Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29
E. H. EASLEY, General Agent,


guard around the prison In the
meantime. this information was re-
ceived at our headquarters In Roam
oke. and w. G. Baldwin took tn
matter up with the state department
in Washington. who asked that
guard be put around the prisoner
or the prisoner be removed TO the
Federal prison at Cordoba. capital
of the province OF Cordoba.
Having failed 60 release the pris.
oner through bride and to run me
out OF the country by threats. then
the attorneys for Moses Ferris re-
sorted TO all sorts OF technicalities
to retard the progress of the law
and wear me out. thinking that
would get tired and perhaps return
! without tho prisoner
After tedious legal battle OF
about thirty days in the province OF
Cordoba, with three different law
yers fighting the case for Ferris.
, a favorable decision was rendered
and the prioner ordered to be turned
over to me for eXtradition. His at
T torneys Immediately took an appeal
, to the supreme court OF the Argen-
I tine Republic at Buenos Ayres.
/ There after thirty days more OF
bubbles and technicalities, final
favorable decision was reached. Az
I ter the final decision OF the supreme
court then the red tape process be-
gan. The official decision was
reached on the 23d day of Deem
Der, and the return of these papers
for the signatures of the different
| judges that had tried the case, and
! for the removal OF the prisoner TO
+ Buenos Ayres. thirty more days
were consumed, and at last after
/ four months legal battle, on the
gath day OF January. sailed for
home. arriving i'm Cherbourg,
b France, on the 18th day of Febru-
route on my trip down. with the ex-
ception of n stop at the Cape Verde
Islands, where there was nothing
much OF interest to see. This island
is n mountain and has an interna.
tional coaling station.
After a few hours wait in Cher
bourg / was fortunate enough to
catch the ST. Louis OF the American
Line for home, arriving in New York
on the morning of February 23,
where | was met by my brother. w.
G.. Baldwin; his son, w. ID. Bald
win; Mr.. c. S. Ward. of the Baldwin
Detective Agency OF Philadelphia,
and my wife and baby ,Havi1g been
+ absent for more than six months
with n great degree OF pleasure,
turned my prisoner over TO their
keeping and headed for home, sweet
homo, in Blueneld, w. Va.
II might say for the benefit OF
the readers who have not been for
/ tunate enough TO visit the South
American country that / believe II
= is one OF the greatest in the world.
and especially the Argentine Repub-
! lie, which is situated in a semi-tropi-
cal climate, and almost anything will
grow that is planted. Their princi-
pal industries there at present are
cattle and sheep raising There are
thousands OF acres Of beautiful al
| falfa land on which the cattle are
raised. there being absolutely no
grain fed them. The calf is born
in the alfalfa field and goes to the
market from the same. The people
OF the country are principally Span
ards and Indians; however, you find
people from all countries. but Span
| ish is the language spoken. The
Suandiar and the Argentina are
courteous and kind The govern
ment Of the Argentine is similar to
that OF our own, having been copied
from our form OF government. The
avs are splendid but the admins
| tratiOn poor. There seems TO be an
idea prevailing among great many
people that there IS no harm in be-
| ing bribed or 90 sell out 10 the high
Test bidder found this out from
my own contact with one OF the at
torneys for Moses Ferros who tried
to get me 10 bride him so he would
not appeal the case 20 higher
court
The climate fin the Argentine at
this time Of The year is very hot.
This being their summer Their
winters are not severe. the banana
land palm trees OF all kinds grow in
the open and in the northern part
Of the republic such thing ass
rost is unknown. Buenos Ayrcs.
he capital city, is the largest city