Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-10 | Page 14 | Battle Looms over Removal of Fugitives

BA BATTLE LOOMS OVER REMOVAL OF oi FUGITIVES Boy Held in Matricide Case May Resist Extradition Extradition Extradition Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tradition Br Dr d Press NASHVILLE Tenn June 10 10 While Michigan authorities planned to seek seck Immediate removal of Balfe Batte MacDonald 17 to answer a charge of slaying his mother In Flint two defense defense de de- de- de attorneys from the youths youth's home arrived here early to today by plane and joined local counse counsel The Thc attorn attorneys attorney e Ralph M. M Freeman and Clifford A. A Bishop went Immediately immediately immedi Immedi- to the county jail where they conferred for more than half haH an hour with MacDonald and his old year companion William also of Flint The The- two youths were arrested arrested ar arrested ar- ar rested here a week ago on federal charges of attempting to extort money from Nashville merchants Upon leaving the jail at dawn Freeman and Bishop said their plans would await a conference later in the day with the Nashville defense lawyers law law- Jack Norman and Charles Embry She Sheriff rUt Thomas W. W Wolcott of county Flint announced he would seek removal of MacDonald and as soon as possible United States District Attorney A A. V. V McLane said I If the governor honors the requisition the United States will not interfere with the removal removal re re- re moval of or MacDonald He added that the Flint prosecutor A. A J J. J had told him was not implicated im im- im in any way in the death of MacDonald's mother told reporters however that he would want as a witness and indicated he might seek seck his removal through juvenile court proceedings MacIJ MacDonald mald through counsel I reiterated reiter his innocence Surrounded by Michi Michigan an and federal federal fed fed- eral officers was put through questioning last night for two and a half hours but Prosecutor declined to reveal anything he said In what was described as a pre precautionary au step local attorneys for the two youths advised Governor Hill McAlister yesterday they would resist resist resist re re- re- re extradition They explained final decision o on this point would await conference with the Michigan defense la lawyers