Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
PRESIDENT FINLEY UNDER ARREST
Placed in Custody by State Official But He Was Almost Immed
lately Released by Judge Pdfchard on HAbeas Corpus
ProeeedIogs-The agreement That Was Entered
Into by the Slate Officials and
Railway Companies.

''''7'''N''N Abi stiN stilfEtu NlOli-
tons of the law mp To the time of the
new 2l-i cent rate is put into effect
under this arrangement MS far MS the
Governor can control the same.
THE Governor advises all people
against bringing any penalty suits
pending final determination of the
question involved and asks the peo-
PIE as whole To acquesce in this ar
rangcment.
S-'rhe suit pending before Judge
Pritchard to be diligently prosecuted
without the state, however, waving
any question of jurisdiction
tSigned)
Alfred r. Thorn.
Alexander p. Humphrey,
Counsel for Southern
Railway Company
II. b. Glenn. Governor.
Mcssrs Thorn and Humphrey also
as counsel for the Southern Railway
Company, undertake that the South
ern Railway will not inaugurate con-
tempt proceedings because of any
thing heretofore done by any Of the
J state officers in connection with the
rate litigation and will do what ii can
10 prevent the inauguration of any
such contempt proceedings.
ASHEvILLE n. c., July 27.-suit.
ing ms action TO the word of Governor
Glenn, who yesterday announced that
Ialiroad OFFICIALS higher up should
De reached, Police Justice REYNOLDS
TO-DAY issued warrants simultaneously
Tor me arrest of President Finley of
the Southern Railway. and for Ticket
Agent Wilson. Mr.. Finley was mr.
! rested gnrlN 10
released on habeas corpus proceed
ings early in the afternoon, while the
ticket agent, who was taken from his
post OF duty, thus compelling numer.
Gus passengers to board trains with.
out tickets was arraigned in the police
court in the forenoon.
ARRESTED" for Only Few Minutes
1t was only a few minutes after MIR
Finley had actually submitted TO mr..
rest That he made application for re.
lease. and then Judge Pritchard in
the United States Circuit Court signed
the writ which was served upon the
policeman while the party was on
the way to the police court. Thus
the course of the procession defect.
ed IRON the police to the federal court.
President Finley and all the officers
were examined as witnesses during
TINS habeas corpus hearing and Judge
PTltchard was apparently nettied
when he discerned disposition on the
part Of counsel for the State to show
that he had issued the writ for the
release of President Finley before the
actual arrest of that gentleman.
Judge Pritchard Nettled.
All right, so ahead and prove that
observed Judge Pritchard. as Mr.. Fin.
ley was questioned on this point by
Judge James H. Mcrriman Ii was the
contention of Judge Merriman that
Mr.. Finley was only technically under
arrest, but the policeman testified that
he was under instructions to arrest
Mr.. Finley ana take him at once to
the police court, and as the warrant
read that way. Judge Pritchard con
cluded that the executive head of the
Southern was being deprived of his
liberty and ordered his release.
The arrest of Messrs. Finley and
Wilson excited special interest from
the fact that the warrants were is
sued before Police Judge Reynolds.
who recently issued the warrants for
the arrest of District Passenger Agent
Wood and Ticket Agent Graham.
AT that time there was considerable
talk of contempt proceedings should
there he further interference with the
jurisdiction of Judge prtchard and
Judge Reynolds and others were sum.