The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-11
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WITHOUT WAR MT, u
Governor Swanson 1s Given to- tllF
Assurance That w Vritten Ex-;s 3; I; "
planation Will BE Made. e i|Ss,S
d 53I5 Il What g Coursef He Will nm
Pursue Is u Not
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Special to- Times Disra tcn 3i
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boro "a. al at, * became k,,oVsns;ss5 ;s5I
that sheriff z U father y rank
eall, shsriff ofS Lee county NV iasyassst
n declared that every N Al, who accom-.
@ pa r,isd Sheriff Johnson Into MIA 8ta59
& yesterday be "a argsd witt, 8nur;;8s
ID der. III s8S
Il lsS al lea lby the irs lnla uttors.
# tiles that the e detective officers 81 IL sFtSi
X not have warrant Tor g all$ Or reg N
5S Rufus Balls fholsse, here 70 nk Bal
III was captured & Wa . expected young SSs
n farmer Of lee county, J, nd lot al ar:SS3IsE 3IsE
8 Ian county fugitive, as first report
Z tle Sis Well come cted n Lee count ,SSsH
III and his m any III rel tvss there MI are " u
Il highly lndlena ant, claiming Ri that the sSsss
kentucky officers ha q no ght 20 SfirsSaFS
saS on them. SEESyS
Unknown, "a artles fired from arbus
Hous ston and Ltsr g q! ofs thls
# Sheriff 9 all
4 The arres Il iii this y Stat te or, T hursdayS
BY kentucky fficers az Frank Ball ii tliesl
notorious Virginia out aw wan ted In III at5Sg
widespread II interest ant been the ~ Esu b.
Ject t# Of n .tensive telegra hc cores pon M.
dence between Governor sWanso on and the, II
Blue Ora ss 81 cials.. 4. sls
II The last telegram re celyed AT the x-sssS Vi
ecutiye mansion las il ght one g So
suring the Governor tha full Sex a-sl; l
ftIon Id II ma lied nm oE.csssS
Governor vans h been Ma
Iloms tpI sons daSg hadS
.abou 8oould d not be- learned,
slon could from.
subj ject |.
q q he Captur Y irlS i1girlia ss1ss
Bai cilar rged wit niurd esea ped
fro M prison RI chmond Il. antl sss
crossing the line, ook refu ge 3Hirl e. sc
county, of which his fa Sis: ;SS
sheriff. i
ss Ieavily armed, Il, he barrie AIDED himself 81
and his friends II IN az house near = ose#
Hill. as told In The I'm es- chgsot tss
yesterday, and q awaited % the 5inturiated w
Kent tue kans, who, fea rful tha the
took the law In their. own n hands ana y
crossing the line, recaptured Ball and
took him ck TO la Ken tucky prison .asss
III What the outcome Of the affair#will be-
tis not known, for Governor Swanso left
Chatham without Informing any one, y Isl
iS said. ofBhis sdistinat tion II is repor
jhr took the north bound train at Chat
ham, but telegraphic enc quirles a along
the road fa ned to- reach him. - t5s thesis
Executive Mansion was 'le rned sgt ha Nh
Mr. owen, the Govern Or secre was
out OF the city Mr.. George P.Ss Alund m y.I
the assistant secretary. i. not knowing &
where to reach the Governor. had sent X
urgent kilograms to Chatham. with the
requested that they be forwarded, p0
failed to receive instructions how to pros
fceed S3t il$s s5f! s5
4 Judge Will Write. 3i5ss gstIS ~
Late last night, the following telegram
from II. O. Faulkner. OF Knox county
KY, was. received at the Execu tive Man B
a. Balrboursville, KY. August 10TH
4 Governor Claude A. SWan rs oll,S55 Il Sss 9s
Richmond Il Va: ysE Fl
Sheriff OF Bell county, KY, broN Nght Ss
Ball Ito Kentucky last night. I'll 3s8s33s
write fully. ~ 5lii
This message had not been read by III
Governor Swanson at 2 o oclock this morn- n
Ing, but when 1t final lly rea ches him u 10 "
thought that the Governor w u i wa toa;
receive Judge Faulkner 3 letter OF ex-SSsS
planation before taking any st cps on sac- ~ ~
count OF the invasion OF Virginia territory
DS heHtuckye OttlSoIs httu oNAui ie. q
Story of8the Capture, q
The Times -Dispatc OF yesterday morn-5
Ing printed a full account OF the Ca pture;Ss&S
OF Ball, In Lee county. Va. by Kentucky s5
officers, and Of his being taken to Ken- ss
tlcky without requlsitlon papers. The 4
account Included the name Of Balls
friend. John Lee who was killed In the
raj of the house In which the fugitive
had AIKEN refuge IA Al Fl \, e q ,..
8 Yesterday morning, soon after N mig y. & y,
the following MESSAGE was received az n
the Executive Mansion from fioyernorl l
Governor Claude a. swanson Richmond,
Va: vi a.
Sheriff johnson. Of Bell county, ky,,
has Frank Ball, a a desperat to eseaped {
criminal. barrlcaded al Rose Hill, Lee 4
county, Va. Kindly request local 4 2 qstt- Y
cials to render necessary assistance, Re-
qnisItion viii follow as soon as pc rtectad.l ~
Il JIG, w. BECKlIAAI. ss
s. i sl Goperno, Ss4
The Governors instructions,
TO this Governor Swanson replied; X
i'Your telegram received. have wired II.
local authorities OF Lee county, and Will s
give matter my best attention 5B III
Governor Swanson also sent the follow
ing telegrams to Judge skeen, Commons
wealth's Attorney Ely and Sheriff Ball:
Il, August 10, 1903.
Judge III. a. w, skeen, Big Stone Gap.
8 Va: Sas 5$ s. 4 ,S5 i, " ]. 5s
4 prank Ball. son Of the sherih OF Lee
county. wanted for murder In ntueky.
He is nov. In a house In Lee co,ln ~, slr b
rounded by al sheriff's posse from KEN
,tucky. II the sheriff OF Lee county can
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