Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-08
THREE HELD FOR
AICHAPOO FRAUDS
SHAWNEE WAN MUST RETURN
no MEXICO EOR TRIAL.
Defendant WILL APPEAL
Accused Men Win Resist ENt.aditiun
Through Every Court Process,
Possible.
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Guthrie, okla,


Guthrie, okla, Feb w. d. Chap-
man. former secretary of the Dem-
ocrauc state committee. and Of tho
state corporation commission, L. c..
| Grimes ana A. l.. Brown. all of Shaw
nee. must return Co the state of Coa-
hula, Mexico, 10 stand trial on in
dlctmeuts returned against them there
alleging forgery and other fraudulent
methods used by them 10 obtain deeds
to kickJpoo Indian mnds near Shaw
nee. h G.. Coniay. arsO under iudict-
mcut In Coahuia, was discharged
from custody because OF the Mexican
statute of Limitation barring prosccu-
tiou.
The above is tho opinion rendered
after o'clock tonight. by the United
State Commissioner d, NJ. Tihbetts.
OF Guthrie, who held the evidence
sufficient 10 hold Chapman, Grimes
ana Brown for cNtraditlon to Mexico
and hc Immediately issued warrants
/ for their commitment to the federal
/ jail here pending action by Secre-
/ tary Of state Knox az Washington un-
Ill they are removed TO Coahula.
Commissioner Tibbctts found that
/ Conirc had lived In Mexico during tho
three years following the time tho
/ alleged crimes were committed and
/ therefore Is subject to the statute OF
/ limitation
/ The four defendants. with their at
/ tornoy -. 49, Bakcney OF shawnee.
/ were I'm tho federal court room while
the decision was rendered, as was
also Francis j. Koarful Of san Anto-
nio, Texas. the special United states
attorney general VINO prosecuted the
cuses.
Immediately MI Bakcncy uotined
the commissioner that he win apply
AT once to United states Circuit judge
b C0tteral for a writ OF habeag corpus
permitting the trio to give bond, and
also asking their permanent release
from the charges against them.\
IL was suggested that Chris Madsen,
United states marshal, furnish dcp-
uty 10 guard the trio at "a hotel, but
It win De explained by Madsen that
under the federal regulations he could
do nothing but commit the prisoners
to jail They were taken to prison
Immediately
Blakency viii also nle a petition for
a writ Of certloraH seeking TO hold
up the extraditIon order until he has
exhausted all legal methods In tho
courts. including, II Is understood an
appeal TO the United States supreme
court, 1t necessary.
! lie contends that Commissioner Tib-
bets did not hud any onense had been
committed and he V.u also declare
in his petitions for the writs that the
statute ot limitation should apply also
10 Chapman. Brown ana Grimes. Tlb-
belts Inserted thnt the evidence gave
probable cause that an oUousc was
committed ana therefore by the de-
PENDANTS The deeds which the dc.
/ foudants are charged with securing
. frauduIently from the KIckapoos were
recently declared null and void by
Judge Cottcral on the cases OF Chap
man, OF Cash NJ Codo, willard john
ston and others of Shawnee,
The defendants resisting oNtr1ditIon
pleaded the loss of the lands finally
as q raoson thoy should not be re-
turned for trial. Recently John Gar
rctt of Shawnee. who was also in-
dirtad m CoahuD'a was released en-
troly because of insufficient evidence
. against him.
Dr Conuc stated tonight gwen IL
. have been rclolsrd boy the court and
10 tI. .th.r I.... tttIIuI a. o., Nicola,