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Show TECHNICALITY IS MED BY Signature of Papers by Matt-son Matt-son as Both Governor and Secretary Is Basis for Contention. NICHOLAS MORGAN -COOL, DETERMINED Undaunted by Announcement Announce-ment That French Has Instituted In-stituted Two Actions for Damages. Special to The Tribune. PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 21. Receipt in Phoenix today of requisition papers from Utah, requesting tho extradition of C. W. French to that state, brought together officially for the first timo attorneys representing Utah on the one hand and the Pacific Development company com-pany promoter on tho other, aud resulted re-sulted in a sensational encounter beforo be-foro Governor Hunt in the executive chamber. Attorney Fisher for French succeeded succeed-ed iu securing a delay of ten days, to Monday, March 2, for hearing, claiming claim-ing that ho is desirous of securing important im-portant affidavits from Vancouver beforo be-foro boiug prepared for his fight. As a preliminary to opposing extradition of his client, Fishor started picking flaws in tho complaint undor which the Utah warrant was issued, and a copy of which is attached to the requisition. Ho stated that there seemed to be no offense charged against French by the .stato of .Utah, -there being jio statement of tho amount involved. He contonds that the draft was never presented for payment after it was drawn, and that tho indorsors havo no official knowledge knowl-edge of its nonpayment. Tells of Conversation. At the outset Nicholas G. Morgan, assistant county attorney of Salt Lake, told Governor Hunt that Fisher was endeavoring to crcato the impression that ho (Fishor) had succccdod in securing se-curing a promise from the executive of Arizona that he could havo all the timo he desired to prepare for the hearing. Fishor denied the statement, although Morgan declared Fisher hud snid as much in his presence and in tho prcsonco of others. "This is a clear ease of opposing interests in-terests endeavoring to harrass a business busi-ness man whose projects cross thoso at whose instance these proceedings aro brought," said Fisher. "The stale of Utah has no interest in the affair other than to bring a criminal crim-inal before the bar of justice," said Morgan. Without going into details of the case, Morgan pointed out tho need 'for an early ear-ly hearing, saying he must remain here until such hearing is granted and that he must of necessity lose valuablo timo. A unique point is raisod iu connection connec-tion with tho requisition, which is siguod by Secretary of State David Mattson, acting governor, and attested by himself as secretary. In Arizona this would not bo considered as within tho usual procodure and would invalidate invali-date in Arizona such a document. Governor Gov-ernor Hunt may feel called upon to ask (Continued on Pago Two.) FRENCH CASE SET FDR HI Mi I (Continued from Pago One.) tho opinion, of tho attorney genoral of Arizona upon this point. Feeling that in securing a week 's delay de-lay he has won first blood, Attorney Fisher departed hurriedly tonight for Prescott to confer with his client, who is still aboard his private car in the northern city. Ho Baid that he will positively produce pro-duce French before tho governor upon the day set for the hearing. In tho meantime Morgan is keeping close watch over French in anticipation of any attempt to leave Arizona and desert de-sert his bondsmen. Fisher announced tonight that attorneys attor-neys for French in Los Angeles had today filed a $1V)0,000 damage suit in the federal court, naming the Hotel Utah, C. W. Nibloy and A. O. and George O. Rolf as defendants. The charge is mado, he Baid, that jthoy conspired con-spired to prosecute French without legal le-gal grounds and that they brought several sev-eral frivolous actions against his client. Fisher said this suit -would hayo no bearing bear-ing on that contemplated in a similar amount against Morgan for employing alleged false affidavits in securing tho extradition of French from California. "Onlv an attempt to raiso dust to cover their ignominious retreat,' said Morgan, when informed of the suit. Statement by Morgan. Tonight Morgan authorized this statement: state-ment: Notwithstanding the fact that over my vigorous protests Governor Hunt today granted ten days' stay In tho French hearing, I am convinced that lio will eventually grant an extradition extradi-tion warrant. Officials of the stata of Utah are deadly in earnest In this case and are determined that C. TV. French be brought 'before tho bar of Justice In that state. Tho defendant Is now an outlaw In California, which Is his resident state, and .will be taken into custody the Jlrst time he returns to his home. It Is a regrettable fact, In my mind, that some of Arizona's most reputable repu-table citizens have been taken in by French and are now doing everything In their power to defeat the ondB of. Justice. A local attorney employed by French has been malting hysterical hysteri-cal and ridiculous attempts which can have no other effect than that of damaging hla own case. I havo no fear of the final outcome out-come of this hearing. The governor of the state of Arizona cannot afford af-ford to overrule the decision of tho governor of California, deny the demands de-mands of the governor of Utah, and apparently make Arizona an asylum for lawbreakers of other sovereign states. |