The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-02
ROASTING GOV. lnsEl.
COLUMBIA RECORD TAKES UP
CUDGEL IN HIS DEFENSE.
M'sapprchension or Nisinformation
Responsiblc for Papers Idea That
sumter Newspaper People Unjust
" Criticised Our Chief Magistrate.

The Columbia newspapers have
managed to gst the facts in the Muir
ray case badly mixed judging from
the annexed articles which appeared
In the Daily Record and The state.
There has been no attempt to
roast" Gov. Ansel. The facts have
been stated and Gov. AnsePs action in
declining To pay the expenses of sx-
traditing George w. Murray was char
acterised AZ peculiar In view OF the
statute which provides that the State
shall pay the expenses In such cases.
That Gov Ansei did refuse TO pay the
ezpehses Of special constable to go
70 Chicago Is a fact that cannot. be
dlsprcvsd. s..
On Monday. Sept. 2tst. Sheriff Ep-
person received telegram from Chi
cago. stating that Murray had been
arrested- Another telegram was re-.
csived later saying that Murray would
hGht >xtradition. On Tuesday Deputy
shsrtn ]. 8. sykes went to Manning
and kingstree and had the proper
certificates In the case signed by the
Presiding Judge and Solicitor Stoll.
Returning Wednesday Clerk of Court
Parrott and sherir Epperson prepar-
I'd the necessary papers for presenta-
tjon to Gov. Anssl. and on Thursday
Deputy sheriff Sykes went to Colum-
he. presented the papers to Gov. An
- and otsicialiy requested that re-
euisition for the extradition Of Mur-
nv be issued. Gov. Ansel informed
Nm that he would Issue the requisi-
tien but that before doing SO he must
have the original warrant In the case.
Hs aIso stated positively that. while
~ would issue the requisition. he
would not pay the expenses Of the Of
ncer. who would be sent to Chicago.
mat sumter county had received the
$4,000 bond forfeited by Murray and
that Sumter county would have to use
. part Of this money to pay the cost
ief extrsdition II Sumter county want
- TO bring Murray back to serve out
Nh sentence. Deputy Sheriff Sykes
returned Thursday night and reported
= sherir Epperson the Governors
1eclsion. sheriff Epperson laid the
nattsr before Supervisor Pitts. and ne
consulted County Attorney L ID. Jcn-
n(pes On saturday morning special
nssting Of the Board OF County Com
missicners. attended by majority of
~ members was held. After consul
>4tton with the County Attorney. who
<>odviusd that the board had no au-
1hority 70 pay tho expenses of ezra
0tlon. the board informed Sheriff Ep-
Derson that Sumter county could not
and would not pay the expenses of
the officer TO be sent TO Chicago.
Sheriff Epperson therefore sent the
following telegram to Gov. Ansel:
Sumter. sc. Sept s5. 1909.
II. r. Ansel. Governor.
Columbia. s. c.
Unless you authorize me to go to
chicago for Murray. State to pay ex-
Y penses. i have to wire that he be set
at liberty. Wire County board re-
fuse to pay expenses.
w. H. Epperson.
tttl fH Sheriff.
About o'clock Saturday night
sherin Epperson received the follow
Ing reply:
Il viii pay expenses of reauisition
In Murray case.
M. +. Ansel.
Governor"
Yesterday. Monday. morning Clerk
Of Court farrots prepared the addi-
tional papers Gov. Ansel informed
Deputy sykes were needed to COM
plete the case for requisition. and Mr..
sykes and Mr.. J. H. Grady. who had
been engaged TO 60 to Chicago,
caught the morning. train for Column
bsa. They called on Gov. Ansel. who
Issued the requisition and commits
stoned Mr.. Grady as q special agent
70 so to Chicago and get Murray.
These are the facts. Gov. Ansei
was ofhciaily requested last Thursday
TO issue reauisitIon for Murray at
Which time he stated positively that
he would not pay the expenses OF re-
caisition. On Saturday he reconsid-
erer and decided he would pay the ex-
penses. III stating these facts and
commenting on his refusal to pay the
expenses constitute a roast" then
Gov. Ansel has been roasted by this
paper and the correspondents of The
State and News and co,ri.r