South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
GREENFIELD LOSES
STARTS NEW MOVE
Attorneys Seek to Prevent
Sheriff From Taking Man
Back to Texas.

A bold bad man started a near
riot in circuit court wednesday
morning. Nathan Greenfield, the
man wanted in Bexar county. Texas,
upon a charge Of fraudulently dis
posing Of mortgaged property, re-
sisted efforts Of deputy sheriffs 10
remove him from the court room
Extradition papers from Gov.
Ralston had been presented. A hear
ing upon the Identity OF the alleged
fugitive was held Judge Walter A.
Funk held that the man in the court
room was the same man wanted IN
Texas. and he signed the papers en-
powering the agent from the south
10 return with Greenfield
The agent Deputy Sheriff G. G.
Willard. walked over 20 get Green
field The man chung 20 his seat
Deputy Sherin John Gully stepped
in 10 aid. Greenfield still chung TO
the rail which separates the spec
tatOrs from the bar. The railing be-
gan TO swerve. Spectators nearby
fed toward the court room door.
Told to Keep Seat
Hold 10 your seat" shouted Atty.
j. ID. Nemeth, who represented the
Texas man.
The deputy sheriff from Texas
emitted an oath. He with Gully,
attempted 10 lift Greenfield from his
seat.
Then the baiHn took a hand.
When order was restored IL was
found that Atty. George Sands, VINO
with Nemeth is fighting extradiion
for Greenfield, had filed a writ Of
habeas corpus against the Texas
oeputy. And the court remanded
Greenfield to the county Jail TO await
q hearing upon the writ. which was
set down for o'clock this afternoon.
Green1elds attempts to escape
prosecution for charges in his native
state read like fairy tale. They
began with his apprehension in
Michigan, his arrest in Paw Paw
and trial in Kalamazoo on habeas
corpus writ at which time he was
released on bail and jumped bond,
to his subsequent arrest and series
OF trials in South Bend
Much Legal Squabbling.
Greenfield has been pursued from
Texas to Michigan, and his hearings
in South Bend have run up the costs
of the case. In this city he has ap-
peared In two justice courts, in the
city court, once in the superior
court and twice in the circuit court.
It is estimated that the attempts so
far 70 return Greenfield to Texas
goods with which he Is charged with
fraudulently dispOsing of amount to
SIS.
Counsel for Greenfield so far have
left no stone unturned 10 prevent
him from being taken back to Texas
Wednesday morning Judge Funk
heard the extradition matter
in the circuit court. Counsel
for Greenfield sought to SHOW that
the extraditiOu papers were faU;ty.
The court held that this was wit bout
the Jurisdiction OF the court. as the
statute prescribes that the court has
only power to determine that the
man in custody is the same indi-
vidual named in the extradltion
papers.
CNNn III ltAdS-
Evidence introduced Wednesday
when Deputy Sheriff Willard from
Texas was on the stand. revealed the
fact that he had seen Greenfield in
San Antonio. Texas, that he knew
the man by sight. and that he met
him in Kalamazoo, Mich.
In Kalamazoo Greenfield, then
travelling under the alias OF Klein,
according to the deputy's testimony.
asked the sheriff to wire 10 the COM
planning witness at san Antonio
with a view TO making a settlement
in thu matter.
Upon the producing Of the affida-
Wit for a writ of habeas corpus
against Willard, counsel for the al
legged fugitive. sprang their trump
card. Greenfield was then in the
custody Of the Texas officer.
A plan to take Greenfield from
the court room. rush him into a
motor car. and drive to the station
before any further attempts 10 pre-
vent him from returning were made.
was frustrated. The two deputy
sheriffs in attempting to disengage
Greenfield from the chair and rail-
ing in the court room. picked him
up bodily, but were restrained from
carrying out their purpose by the
filing OF the new writ
The writ Of habeas corpus In SUI
perior court against the sheriff OF
St Joseph county was dismissed,
Greenfield no longer being in his
custody.
WILL ARRIVE EARL IFR