The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-07
HAYES BONDS ARE FIXED
$4.O0O ON THE JUEY COUNTS AND
 S2,O00 ON 4 LATER ONE.

Mr. williams Statement of tho Case to
 Judge Rorabaok at a Special Session
 of the Court Late Yesterday After
 noon-Hnyes Represented By Attorney
 DaBaher of Merlden-He Expects to
 Secure Bondsman Tot day.
 Immediately after the adjournment of court at the Audley-Pratt trial yester- day in tb.. civil side of the superior court befoAe Judge Roraback, a special session or the superior court criminal side, was opened fov the purpose of holding David Hayes, the alleged pool room keeper, who was brought to this city from Washington by Detective Donnelly. The hearing was to have been held yesterday morning, but Mr. Williams requested a postponement un- til later in the day and 1t was granted
 At the session held late yesterday af- ternoon bonds amounting to $6,0O0 were fixed in Hayes case, Attorney Will Hams in speaking of the case in court said that bench warrant was issued for the arrest of Hayes in July of last year, during the July term of the su- perior court, and that the charges against him were conspiracy and brib- cry. MT. Williams said that there were five counts against the accused and that Hayes was one of many that the state was after Some of these were taken and their trials are now pending. MT. Williams said that Hayes fled the state when he knew he was wanted and that he was not found until last Saturday in Washington. At this point MT. Williams said that Hayes either had money or was capable of getting bonds at almost any amount and he recommended that bond of $5000 be asked for on the charge of conspiracy and bribery which was lodged against him last July and that another bond of $2,000 he asked on the count lodged against him yesterday, that of main taining pool room. According to the statutes the maximum penalty for brib- cry is five years in state prison and the | minimum penalty two years For keep | ing a pool room Hayes could be fined | $500 or sentenced to a year in jail or both.
 Attorney Danaher of Meriden, who is | counsel for Hayes was heard and he | said that he supposed MT. Williams had | some reason for making the statement | that Hayes had or could get all kinds | of money "As. far as I know, and I | think I know pretty we'll your honor,' said MT. Danaher, Hayes has not a dollar to his name. I have known him all my life and I know for a fact that when he left Meriden last July he was heavily in debt and I have positive reason to believe that he has not set tied yet, I think that in this case a bond of $7000 is absolutely prohibitive and I think that a bond of even $5,000 is absolutely prohibitive. Taking in mind the condition of affairs I know that bond of $300O would be large enough to hold MT. Hayes for trial"
 He cited the case of Selling, who was arrested on the same charges as are against Hayes and said that his bonds were reduced from $2, 800 to $1 300.
 Mr. Williams then said that he had understood that Hayes had guaranteed that he would furnish a bond of s1O ,oOO oii dtl appeal III " dSilIlt5 loH WHeGeupO1 MT. Danaher informed the court that this was not true and as far as MT Hayes was concerned nothing of the kind was ever mentioned in Washing ton.
 The two lawyers talked for a few minutes more and Judge Roraback set the bonds as named above, s4,0O0 for the July charges and 2.000 for the one lodged against the prisoner yesterday. Court was then adjourned until the first Tuesday in April
 Hayes was locked up at the county jail last night, not having secured bondsman yet but he expects to secure bail this morning.