The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
Governor Brswn Turns Down Geve'neE
BIease's ReeaisitieR
FOR ATLANTA LAWYER
The Decision at Hearing in Atlanta
Thursday Based on Contention Of
Felder's Lawyers that the Papers
from South Carolina Executive
Were Inadequate.

Governor Brown, Of Georgia, on
Thursday refused to honor requisi-
ton papers, issued by Governor
Blease, CT South Carolina, for Thos.
3. Fielder, an Atlanta attorney, for
whom q warrant has been sworn out
in NewberrS, S. c., charging him
with attempted bribery Of H. H. Ev-
ans, former member of the old
State dispensary board.
The contention of Mt. Feldtr's at
torneys, that the requisition papers
were inadequate because they lacked
afidavits to indicate that any per
son had specific knowledge Of the
alleged offence, was sustained by
Governor Brown.
The papers merely included copy
Of warrant charging that zone B.
F. Kelly, from Information presented
to him, believed T. B. Fielder, on
the - Of October, 1905" offered or
promised, Certain gratuities or
gifts" to H. H. Evans.
When Governor Brown told Nj
Fielder that he had denied extradi-
ton, the latter replied that he prob
ably would be going to South Caro-
lima very soon" on his own accord.
He declared his innocence Of any at
tempt to bribe and asserted that the
warrant was merely subtefuge on
the part of his enemies TO get him
into the State.
"I would like to see your creden-
tials." demanded Mr.. Fielder. when
W. A. Holman, Of Charleston, S. c.,
arose to address the Governor to ar
gue for honoring the requisition. l
want to know who is back Of these
charges"
am here merely as a lawyer re-
presenting the sovereign State of
South Carolina" replied Mr.. Holman
Gas to anything back Of these charg-
IS. know nothing. Ny credentials,
as you will see, are signed by Gov
ernor Blease.'
Mr.. Holman asserted that the Con
stitution of the United States left the
Executive of a sister state no disco
ton in the matter. when the Execu-
tive Of one State issued requlsitlon
upon the other for person IN anoth-
er State.
"I recognize that the Constitution
OF the United States is the principal
compelling power" said the Govern
or, "but the function Of Governor
is to protect the interests Of citizens
of his Statae when that States laws
are not complied with"
The mere fact that the papers al
leging the crime charged against Mr.
Fielder were accompanied by GER
tifcate bearing the seal of Governor
Blease, was not sufficient evidence
of crime to warrant him. Se said,
to grant he extradition.
Several prominent members OF the
Georgia Bar addressed the Govern
or in behalf of Mr.. Fielder, and cited
numerous precedents in which courts
in Georgia and other States had de-
clined requisition because the papers
did not conform to the laws OF the
State upon whose Executive they
were issued.
The alleged cause underlying the
request for extradition-personal an
imosity between M. Fielder and Gov
Blease, resulting from differences IN
connection with the winding up OF
the old South Carolina State dtspen-
sarv system-was not brought out
at the hearing which preceded the
denial of the request. 1t was allud-
ed to incidentally by Mr.. Fielder, who
declared that he had intended to
make a statement barring the entire
matter, but the attorneys represent
ing him had found sufficient flaws II
the requisition papers as to make {
unnecessary to inject personalities
into the proceedings.
at is not q. matter in which per-
sonalities should enter" commented
the Governor.