Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-01-22
Local Intelligence.

belUIe tllc supreme 1OufI having
gone against the parties seeking an
injunction, grand rush was made
for the City Treasurer's office the
latter part of last week and the be-
ginning of this; when, on Wednes-
day an order was procured from
County Judge Wilson restraining
the City Treasurer from forcing
collections from certain individuals,
and for a time there appeared dan
ger that further paying would be
stopped. But since then those who
wish to have the matter concluded
have continued to pay, and now
more than half of all the taxes are
collected, and sti[l the people in
general are paying as fast as they
can. There is to be hearing of the
complaint of those opposed to pay
ing, before Judge Mills we UNDER
stand, but that the Judge will grant
them relief is very gravely doubted.
Whatever may be the decision, it
will have no effect except III the
cases of the individuals seeking the
injunction, so that those not includ-
ed in that list have the same liability
for not paying as if no opposition
existed.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS. - Since
preparing the above for the press,
Judge Robert Wilson has appeared
in the city, made affidavit that the
order restraining collections was
granted by him on false representa-
tions made by attorneys; and has
issued the subjoined order dissolv-
ing the injunction. The procuring
of the order of restraint was most
consumate piece of sharp practice,
that does more credit to the cunning
than the conscience of the attorney
who perpetrated it. The following is
the order dissolving the Injunction:
State of Wisconsin, Iowa County
| Circuit Court.
Eustace J. Cooper rs. the city of
Mineral Point, ct al.
WHEREAS, On the Goth day of
January, A. d. 1914, application was
made to me, the undersigned, Coun-
ty Judge Of said county, by Messrs.
Weber and Briggs, in behalf of the
above named plaintiff, for au order
restraining the Treasurer of the
city Of Mineral Point from levying
and collecting taxes from said plain
tiff; and III the making Of such APP
plication certain representations
were to me made of said above
, named persons, concerning which |,
| the undersigned, have taken espec-
ial pains to make enquiry concern
ing the truth thereof and after
such pains and enquiry, | became
perfectly satisfied that the repre-
sentations made to me, Of said par
ties, were not founded on fact; but
J on the contrary, We're wholly false,
! and fraudulently made to me at the
time, for the purpose of obtaining
said order. Now, therefore, |, the
undersigned, County Judge of said
county, of my own motion and vo-
lition, do hereby vacate, annul and
set at naught said order by me
granted in the above entitled matter
on the 20th day Of January, inst;
and it is by me now here declared
that said order be, and the same IS
dissolved, vacated, set aside and de-
clared void; and the defendants
herein, and each and every of them,
are hereby released from any and
all responsibility thereunder, and
are not required to obey the in
junction therein contained; and
further, that the Treasurer Of said
city is at liberty to proceed in the
collection of the tax of said city
in the same manner as though said
order had not been granted
Dated January 2lst, 1874.
ROBERT WILSON,
County Judge,