The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-02
SHERIFF ROCHE
IS IN TROUBLE
George GiIchrist Refuses to Re-
turn TO Cairo.
KIDNAPPED BY SHERIFF
Is THE CLAIM MADE BY TIE
PRISONER WHO IS NOW IN
JAIL At MEM
PHiS.

Last Friday Sheriff Roche left fm
/ Osceola Ark. 10 bring George Gil
christ 10 Cairo and it seems he left
without procuring reqaisition papers
/ He Is nov having trouble In bringing
/ his prisoner here according to "a
Memphis CommercialAppeal Of yes
terday. which publishes the following
account Of the sheriHs trials and
I lribulations:
A novel method Of taking prison
ar out Of one state into another is
that which il claimed to have been
done III the case of George Gilchrist
who was landed in the Shelby county
iail late yesterday afternoon. Gil
christ had been captured in Arkans
a. ana was being taken to Illinois
where il is claimed he Is wanted on
/ the charge OF murder He reached
here late yesterday afternoon in
/ charge Of deputy who had been sent
after him ana spsnt last night IN the
county Jail
The details surrounding the atIail
+ for which Gilchrist Is wanted ara Of
rather meagor nature 1t Is claimed
that some time ago he killed a man
IN Illinois and that he has been hunt.
ed ever since for this offense. He was
lately located In Arkansas only few
miles from Memphis and placed nm
/ der arrest. The Illinois authorities
were notified and an officer was sent
for the negro.
After being arrested Gilchrist re-
4 fused to return to Illinois without the
due process Of requisition papers Il
1 Is claimed that the Illinois officer ar.
rived without the required papers.
Gilchrist denied his guilt Of the crime
/ which was charged against him
I When the officer arrived it is claimed
that Gilchrist demanded the proper
service Of requisition papers before
he could be removed.
According to the story which ~
told, OF the affair Gilchrist was taken
forcibly from the jail in which he was
confined In Arkansas to the depot
h whare he was placed on a train an(
started towar Is this city. He arrived
here late during the afternoon and
vas taken directly to the county jail
where he was locked up for safe keep
ing.
By some means Gilchrist manage
10 secure the services Of b. Harris
MOTLEY. The case was stated 10 tle
lawyer by the prisoner and 1t was de
cded to endeaYor to prevent the pfis
oner being taken from this city. Al
torney Motley wort 20 the cour'
house, where he secured the issuance
OF habeas corpus writ 10 hold III.
negro in this city.
Last night after the issuance Of th'
writ Attorney Motley went to th'
residence Of Frank Monteverde, chic
deputy Of Sheriff Blackwell. am
served the papers Sheriff Blackwell
: vas notified by Mr.. Monteverde Q
the service Of the papers. II wa
then ) o'clock ami the officials OF tn
Jail we're Instructed to hold the pris
cner until some settlement had beel
made Of the habeas corpus writ #hic
hal been issued
The night officials Of the jail wer
, communicated with last night. bu
none of them seemed to know ans
thing concerning the man whom the
had under their charge. It was sta
= el by these officials that they held d
record OF the name Of the deputy wh
had placed Giichrist in their charg
They stated that be had been slmpl
, placed IN The jail for safe keepin
and that til ir only instructions ha
been to hold him until morning uni
the officer who placed him the
Is should call for him.
The habeas corpus writ will ho
Gilchrist here Until the matter hi
bee adjudicated It is more tn;
likely that a hearing Of this writ "
- he made early Monday morning