The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
MAKES REQUISITION.
Tennessee Governor Asks for Surren-
der of South Carolinian.


Columbia, May 23.-Governor An
sci has now under consideration the
matter of whether or not he should
honor requisition requested by Gov
ernor Patterson, of Tennessee.
Overshadowing the mere question
as to the merits of the case, there Is
great interest to the public at large,
not only in this State, but throughout
the country, in the fact that last fall
Governor Patterson, who has since
come into such notoriety by his par
don of Col. Cooper, refused to honor
a requisition sent from this State
for C. J. Hebert, wanted in connec-
ton with the Seminole scandal. Gov
ernor Ansel has not yet decided
whether he will honor the requisi-i
ton, but he gave a lengthy hearing
to both sides to-day in his Office,
where appeared attorneys from Ten
nessee and South Carolina, in the in-
terest Of the two parties to the cause.
The case centres around A. Shep
Pearlstine, of Branchville, who is,
charged with embezzlement by PaI
mer Brothers, of Charleston, Tenn.
There are eleven counts in the in-
dictment, involving nearly $4,000
altogether. Mr.. Pearlstine is per-
fectly willing to be tried in South
Carolina, but is resisting the requisi-
tion by which he would be carried to-
Tennessee and placed on trial in al
strange State.
1t appears also that the question iS
largely one of law, and that the
merits of the case itself have but
little bearing in the way of public
interest. But for the fact that the
question of extradition came up, and
the fact that the matter Is with the
State of Tennessee, the story itself:
might not have been given to the.
public. Under the circumstances
however, it could not be withheld:
even though the charge against MI.
Pearlstine has not been proved. ss
One of the points in the argument
reads: sSsS3:
"That the deponent, being in the;
city of Augusta, State Of Georgia
drew a draft on Palmer Brothers.
Charleston, Tenn, for the sum- OF
$50, and that the said draft was paid
and is in the possession OF Palmerss
Brothers, as deponent believes and
that the said charge Of embezzlement
Of $50 is made as of the 18th ol:
November, and that deponent rees
ceived Of said Palmer Brothers q let
ter bearing dadte November 1S. 1897
postmarked Charleston, Tenn, as of:
said date, and received note at Dem
mark, November 20; said letter with:
exhibit heretofore set forth as Ex-
hibit m That as to this account
deponent also submits affidavit OF IL
C. Rice, who knows that deponents
was in the town of Denmark on Or
thereabouts at the time mentioned
! in this count of Indictment" " This has
reference to the second count Of the
indictment. There are other counts;
involving amounts from $50 to $500.s
Mr.. Pearlstine's attorney SUBMIT
ted affidavits from well-known Den
mark people to the effect that the
drafts were deposited by Mr.. Pearls
tine in the Bank of Denmark. There
were number of afidavits submitted
| in the case and Governor Ansel heard
them read this afternoon.
There appeared before Governor
Ansel this afternoon Attorneys 81
G. Mayfeld, of Bamberg, and VIII
Townsend, of Columbia, for Mr.:
Pearlstine, and Attorney G. W.;
Chamble, of Chattanooga, for tho
Palmer Company.
Mr.. Pearlstine does not think thAt
he would get a fair trial In Tennes.s
see and his attorneys contested the
extradition on this and other points
of law.
| The contrast between Governor
Anse's respectful hearing Of both:
sides of the case and Governor Pat
terson's refusal last fall to honor tina
extradition for Hebert is marked. tt
is interesting now to see the future;
DEVELOPMENTS of this case.