The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
HOFPSfOr APPRALS fOHUcHES
FIGHTS ENTRADETION BEF0RE
THE GOVERNOR.

:. CemPlsalam Sf IN AsisEes; CFisse.
/. bue h rhs CITY wheEe ne Rsshae'
ALsAxT. April iG-Charxsd with coz
: Spiraey and bribinG Pittsburg Council
men. Frank y. HoSssot. prssidSas 0f sh
Pressed Steel Car Company, appsaro
, before Gov. Hughes to-day 10 eight againa
, sHtraditiOn from thia state unsisr tn
, warrant Issued by Gov. Stuart Of Penn
sylvania. On the request Of TIE Pittsbur
authorities.
Mr.. HOGstot was present before Gov
Hughes with his counsel. Adrian n. Jolns
John ID. Lindsay and Adrian II. LarkiI
Of New York. Distzict Attorney w. A
Blakslsy Of Allegheny county and HI
assistant, W. A. Seymour, appeared q
urge the approval % Gov. Stuart's war
rant and were asaisted By former Az.
sistant District Attorney George 0ordou
Battle and Assistant District AttOrney
{. A. Perkins Of New YORK
John d. Lindsay opposed tho pro-
oeedings 10 sxtradits HoRstot on the
ground that IN was not q fugitive
from justice: that his supposed con-
nection with q crime was hasod on ncts
alleged to have been committed In the
city Of New York. Mr.. Lindsay declared
it was an admitted fact that at the time
| Of the commission OF the alleged crime
MT honstot was not present IN the
state OF Pcnnsylvania and therefore NOS
within the alleged Jurisdiction Of the
court
MrLindsay alleged that the sole purposs
"as '" eAAe t.onseos nAoh 70 rennsyiv1nA'
NOT 70 Wy MN on inc "oictmSn'' Out 20
use him a. WNno~S-
10Y nusnes ln'crrupeeu 70 announce
'na. ne nAo no purpose % gong into tne
matter OF the ln'enuons oi INC authontsSs
rennsyVAnAA. ne Aa'o thS ne snouio
d''Ai Win INC 'a s' a. 'ney sPPeaNed IN tne
PaL~" oe"lo hn.
MI L4nosay asserted that there
was any QUESTION % 20 Mr' NONSTOP nav
Ink Oeen IN S7u l"rA cty on June ,.
IIr' me aats OF me crime ne wouid
-sN ,ue P''.l"S0 W P'ese"g WITNESSES
on TINS po'nI
H"t D.'rlct Auorney W. j. Sey-
monr OF riusoure' !n replying to Mr..
i-'hnsay' sa'o tnat tions'ot vas nos w
y" eAuauhNd tur any other Purposs
than that set toTth IN the papers before
, the Governor. namely standing trial be-
fore ths. court under the Indictment Ho.,nd
a,.,e.t h;m NJ a..vr,,,,,. -. -
-. -, -, a.. -I-s...- I'o
va u" e''urnc- 10 ha oohnits HA'e a.
to the commission OF the crime The
contention OF the State OF Pennsylvania
wa. that the commission ~ th. crirna
o-ocurr.,, h.,,....,, NJ "a - -. :.
"a .,.;-t...'. ss..,i ~. 81. IN" 80
"a" eNiuence couia 10 presented 70 the
enect that Honsfot was in Pennsytvania
and PittsburR within that period Of time.
Gov. Hu~hes announc.., th., n. ,,-r,,,L1
tax. the a~idsnc. % wi,n..-.- ;r,,,,S,.-
A. u-r-.Is - - lAe,S~ahS
Ar honstot' "a 70 the matter Of the
presence Of the defendant in PittaburR
within the times specifed.
Mr. Uo6uso, 80. ,h.,, ,.nl..a A.. ..n.- a.
- - -. .-..'.s "a - " "a. 1iiS
40 ~~s Sues'.oueo oy tne ooSer-
nor and counsel Questioned by Mr.
Lindsay. Mr.. Ho6stot said he was ia New,
York citv ON J,tn~ a Inoa m. h.. 49, =
c;,I,.,, :, ~. w. e., -,---.-..
-, -. v S'~,e s.nco .l- ne
u'I nov iecoi'ect having oeen IN flttsbur&
IN May or June. I00s. He thought he was
IN PittAburR about NAV Is or 20 OF thai !
WAR and aA.o an Inn. M 90 m ,ona n
-. -, - p..,..--a..-...-. ...---.as
=, ~ ~ my 'a'D7 N'Snin
those ua'es IN mat year.
Assistant District Attorney Seymour
asked the witness Of biz business relations
IN 1ttsourE. Mr.. HonstOt admitted he
vas Pre~ldsnt OF the German National
Hank and thought he attended the meet
ing ot the pank . BOARD OF directors the
latter part OF MAY and also tho latter paFt
81 June. He might have been IN Pitts
burg day or two each time.
Assistant District Attorney Seymour
was next sworn and testified that during
tho taking of testimony before the Grand
jury NJ the time tho Honstot indictment
was found; one smith, an officer Of the
German National Bank OF Allegheny
produced books before the Grand Jury and
NJ. smith testified, giving evidence that
MT hon.tot was pre~ent IN PittsburE
ON May - and June -. 1908 Mr. Smith
vas himself prt~snt. he said. NJ the meet
Ingn There was evidence presented to
the Grand Jury Of thu commission Of the
aileeed crime Of conspiracy during that
peTtod OF tlme from May 10 July 7.
george - Katie asserted that this
statement u Mr.. Seymour's proved that
Il Mr. HonStot was ~ Pennsylvani be
tween those dates there was evidence
That he could te consadsred a fugitive
from Justice.
Mr. Lindsay endeavored to secure
from the witness statement a. TO acts
committed by Mr. HoGstot while in Pitts
burg hearing on the conspiracy charge
but Gov. Hughes declined to permit
witness to 20 into detSils az 20 the ts~ti-
mony lpetore the Grand Jury. Mr. SEW
lnouT dsACla rpd ennhatirullv, ek.s a.. :