Early-Fulton County GaArchives News.....A Defiant Sheriff February 10, 1891
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The Weekly Constitution February 10, 1891
The Governor Asked for Advice by the County Authorities, 
The following telegram was received yesterday afternoon at the executive 
department:

Blakely, Ga., February 2. -- Governor W. J. Northen:  Under a write of habeas 
corpus I ordered a prisoner admitted to bail.  The sheriff refuses to produce 
the part and resists arrest.  What must I do?  W. H. Alexander, Ordinary

The sheriff is L. E. Black. 

This telegram was sent in reply:
W. H. Alexander, Blakley, Ga.:  Proceed against sheriff for contempt.  Place 
process in hands of coroner, who can summons posse and exercise whole power of 
county.  If resistance is greater than posse can overcome, notify me.
W. J. Northen
On the face of it, this is a very serious state of affairs.
In case the prisoner is held for a capital felony the ordinary has no right to 
issue the write -- but in any even the sheriff's resisting arrest probably 
means trouble.

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