The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-09
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Insssnce OF New ycxk Hospitality.

City Special. July sssh. 20
New York AmeEicxn.l
Gov. Robert ID Glenn, Of North
Carolina, discussed guarssesiiy tonight
The report Of his having ieen held
up by Q gang OF TAmmany men In
New York city and threatened with
injury il he refused te sign . pardon
for q Bowery swindler. who was
serving q sentence In the North Caro-
lima penitentiary.
The fact that q Governor had been
subjected 10 such an outrage has been
suppressed carefully FOR . year for
fear Of undesirei political prejudices.
The hold-up episode, a. related by
those close to the Governor. oc-
CURED while he was a guest OF Tam
many Hall a. one of the orators At
the 18th Of July celebration last sum-
mer. Governor Glenn and Lieuten-
ant Governor Sanders, Of Louisiana.
another guest, at the conclusion Of
the ceremonies were invited to join
q party going to Coney Island.
There was a deliberate effort, ac-
cofding to the Governor, to get him
drunk, several Of the party being
intoxicated. The Governor, how
ever, had been discreet and was un-
affected. They stopped at Hender-
sons restaurant and wine was or
dered.
Scarcely had they seated them
selves when one Of the men-s dis.
trict leader. drew from his pocket q
legally drafted pardon in favor of a
gold-brick artist named Halsey or
Halstead, then doing time at Raj,
eigh, North Carolina, but whose
headquarters were between the bat
terry and Fourteenth street.
Thinking the Governor was sutfi'
GENTLY jovial to sign anything by
that time, the leader remarked:
"Just a favor, Governor. We
would like you to sign this and lie:
that man come back to New York
Governor Glenn told the leader
that a petition had been presented
to him just before he left for that
mans pardon; that he had looked
into the case, and had decided in the
negative. He was sorry, bat he
could not reverse himself then, even
to oblige his hosts. The man is re-
ported to have become ugly, anC
shouted that the Governor would moi
get out alive if the pardon was mo-
signed. Some allege that revolver
was brandished.
The Governor rose from the table
and said:
| "It [ have any friends in thi
crowd, I wish they would come OF
this side of the table, for there
likely to be something doing her
pretty soon."
/ "l'll stand by you, Governor,
responded Lieutenant Governor San
ders. Tho remainder Of the plrtJ
assumed an attitude Of helpless in
oxication.
"Now, gentlemen, do your worst, ,
is the reported challenge by Gov
Glenn. "I'll see you in hell before
I'll sign that pardon"
The politicians refused to carry
out the bluff of keeping the Gov
ernor as hostage for the convict
and he strobe out the building un
mOlested.
He returned to his hotel and paid
his own expenses.
The gold-brick swindler died In
prison few weeks ago and his wifi
applied to the Governor for permits
sion to take the body from the State
for interment. In recOunting hel
efforts to obtain freedom for her hus
band she confessed she had arranged
to have the Governor invited tC
New York and so overwhelmed with
kindness that he could not deny her
q pardon.
"The truth of the matter was
this" said the Governor last night.
"After making an address at the
Tammany meeting, went out with
a party of men to see the town.
They were not Tammany men SC
far as 1 know, but they did try to
get me drunk.
"Afterward, / learned that these
men had been engaged by the wife
of the man in our penitentiary to
get me drunk 80 that 1 could be in.
duced to sign pardon.
"Instead of begging or requesting
me to sign pardon, they made an
immediate demand, and they were
downright insolent about it, too.
swell, sir, l just picked up my
hat, turned on my heel and walked
out. I cannot tell you who they
were."
The Governor has stated to local
reporters that he refused to be inter-
| viewed at Atlantic City. But, sc-
cording to the Charlotte Observer,
the Governors experience at Coney
Island was even more sensational
and startling than was reported in
the New York paper. The follow
ing is from the Wilmington Messen-
ger commenting on the Observers
editorial on the matter:
"GovERNoR GLENN's 'HoLD-UP.' -