The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-01
APPEAL To GAMBLER
GOVERNOR WILL DE ASKED TO
WITHDRAW REQUISITION.
FOR A PEDDLER.
ALABAMA OFFICERS CHARGED
WITH HELPING SHAKE DOWN."

Unusual Request to BE Made of the
Governor When He Arrives This
MOrniDg-WiH BE Asked to Practi-
cnIly Release A. kasseII, Wanted
in Russell County, Alabama-SOIici-
tor General of That County Wired
His Determination to Come Here
With Attorney General and Fight
for Delivery of KasseII-Man DID
Not Pay License of $3.50 and
Couldn't Secure $3.50 for "A Com
promise.
A request to withdraw a requisition
for a prisoner will be made upon Gov.
Allen D. Gambler when he arrives in
Savannah this morning, to take part
in the centennial celebration of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards. The I'M
usual request will be upon the ground
that officers in Alabama do not want
the prisoner, but sum of money.
A. Kassell a peddler is the man for
whom the fight is being made. He
is a prisoner at the police station. Mr..
David c. Barrow his attorney, charges
that persons in Alabama are trying to
shake down" his client, and that since
they have been unable to do this, they
have determined to persecute him. Mr..
Barrow will tell Gov. Gambler these
things, and will ask him to withdraw
! the requisition which was issued last
week, before the arrest of Kassell.
The fight put up by Kassell after his
arrest will probably result in the ar
rival in this city of Solicitor General
| R. DEC. Waddell of Russell county,
and the attorney general of Alabama.
The solicitor general, himself. announc-
ed by wire that unless the prisoner
was released forthwith, and delivered
into the custody of Sheriff Belany, he
would come to Savannah with the at
| torney general. The Alabama sheriff
! didn't get his man, returned home and
| the Alabama attorneys are expected.
| They may reach here before the re-
quest for a withdrawal of the requisi-
ton papers is made on Gov. Gambler.
KnsseII's Crime.
Sunday night a warrant from Rus
! sell county, charging. Kassell with OBJ
! tanning signatures to a bond under
false pretences. together with requisi-
ton papers, were placed in the hands
of Detective Frank Wall, and the ped
| dler was arrested. The sheriff of
! Scale, Russell county, was promptly
notified by wire of the arrest and on
Monday night Sheriff Bellany arrived.
| About the same time Kassell, through
| his counsel, secured a, writ of habeaS
corpus. and a hearing was set for
| Tuesday afternoon. Negotiations were
| begun for a settlement of the case and
| the hearing was postponed.
| Those interested in Alabama author
| lied, according to counsel for the pris-
oner, Sheriff Bellany to drop proceed
ings if he could secure. $3.50 Kassell
was unable to secure this sum, but
it was suggested that he might be
able to get together SITS. The sheriff
telegraphed this information to Ala
bama and explained about the writ
that had been secured.
May Come for Him.
Solicitor Waddell Immediately wired
| to secure the person of Kassell, and
in the event that he was not delivered
to return, and he would leave at once
for this city with the Attorney Cen
| eral. The telegram was shown to Mr..
| Barrow and all negotiations We're de-
| clared off. A request was then made
| of Judge Barrow to have a hearing on
the writ Tuesday night, but the sheriff
decided to return to Alabama and re-
| port what had transpired. KaSSell was
taken back to the station house, where
he is still held a prisoner.
Kassell was originally arrested be-
cause he had failed to take out a ped
dler's license. He had overlooked the
fact that he would have to pay $3.50
for the privilege of peddling. The pris-
oner says that after he was placed
under arrest he was informed that in
addition to the amount of the license
he would have to pay $50 costs for his
release. His forgetfulness had caused
that much trouble and to secure his
liberty he would have to pay $3.50.
Didn't Have the Money.
The Savannah man didn't have the
money. and in custody in a strange
place he had no way of getting hold
of it He had rented a horse and bug
gy, and a happy thought occurred to
him. He represented that he owned
the property and secured bondsmen in
the sum of 800 for his appearance in
court.
AS soon as he secured his liberty
Kassell came to Savannah He says
that he Immediately wrote the man
from whom he had secured the horse
and buggy and informed him what
he had done. 1t was his intention
he said, to reimburse his bondsmen as
soon as he could get hold of the money
Kassen says that before he could get
his hands on anything he was placed
in custody in this city. The case will
be fully explained to Gov. Gambler and
the growth of the debt of $3.50 to $3.50
in little over a month will be forcibly
called to his attention. Upon the de-
cision of the Governor depends the
liberty of Kassell. In the event that
the Attorney General of Alabama and
the Russell county solicitor put in an
appearance the fight will be interest
ing.