Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-28
WARRANT, FOR
SOUTHERN
OFFICIALS
RAILROAD PRESIDENT
HAILED TO POLICE COURT
North Carolina Justice Takes
Long Chance of Offending
Dignity of Federal Bench in
Rate Law Controversy.

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Asheville, n. G, July 27.-Suiting
his action to the word Of Governor
Glenn, who yesterday announced that
railroad officials higher up should
be reached, Police Justice Reynolds
today issued warrants simultaneously
for the arrest of President w. w. Flh-
ley of the Southern Railway, and for
Ticket Agent Wilson. Mr.. Finley was
arrested early in the forenoon and
was released on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings early in the afternoon, while
the ticket agent, who was aiken from
his post of duty, thus competing
numerous passengers to board trains
without tickets, was arraigned in the
police court in the afternoon.
Attorneys for the Southern Railroad
signifed their willingness to proceed
with his trial. but Judge Reynolds an
nounced that he would postpone the
hearing until Monday. Counsel de-
clined to give bond, hoping that the
court would turn the prisoner over 70
an officer and thus pave the way Tor
habcas corpus proceedings, but Judge
Reynolds checkmated this move by
saying hat he would take personal
charge of the ticket agent. A rev
minutes later it became apparent that
Judge Reynolds simply made II plain
hat he would AXE charge of the pris-
oncr ''constructiveh," for he re-
marked: "Mr. Wilson could follow
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and then walked off, leaving the agent
10 go his way unmolested, but feeling
very uncertain about his legal status.
1t was quite early When M Finley
was apprised of his prospective arrest.
A policeman went to the Battery hotel
with a warrant, but as the hotel peo-
pie refused to give any information
the officer consumed some time IN
finding the railroad man. In the
meanwhile the railroad officials were,
playing for time and the officer wa
persuaded that 1t was his duty To read
some important appearing documents
handed to him before Mr.. Finley
rushed to the police station. In this
way the machinery of the federal
court was set in motion and things
were running smoothly In this respect
by the time President Finley had con-
cluded his breakfast.
1t was a few moments after Finley
had actually submitted to arrest thai
he made a plea for release N then
Judge Pritchard in the United States
court signed the writ which was served
on the policemen while the party Waa
on the way 10 the police court.
Thus. the course of the procession
DETECTED from the police to the fed
eral court. President Finley and all
the officers were examined as wit
ness during this habeas corpus hearing
and Judge Pritchard was unmistaka-
bly, nettled when ne discovered a dis
position on the part of ounsel for the
state TO show that he had issued tn
writ for the release of President Fin
ley before the -actual arrest of that
gentleman.
"All right. go ahead. and prove
that observed Judge PTitchard, as
MIR. Finley was questioned on this
point by Judge Merrimon. IL was the
contention of Judge McrrImOn thd-
Mr.. Finley was only technically under
arrest, but the policeman testified hat
re Vas under instructions to arrest Mr..
Finley and take him at once to the
police court, and as the warrant read
that way, Judge Pritchard concluded
that the executive head of the South
eTn was being deprived OF his liberty I
and ordered his release.
The arrest of MesSrs. Finley and
Wilson excited special interest i'm TIA,
tact that the warrants were issued ~ }
Police Judge Reynolds. who recently I
issued the warrants for the arrest uf
District Passenger Agent Wood ami
Ticket Agent Graham. II that time
there was considerable talk of con- /
tempt proceedings should there h.
tufthef interference with the iurisdir-
ION Of Judge PritChard and Judr, /
Reynolds and others were summon,
10 testify before Judge Pritchard rel
atlNe TO the charge that indictments
were framed in a local newspaper Of
nee. ana that. the prosecuting Wit
VIZ NOT voluntary. Now this II
Phase pt h question is again rem
defed doubly interesting from the fact
that the witnesses whose names were
aIfNcd TO the warrants issued TODAY
were not voluntary. The warrant for
the arrest of President Finley Wa.
worn TO BY "a police official before
Judge Reynolds and city Attorney
bourn and Frank Carter. "A wei
known attorney, were named i'm tho
warrant ts prosecuting witnesses.
ne warrant setting forth the fact that
Nlcssts. Bourne and Carter bouvht
tickets and paid therefor tho old rae
Late today Mr.. Carter made A state
lh'ht 70 the effect that he was una
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