The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17

- Ro.ton daring the rear isSa The ar
re.s viii esuse still more surprise among
a.. attorneys friends when il - known
.has John Fairfield Is not John Fairfield.
IN. Ionn r. Dor.. The following Geite-
from william p. Watts, chief inspector OF
.hs hareau Of criminal investigation Of
Boston. received By Chsef Rogers yssier-
day. viii explain why the arrest was
made
THE cHARsNs ov roRcEsY-
TPFxsxRTos sauARx
CrrY or Bosros.
PoIicE DEPARTMENT.
CHrxr INSPECTORS OSTtfE.
Bosros, Nov. 10. lsse4.
Bottom Rogers. Chef Of Police. Seattle.
Nash-Heav Ssr.I enclose you herewith
photograph Of q man named John T.
bore. who Is wanted here on an indiet-
meat warrant tor four count. o. forgery
and foar counts III ustersng. Tn~ sndiri-
fnent vas gotten out ia December. ioss
aud st that time he fed from here
The offen.e Tor which be Was indlcted
Vas for forging names to orders on differ
sns savings banks and drawing the money
that belonged 10 poor people. amounting
quste . sum. and beng all they had
/ am informed By good authority that ne
10 in yonr city prsrtieing law. under the
name Of Joan Fairfield. His description
I'm ssse was as follows. Thirty TO b years
Old. feet . inches. lbs 10 10 pounds, light
complexion and hair. Should you be abe
To fad him please arrest, wire me and 1
xiIs send for hsra With requistton papers.
Arr assistance you can render as ia thss
matter viii be appreciated by me. Respect
failv yonrs WILLIAM b. WATTS.
Chief inspector Bureau OF Criminal Inves-
tigation-
rHs rIxENEss Is rLsIs.
About $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Chief Rogers put the shove letter. with
photograph Enclosed, In his pocket and
seat 10 NJ Fairiield's Office in the Bailey
block. a. the corner Of Cherry and Second
streets The picture was taken when
Fairfield did not wear full beard, bat the
likeness y ~ 80 striking that one could not
keip seeing In the picture OF John +. Dore
the counterpart Of John Fairfield, the
prominent attorney of this city. The
chief had to wait only few minutes before
NJ Fairfield walked in.
sJohn. sad the chief, II have an IN
pleasant duty to perform. / am CON-
PEELED 10 arrest you as John r. Dore. of
Boston. on the charge OF forgery"
Mr. Fairfield was not disturbed in the
least and IN his usual self-possesssd man
ner replied that he Was perfectly willing to
go. lie th en- asked permission for few
minutes conversation with his partner.
Daniel I. Cross. which vas granted. The
two men stepped aside snd Mr.. Fairfield
hnaliy said that be perfectly willing
to return 10 Boston without puttlng any
one To the troubse OF procuring srtrsdition
papers. Ats.i6 o'clock Mr.. Fairfield put
on his ovsTeoai and hs; and accompanied
Chief Rogers 10 police headquarters.
After fe moments conversation in the
NJ Eas~fsfH ~aH In
the custody Of Detective Wells and went
to his home At 1, 1o6 james street., where
be lives with his sister-in-iav ard his
niece. Attorney Fred Rsusman. who &C
eompanied the party to the house. engaged
with Mr.. Fairfield in long conversation.
the purport of which 10 not known. Ii
Was about o'clock in the evening when
the party returned to police headquarters.
Late last night James Hamilton Lewis
80 attorney for Fairfield. appeared before
Judge Humes and presented petition for
his clients release on bonds under srit of
habeas corpus. The petitioner. who calls
himself John r. Dore. known a. John
Fairfield" petitions for writ of habeas
corpus upon the following grounds:
That he is = citizen of the county of
King state of Washington: that he is now
uniawfully restrained OF has liberty and
denied bail By Bolton Rogers, chief of po-
lice, upon an alleged tslegraphie request
from some persons of alleged authority in
Boston, and thai the said Rogers asserts
ami charges that the petitioner il charged
with forgery committed in Massachusetts.
Petitioner denies that he is guilty of the
charge. and complains that the chief Of
pol.es declines TO permit him TO give bail
foF his appearance 10 answer the warrant
or legal authority Of Massachusetts, or
other sovereignty. and wholly refuses 80
Kermit him TO have his freedom
or liberty upon any security, recor-
nixanee or indemnity OF any nature
what.esvsF. lie asks that he be
allowed - give BAH or bonds in such
sums and In such manner a. 10 shs wis-
don of the court may seem lust TO secure
the presence Of the petitioner at such
place and TINS aud To such persons as
shall 30 aeuominAtea by the state of
Massachusetts. her officers or agents. and
pending the time the petitioner is 10 be in
waiting upon sach directions IS the state
OF Massachusetts may give 10 the chief of
police Of Seattle.
In paragraph Of the petition the peti-
toner alleges that he is nov ready aud
wiling q return 80 Massachusetts al any
time or IN any manner az mar seem
that mar be made against him, the only
object OF the petition bsing prayer FOR
resisf iroga unjust Imprisonment and i'm
preper restraint lie also alleges that he
i informed aud believes that CaIef Of
Police Rogers hAs no warrant or other
process under seal or oath. issuing from
Massachusetts, or Any other state, or from
any court Ia the Untts,t States. and that
the chief hotds the petitioner in rxseon So
alone 20 a request made from Some person
in Bossoa.
KxirAsEp on EoNns
The following we.l-knowa attornsx. &C.
eampaaisa Mr.. Falrargd and CAief Rogers
o. Jadge Hamss' residence on goy street
a. fs:so o'eloek this morning; Judge I.eA-
tenosrg, pAnisl AeilshsF. James I4e1dv,
Daniel Cross. James HamAton Iewts and
Prosecuting Attorney Miller; also A. 4.
lane and Prosecuting Attorney Eaton. OF
kitssp county.
Igwas several moments before th. faaro
responded 70 the ring al as door hell. bat
shea he ald eane he gressesi tue assem- h st
attorneys eth The exclamation What in
Heavens nssme does tAis meh meas 90 Col
Lewis al oace explained the oAiecs q the
vista and moment Istey the
prisoner and his friends we're Assem-
hie1 ia thr Judges sitting room.
Cot Lewis. acting attorney Tor
Mr. Fairfield. then read The petition
for crit 81 hsesAs corpus. AID AFTER some
informal discussion the court admitted
Nc. Fairfield 30 bail ia sAe sam al sec
apon an opea rsooenissnes sworn TO BY Col,