The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-26
ON HIS KNEES FOR JUSTICE
George Wiihymaa, Formerly Of llOus'
ten, Convicted in Chicago
WANTS FRIENDS RECOMMENDATIONS
Says the Court May Grant Rehearng
His Arrest in England Was Subject OF
Cablearams Between Departments.


Pcnnllcss md among strangers stung by !
o"ppoSVu N"'S"uee9 VI s'''
Justice George Ni'hymah' ai'As ueo.s'
Stone, now appeals to his former Houston
a ,-7,7i,,,a,,o,. ~. y..or ,,it,css 10 lis true
As George Stone, the defendant IN Cook
county. III ntnrdcr trial hp hA. becu con
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''c'." n"u 'o's '''" u '"p''9V'''''' ~.
for new TRIAL
stone. or Wlthymau a.. he. was known
during III. residence i'm houston, has been
a figure in international correspondence, his
arrest I'm London being ia, subject Of dis.
patches between the state ,pa,mcnts II :,
WHs h4al'y pt9Nsht to Sh't"tV' MAS '1Hnsg'
si,0 Ms irind and rouytctnd last FrL'a,,
February -. tic .s nov awaiting the court $
uct.oh an MS motIon tor new lf''l
uAuRis rDf,Xry QUESTIONED.
ON Inc trst dpy If last December the
,h..tr 80 ti.. ..,. ga a., .,,,.,, ,t Hmm.
% ,"'7 ''."'s "''' ~ .''l.'.
'ou +uA4uiHhs OIL rue law" were SH'l 'A'"
TO receive AN inquiry, Indirectly, irOu sec
rotary of state iohu Hay. asking iuturnu-
ny D' 9'"N' 'V,'" 10y "7"'Ne No.
''o" eohe'ihihs H'ofse "'lhy man Ing
onmunltHiluu came tlum Governor Suytts
Und together Win the Enclosures was Us
"a, Il. Anderson, Esq, sheriff, Houston,
Texas.
November 20, 1oO2-Dear sir; herewith
,he'ost you COP o. sonilnuH.r ~. ~ ~
imetop, ia which i1ylte Your attention
Plrusc make inquiry and advise the see
rotary NJ your earliest convenience Yours
'.tiov@rtyr
The following are the Enclosures referred
u.s. EN'Glen.|' 'Ht Governor VI A'A'''
Dcpaftmrnt of State. Washington Sir.
have the homer to inclosc Arc~ith
COPY OF ii telegram from tae ainhassador
Of inc tinted States at London. IN regard
To- George stone, aims Withyman.
Mr.. Ihoatc.s telegram il In rcsponsc to
the cable INSTRUCTIONS sent to him by this
department In request the provisional de
tcntion Of Stone. alias Witlhyman, upon the b.,
Chicago. i'm 1854 have the honor to be,
sir your obedent servant. John Hay.
''InrloSurc. From, Great Britain, telegram
November "a, la05
The Telegram received rasds az follows
" Secretary OF state Washington
alias WIthvmgn. arrested WlU be brought
before mncistrnte NEXT Soturday When
will officer leave with papersY Police eug
gest Texas authorities 10 Informed. When
warrant read nrisoner ino,tired whether mr..
rested FOR Killing v,hitc man or nirarr isir}
and stated ,yas emploved September 400
by Cuff and Interstate railway. under
naue Taorrn WithvnSn, also thot no ~
known to parties residing at 2oi0 Prairie
avenue ana NJ ioi7 Wiifrcy strcct Hons
ton. and to r. Elliott 3026 avenue X GaI-
weston. Choatc.
Tho fact NJ Withvman having asked If he
,,as yrantad for ny tiIiirc 81 70 white NAN
or n pigEer' led tbe nfAriats to boliny"
that n bndly wanted criminal Ind been RIM
to c.r+b ana tbnt. haa bs 80 ~ ~
tlon' KIT iii search failed to Sonnect re
man with any wronrdoiBg in Honston
LOCATED ny AUTHORITIES
| the cahlegrams revealed the fact that an
! EngiIshman, his wife and small son, had
boarded for several months at 1917 Willow
street, but that the parties left Houston
/ for London, England, about Ave months be.
es o,,s he n ~o ss in the Re employ s Of the
aa a"s Exemplary @1 conduct Of GOOD ne