The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-23
BUDENBENDER GETS HURT.
Arrested on a Subpoena After a Figh'
and Released.

Arrested on a Subpoena After a Fight,
and Released.
Louis B~udenbender, of Hoboken, the
surprise witness of the defence in the
Cronin murder case, is at present enjoy
ing the honor of having precipitated a
physical at Chicago between
Detective Isaac w. Lindville and two OF
Lawyer Forests clerks, John Qualey ana
Louis Harris. The scene of the trouble
was in front of the Criminal Court build
ing, and for fifteen minutes the historic
spot was crowded with excited people
watching q struggle between TWO
representatives of the law ana
the possession of the New Jersey witness.
After Budenbender had given his evil
dence Thursday u subpoena was served on
him outside the court room by the State,
but Judge -Longenecker had a u
about the legality of such service and
instructed Benjamin Williams, who is In
charge of the Cronin case detectives, to
subpoena the white horse alibi witness
again yesterday. An agreement had
been made between Forrest and the State
Attorney for Budenbender's appearance
in court at three O'Clock yesterday after
noon. This arrangement WAS unknown
to Detective Lindville, who was instruct
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bring him over to the State Attorneys
Office.
Budenbender and the law clerk, Harris.
were in the Sherman House when the
detective arrived with the subpoena. he
told Budenbender lat he was wanted
forthwith at the State Attorneys office.
but Harris had his Instructions from
Forrest and advised the witness that he
was not compelled to go until court re-
opened at three o'clock. LindviHe threat
ened to AXE the witness by force i'll o
patrol wagon, and under that threat
Budenbender consented to go with the
officer. Forests clerk sent a messenger
after John Qualey, another clerk,
who intercepted Lindville u
his prisoner near the Michigan
street entrance to the Criminal
Court building. Harris was there also
and the two clerks grabbed the witness
to get him away from the detective.
Budenbender was being slowly choked
when Detective Larch ran out and over
powered the CLERKS. Buden bender was
taken into the State Attorneys Office, but
Immediately released, as there was no
excuse for keeping him in custody. Lind
willie had one of his fingers nearly broken,
but the New Jerseyite Jared worse than
any of the contestants.
Forrest was almost beside himself with
indignation when he heard of the affair,
and as soon as court opened he reclted
the circumstances to the Judge with q
little coloring, the jury having been ex-
cluded. Judge Mcconnell was at first in
clined toinfiict punishment on the offend
ing detective for contempt of court, but
after hearing from the lawyers on the
other side and listening to the conflicting
statements of the witness and detective
he held that there mad been no contempt
of court. 1.-The witness was willing to 60
and the officer should o. ave abused
his authority declared the Court. lit
WAS very wrong, very bad, a gross per-
sonal outrage on the witness. The officer
had no right to arrest him on subpoena,
but that is not contempt of this COURT
Prosecutor Winfield received this de-
spatch this morning.
CHICAGO, Nov. %.
DISTRICT ATToRNEY-Please see Chief of
Police, to whom l have telegraphed, and instruct
him in the matter.
Signed, j. M. LoNGENECKER,
State Attorney,
and G. W.. HUBBARD,
Chief of Police.
The telegram relates to Louis Budden-
bender, who is desired as a witness IN the
Cronin murder case, and the Chief OF
Police of Hoboken was referred to.