The chronicle=news., 1913-02-20
GREEN BROUGHT
BACK; TO Be
TRIED IN
MARCH

Eli Green. fugitive gambler. who
fled the city on January 30 and who
for the past week has been fixhtinI
extradition vt Newton. knns.. Hrriv-
I'd in Trinidad on the Santa Fe this
morning In custody OF Sheriff Grish-
am aud under sheriff Zeke Martin.
Green WAS taken to the county jail.
Efforts were made ut once to secure
his release on bond but Deputy Dis
trict Attorney ID. NJ. Ralston declar-
ed he WAS In no hurry to have u
bond executed for the prisoner. Let
hlm stay In Jail II little WHILE was
tho reply Of the deputy TO the !n-
QuIr!ex concerning bond.
There WIS no difficulty encouu-
tered by the sheriff after the requI-
sltl0n papers were signed by Cover
nor Ammons on Monday. Grishnni
went at once to Newton gnl had the
papers sent TO tho Kansas governor.
After all legal details were arranged
aud efforts Of the attorneys Of Green
to have him released on habeaR cor
pus were blocked by the attorney
general OF Kansns. the last card was
played. Green left Newton with
the officers early yesterday MORN
Ing. Mrs. Green who met her hus-
band at Oklahoma City accompanied
him here.
The flight Of Ell Green caused the
sheriff more concern than any thing
that has come up In his three terms
Of office. Eight informntions charg-
Ink Green with keeping "a gambling
room were filed In the distriat court
early In January aud the trial OF
four eases was set for January II.
A day or two before the trial the
sheriff with undcrshcriff Martin and
special officer Jack McQuarric raid
I'd the gambling joint In the base
mcnt Of the C0rinadO hotel aud con
fiscatcd tables and all devices and
paraphcrnuiia.
On the morning Of January 81 the
trial was called. The clerk of court
hsd called three jurymcn when II
was discovered that the defendant
was not In court. His counsel. Earl
Cooley declaroA he knew NO r.uson
,eVucf, A soAr1a Whj Instituted mud
II waa learaed that Green had fled
tho ni9ht previous. a
The court officers at once pro-
ccctled to investigate and Sheriff
Grishum was called upon to explain.
lie Informed the court that Green
had been served with captas but
that he had not been taken into
custody or had bond been given. The
sheriff admitted his gross negli-
gcncc. Judge McHendric then re-
tukcd the sheriff for his neglect OF
official duty and instructed the dis
trict attorney TO prosecute an inves-
iiEation and proceed TO plnce the re-
sponsibiiiy under the statute.
Sheriff Grishum got busy ut once
to locate the fugitive. Days passed
and divers and sundry stories were
circulated relative to the where
nlouts OF Green. On February 10th
Green was apprehended At Tulsa.
Okla. and undersherlff Martin left
at once to take him In custody. Green
consented to return without requist-
tion. At Newton. Kans.. Green balk-
ed and declined to go any further
and demanded cxtradition. The shcr-
III got busy at once and papers were
made out by the sdeputy district at
iorncy. Grisham took the papers to
Denver and they were rejected by
the attorney general who found n
technical objection In the drawing
up Of u certificate. On Sunday new
papers were made out and taken at
once 10 the governor.
ELI Green will be held to await
trial in the March term. There are
eight separate charges Of keeping Il
gambling room. One additional
charge is OF keeping a crooked eamb.
ling device. This device was found
as n result OF the raid. The device
was In the shape OF u little box which
was an attachment to faro table
and which was manipulated with Il
lever. 1t is claimed, could be oper.
ated to the advantage of the house