The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-03
NO NEW TRIAL
FOR RATHBONE
PREslDEN ROOSEVELT Ana
SN ERS THE SENATOR'S PLEA
IN A ROUGH MANNER AND SAYS
HE is PLEASED.
DECLARES TO HANNA THAT IF
HE HAD POWER HE WOULD
DOUBLE PUNISHMENT OF THE
SENATOR'S FRIEND.

Washington. April 2.-Senator
Hanna's plea for clemency of Estes
G. Rathbone, convicted in connection
with the Cuban postal frauds, has
met with a firm refusal from Presi-
dent Roosevelt The president told
Mr.. Hanna that if he had the power
he would double the punishment OF
botn Neely and Rathbone. Mr. Roose-
senator and a split between them is
velts position has chagrined the Ohio
predicted Hanna believes Rathbone
is the victim of a conspiracy.
Senator Hanna denies that he has
gone to the extent of requesting the
president to issue pardon to Rath
bone and Nicely, as some of the press
dispatches sent out from Washington
make it appear. He has not request
ed a pardon. What ne has requested
is that il possible Rathbone be
admitted to bail pending his appeal
to the court of appeals in Havana.
Hanna Asks Investigation.
Senator Hanna has further asked
the president to investigate and see
if it is not possible for Rathbone to
be brought back to the United States
and tried before an American jury.
That is all ne has requested and he
believes that his requests are sim
ply in the interest of justice and fair
play. He does not think that justice
has been done to Rathbone by the
Havana tribunal which tried him but
he does not pretend that his own
opinion is of any greater value than
that of other men. Rathbone is
friend Of his of long staining. Ii ant
american court decides that ne is
guilty of the conspiracy charges
against him and upon which he has
been sentenced Seator Hanna saws
he will believe RathDone guilty. but
until he has had that sort of fair
showing the senator will exercise his
right as an American citizen and
doubt the justice of the finding of
the Cuban court.
There is apparently no movement
on the part Of Neely's friends to gain
further consideration of his case.
Indiana republican leaders say that
they know of nobody who will stand
sponsor for such movement.
i have not only not heard of any
such movement" said Senator Bever-
ldge today, but 10 not hesitate to
say that if any such movement shows
its head it will be promptly jumped
upon"
The Pardon of Thompson.
lhe reported pardon of Edward p.
Thompson, former postmaster at Ha.
vana. according to information given
out at the white house, has no bear
ing on the Nicely Dr. Rathbone case
In fact, nothing is known either at
the white house or the war depart.
ment concerning Thompson's pardon.
although it is admitted Fnat Cover.
nor Wood has full power in the mat.
ter.
thompson was tried some months
ago and a fine of several hundred
dollars imposed upon him for having
carried his own due bill in postal
funds. 1t is presumed that the re.
ported pardon is buV a remission of
the fine or it's alternative of imnris-
onment. Thompson has been since the
fall Of 1900 in the employ of fine
Havana Electric Railway company as
bookkeeper
Senator Hanna says that he has
consulted with his colleague in the
senate about some legislation nv
which Major l.. G. Rathbone could be
brought back to the United States
from Cuba for trial by American
courts, but that it seemed impossible
Tor anything to be done in the way