Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-01
ARIZONA ACQUIRING
BAD REPUTATION IN
SHERIFF'S CIRCLES
Action Of Governor Hunt in Turn |
ing Down so Many Demands
for Extradition Makes State
Dumping Grounds Of Crooks.

Dumping Grounds Of Crooks.
TUCSON. Sept. 3O-That Arizona
is acquiring an undesirable reputation
as place of refuge for criminals.
thieves, forgers, thugs and other Grim
inals of the underworld all over the
country, due to the reluctance Of Gov.
ernor Hunt to honor requisition pa.
pers in case there is any opposition
to taking back the man, is the state
ment of outside officers.
Constable ID. l.. LaFortune. of San
Diego, who left early yesterday morn.
ing for that city with p. w. Knox
wanted for forgery, and who was cap
tured a week ago by Sheriff Forbes
was fortunate in getting his man be
cause no one offered any opposition to
/ the eXtradition.
/ Knox was charged with forging "A
check for 500 when he got in bad
/ business circumstances. He fled to
, Arizona and got employment driving
the Oracle stage. on telegraphic in
structions from San Diego. he was ar
rested by Pima county officers. Knox
made no opposition TO going back and
stated that he would go without eX-
/ tradition papers.
/ To be safe Fortune went to Phoe-
nix Monday and secured his papers
from Governor Hunt. Fortune stated
in Tucson that while he had no trou-
BILE to get his man. it was because
there was no opposition. According
to published statements of Governor
Hunt, it is said that he reserves the
right to refuse extradition on the
same general ideas that govern his
prison policy.
The case of William Frazee, who
was recently refused to officers from
Wyoming by Governor Hunt. has
caused widespread comment among
officers throughout the country, and
at the same time has been hailed by
the criminal class as a splendid vic.
tory. tending to make Arizona a safe
4 resort for such lugitives from justice
The case is fully stated in a letter
from Sheriff Jackson. of Laramie
Wyoming, to William Gerber, a lead.
( ing representative Of the international
Sheriffs' Association of America He
writes:
Dear Sir viii tell you of an
4 experience that had in Phoenix,
Ariz., this month which might be OF
interest to the sheriffs of this asso-
citation / had man located in Ari-
iona Cor horse stealing in Wyoming
in 1910. He forfeited a bond of $500
lin Wyoming and went to Arizona,
where ne worked under the name Of
Bill Smith his rightul name being
william Frazee. had my papers and
went to- Arizona and presented them
to the governor of Arizona, George w.
'P Hunt, who refused to let me have
this man Frazee ] am inclosing the
clipping which is the governors rea-
son for not letting me have Frazee.
This governor of Arizona claims to be
a reform governor; / hope that there
re no more reform governors i'm the
United states, if they are like Gov
ernor Hunt But I want to say that
have never met a finer lot Of officers
than ! found I'm arizona Yours very
truly, CARL JACKSON.
Sheriff Albany County, Wyoming "
The statement Of Governor Hunt.
d in regard to the Frazee case, was as
follows:
This is to certify that Mr.. Carl
Jackson, as agent of the state Of
- Wyoming appeared before me this
dot, Anil 90 1o1- md ,,,a..l,,to5 tb "a
requisition of the governor of Wyo-
ming for the extradition of one vii
liam Frazee who stands charged I'm
the state of Wyoming with the crime
of grand larceny.
p 1T Is further certified that, after a
q hearing on the application for extra
diton at which both sides were rep.
resented by counsel. the custody of
the aforesaid William Frazee was de
J MED 10 the aforesaid Carl Jackson,
as agent of the state OF Wyoming.
"The denial of this requisition was
p based broadly, upon the ground that
o the alleged fugitive William Frazee
r mentioned heretofore. has for the past
four years been a resident of exem
Y piary conduct i'm the state of Arizona
( has gained the respect of his numer
A Gus associates in the city OF Douglas
and has shown no tendency toward
reverting TO a life of lawlessness. II
G is, consequently my firm belief that
the ends of justice have been fully
subserved and that the purpose Of
T. any punishment that might have beer
C inflicted for the offense originally al
been properly fulfilled
VI GEORGE w. p. HUNT,
Governor of Arizona"