The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-09
CLAY PIERCE GIVES up
Oil hSlasie Sssreaters q 81. lesN q
Z asrse Of pujury.

st. Louis. Mo, May I'll Clay
Pierce, the millionaire chair
man of the executive board OF the
Waters Pierce OIL company, who
surrendered yesterday at noon 10
Chief of Police Crecey, is under
sio,00o bond TO appear before Judge
Elmer u Adams In the United States
circuit court Saturday at 10 a. IN. 10
show cause why he should not be
turned over to the state OF Texas as
a fugitive from prosecution on the
charge OF perjury.
Pierce through his personal coun-
sci. John ID. Johnson, who is also
general counsel for the Waters
Pierce Oil company, charges that the
indictment against him is a part of
campaign inaugurated by the at
torney general of Texas against the
Waters Pierce Oil company at the
instance of Pierce's so-called Meme
sis. j. ?. Gruet, former secretary OF
the company, and will make stub
born fight to escape the fugitive
warrant by habeas corpus proceed
ings In the Federal court.
Assistant Attorney General Light
foot of Texas, now in st. Louis TAX
suit against the WatersPierce COM
pany, has wired the governor and
attorney general of Texas to send
representative here Saturday to
contest Pierce's efforts to escape ex-
tradition on the criminal charge.
Under the Texas laws Mr. Light
foot says, he is not empowered to
represent the state in criminal pro-
ceeding and that the only officer
having such jurisdiction in the
Pierce case is District Attorney ] r.
Hamilton of Travis county, where
the Pierce indictment was returned,
or a special representative of the
governor.
| Pierce arrived in ST. Louis yester-
day morning from New YORK, ac-
cording to his counsel, where he has
been since his departure from st
Louis. following the request of the
governor of Texas on Gov. FOLK 10
his extradition, which Gov. Foil
granted. His surrender was arranged
for by Attorney John d. Johnson.
While Attorney Johnson was at
tending to the surrender OF Nr
Pierce at the Four Courts, Former
IJudge Henry S. Priest appeared be-
fore Judge Adams in the United
States circuit court and asked Tor a
writ of habeas corpus on Chief Gre
cey for Mr.. Pierce's release. The
writ, returnable forthwith, was IS
sued bv Judge Adams. Pierce gave
bond. signed by himself and attor-
neys, Johnson and Priest.
Attorneys for Pierce contend that
if Judge Adams rules that Pierce
can not be taken to Texas as fuSl-
tive on the perjury charge, such a
ruling would practically quash the
Indictment against him.
The indictment of Pierce by the
grand jury of Travis county, Iexas'
several months ago grew out or an
affidavit sworn to by him in Austin
on May 30. 1906, in which he stated
that the Waters-Pierce Oil company
was not owned or controlled by the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey. or any trust.
| This affidavit was made AFTER the
Waters-Pierce company had Deeh
barred from Texas. After Attorney
General Hadley, in the Missouri GUS
tier suit against the standard. Re'
Ipublie and Waters-Pierce on com
Ipany. had developed that the Wat
Pierce company was owned ahu
controlled by the standard on com
many the indictment against Pierce
was returned.