The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-05
Conspiracy Charged in Re
moving a Prisoner Into
Georgia.
IN AFFIDAVIT FILED BE-
FORE UNITED STATES COMMITS
SiONER THAT THEY FORcIBLY
ABDUCTED AND KIDNAPPED
FELIX coR8IN, WHOM THEY
HAD IN THEIR CUSTODY.

Sheriff Jno. H. Collins and Deputy
Penton, of Santa Rosa county, were
arrested yesterday in Milton by United
States Deputy Marshal Wolf. and Will
answer to the charge of conspiracy to
deprive one Felix Corbin of the rights
guaranteed to him under the constitu-
tion of the United States. The allega-
tion is that they forcibly abducted and
kidnapped Corbin and removed him
from Florida to Georgia without war
rant of law, and in doing SO violated
the privilege and right secured to him
under section of article " of the
constitution of the United States.
The case, which is one somewhat
out of the ordinary in respect to the
Santa Rosa officers, had its origin in
Milton about a week ago, when Cor
bin was arrested, charged with some
crime in Georgia. Through his attor-
neys, Emmet Wilson and H. S. Laird.
sued out a writ of habeas corpus and
secured his release. Later in the af-
ternoon he was again arrested and
placed in a cell. 1t was then, while
his attorneys were engaged In conver-
sation with him preparatory to suing
out another writ, that 1t IS alleged
Sheriff Collins and Deputy Penton, in
company with Sheriff Thos. Field, of
Georgia, appeared. and Handwriting
the prisoner took him from the Jail,
over the protest of the attorneys, and
after passing blows with the prisoner,
placed him in an automobile and car
ried him to Georgia.
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Yesterday Mrs. Corbin, wife Of the
man, appeared before United States
Commissioner Marsh, and swore to the
FoII aR2 Inv rrvNj jnh hn frryr,
officials were arrested:
Affidavit made by Derlie Corbin.
On or about 31st day of May. 1910, at
Santa Rosa county, John Fl. Collins,
Frank Penton and Thos. Field, in vio-
lation of Sec. 10 Criminal Code, did
unlawfully and feloniously conspire,
confederate together and among them
selves to injure, oppress, threaten and
intimidate one Felix Gorbfn, a citizen
of the United States, residing in the
state of Florida, in the free exercise
and enjoyment of right and privilege
secured to him, the said Felix Corbin,
citizen of the. United States as afore-
said, by the constitution of laws of the
United States, to-Wit: The privilege
and right secured to him under Sec
ton of Article w of the Constitution
of the United States, and Sections
DZl 10 ana DZtJ VI lllc ICN loEu pLdLul6o
of the United States, he, the said Felix
Corbin, being then and there charged
under the laws of the state of Georgia
with the crime of assault with intent
to murder, and it then and there
being alleged and represented to the
governor of the state of Georgia that
he, the said Felix Corbin, WAS a fugi-.
tive from Justice from said state of
Georgia, and the said governor OF
Georgia having demanded CT the gov
ernor of Florida the surrender and ex-
tradition of the said Felix Corbin from
the state of Florida to the state Of
Georgia for trial there upon said
charge of crime, and the governor of
Florida having under said constitution
and laws of the United States issued
his warrant for the arrest and sur,
render of the said Felix Corbin, and
while the proceedings under said war
rant were still pending and before
said Felix Corbin was ordered and di-
rected to be surrendered to the agent
of the state of Georgia for extradition
and transportation there for trial, and
before the constitution and laws Of
the United States had been complied
fully with. to entitle the said agent to
receive and transport the said Felix
Corbin, and while the said Felix Cor
bin was asserting his rights TO hear
ing and discharge from said warrant
of arrest issued by said governor Of
the state of Florida, and seeking to
secure his rights secured by said con-
stftution and laws of the United
States, the said John II. Collins, Frank
Penton and Thomas Field, having so
conspired, said conspiracy was to be
accomplished as follows, to-wit: The
said John II. Collins, then and there
being the sheriff of Santa Rosa county,
Florida, and having the said Felix Cor
bin then and there in custody on pro-
cess in connection Herewith, and for
the purpose of effectiHg mis- said re-
moval to the state of Georgia, aud
before he had received due process for
his removal, and the said Frank PEN
ton, being then and there deputy OF