The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
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Continued from First Page) outside of the borough of West EIa- ven, with single exception, which is the following:
 ?. The general assembly of 1899, upon application of persons interested in St, Lawrence cemetery, passed an act giving concurrent criminal jurls- dictlon to the city of New Haven and the town of Orange over the land en- closed by St, Lawrence cemetery in the town of orange and the roads leading thereto from the city of New Haven.
 g. The police Jurisdiction of the town of Orange over Yale field is as absolute and exclusive as the New Haven police jurisdiction is over the New Haven green, Yale field being in the town Of Orange and outside of the borough of West Haven.
 1. It has been the custom for a number of years for members of the New Haven police department to do police duty at Yale field during the time of the great games at that place, but the New Haven police while so acting have always been sworn in as special constables of the town of Or ange, and have performed their duties as such special constables, and not as policemen of the city of New Haven. This has been entirely satisfactory to the Orange authorities who have acted at the request of tne authorities con trolling Yale field.
 B. Some friction has heretofore arisen over the action of the New Ha- ven police department in sending po- lice for services at Yale field at other times. without consultation with or permission from the Orange authori- ties. One or more protests have been made to the New Haven police depart ment concerning these acts.
 G. On the 3lst of october last. I vis- tied Yale field with Robert W. French, an officer of the town of Orange in my company had at that time no ex- pectation that my requests in regard to the placing of New Haven policemen there without my authority would be disregarded, drove into the space owned by Yale field in front of it's gateway for the purpose of hltchlng my horse An officer came through the gateway and ordered me to leave, asked him who he was, and informed him that I was the first selectman of the town of Orange, and as such, had exclusive police jurisdiction over the territory where we were He inform ed me that he had been sent there by Chief Cowles of the New Haven police department. I informed him that Chief Cowles had no jurisdiction there. Offl- cer French then stepped ID to the po- iceman in question and unpinned and removed his badge and placed it in my pocket There was no violence on the part of Mir French and no resistance on the part of the officer in question. I then went into the grounds and found Mr Henry R. Sargent, trustee of tho Yale Field association. and gave him q statement of the occurrence which l have lust narrated MT Sargent went with mo to the manager of the Yale University Football association, and ln- formed him that had jurisdiction over Yalo field for policing purposes as first selectman of the town of Orange, This closed the incident so far as was con cerned. I have caused notice to be sent to Chief Cowles that the badge which was removed from said officer would be delivered to the New Haven police department if 1t rightfully be- 1 loneed to 1t.
 !. II must he borne In mind that none of the occurrences which I have stated were in the highway, but that all of them were upon land belonging to Yale field exclusively.
 &. In closing permit me to say thai I desire, as do my townsmen, to main tain the most cordial relations not only with the New Haven police department but with all the authorities of the city of New Haven, and it is no fault of ours that there should be any friction between us II Is, however my duty to preserve the territorial rights of tho town which has for many years honor cd me with the office which l hold, anc SO long as I hold that office, I shal considered lt my duty to enforce thos' rights
 WALTER A. MAIN,
 First selectman of the Town of orange
 Orange. November 18th, 1908