Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-10

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The SUPERINTENDENT OF Police CASE -
The conflict between the rival claimants to the
office of Superintendent Of Police, caused oy
the incomplete AID remarkable character 81 inc
Rrowo, Johnson-C Carter amendment to the ely
charter adopted in the spriog OF 1876, rcsutec
in an application on the part OF Georsc; W.
Clifford, the appointee OF the City Couucii' u
the CORPORATION court, as stated yesterday, loI
a rule against VIM. II. Bartle, the Mayor ap
pointee, to show cause why an Information IL
the nature of quo warranto TO lDqulre by Wna'
authority the latter claims to hold salc ONO;
and to receive the cnoluments thereof shoulo
not issue.
The rule to show cause was issued returnaD!e
| this morning. and Barte to day hIcd the iul
! lowing answer:
''The respondent Willard Ii. Bartle, to sho"
causc why an information Ia the nature OF q
quo warrauto should not issue against nun 10
ascertain ~ what authority he claims to DIS
| charge the duties aud to receive aud ENJOY the
cmolumenls Of the office of superintendent OF
| Police !cr the city Of Alexandra IN Obedience
| to the written rule, saith that ho does not dis
| charge th:. dulic: and rjcaiet and ENJOY the
emou1neu,s Of the Office Of Superintendent CT
| PoIica for the city o! Alexandria.
WILLIAM II. bARTLE.
By EDMHSD s BTsNE and his attorneys"
G.. 4. Stuart, esd, Corporation Attorney.
entered demurrer 10 the rc'uf"' anu ''E1eu
| that he was enlileu 10 al answer IL u ti!G uay
when the rule Was ISSUED, 10 Wit: ApF'l 9sl',
and that Bartc had no right to answer as Of
| to DAY. He certainly was claiming the Office
yhen the rule Issued, and the charge was that
he claimed IL az tnaV ''H!c' - 'ilo ""Sot "':'
since inc rule i55ucu; 'c',!S's'I" ii.""o 's"s -
| no reason why oar'ie SGouIu uC' 'uaN' la.
and frank answer. 1t will not 10 Tor the mayor
| to put one man out CT the omco an" ano'ne[
ia, day after dag, in order TO prevent I TRIAL cI
| the case on It's merits
| Judge l4o~e--"1 on are riGht. e., GU arc en-
| titled 70 an answer as OF L1rl;i 3D.
ar.Stnaf'- Mt hufhV VIII you al'e"' ou'
| return ,>- -.
W. Pun ,,:H,i -;u a. .Lo :,fcr,no
Mr' Stuart-"Ihen Will hIc snc inIcLGs a.
ton and ask lor S"'I'o"' aS''uS' n"'''0 "
answer thc same.
Nr. burke-,Ne don care apout maSIos
contest over hatt'a' la W. WIZ ~ W. 10
TO nave Inc pGt'ii'n auic'io'" ~ 81 ~ iuIui
into " N. Is. Drown t,'l'. nAt WI. Dtios
up the real queS!loo IN 'he 'l3'' Hul ! unueI1
I So aan 49, - 49,
~ Az ~. ma! 20 M such aorcrr,oo. On
Mr. stuart ll1I2 % Suc" "S'tEI:.HI' VI
the Contrary expressly nSc;l'.u " T ~ II ~ w.
ireSenec "hu 1Ia.'uH VI a.. - wy Rail,
I, w. ,ur.Ht.Thr onavenr nnt heinz srr
Co;on, ,ho rulo will ho made absn(utc. an in.
.r't - sIod o".;nst R,rtle he hcCommnn
WaaIh's St,ornr., ard .nmm2ns be issued to
~eal'n As'v'nL5' ",.a ra.-.,oI,a Thnrodau
.,.u' " II' n,oci, - Th"rs - s1mcthinr
maro in n,, o warrsplo c,sc than udcmcnt
~ nnstar Thc,r - = iinr,
f T" ;nja,,ni,nu asainst Ra5,l was then filed
a,,i Tho snmn,ons issrcd
A. s,msri.-?:I viii nov rrar,ed AGAINST
y ~. N'I'.. H., ,h;,, eo,.IaJ fnr am in.
t' wi i a,,~,b.t.rI;nr NJ ksrtln crqand
ioi - '"'. oo' ~ p7oa I,s, ,,nbt ond
70 W oupr' 'u.uuu; $4,000 ~ in ,ho NO. ,h;s
.a. ;',o"n !, "; Wa CO.. Ibst Nir R,rtIc Is st;II
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