Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-09
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The Authorities Up Before the Com. | mon Pleas Court for Contempt- Judge Hotchkiss' Decision Re- ssfved-Justice Adams and Jailer l Hopper Arralgned.
 Frederick w. Hopper, who has charge of the West Haven lookup, was bsfors Judge Hotchkiss in the court of common pleas yesterday to answer to the charge of contempt of the court. It seems that Hiram A. Bailey, an engineer of South Norwalk. and formerly proprietor of tho Kimberly avenue hotel in this city, went to the home of his wife in West Haven last Monday and took his children away with him. He and his wife live apart, end divorce suits brought by each of them are pending in the superior court. Bailey thought that he had good reason to take his children away, but he had not gone far before he was arrested by Constable Fen wick and looked up under the town hall, where Mr. Hopper is in charge. Bailey's friends offered bail, but it was re- fused for no apparent cause. The services of Attorneys Hamilton and Clerkin were then at once secured and they secured habeas corpus writ against Hopper directing him to appear in the common pleas court with Bailey at 5 o'clock. Deputy Sheriff Manning served the writ at GAO o'clock Monday evening. Judge Studley kept the court open for some time expecting the writ to be obeyed.
 Hopper, so 1t appeared by the evidence given in the proceedings yesterday, after having the writ served on him hurried off k. I,a1r 11aI what to do with 1t. The latter, 50 Hopper testified, upon learning what the contents of the writ was, told him that 1t did not amount to anything, and that his court must first take bond to hold Bailey be- fore he could respond to a writ. Hopper also received, so he said, similar advice from Sslectman Andrews of the town. It appears that immediately after Copper had spoken to Justice Adams about the writ, the latter took bail for Bsi- ley's appearance before his court last night, and then told Hopper that he had better get Bailey up to this city before the common pleas court at once: Bailey had been liberated on bonds, and at first refused to go, but finally consented 80 as to get Hopper out of the screpe his advis- CTS had got him into. By the time the West Haven court had got through with Bailey, and Hopper and his man arrived in the city. 1t was long after the hour that he was commanded to appear in court. Hop per went to the court house and finding it locked, ss he thought, went round to DO lice headquarters, where he was told by Sergeant Mcbride where to go.
 As Hopper did not appear in court in re | eponse to the writ, on motion of Attorney Hamilton, Judge Studiey issued rule | against him, summoning him to appear in court yesterday morning and show cause
 why he should not be punished for con. tempt.
 Hopper testified that Justice G. ". Ad
 ans and Sslsetmsn Andrews, to whom ht
 showed the writ, said that Bailey would
 have to be tried in his court before he was
 taken to the court of common pleas. Judge
 Hotchkiss, when he learned this, remarked
 that Justice Adams appeared to bs the req
 one to blanc and that Hopper probably
 made his mistake through ignorance. 0
 K. Bush appeared for Hopper.
 Attorney Hamilton then made forma
 motion to have Justice Adams show cause
 why he was not guilty of contempt.
 The Hopper matter, as well ss Attorne!
 Hamilton's motion will come up again to day.