The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1920-08-13
HEARS AN UNUSUAL
EXTRADITION CASE
Bamberg County Men Wanted In
North Carolina On Charge
Of Kidnapping Negroes.
COOPER DELAYS ACTION
Legal Technically Prevents lmme.i-
ate DecisiOn-NOrth Carolina
Governor Refused tn Honor En-
tradition Papers For Return
or Negroes.

Governor Cooper postponed final
action on the requisition papers TO
eNtradite w. ID. Mayfeld, James
Breeden and Henry b. Sandifer. OF
Denmark. to Anson county, North
Carolina, for trial on a charge of kid
mapping, the request for postpone
ment coming from counsel OF Mr..
| Mayfield. Mr.. Breeden and Mr.. San
differ.
Foluminous testimony was intro
duced at the hearing in connection
with the extradition proceedings.
covering the entire history of the
| case and the governors decision
would probably have been announced
Immediately following the reading OF
the affidavits but postponement OF
final decision was made TO allow at
torneys for Mr.. Mayfield to present
authorities giving governors OF the
asylum state the right to pass on the
| Substantial truth" OF the facts al
| legged in the warrant ACCOMPANYING
|
nor Cooper held that the law only
permitted him TO examine into the
technical correctness of the requisi-
tion papers and did not allow him
Ito inquire into the guilt or inno-
cence of the alleged fu9itives." Cnun-
sci for Mr.. Mayfield will be allowed
ten days.
Mr.. Mayfield and his two associates
are wanted in North Carolina on
charge OF kidnapping, Jesse Jones
and Eugene Stroman. two negro farm
hands. who had previously worked
for him but several months ago had
gone to Anson county, North CaroIf-
ma. j. F. Tice, North Carolina con-
stable. according to j. A. Lochhardt.
Of Wadesboro. representing tie state
OF North Carolina at the hearing. has
has been arrested in North Carolina
in connection with the case and his
preliminary hearing set for next
Friday
Affidavit OF Jones.
Jesse Jones. in his affidavit. said
that ]. F.. Tice. a North Carolina con-
stable, called at his house on the
farm owned and operated by n. X
Zorn. OF Bamberg county and order
ed him TO open his door. represent
ing himself and party as federal Of
fcers connected with the department
OF internal revenue searching for
contraband liquor. He swore that
when he opened the door Mr. Tice.
Mr.. Mayfield and Mr.. Breeden drew
revolvers on him. while -Mr Mayfield
lhandcdffed him.
lie further swore that. after ne
got some OF his clothing he was fore
ed Ia accompany the party, while Mr.
Mayfield held revolver at his neck.
eNclaiminc: Il want to get Eugene
now and | want YOU 10 go there and
call him and IL you say anything else
outside of just calling him. I'll shoot
your head on" He took the party to
the residence of Eugene Stroman. he
declared.
Eugene Stroman testified that the
party consisting of Mr. Tice. Mr..
Mayheld and Mr. Breeden, after
Jones called him TO come out OF
window. forced him 10 come out OF
his home without his clothes. They
permitted him. however. to put on
his trousers, but not his shoes, and
he was handcuffed TO the other ne
gro. he said.
Both negroes. in their affidavits.
testified that they went up the road
to where the car owned by Mr. May
field was begged in the mud with
Mr.. Sandifer guarding II. Mr.. Tice
then went and got a car driven by
Earle Benton. and Mr. Breeden or
dered the negroes into the car and.
with he and Mr.. Tice guarding them.
they were carried to Cheraw. where
they waited on the Mayfield car. thew
swore. containing the owner and Mr.
Sandifer. They were then ordered
into the car. still handcuffed. and
were carried to Bamberg by Mr.. Nav
field, Mr.. Breeden and MIR. Sandifer.
according to the negroes affidayits
Both negroes testified also that