The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-12
DECISION is AGAINST
DR.. AMES IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Superior Court Refuses to
Release Him on Habeas
Corpus-Case May Eyentu.
ally Go to the National
Supreme Court, Insuringa
Years Delay.

MANCHESTER, n. H, March Ii
Not until all legal proceedings are ex-
hausted will former Mayor Adelbert A.
Ames, of Minneapolis, consent to re-
turn TO that city and stand trial for al
legged bribery. His attorneys in this
state made strong effort in the su-
preme court today to secure his release
on habeas corpus proceedings, and
when beaten they appealed to the SUI
preme court of New Hampshire.
Should that court decide adversely, the
power of the supreme court of the
United States will be invoked to set
him free, so that he will probably be
able to stay in New Hampshire for
year or two at least
In the meantime he will be at liberty,
providing he finds securities to the
amount of $12,5O0, which sum, how
ever, must be furnished before 2
o'clock on Saturday afternoon next. AS
DR.. Ames has not yet been behind the
bars, every effort will be made to Sc
cure bail.
Before Judge Pike.
The proceedings today occupied two
sessions -of the court before Judge Pike
and were based on DR.. Ames' petition
attorneys made their strongest pleas on
the ground that at the extradition
hearing before Gov. Bachelor no evil
dence was permitted and also that the
charge in the warrant accompanying
the requisition from the governor OF
Minnesota was insufficient in that it
was impossible for DR.. Ames to ac-
cept the bride in his official capacity,
as alleged in the warrant.
DR.. Ames was indicted for bribery
during his term as mayor of Mime.
apolis in 1901, and he evaded his bali
of $4,000. He eluded the MINNEAPOLIS
police until a month ago, when he was
found at the home of Rev. Mr.. Chaplin
in Hancock, this state, and there ar
rested to await reQuisition papers from
the governor of Minnesota.
All the Delays.
At the time of his arrest he was I'M
doubtedly very i'll, so that his counsel,
Mr.. Hamblett, obained a shCtt stay in
the proceedings on that account FL
nally there came the hearing before
Gov Bachelor on the question of hon
oring the requisition papers from the
governor of Minnesota and when they
were finally granted Mr.. Hamblett OBJ
tanned another stay of another two
weeks, again on the ground of ILL
health. On the expiration of this last
respite, on March 5, writ of habeas
corpus was obtained which again pre-
vented Sheriff Dreger from taking DR..
Ames back to Minneapolis. Another
delay came so that the hearing on
granting the petition for release on
nine different counts did not come UP
until today. Before the hearing began
1T was rumored that DR.. Ames would
not further contest extradition and
Sheriff Dreger, who has already made
two trips East. felt satisfied when he
heard it. He left tonight, however,
empty
Wednesdays Hearing.
When the hearing opened today
counsel in the case had a long consul
tation over a disagreement as to Just
what took place at the hearing before
the governor. 1t was contended by Mr.
Hamblett, for Dr. Ames, that Attorney
General Eastman had objected to the
introduction at that time of any evil
dence whatever, while County Solic-
itor futile claimed that the attorney
general had not excluded all evidence,
but admitted any necessary to identify
DR.. Anes as the man wanted.
The court sent for Attorney General
Eastman, who appeared in the after
noon. He made a statement of the
proceedings before the governor and
Judge Pike at once denied the petition
and ordered DR.. Ames to be turned
over to the Minnesota officer. Mr..
Hamblett excepted to the ruling, and
Judge Pike remanded DR.. Ames to the
custody of Sheriff Doane, of Hillsbor-
ough county. Bail was first fixed at
$4,000, but later reduced one-half at
the request of Mr.. Hamblett. After the
court formalities DR.. Ames walked to
his hotel.