The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-01
CHARGED WITH BEING FUGITIVE
Macon Street Railway Head Arrested
in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, July 25.-While
passing through this State on a
southbound train to-day, w. ]. Mas
see,' president of the Street Railway
Company in Macon, Ga, was arrest
ed by Sheriff White on a requisition
from the governor of Tennessee. The
requisition, it is stated, was refused
by the governor of Georgia about six
months ago.
Mr.. Massee is charged with being
a fugitive from justice in Murray
county. 1t is alleged that he threat
ened several persons in that State and
thus evaded a criminal indictment.
He states, however, criminal pro-
ceedings are being used against him
as means of settling an old debt in
Tennessee and feels confident that
he will settle all the differences.
Mr.. Massee was followed from
Washington to South Carolina by a
detective employed by Tennessee
parties. Immediately on entering
the State he was placed under arrest.
Immediately on his arrest, he en-
ployed attorneys and habeas corpus
proceedings were begun.
On motion of Sanders & Depass,
attorneys for the defendants, Judge
T. S. Sease admitted Mr.. Massee to
bail in the sum of $4,000, pending
the action of the requisiticn of the
governor of T nnessee by Gov.
Blease. The merits of requisition
will be heard before Gov. Blease
within the next four days.
Nichols & Nichols opposed the
release of Mr.. Massee on bail, stat
ing that authorities of Tennessee
had been after him for several
months and now that they had him
they wanted him to be kept in GUS
tody until the authorities in Tennes-
see could lay hands on him.
Judge Sease said that he did not
propose to keep the man in jail four
days until the merits of the requisi-
ton could be heard before the gov
ernor. Mr.. Massee was asked how
much he was worth and he replied
between 100000 and 100000.
The court then fixed his bond at
$4,000.
Mr.. Masses arrest was made on
warrant issued by Magistrate A.
H. Kirby, on the representation of
L. L. j. Koch, deputy sheriff Of
Tennessee, charging Mr.. Massee with
being a fugitive from justice. Mr..
Massee is charged in Tennessee
with having made charge deroga-
tory to the character of R. NJ. Will
liams, of Columbia, Maury county.
After a quarrel in connection with
certain business dealings, Mr.. Will
liams brought suit against Mr.. Mas
see in Tennessee. While the suit was
pending it is alleged that Mr.. Massee
accused Mr.. Williams of having stol-
en- money from him and threatened
to have the latter put in stripes"
unless he withdrew the suit. This
is said to be felony under the Ten
nessee criminal code.
Mr.. Williams did not With draw the
suit and subsequently obtained a
Judgment against Mr.. Massee. The
latter was indicted, but acquisitions
sent to Georgia, both to Gov. Hoke
Smith and Gov. Joe Brown, were
turned down. Both Georgia COVER
nors viewed the prosecution of Mr..
Massee as an effort to collect a debt
and refused to grant the reGuisition.
Shortly after Mr.. Masses arrest
here to-day the local sheriff received
telegram from Gov. Cole l.. Blease
stating that he had granted the nee
essary extradition papers.
Counsel for Mr.. Massee will ap-
pear before Gov. Blease, in an effort
to have the extradition papers with
drawn