EXTRADITE OF FELONS TOO COSTLY FOR REHO chief leeper la bitterly disappointed at loss of confessed burglars the declination of the reno authorities to appropriate money for the return of the two confessed burglars which resulted in the men being freed here thursday was the prominent topic among the attaches to the local sheriffs office who think that a great mistake has been made the disappointment of chief leeper of reno is plainly evident in following letter received by sheriff bailey the day the men were set at liberty the law in the state of nevada is that before a criminal can be ex the board of county commissioners have to hold a meeting and agree by unanimous vote that the county will stand the expense of extradition the district attorney has been away for the past two weeks and just returned last night at a meeting of the commissioners today the honorable body refused to allow us to do anything on the ground that it would cost too much money therefore we are compelled to ask you to turn the men loose you can readily see the position wg are placed in I 1 never hated to write a letter so badly in all my life as I 1 do one and nothing has ever happened since I 1 hava been an officer that I 1 regretted as much as I 1 do this affair we appreciate what you have done in the matter very much