Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-23

Al WOMEN TO The vERANOA.
lions. when you knew that had in
structed you as to what the Texas
Judge had decided, and therefore the
fugitive could not be extradited from
Canada under the existing treaty nor
in accordance with the act of con-
gress. which provides for said treaty?
Answer. John c. Brown"
replied:
Il disregarded your instructions,
finding them erroneous, and that you
did not understand the law pertaining
to this case. Have also learned that
a Texas judges ruling is not consid-
legally extradite the fugitive from
Canada under the present law"
With a copy of the revised statutes
Of Canada in my suitcase, l at once
returned to St Louis, where I report
| ed to Vice-President Hoxie. tom,
Governor Brown showed me a mes
| sage which he had received from you
yesterday. He appeared to be quite
angry"
| Il am here to. explain my actions
fully" l answered, land l wish you
would kindly request Governor Brown
to come to your Office at his convent
ence. as I think my explanation should
be made to him in your presence. so
that one explanation may serve for
both. My time is limited, as / must
go to Texas and procure certain wit
nesses and return with them to Chat
ham, Ontario. within two weeks. the
time set for the hearing"
In a short time Ex-Governor Brown
appeared, and l repeated the instruc-
tons which I had received from him.
l then stated that had found 1t would
be impossible to carry them out with
out subjecting myself to prosecution
and a possible jail sentence, and that
had therefore done the next best
thing, which was to consult compe-
tent attorney. then produced his
copy of the statutes, and directed the
ex-governor's attention to the marked
sections. which the latter carefully
read. After he had finished his perusal
l read the telegram which he had re-
ceived, and my own answer.
We'll, governor, what do you think
of this natter" asked Mr.. Hoxie.
when he had read the dispatches.
For answer, the ex-governor walked
round the table to where l was seat
ed and extended his hand. which /
took.
'Furlong was right all the way
through" he said to me.
No. put up a strong fight for free
dom. The appeal upon the extradi-
ton was argued. and the extradition
papers were sustained. A higher
court upheld the action Of the lower
one, and the case was at once taken
up by the privy court at Toronto.
which likewise affirmed the action of
the lower courts. As this was the
highest tribunal in Canada, its decis.
ion was final, and No. 2 was commit
ted for extradition.
Washington and presented the neces.
sary papers from the state of Texas
at the department of justice there
They we're promptly approved and
sent to President Cleveland for sigma
ture. President Cleveland had ther
been in office just four days, and these
were the first papers Of the kind that
he signed. With the signature Of the
president affixed to them. I left fol
Chatham, with the purpose of bring
ing No. 2 back to Dallas for trial
When the train stopped at Canaan
daigua, New York, a messenger called
my name at the dining room door
He handed me a telegram from the
high sheriff Of Chatham. which reat
as follows:
! when my jailor went to the eel
occupied by No. Q at twelve o'clocl
today he found him dead. Had ap
parently been dead an hour. Cause
of death yet unknown. Probabl!
heart failure"
! The autopsy showed that the maj
had killed himself by swallowing
! laudanum. but how he had obtained
, the drug was never discovered.
Thus only two Of the swindlers re
) NAMED for trial, and these, rather re
markedly, were No. and No. 4, boil
of whom l had arrested at Oceal
+ Springs.
: The case now came on for trial, ant
, turned the duplicate bills of ladinl
? over to Capt Tom Brown Of Sherman
3 Texas, who was the railroad com
pany's attorney in that district
These. with other documentary evi
: dence, the captain placed in his over
: coat pocket, and he left that garment
: together with his coat and hat. on
= rack in the corridor Of q hotel Will
r he was eating breakfast. When b.
3 returned for his overcoat the paper
= had been stolen. In consequence o
= the loss Of these documents. when tn
case was called the prosecuting attoI
+ ney asked that nolle prosequi be en-
e tered in the case. thus letting the tw'
D men 60 free.
q This was an unfortunate ending Z
= so much enterprise. but no stigm
r ever attached itself to Captain Brown
who was afterward elected q judg
: Of the supreme bench Of Texas.