Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Nebraska
EXTRACTION OF CRIMINALS
Governors Office Issues Instructions
to County Attorneys.
PROPER FORM FOR PAPER
Affidavit OF Injured Party should BE
Attached 20 Petition and CertI-
fled Copy of the war
rant.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

LINCOLN, Neb. June 16.--(special)-
through Private Secretary Fuller, who is
attending to the affairs OF the executive
orlce while Governor Aldrich is absent in
ONO, requests have been issued TO the
various county attorneys Of the state ask
Ing that they file affidavits of the injured
party, when asking for the extraditlon Of
criminals. who have fled from this state.
The following letter Of instruction has bean
sent out by the governors private secre-
tary.
IN constituting the federal statutes for the
Sro,,s M sI1n ot criminals who have fled
hey generals of the various states are usu-
any technical in the Interpretation Of said
ss %ou'es' and their Interpretation Of the
same Is not always uniform.
an examination Of the records of this
DLttIce ulscloses that the usual difference
a az over the construction of that clause
OF the FEDERAL law which provides that the
, application for requisition should be ac-
conpanied by an indictment or affidavit
In this state, large number of convic-
uons are sustained on Information by the
county attorney, and SONG attorney generals
contend that this Is neither an affidavit
nor an Indictment within the meaning Of
tne FEDERAL statute and require an af-
fldavit by the injured party whire the
ton.
In order to facilitate such matters and
save you any unnecessary delay, we suggest
the following form Of application:
First: Petition to the governor of Ne
court attached, showing authority Of county
attorney.
Second: Certified copy Of indictment, com
plant or information.
Third: Certified COPY of warrant issued
for defendant.
Fourth Affidavit by injured party setting
forth briefly the essential facts of the
crime upon which the information Is based
The last will meet objection1 Of attorney
. generals IN case the proceedings are based
on an information instead of an Indictment
Pioneer Returns for visit.
John s. Gregory now of Galveston, Tex,
and who was the first lawyer, the first
county commissioner and the first men,
Der Of the legislature from this county, ar
rived ! ere today for visit with old friends
and Gcluaintances. Mr.. Gregory, who is
nearly four score years old, had many
interesting experiences to relate OF early
days In this county and brought up a
number OF unusual adventures of the time
fwhen he settled here following the year Of
1862
IT'S too much for me to keep up with, :"
said Mr. Gregory when asked as to what
! he thought of Lincoln. when / came
, here from Michigan in 1852, 1 saw a
country which l believed possessed great
possibilities for remarkably rich de-
velopment. But I never thought that 1t
would come in my lifetime II seemed too
Wild too far from civilization for that.
But 1t has come. and so rapidly that l
can't keep up with the development since
i left here twenty years ago.
I'VE used to pump the water from the
creek into large kettles" says Mr.. Gregory.
"Then we boiled It down and then put 1t
in an evaporator. We put the water In
the kettles and lit our fires at 3 a. m, and
we used to be shoveling salt by noon All
our supplies came by steamer to Nebraska
City or Plattsmouth, being freighted over
land to Oak creek"
Democrats VIII Get Busy.
,Advices received here today from Chris
T,ruenther, vice chairman of the democratic
state central committee. say that no SGT
time has been announced Tor the iheetnis
of the committee to pick place tor holu,
ing the state convention July %. The RAPID
recovery of Chairman J. c. Byrnes, whose
recent severe illness has been the cause
for the democratic inactivity. is looked TO
ravlve polttical matters, however ana IL
its believed a call for the committee meet
i,ng will be forthcoming early next week
Omaha Lincoln and Grand Island nave
ha.r prominently mentioned as places
,vbere the convention may De helu'
prof. caldwell Off for Europe.
IT w Caldwell one Of the best known
f,nsrbers of the university faculty accom-
4 panied by his wife and daughters left TO-
\ dav for a years vacation in Europe the
Nnrst in more than score of years which
he has taught in this institution. Froi'
caldwell has been connected with the uni
,,arsitv continuously since 1876. when he
Entered college as a freshman. He has
met classes year in and year out with
punctual regularity and has taught classes
al several of the midsummer sessions.
EmbaImer Seriously Ill.
H. s. Eckles OF Philadelphia, demonstrat-
ing embalmist before the Nebraska state
f-faneral directors at their session this week,
is seriously III at the Lndell hotel as a
result of ptomaine poisoning. DIR. slattery,
the attending physician, said this after
noon that he believed Mr.. Eckies would