Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-10
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.

S OAA O4AAO OA SPTAAEASAA ATIc0Se ed in This City by Chief Rice of That City-Taken From His Bed to the Lockup- Claimed That He Was Sick-Would Not Go to Springfeld- Habeas Corpus Proceedings Insii- tuted.
 Early yesterday afternoon John Clune of Springfield, son-in-law of Patrick Hig- gins of 101 Minor street, was arrested st his father-in-law's residence by Detective Sergeant Cowles and Chief of Police John P. Rice Of Springfield and taken to the lookup. When in bed Clune was moan ing, either from actual or assumed pain.
 Clune is wanted ir Springfield to answer to the charge of forgery. In December of last year it is charged that he forged and passed check for $50 in tho name of John Daley, saloon-keeper at Spring field, and two others, one for $85 and the other for $65, in the name of James T. Mooney, proprietor of the Mansion house, Springfield. Shortly after the crimes were committed Clune was arrested and lodged in the Springfield jail until June, when he was bound over to the superior court until the fourth Monday in September. He obtained bonds, they being furnished by Springfield woman, Catherine Haines When his case was called on the fourth Monday in September Clune did not put l in appearance for trial, ss he was at his father-in-law's home in this city, but sent a certificate to the effect that he was sick l with inflammation of the stomach. This | aroused Chief Rice's suspicious and he sent detective to this city to shadow l him, and in the meantime the case was continued in Springfield until yesterday.
 Last Saturday Clune sent another doc tors certificate to Springfield to the effect that he was still i'll and would be unable l to appear for trial. This certificate speoi- fled acute peritonitis and was signed by J. J. Doherty of this city, and sworn to by him before Attorney James F. Wynne. It l was but a few hours after the receipt of this certificate that Chief Rice received word from his detective in this city that he had seen Clune walking on the streets, ap- l parently healthy. Yesterday Chief Rice came to this city with a bail piece sued out by Clune's bondswoman, and attempted to take him back to Springfield.
 Chief Rice went at once to police head quarters and accompanied by Detective Cowles went to Higgins home on Minor street and found Clune lying in bed moan irg. Clune was ordered out of bed, but refused to get up, saying that he was crit l ically i'll and in no condition to undertake the journey to Springfield. -.--
 Chief Rice would not, however, take no for an answer and Clune was compelled to get up and dress, and was taken to police headquarters and locked up Police Sur geon Gaynor was summoned at the request of some of Clune's friends and after an ex- animation refused to express an opinion as to the mans condition. In the mean time Dr. Frederick W. Chapin, lead ing physician of Springfield, who had accompanied Rics to this city had loitered about the police headquarters. He was allowed to step inside of the lookup, , and upon his re-entry to the general office of the police announced that Clune was only feignipg illness, and was walking about apparently as healthy as ever. Chap in had come to this city for the express pur- pose of ahcertaining whether or not Clune was too i'll for transportation to Spring field.
 Chief Rios, after receiving the report from Dr. Chapin immediately rushed to the telephone and spoke to the Springfield police substantially as follows: "Have captured Clune. He is not eick. Have the district attorney make out papers and will have him in Springfield for trial to- morrow morning. We will leave here on ! tha 5:52 train tonight. Don't leG the news papers get hold of it."
 But Chief Rice reckoned without his host, and although he took the train Clune did not, for his friends secured At .orneys Kelly and Wolfe and notice was filed with the police authorities of an in- tention to take out writ of habeas cor pus. Assistant City Attorney Matthew man decided that the prisoner had thst right under the statutes of the stata
 Chief Rice claimed that he had ths right to take the man, but the police authorities refused to give kim up, and the chief left for home without hiE prisoner. The attor- neys at once took out writ of habeas cor pus and the prisoner at 6:15 o'clock wss taken before Judge Aotehkiss, when the hear ring was continued until o'clock.
 Judge Hotchkiss Was ready to hear the case promptly at 8 o'clock, but Attorneys Kelley and Wolfe were rot ready to pro- ceed. Assistant City Attorney Matthew man appeared for the prosecution. The writ was sworn out upon complaint of John P. Carney, who declared in the docu- ment that Clune, without any color of right or law, was held prisoner here by Chief Rice of the Spring6.ld force, and Sergeant James Cook of the New Haven | police. Service was made upon the ser eeant; but none upon Chief Rice, because he had gone back to Springfield.
 As the defendant's lawyers were not ready for business, the hearing on the habeas corpus writ was continued till 10 o'clock next Thursday morning. Clune was then remandsd back to the lookup and held 8 few moments as fugitive from justice. Joseph Taylor soon appeared and asked the sizs of the bond.
 "Five hundred dollars" said Sergeant Cook, which is $l0O more than the bond given by Catherine Hayes.
 Taylcr promptly gave the new bond and Clune was released. He will appear before the city court this morning and the case likely will be continued until the habeas corpus feature is determined.