The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
ZGigl0r Is Fighting
EXtraditiOl to
Missouri.
Multi : Millionaire Denies
That He BTibed the
Legislators.
New YOTk'S Governor Hears Argu-
menB on the RequiSitOn Issued
by the Western State.

ALBANY. y. Y, Dec. The reoui-
sition Of Governor Dockery Of Mis-
scuri upon Governor Odeu for the ex-
tradition 10 that State Of William
Zeigler Of New York City upon an in
oictment charging bribery in connec-
tion with baking powder legislation
was the subject OF a hearing before
the Governor to-day.
The Missouri authorities were repre-
sented by Attorney General Crow and
Judge T. B. Harvey of Missouri and
Sheriff Smith Il Cole County. Millior-
aire Zeigler was present in person with
his counsel, John n. Bowers, Delaney
Alc0l, Edward Lauterbach. William
j. Underwood and John D. Lindsay.
Bowers argued that the papers in the
case were not regular in that they did
rot allege the date when the defendant
was in the State Of Missouri commit
ting the alleged crime Crow main
tained that # the acts and contenti 1ns
Of the State Of Missouri were not TO be
given fun faith. but were 10 be disput-
ed. the burden Of proof was upon those
attacking them. A lively tilt between
the lawyers on each side followed.
Attorney General Crow repelled in
dignsntly what he called an insult 10
2 sovereign State, its chief executive
and its prosecuting officers.
i do not know the gentleman who
makes this charge he said. but
ceem IL my duty 10 my State and to
myself 20 declare his statement as
false as -
ZEEGLER ALLEGES MALICE.
In his statement Zeigler denied en-
phaucally that he had committed any
bribery or that he was a fugitive from
justice. and declared that the whole
proceeding was a malicious act Of op-
preston. inspired chiefly by his per
sonal enemies. These enemies he
named as Evelyn B. Baldwin. whom h5
says he discharged for failure to carry
out faithfully the Zeigler- Baldwin Arc
Tic expedition: Patterson Balm. whose
enmitV- he says. grew out Of anti-aluu-
prosecutions in Missouri and F A
Tden with whom he had a controversy
through ZeiEler's attempt TO obtain
control ~ the Provident Chemical
Works in ST. Louis Upon the question
of being Fugitive from justice. he de-
clared that. since the dates alleged, he
had been three times openly in the
State Of Missouri. upOn personal bUsl-
ness. whose exact nature he set forth
IN his statement.
Zeigler's statement was very minute
and voluminous. including affidavits
from several persons claiming knowl-
he based his assertions Of malicious in
tent underlying the prosecution
LEE AMONG THE ACCUSERS.
Judge Harvey then produced a mum
Der ~ afidsvits constituting the Mis-
souri end of the case. The principal o.
these was by former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lee Of Missouri. detailing the aL
legged bribery Of the legislative com
nlittee through him at the instance o.
Daniel J. Kelly of New York. who. Le'
sw0re. declared himself to be the agen
q Zeigler in the business.
An affidavit by Baldwin declared
that he saw Zeigler off on the train. os
tensibly for Missouri, and that late
Zeigler told him that he had been (,
Missouri snd that his business ther'
was successful.
u was shown that the name Of "w
Zeigler" appeared on the register o
the Southern Hotel on March 19 il
what is claimed 70 be Kelly's writing
and that somebody was at the hote
under that name.
At the close Governor Odell said n
would give the Missourians two week.
in which 70 submit briefs, and Zeigieri
counsel two weeks after that in whicl
=, answer them.