New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-29
ALDERMEN UNDER ARRESE.

CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF CoURT-AN ATTACH
MENT ISSUED AGAINST SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF
THE BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL.
An attachment for contempt OF court was issued on
Tuesday by Judge Gilbert, of the Kings County Su-
preme Court, against sixteen members of the BROOK
lyn Common Council for their refusal to order aspe
cia election in the Twelfth Ward, in order to
choose an Alderman in the place of Daniel ORelly
Congressman from the lid District who still claims
the right to act as Alderman. These Aldermen are
Messrs Aiken, of the Third Ward; Stewart, of the
Seventh Ward; O'Connell, of the Ninth Ward
Graham. of the Eleventh Ward; Ray, of the
Thirteenth Ward; Smith, of the Fifteenth
Ward; Petry of the Sixteenth Ward; Waters
of the Seventeenth Ward Williams, of
the Eighteenth Ward Baird of the Nine
teenth Ward; French, of the Twentieth Ward /;
Hacker. of the Twenty-frst Ward; Fritz, of the
Twenty-second Ward; Seaman, OF tue twenty
third Ward: Dreyer, of the Twenty-tourth Ward
and Powers of the Iwenty-htth ward Al are
Republicans except Mr.. VCOnnell, who is Demo
crat. They were directed TO he held IN ~ 900 each
After Mr.. VReiily's failure TO secure the passage
of bill by the Legislature allowing him 10 act
both as Alderman ana Congressman, lhomas Kelly
OF the Twelfth Ward, applied TO Tue supreme Court
for a writ of mandamus directing the Aldermen to
order a special election for Alderman in that ward
Such writ was issued by Judge Gilbert on April 4
bnt STAY Of proceedings was obtained by corpora
ton Council Dewitt pending an appeal TO the zen
eral Term. The General Term affirmed Judge Gil
bert's action, but the Aldermen on Monday ordered
The Corporation Counsel TO carry the case to the
Court # Appeals
Judce Glbert's attachment was issued upon the
affidavit of Thomas Kelly setting forth that the
Aldermen neglected, declined and refused" TO
obey the order of the General Term, which was set
tled ON MAY p. The afidaylt says that at the
meeting of the Common Council Mag 20, motion
was made to order a special election and that the
members already named "wllfully and deliberately,
and Win intent 10 disObey the writ Of the court,
and i'm contempt of court, refused and declined TO
obey said writ, and voted against said motion" and
that al this time the Common Council " had not APP
pealed." The attachment is TetuTnable at 10 a. IN.
on Saturday.
Deputy-Sheriffs were sent out early yesterday
afternoon in search of the sixteen accused Alder
men. Alderman AitkeD the first one taken
into custody. lie soon fonnd a bondsman. The
other Aldermen were forced TO visit Raymond
Street Jail, where their bonds were taken by
Chief Clerk Sedgwick. of the Shertfs Office.
The Aldermen generally took their arrest good
naturally, aud appeared to regard II as matter of
little consequence. Up TO late hour last night
the warrants had not been served upon
Aldermen Williams, Waters, Fntz Powers. Petry
and Hacker The others were all taken into Gus
tody and furnished bail The attachment
is returnable at 10 a. Saturday, when the AL
dermen must appear IN person before Judge Gilbert
A prominent Republican politician said last night
that he had no DOUBT that Judge Gilbert would fine
them SZ5U each,