Show THE t Y CIiERS Will GET HIM I JOHNSON TO BE DELIVERED TO i THE MISSOURIANS Montana Governor Honors Requisition Requisi-tion For Johnson the Negro Who Kidnapped a White Girl Specjal to The Herald Helena Mont Dec 11Acting Governor Gov-ernor Spriggs today honored the requisition of the governor of Missouri for Joseph C Johnson the colored man who sis wanted for kidnapping Miss Kate Neal thebeautiful and accomplished accom-plished daughter of Dr L C Neal an influential resident of Sweet Springs Mo Johnson was caught in Missouia where he is now under arrest The girl went back to Kansas City where she attempted to commit suicide and was later put in an insane asylum Extraordinary efforts have been made to influence Governor Spriggs to refuse Ito I-to honor the requisition Ministers of Kansas City and other points of Missouri I Mis-souri have telegraphed repeatedly that Johnson was sure to be lynched if taken back and colored men in various cities of Montana have held mass meetings meet-ings protesting against Johnsons removal I re-moval to Missouri The acting governor gover-nor has been luged with telegrams from influential citizens of Missouri and Montana urging him to keep Johnson within this state Anticipating the action of the governor gov-ernor Johnsons attorneys took him before a justice of the peace to answer to the charge of adultery He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail The ruse was designed to keep him in Montana at least one month The Missouri officers will now ask the governor to commute Johnsons sentence sen-tence so that they make get possession of him I |