, 1876-05-03
THE TWO MARTYRS.
yuago Williams Sends Lanphero and
Rigdon to Jail,
ono Is Given Five Days, md tho
Other Ton.
Desperate Effort Of Counsel to geouro q
Brief Delay.

Jedgs Williams rendered decision yesterday
morning on tho rule aganst Edwin o. Lanphere
and Charles W. fhgdon, requiring them to show
eause why they should not be punished for dlso-
bsyiug Al injunction issuod sgainat then, at the
suit Of Leonard Grovor 10 prevent them from
teep1ng hin, out OK tho management OF tho
Adslphi Thoasro. The arguments Of Mossrs. O,
u. Hardy and Charles ". Constantine, who ap-
pared for Grover, wore finished tho day be-
fore, and tho Judge III Ills decision followed
largely The line Of their Argument. Mr.
Tuley, on' behalf Of The dofenuants, mnlo
rcry elaborate argument, going into The merits
partnership.
JUDGE w1tLlAMs,
In deciding tho rulc, said he would mol decide
!he merits OF the case, a. they wore not In
volved In Tie qucslon tlicn In controversy.
There was no n1cuso for tho violation OF tho
Injunction. Tho legal relations Of tho paEtios,
from tho admitted facts, showed thts they
wcsn partners. II wha M illegal act TO OK.
cudo Grover, snd both Lnnphers and Rgdon
knew It. They know that they were taking tho Law
into thair own hands, Dy the agreement. Grover WAS
ent1ed 10 have tho full charge Of the business Of ths
hnars 90 far ~ conducting tic amusement part waa
eoneerned. Tho writ was hot void. ~ tho AfxinG
tha seal took effect fro tho tins WHOM tbs writ ftssH
vas isaueA
that the writ served Oh them was injunction. and
they therefore could not pead iaorauco In e1onts Of
their d!sobed!cnec Tho Deputy Sheriff vAo served
what Was done while ho wnh there trssined tint he
rad thls writ tlroe Or four tnee 10 1Auphere g
Ianphcre said he did not A-h for The iniunc-
tlop sna could nrosst; ~ b, 9En rlEhs, and began
IN va {1,orht t,,ds
perjury IL tie caso somewhere, but whc, Il not
ncceshary then to say. hut tbs wllos fAcss OF t,o
poAiton That DRIVER wna not elected, that II
vas not tho intention Of tho defendants to
shs VIII I'LL waS nnycr aya se bsd M
court interfered by tta strong arm. Tho writ wsl
It'll dlsolcyed. when the dcfcndanta caine Into Court
iheJ must taks their alternative either 10 obey the
Wiz Immediately Or submit to the appointment Of
should e allowed s s
anired that he should bo allowed 10 20 there and act
u manage. of that THEATRE Then he defondants ngrecd
70 s s vii ia ~ peen oo5e 4sls
not only violation Of LIS writ bnt 1t pcr-
tempt thrown on the Wit In eyery way, nadon wss
particularly violent IN biz dono.atrasous. Tho de.
md u that had not been sufficient II could lavo teen
Increased GU application Of TIE defendants.
What waa to 10 dono7 Tho parties could bo 1nci
o, Imprisoned, or both. But il nhe was Imposed
Thcy could 10 on and Gsobey any othor in}unctiorl
lat might be isu.'ed. Tho order saereforo. would bs
hss ,n would s'Vs for ths artes a. both
Lnnphers Tor the term Of tvo days aud llalon
for ten days. That discrimination to bo made b.
Nigdon had no oxcuau for acting in the manner
hs did. There was some little Qualification for Lam
phere, a. he had good deal Of property involved An
might have felt that IL in dApkpr, uhlol would
tend to mako lin do a9 lie did. AlGdoA WaR tho
11vEL1 coHfEnHAr1oN.
Mr.. Tuley-Wen, air, pray sn appeal $s.tbe Bu-
Fs%s S51a Gss.,-,,u G9uss =, a, ,,nxu
rMr. TuIoy-very well, let the motion be eottred 1
vi.t 10 asi mas twenty Lours ba silnwn 70 oct
ur this record II is a i1nneuse record, but ws Viii
The couTt.i ahail All il not eFsnt lie ,ootiop.
III, Tnley-The COURT then refuses to grant huy
Enurt7 ' 1 ~ -' "FfS@N ~ @A' o'f's"''
The court.-Yes, eJr.
Mr Tusy-Weii. liz II you CHOOSE 10 exercise that
sowar do mt Ire how coussl csn 70 sh.t n ~
kavs got to aubnlit, ''-s'
.Ths Court do not oee sny other vsy tnn for N,
payes TO obey tho INV II tiicee men were moor man
md COUNCIL would not prcas tLo mstter unon ms N
MI
1Ir, Tulcy-H they were poor uen3
Tic Court-I do ilot mean to 8ny in rrrarA IN you
d. but mean to say that ordinarily In tic caso al
men Nno y,oMte tnfuuctious thoy ars eomtnjtnd r.
jal without any objection IN tio pars Of cplnvc AZ
Srouai ou md eysr1 nos,bs eourtssY ~ s1saa
10 uet nh the fncts out Tic counea hnye hson honr
to tho very ond Of Il; and 1 nsy, al 4 Renera
tlat these men have any privileges hero.
Mt, TuIpy-I do not 1rOnpBs 10 ask any nfjyi1eue !
70 ~ what thSasht VA. matter Of sh
rs.t nss, ~ tS pMss ~ go
nit oven twenty hours tor e parties 10 make ur