The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-09
Corporation Counsel Asked to Render Opinion on Legal Status of IntertoWn
 Dispute.
NEW HAVEN JURISDICTION
Political Purpose Tinted at for Rais- ing of Question by Orange Ofl- clals--Bad Feeling En-
 gendered.

As City Attorney Hoyt feels that there is a question about his power to act in the dispute between the police of New Haven and of orange arising out of the attack upon supernumerary Keane at Yale field a week ago Satur- day and as State Attorney Williams seems also to have felt that he should not take hand in the settlement of the matter a request has been made to Corporation Counsel Rogers of this city by the local police authorities for a decision on the legal status of the case. The request was made first day or two ago. Mir Rogers has had no time to consider the matteri as yet but he stated last night that he ex- peced to be able to give an opinion In the case In two or three days.
 Pending the giving of the opinion, of course, no action will be taken. It Is said that letter has been written by First selectman Walter Main of West Haven to the New Haven police de- partment announcing that he has the badge of Supernumerary Keane in his possession and that the owner can have 1t by coming and proving his property. This is a case of making New Haven come after its own prop crty it seems.
 The main point of the dispute of course is over the jurisdiction over tho territory on which the assault" oc- cured The scene occurred outside the enclosure of Yale field on the gravel space on which ticket booths are To- cated which forms an extended side walk In front of the big fotball stands. The orange authorities justify their action on the ground that it was Or ange territory which Is true and Or ange police jurisdiction which is dls- puted. The New Haven police claim Jurisdiction over this part of the town of orange under a special private act of the legislature passed about five years ago in which 1t Is claimed the New Haven police are given jurisdic- tion over both sides of Derby. avenue outside of the Yale field, both sides of Oak street and the entire territory of St. Lawrence cemetery the act having been obtained in order that the ceme- tery might be protected hy the city de- partment. Under this the local police naturally construe jurisdiction over tho space In question which Is on one side of Derby avenue and outside of Yale field
 It was suggested last night by local police supporter that the action of Oct. S1 was deliberately planned by the Or ange authorities for purpose and it ia limited that that purpose is political and to bring about just such a dispute as Is now going on. It has been the cus- tom of the Yale management to secure about one hundred New Haven police- linen including supernumerariesf for pro- lection on the day of the big game and it Is pointed out that 1t would be a great political asset to an official in the town of Orange to have the naming of any one hundred men he might choose to do this duty, Whether there is anything in this or not Is a question but the idea was strongly advanced.
 As A result of the trouble which has arisen if Is very unlikely that the New Haven department will care to do any more work to help out the west Haven poice. This work consists mainly of