The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-31
RELEASED ON 5000 BONDS.
CHRIS. .DOWSErdSD 1T. $. VIsCHyER
 IRRdI0NED LAST ETEyIN0.


 Both the Proprietor and Business Mana ger Of the Waterbury Globe Arrested Yester-
 dsy-Commissioner Wright Makes tho
 Bond of Each s:-5o0.
 Chris Downey. the proprietor of tho Waterbury Globe. was arrested last evening by Marshal Strong of Bridge port and Detective John R. Leete of this city upon a warrant issued by United States Commissioner Wright upon the complaint Of District Attorney Mclean on a charge Of violation of the United States postal law against sending vile and obscene matter through the United States mail
 After Downey's arrest the officials, tu- gether with Harmon s. Vischner. tha business manager of the paper, who was arrested In the afternoon, drove to this city by way of Cheshire. They arrived here at a quarter of F last night and the prisoners were imediately ar- raigned before United States Commis- sioner Wright at his office. 153 Church street. Judge Edward F. Cole of water- bpry appeared as bondsman for the ac- cused. Commissioner Wright said that as the penalty for a crime of this na- ture was pretty severe s2500 bond in each case would be as light as he could make 1t. Judge Cole said that he had s30. 900 of $40 900 worth of unencum- bered real estate and acknowledged himself as bound to the United States in the sum Of 5000 for the appearance of the accused before the commissioner. The hearing was put down for o'clock next Friday afternoon in the United States court room. If arrangements can be made with District Attorney Mo- Lean the hearing will take place at 10 o'clock in the morning
 A press dispatch from Waterbury last evening says:
 This afternoon United States Mar shal Strong came here from Bridgeport with warrants for the arrest of Chris B. Downey. the proprietor of the Wa terbury Globe, and Harry s. Vischer, the business manager of the paper, The warrants were issued this after noon by United States Commissioner Wright of New Haven charging the publishers of the paper with sending indecent matter through the United States mails. Marshal Strong handed the papers to Chief of Police Eagan and the latter at once went out in search of the publishers of the Globe. Vischer was found at the office of the | nd ha o6 nd up Downey, however, could not be found and no trace of his whereabouts could be had. It is supposed that he learned of the United States marshars arrival and left town There are five counts in the complaints against each. Vischer was still locked up tonight, as no bonds were accepted by Chief Eagan for his release. It is said here tonight that Downey has gone to New Haven and will give himself up there to the authorities. Chief Eagan is, however. searching for him to serve the war rant"
 Prosecuting Attorney Fox said yester- day that he would prosecute the case if the United States government did not, although the state statutes did not cov- CT the case as fully as the postal laws, The New Haven correspondent for the paper has not been discovered yet.
 District Attorney Mclean arrived in this city yesterday in connection with the Ingham matter. Postmaster Beach and Attorney James H. Webb showed him the Globe of last Saturday. to- gether with the packages wlthdrAwn from the mails. After a conference with these gentlemen MT Mclean waS non-committal,bu but intimated that some- thing would happen.
 The penalty provided by the United States statute for the offense charged Is S, 900 fine or five years of hard labors or both, for each count.
 The state statute is not strong, but in- cludes not only the publisher, but the are as follows:
 Every person who shah buy, sell. ad- vertise, lend, give, offer or show, or have ip his possession with intent to sell. give. offer or show any obscene or indecent book. pamphlet. picture, print. drawing. figure. image or other engraved, printed or written matter or any article or instrument of indecent or immoral use or purpose, unless with iA> tent to aid in their suppression. or in enforcing the provisions thereof, e shall design. copy. draw. photograph. print, etch, engrave cut. carve. make. utter, publish or otherwise prepare e assist in preparing anything thersln named, shall be fined not moro than $500 or imprisoned in a jail not mora than twelve months, or both.
 Every person who, shall sell, lead. give or offer or have in his possession with intent to sell, lend, give or offer. any book, magazine, pamphlet or paper devoted wholly or principally to the publication of criminal news or picturea and stories of deeds of bloodshed. lust or crime. shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not mors than three months, or both.
 William Neely. of Malley, Neely & O., has engaged John W. filling in c suit for criminal libel against the peper because of a scurrillous article regardS ing his clerks.