The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
GOV. BLEASE HONORS
GOV. SUFFERS DEMAND
REOTuSIHON GRANTED FOR AL
LEGED WIRE TAPPERS.
Governor Blease Refuses to Consider
Writ of Habeas Corpus Taken Out
Before Judge DeVOre.

Columbia, April 19-GOF. OAoe"9S
this afternoon honored reequisltlon
papers from Governor sulzer, OF New
York for Albert A. Carter and Frank
Tarbeaux, who are wanted in Ne"
York, for alleged wire tapping. the
men were turned over to Gotham po-
lice officers, who took them at once
to New York.
At the hearing Governor Blease
said:
INV position is this: Every requlsl-
tion must stand or fall on its own mer-
its and they are governed by the ma
t;onal and State laws which are pro-
vided When the governor OF one
~<state asks that a requisition be hon"
o,ed bv the governor Of another State'
that particular case stands upon us
ovn merits. When a party is helo
snhiect to the order of the governor
tho conrts haven't got anything to &c
with him until the governor grants the
reouisition and afixes his name 10 the
warrant. then it is a question Tor tne
oa,ties whether or not they will take
cut writ of habeas corpus, going be-
fore Judge, but before that is done
The order of any judge in the matter
is simply a nulllty.
"Writ Not Binding"
>.Now when these men are brought
hare today by my order, they are IN
the custody of Richland county, ana
writ signed in Charleston county Oy
1ndge Devore is not binding on Sherln
Nartin-or rather, Deputy Poulnoe'
and Judge DeVore has no right TO IN
struct me to turn these men loose OF
n hold them or to do anything else
with them. and has no right to instruct
Mr.. Poulnot.
"As to the papers from Governor
Suffers once, CHey oi0 P
cont ha attacked. Now, the only thlns
7 have to inquire into is, has CRIME
baen committed in the State of New
York under the laws of New York, and'
next whether the parties before me
are nrobably guilty of that crime. II
so it is my duty to grant the requlsl-
+ion Political feelings and personal
foalines have absolutely nothing to 90
with it.
"A Piece of Trickery."
81 am free to say that do not like
this kind of practice. This thing IS
piece of trickery worked up so If DO
grant this requisition this man here,
the agent of the State of New York,
can be devilled and delayed by court
orders. That is all. l look at 1t that
way and l do not believe it is any
thing else.
s'Now, gentlemen, I am going to
grant this requisition. That settles it
without any further hearing. do
not propose for technicalities or trick
>leries to control in my Office. The re-
ouisition will be granted. They are
YOUR prisoners, Mr. Gegan. They are
out of your hands, Mr.. Sheriff. MI
Poulnot, do not put your hands on
those men any more. Unless the
court interferes with you Mr.. Gegan,
\ You can start for NV York on the
Spext train"
Hearing Terminated.
Having thus spoken, Governor
ease terminated the hearing and
eanted the requisition for J. A.
Sompson, alias Lewis Hall, arrested
kharleston under the name OF Al
IA. Carter and F r. Holmes, alias
1k Holman, alias Frank TarbeauX.
Then a writ Of habeas corpus for
the prisoners, taken out before Judge
DeYore, of Charleston, before the hear
ing, was handed to the governor by
Attorney T. NJ Mordecai, of counsel
for the prisoners, the governor stated
that the court had no right to inter
fere until he had passed on the re-
QUESTION and ordered Carter and. Tar
beaux turned over to Detectives &C.