The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-28
The Biddeford Imbr0e lilo.
AMATEUR BURGLARS.

Everyone has been watching with intense
anxiety for the past forty-eight hours to see
what the next move of the kangaroo crowd
would be- The "bosses" had threatened to do
some awful things, but the calm, sober minded,
common sense Democrats had so freely advised
them that they had been kept pacified, and it
was thought nothing serious would occur.
Thursday, however, having gone through with
the farce of choosing city officers the previous
evening, they grew violent.
BREAKING AND ENTERING.
In the afternoon the Mayor, accompanied by
the man who sacrificed himself to be the NOM
inee of the kangaroo chaps for City Clerk, and
brawny blacksmith armed with cold chisels
and hammers, beside the extensive retinue of
the chief magistrate, appeared at the Clerks
office, which was closed, picked the lock and
triumphantly entered. They then, with chisel
and sledge hammer, demolished the outer door
of the vault and cut down the heavy iron in
side door, smashing the bolts and rivets. The
Mayor then told Mr.. Trlpp that he could enter
upon his duties as Clerk of the City of Bidde-
ford. The records were overhauled and gen.
eral inspection of the room made. Then big
lock, strong enough to answer for lock for
the State Prison, and ugly enough to frlghten
some men, was put upon the outside door.
After smiling at each other the heroes depart
ed, leaving policeman OF picket duty, who
remained all night. The Mayor gave notice
that the Treasurers office would receive SINH
lar visit next morning if the Office was not va
Gated. J. A. MCMILLAN, esq.,, Treasurer, heed
ed this advice and removed his valuabes to his
private Office at the Water Power Machine
Company.
AN INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Yesterday morning came, and with it new
phaze in the scrimmage was presented The
Mayor was seated in an easy chair in the
Clerks Office, conversing about the easy victory
he had achieved, and the smiling phiz of Mr..
Samuel Trip shoae about the room, like the
headlight of a locomotive. He had commenced
his active duties as City Clerk Knots of new
ly elected Office holders were conversing in diff
ferent parts of the room, when Sheriff Durgin
entered, and pulled from his pocket document
that glance told the conquering heroes was
something more than sheet of paper. The
Sheriff read the document to the Mayor and
Mr.. Trip. 1t was nothing but piece of pa
per, with official seal. and something written
thereon which closed liks this: "The said Fran
els g. Warren and Samuel Trip, and each Of
them, and all their agents and abettors, and all
others, are strictly enjoined and commanded by
our said Court under the penalty of contempt,
absolutely to desst and refrain from taking the
possession of said books and records, and from
hindering or in any way disturbing the said
Cyrus o. Berry, in the performance of his du-
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all attempts, directly or indirectly, to accom-
plish such object, until the further order of
our said Court" 1t was issued by order of
Judge Virgin of the Supreme Court. When
the Sheriff had finished reading the document,
Thomas Mast ought to have been present.
Such picture your reporter never saw! 1t
looked like winter scene in Aroostook. The
smiles of few hours before had changed
to faces drawn down to the shape of spinning
top. The Mayor said he didn't know what to
do about it, when til kind hearted Sheriff in
formed him that all he need do was Is leave in
The possession of Mr.. Berry the office and rec
ords, and quietly depart
THEY FOLD THEIR TENTS.
This was speedily done, though somewhat re-
luctantly, and Mr.. Berry has now possession
of the Office, and SO far all is quiet. The writ
of injunction is returnable at the May term of
Court The disgraceful action of the men who
broke into the Clerks vault is severely COM
mented upon, and the course taken by them
throughout is the subject of righteous indigna-
ton on the part of good citizens. The idea of
resorting to bona fde mob law in the good old
State of Maine is pretty steep, and SO long as
courts of justice exist it cannot be endured 1t
is hoped that the matter may be rightly ad-
justed now as the Mayor now sings:
memory watches DER the sad review
Ofjoys that faded like the morning dew.'