larceny of $4,000. Hahn is
charged with the larceny of $4,000.
Move to Prevent Extradition.
Mansfield, o., June 27.-As soon as
the news was received here yester-
day, shortly before noon, that Gov
ernor Mash had decided to honor the
requiSition for William Hahn, charged
with grand larceny, his attorneys set
about to circumvent extradition. Mr.
Hahn was here awaiting the decision
The governors decision that the of
Tense charged constituted a crime I'M
der the laws of Ohio, as we'll as OF
New York, led to the preparation OF
an affidavit by Prosecuting Attorney
w. H. Bowers, of this city, charging
the same offense as that for which
Mr.. Hahn is under indictment in New
York. warrant was issued for Mr.
Hahn and he was arrested in the of
fee of his local counsel, Judge
HIucker, and taken to the mayors of
fee, where he pleaded not guilty tc
the charge of grand larceny. 1t was
decided that the preliminary hearing
should be had in mayors court mex
Monday morning. The defendant
attorney did not offer bail and the de
PENDANT was left in charge of Chiei
OF Police Well
Got Ahead of the Sheriff.
Just after this preliminary Sheriff
Payne put in an appearance at the
mayors court, having received in
structions from the attorneys repre-
senting the district attorney of New
+1>
the sheriff found that he was too late
s. snd that the defendant was already
in the custody of the chief of police
he made no attempt to take him, bu
notified the governor of the turn af
fairs had taken and received advice
from that official to do nothing unit
the arrival Of the papers and the rep
resentative of the New York Officials
from Columbus. 1t is the intention d
Mr.. Hahn and his attorneys to have
the trial of Mr.. Hahn in Ohio, insteaC
ct New York.
Will Fight to Extent of Law.
1t is freely predicted here that Mr.
Hahn will not be taken to New Yorl
irr trial until every process known
10 the law including habeas corpus
lall have been employed in his be
half.
Detective Brindley, of New York
gnd Sheriff Payne, with requisitior
from the governor for w. NJ Hahn
went to Hahn's country home lat
last night after him, but Chief of Pc
lice We'll refused to allow him to BIZ
taken away or even to be seen.
eaesian Incident Probably Closed.