The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-23
THE PRESIDING ELDER HERE
ARRESTED At THE UNION STATION
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.

Accompanied In Cab to Police Head
quarters by Detective Cowles and Re-
leased on @5OO--Allegations Made by the
State.
Presiding Elder Crandan ]. North OF
the New Haven district of the New
York East Methodist Episcopal confer
ence was arrested at the Union station
yesterday afternoon by Detective Ser
geant Cowles upon the arrival of the
Shore Line express at 2;80 o'clock. The
presiding elder came from Martha's
Vineyard, where he Is spending the
summer, and Sergeant Cowles was at
the station waiting for him.
The two went in a cab to police head
quarters, where bail was fixed at $500.
Andrew Moorehead, proprietor of the
Centennial American Tea store at 1858
State street, became his surety and he
was released.
The warrant on which the presiding
elder was arrested charges that at sun
dry times and dates between the first
day of April and June 81, 1895, he ut
tered and caused to be published GER
tain disparaging and derogatory state
ments concerning the administration Of
Justice in the city court of New Haven
by mahciously and spitefully criticising
and disappearing certain investiga-
tons pending in the city attorneys Of
fee, and with maligning and attacking
Charles B. Matthewman, who was the
assistant city attorney of the city court
prior to June 4, 1895, and who has since
been the city attorney of the city
court.
1t charges that while Mr.. Matthew
man was In the discharge of his duties
the presiding elder, by the use of GER
tain seditious and inflammatory arti-
Giles, language and words, written and
printed, SO arranged and calculated az
to prejudice the public mind as to a
certain matter then and there pending
In the city attorneys office, and
then and there under investigation
by the city attorney, to wit, the state
vs.. Rufus 7. Cooper. did by said Ian
guage, articles and words SO published
and caused to be published, endeavor
to intimidate, hinder and impeach the
city attorney in the discharge of his
duties, and did cause him to act against
his will and judgment by melting and
infiaming the public mind concerning
the proceedings against Cooper.
1t further alleges that the articles and
language in question were written by
the presiding elder and caused to be
published by him over his own signature
in all the public press of New Haven
hat M
Then follows the letters the presiding
elder sent to the press while the Cooper
case was under investigation by the
city attorney.
These are the letters addressed to the
Register, the letter to- City Attorney
Fox and the open letter to City Attor-
ney Matthewman.
The warrant, continuing, alleges that
the articles, language and words were
published, and caused to be published,
to bring the city attorney into disrepute
and contempt of the good people OF this
commonwealth and to check and re-
strain him from performing his duties
according to his best skill and 1udg-
ment, and that by such action he did
intimidate, restrain and hinder GER
tain number Of the states witnesses in
the case of the state, to the great in
jury and damage of the state.
The warrant further states that en-
July II, 1895, in the city Of Meriden, the
presiding elder did conten1ptuously and
lHbelously use, speak, utter, publish and
declare certain false, abusive, insolent
and disrespectful language concerning
Julius G. Cable, Judge of the city court.
land during a period when the case Of
| the state against Cooper was pending
| in the city court and awaiting Judgment
| thereon.
This allegation refers to the interview
with Reporter John 7. Mcguire printed
| in the Meriden Journal and in other pa
pers in the state served by the Con-
lnecticut Associated Press.
Ex-Judge Rufus S. Pickett of the pre-
siding elders counsel had copy of the
warrant made, and with Attorney
Charles Kleiner, who Is also Mr.. North s
counsel and the presiding elder was in
consultation last night
The presiding elder when seen said
the newspapers had abused him and he
declined to be interviewed. His counsel
also refused to talk.
Lewis Allen, editor of the Journal, and
Reporter Mcguire will be in the city
court this morning to testify in the
case.
1T is not thought that Sidney w. Kent
of Meriden, who heard the interview
between Mcguire and the presiding ell
der, will be able to be here to-day,
though 1t is possible he may reach here
from Amesbury, Mass, where he is on
business. He is witness for the de-
Tense.