The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03
Hill Will Not Go
Back to Arkansas
GONERNOR ALIENS REF LSAL
TO GRANT EXTRADlIlON
OF ROBERT J.. HILL TO
ARKANSAS 4 GREAT
VICTOR FOR THE y.
4. A. {. i.

cu,cd Of being The leader oi pIol
10 massacre" whites in Phillips
county, Arkansas, last Octobcr
which reviewed the legal Steps TAX
en ~ prevent HIS cHtradltion.
This the Association regards rs one
Of the greatest legal victories won.
sinr, the Segregation Decision ana.
since Governor Mccall Of MasSa-|
chnscits denied cHtradition 10 West.
Virginia OF John Johnson.
al the close Of q hearing which
lasted from lwo O'Clock in the aflcr
noon Of March - until after mid
niVh, Governor Henry j. Allen Of
Kansas refused TO- grant the extra
dnton petition Of Governor Borough
OF Arkansas for the return Of kobt.
J.. Hin, alleged head Of the ProgIca-
s'ye Farmers and Household Union
or America, 10 Arkansas.
"Hill was arrested in Topeka,
Kansas. on January ~, as the lead
cr Of thr organization charged with
planning 10 massacre" whites in Ar
kansa, in October, 1919 As soon rs
news Of the arrest was received at
the National Headquarters of the
Association, Tie Secretary goi in
touch with Senator Arthur Cappcr
formerly President Of the Topeka
Branch Of the Association and at
present member Of the National
Board of Directors of the \. \. A..
e.. pD, who wired Governor Allen
asking that Ilill'S cNtradilion be de
nicd until the n. A. A. C.. =. could
be represented by counsel to fight
The case. The Association itself
wired Governor Allen stating that
tie Association would retain COun-
sci on HIPS behalf and alleging
that Hill could not receive a fair
trial in Arkansas; that this fact was
conclusively proved by the record
OF trial and conviction growing out
Of the Phillips County, Arkansas,
yerdicts Of last November, render
ed BY Juries from which Colorcd
men were excluded, the jury's yer
dict in the case Of five OF the twelve
men sentenced 10 death, having been
returned in five minutes Counsel
for the defense put no witnesses o.
ihe stand in defendants behalf and
did not ask for q change Of venue
Senator Capper recommended
NJ Hugh ]. Fisher, County AttOr-
Eey II Shawnee County, Kansas, TO
repre- sent the Association in fighting
Hill's eHlradition Mr Fishers
genuine interest in securing for Hill
fair trial is shown BY the follow
ing extract from his letter to the y.
4. \. {. p. in which he agreed TO
tlke up the case:
Immediately upon receipt Of
the telegram from Senator Cap
per ! wired him to the effect
that would take the case up
on his recommendation and
without compensation, and that
h" should notify YOU to that cf-
feet"
Prom this time until the decision
of Governor Allen was rendered,
Mr Fisher has worked untiringly
and with great legal ability in HIPS
defense.
"ll was contcndcd on Hill'S behalf
that he had no direct connection
with Colorcd people arming them
selves or with the trouble at Hoop
Spur, Arkansas BY afhdavits and
dcIOsltlOns II was shown that the
testimony at the Arkansas trial wa,
procured through torture and that
testimony offered by Arkansas al
thoritieS, who were represented bv
AtlorneI General j. u. Arbuckle,
was hearSay testimony. Mr.. Fisher
forced the Arkansas Attorney Gen
cral TO admit that o. S. Braiton. a
white man Of Little Rock, Arkansa,
was almost lynChcd and that gredI
deal of feeling and prejudice againS
Hill and his organization existed il
Arkansas.
Following Governor Aliens d.
hial of eXtradition, which was
great blow to the authorities. coun
sci for Hill and the y. \. A. C..
Immediately took a train for Kan
saS City, Kansas, arriving there JUS
in time TO prevent the Arkansas au
thoritieS from securing "A writ fron
Federal Judge Pollock for Hills re
moNal to Arkansas on the ground o
imHerSonaung federal orlicel
which counsel for the y, a. A.
p. regard as trivial and inconSc
qrential charge Judge Pollock re
fused to sign the papers and has sc
April s as the date for the hearin
on the federal Indictment.
ASSOCIATED with Mr. Fisher an
backed by the n. \. A. C.. p, wer
thee Colored Attorneys, of Topek;
MeSSrS. Elisha Scott, James H. Guy
and A. NJ. Thomas.
"The National Association for tn
Advancement Of Colored People re
CARDS Governor Aliens action a
deeply significant" said John I