The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-06
THAT Bold Invasion"

county, u newly organized county, west
of Saginaw, voted OH II proposition To
remove the county scat from Chase to
the town of Baldwin. The proposition
carried by majority of 56, and the
board of supervisors passed resolution
to remove the county scat to Baldwin.
The people of Chase objected to remov-
ing the county seat, on the ground that
the vote was illegal. Thursday the
shorthand "a party ofmen went to Chase
for the purpose of removing the proper
ty, but could get nothing but the rec
ords of the treasurer and sheriff, an in-
junction having been granted by the
courts restraining the removal of the
records of the county. This morning a
party of about S5 persons left Baldwin
for Chase, to remove the county prop
erty. They found that the injunction
had been filed, and that the people of
Chase had assembled to resist the re-
moval of the records. A hand-tO-hand
fight ensued; clubs and stones were
used freely, and some blood was shed;
but the only serious injury inflicted was
to man named O'Brien, whose collar
bone was broken. After somewhat
protracted struggle the Baldwin delcga-
ton succeeded in getting the safe and
records aboard the train and conveyed
them to Baldwin. A dispatch from
Baldwin at 3 p. M, says that rnmor
was current that an effort would be
made from the eastern part of the coun-
ty TO recapture the safe and records,
but it was believed that the rumOr was
without foundation, and there would
be no further difficulty Chicago
Times, Nay 1st.
Bdld,Oi,a, Lake Co., Apr. 29-It is cx-
pected there will be big row tO-mOr-
row, as a party of from seventy-five to
a hundred men are going to Chase to
remove the records and safe, peaceably
if they can; but they have got to come,
sure. 1t seems the Injunction has not
been served yet, and the Clerk stated
here this evening he was willing the
records should be removed, but he IL
rather weakened, and is likely to
weaken tomorrow. 1t is claimed here
that it is only prctcNt on the part Of
the Chase people to keep the county
seat as long as possible and put the
county to expense.-SdgindW Courier.
Bditl,Oin city, Apr. 30th.-A party of
Chase, this morning, to remove the
they found crowd gathered with clubs
and other weapons, ready to resist; and
when the work of moving the safe,
which weighs about 4 tons with the
records, was cOmmenced; the Chase
men opened the battle. The fight was
short and decisive, lasting only few
moments, and the Chaseites were glad
to withdraw, when the safe was moved
10 ha a
flat car of the freight train over the
Flint & Pere Marquette Railway, due
at that hour, and carried to Baldwin in
triumph. Several men were badly cut
and bruised during the struggle, the
most serious injury being the breaking
of the color bone of one o. Brien, of the
Baldwin party, by club in the hands
of Il Chase man. RevOlvers We're dis
played, on both sides, but fortunately,
no shooting was dOne. When the train
thrown at the cabO0sc, containing 9TH
er passengers.
Word was received here this after
cinity were going to make an attempt
to re-capture the property, but no DEM
OnstratiOn in that direction has as yet
been made.-.Sdgin0,O Courier, May LIST.
The t.. ,uble i'm regard to the removal
of the county seat in Lake county,
which has been going on for the past
three years, has subsidized, and probably
will not he renewed unless in the
courts. At the conflict at Chase, on
Friday, the details of which appeared
i'm the Courier, twenty-five Of the
Chaseites were wounded, and several
from Baldwin City were put hOrs du
combat. AS stated, Mr.. O'Brien, a
prominent business man of Baldwin,
had his collar bone broken, and is
thought to have received internal in
juries.-SdgindW Courier, May 2d.
Bdld,Oin city, lfch., Apr. 30.-On
the 5th of April the people of Lake
county voted by majority of So to
change the county seat, now located at
Chase, to Baldwin City. The vote was
canvassed i'm due form and declared to
be all right. The Board of Supervisors
then procured building at Baldwin
City, and authorized committee, con-
sisting of Sheriff Grant, Treasurer Deu-
ress, Clerk Towner and Judge of Pro-
bate Foster, to remove the county prop
erty to the new site.
When the time for action came the
two latter members of the committee
refused to serve, but the Sheriff and
Treasurer moved their offices. At this
point a party of the people at Chase
procured an injunction restraining the
Board of Supervisors and the county
officers from removing the balance of
the property. The alleged grounds
for the injunction were irregularities in
the proceedings before election, Illegal
voting, etc, etc.
Foreseeing prospects of endless liti-
cation, with great costs to the tax-pay-
ers, with this matter i'm the courts, q
large number of citizens from the west
side of the county this morning went
down to Chase on the early train pre-
pared for removing the county safe and
records. They found crowd gathered
with clubs and other weapons ready TO
resist, and when the work of moving
the safe; which weighs about four tons
with the records; was commenced, the
Chase men opened the battle. The
fight was short and decisive, lasting
only few moments, and the Chaseites
were glad to withdraw, when the safe
was moved out to the railroad track,
loaded on flat car of the freight train
over the Flint a. Pere Marquette Rail
way, due at that hour, and carried to
Baldwin in. triumph. Several men
were badly cut and bruised during the
struggle, the most serious injury being
the breaking of the collar bone Of one
of the Baldwin party, by q club i'm the
hands of Chase man. Revolvcrs were
displayed on both sides, but fortunately
no shooting was done. When the train
left the depot, clubs and stones were
thrown at the caboose, containing 9th.
er passengers. Tribune, MdJ
LIST.
An election was held i'm Lake county
on the 9Th ult., to vote upon moving
the county seat from Chase to Baldwin
The measure was carried by SO MAORI.
ty. The people of Chase objected to the
removal, on the grounds that illegal
votes had been cast. The Sheriff
who lives at Baldwin, twice went
for the records, but was dissuaded each