Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-22
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Saturday, December s2, 1888.
The Extradition Case.

Governor Walters Warrant Decided to
 be Legal-Crandan Alias Doe Started for
 New Hampahfre in Sleigh.
 At 10 o'clock yesterday morning when Judge Torrance entered the precincts of the court room to announce his decision in the habeas corpus case of James, ICrandall, fugi- tive burglar from New Hampshire, there were nearly one hundred people in the room awaiting his honors decision. In giving his decision Judge Torrance went over the claims of the defense and one after another denied all but the assertions which the counsel for the defense had made regarding the specified tions of the afidavits. Regarding the ab- sence of the State seal on the requisition warrant and the absence of the word ''gover- nor" after the official signature, Judge Tor rance decided that they were not necessary according to the Connecticut practice. As to the third defect alleged, namely, that the town in which the crime was committed was not stated, the court decided that the ab- sence of the name of the town did not con stitute a defect. FourthIy, the defense claimed that two persons, James Crandall and John Doe, were named in the warrant.
 NO Q0I6Cb, QuOGA HE hoHOA'
 The fifth arraignment of the warrant was the statement that the warrant does not set forth the manner in which Crandall Is charged with the crime, whether by affda- wits or indictment. The judge ruled that, while it might have been better if the Gov ernor had stated by which method the crime was charged he could not consider the war rant defective in it's present shape. Similar documents had been issued in exactly the l- &Lo Iaorno1 Io Cphn had occd pied the gubernatorial chair- From an examination of all these points. the judge therefore considered the warrant sufficient on it's face.
 But the question as to the validity of the specifications of the affidavit the judge re- fused to go into. 'I think, sald he' shar the questions raised on this point would af- ford work for the executive departments of the two States for the rest of the winter. l recognize however, the interest that we all have in the proper solution or these questions. The question of personal liberty involved in this case, and which l cannot try, is one of national importance and Of the greatest possible importance to every citizen of Connecticut, inasmuch as in the present state of the law all that is necessary to take from the State any of our most upright citizens is an affidavit Of somebody in California who charges him with crime. The only question before me Is whether or not the papers are legally cor rect. The defense denies every allegation In the papers and desires to prove the truth Of their denial Their statements may be true, but the law does not permit that should dis cuss that subject. You OF or anybody may be charged falsely with having committed any crime in another State. If requlsltlon papers are served and no flaw can be found in the papers, the courts of this State cannot benefit YOU. In this case the defense alleges that the papers were fraudolently altered after they had received the signature of the Governor of New Hampshire. l cannot con slider that point. I recognize the fact that the power at present vested in the governor regarding extradisicn is very great power to give to any one man. But back of every law there sits an autocrat or the law IS not worth much. Tke conclusion was that he found the papers sufficient.
 As he Wes approaching the close of his reading Deputy Sheriff Catlin and the New Hampshire officers began to ask each other when the next train left on the Hartford road. hIr. Catiin jumped up, picked up newspaper and pored over, that eDdeavoring to see how soon he could take his prisoner north. Before the judge had finished Attor- ney Pigott filed 8 notice of appeal with the clerk, and Judge Blydenburgh rose and ask. ed for stay of execution until the appeal could be decided in the Supreme Court of Errors- He spoke for possibly five minutes. The officers and Lawyer Hamilton looked mad. The lawyer could hardly restrain him self until Judge Blydenburgh had spoken. Then he rose and pronounced the project or the defense the sheerest nonsense and denied the right of the court to further stay the execution of the writ. After much debate Judge Torrance gave the defense until ? o'clock to present their claims and remanded Crandall into the custody of Chief of Police Webster.
 The court of Common pleas was occupied for an hour and half yesterday afternoon hearing the arguments on Judge BlJden- burgh's motion. Judge Torrance, however, dismissed the motion, as well as a motion by the defense for anotber writ of habeas corpus and 1emanded the prisoner to the custody Of Sheriff Perry and the other New Haven police representatives. The prisoner conversed with his counsel for few moments and then was taken to the lookup.
 At 4 o'clock g sleigh was driven to the po- lice office and Detectives Brewer and Reilly started with Craudan and drove out of the city to some point on the Canal railroad, where they were met by Deputy Sheriff Catlin and tho New Hampshire sheriff On reaching the State Of Massachusetts the prisoner was handed over to the New Hamp shire sheriff, and to-day he will undoubt edly be at the place where he committed his burglarious operations. The sudden action of the authorities was to prevent another writ being served on Deputy Sheriff Catlin to prevent the removal of Crandall from the SEat9.