The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

Up to his old tricks of running
away from the band instead of facing
the music, Ebert L. Baillie, former
Zion motorcycle cop, who is wanted
here on the charge of KIDNAPPING, again
put up a fight against his return here
when late Thursday afternoon he
fought extradition in the attorney gem
erals Office at Lansing, Mich. Papers
had been signed in behalf of the
Michigan governor when writ of
habeas corpus was served on the Ke-
nosha police officer who had Baillie in
custody.
Now a hearing on the writ has been
ordered for week from Monday, when
the Kenosha officers and others inter-
ested directly in the case, will return
once more TO Lansing,
ShufeIdt is Present.
The hearing on the extradition mat
ter was held Thursday before Clare
Retain, deputy attorney general, act
ing for Governor Groesbeck. Present
from Kenosha were District Attorney
Lewis Powell, Lieut.. Charles Rock and
Sergeant E. F. Meissner,
Henry Shufeldt, Milwaukee shoe
man, who filed the charges against
Baltic, was also present. Baltic,
while Zion motor cop, pursued Shu-
feldt over the state line into Wiscon-
sin on Sheridan road, fred four shots
at his car, and after the motorist was
over the state line, kidnapped him, it
is charged, and forcibly returned him
to Zion over the state line. He was
fined $3.50 for speeding and resisting
arrest. He appealed the case but it
never came up.
Meanwhile the Kenosha police and
district attorneys Office took up the
case, and sought the arrest of Baillie
on the charge of kidnapping. He was
arrested in Illinois several months ago,
but fought extradition. The governor
of Illinois signed extradition papers,
but the writ power was exercised, and
upon the hearing in court Baltic was
upheld. He could not be returned into
Wisconsin from Illinois, the court
said.
Still the police here kept watch of
Baillie's movements and still he elud-
ed them. Twice he was nearly arrest
ed as he pursued speeders into Wis
consin. Just recently they learned
that Baltic was making trips back and
forth between Waukegan,, ILL.,, and
Pontiac, Mich.
Zion Represented Too.
When Baltic got off at Pontiac
ten days ago he found a Kenosha po-
lice sergeant, Emil F. Meissner, on the
platform to give him greeting. Baltic
refused to come to Kenosha to meet
the band. Extradition papers were
sought and the hearing held Thursday.
Baillie was surrounded by three at
torneys when he arrived at the at
torney generals Office. With him were
his counsel, Joseph A. Miller, who
also the city of Zion, and
Edwin Shields, Lansing attorney, who
assisted Miller. Representing the
state of Wisconsin were District At
torney Lewis Powell of Kenosha coun-
ty and former Judge E. T. Lajoie of
Detroit.
The defense, resisting extradition,
urged that the state of Wisconsin was
not represented in good faith. Mr..
Clare Retain, representing the gov
governor, held, however, that the pres
ence of the Kenosha district attorney
answered for the good faith Of the
state in the proceedings. The extra
1ition papers were signed.
Sergeant of Police Meissner from
Kenosha took hold of Baillie's arm,
ready to take custody of him, when an
officer served a writ of habeas corpus
upon him. Hearing on the writ was
fixed for a week from next Monday.