New-York tribune., 1879-06-04
BROOKLYN CITY AFFAIRS.
ALDERMEN PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT

ALDERMEN PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT.
urDGE GILBERT FINES THEM ONK HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS ZACH FOR THEIR REFUSAL TO
ORDER SPECIAL ELECTfoN.
a large number of persons gathered Id tie
Supreme Courtroom IN Brooklyn YESTERDAY TO near
Judge Gnberts decision TO the contempt ol lhe SiA
teen Aldermen who arrested on Wednesday LOT re-
fsing 10 obey the order Of the General Term uree's
them 70 appoint special election for Alderman III 'no
Twelfth Ward. The Aldermen were represented "
william A. Beach, Corporation Counsel Dewitt having
gone to Albany to argue before the Court OF Appears l
appeal from the order disobeying which the Alder
men were arrested The arrested Aldermen Were
Messrs Aitken, stewart, OConnen, Graham Roy
smith, Petry Waters, Williams, Baird. French AaeAei'
Fritz Seaman. Dreyer and Powers.
Judge Gilbert had begun 90 announce his decislon
when he was interrupted NY Mr Beach, who sara lna
ne wished 10 call attention judge Rlpaios order I'D
reference TO arguing the appeal once and also to 'ne
fact that The Aldermen on Monday ordered speci'
election I'm the TwcltB Ward. II was perfectly apgal
ent. he continued tnat ~ lher Pr ch'ulhss tiD
ncn acted under the advice OF Ohcia counsel, HAo,,
ADVICE they We're und 90 follow. lhe apptai "".tu
seem % remit the Wno.e ma iei 10 30. No' % n
from which d speedy declsloh was 10 De cNg,.e -
was true that the appeal was not perfected unh lhc
cgutempr was committed. iut when perfected H "pc'
ated on whatever pipcredihss WrTr ilI"i.,',n a. a.,
order submit" -iid Nj Beach, tn1i l thc Niu''
men OF TINS city, following the ADVICE cl lf
Counsel selected Oy law 10 "CF4af tH'il - -, -,
pos.d a. penalty Hbcyt- ms advice, ~ VIII DE- ui
fpr4 "A man
Isdce Gilbert sad that he Ead considered the "hoc
matter carefully. and bad come to ihc conclusion
maj thc defendants had been guilty 90 sob dchc' :"
order NJ TIE Court lhc. .uI.cI "h' -'l "" ~, 20
md before the meeting al which tncT e, culLAaHu'
10 appolut tbe election. and 40 stay o pDctth-s "'ie
had Un tntt orncF. lhHt. 81 ,H 1.i.s' '' '.', '.', -
and get the stay aiterwari and lhrf wtft irEaN Gf
0i disobeuence TINS dsobcdirncc h" rrcsioca a. " "
F1 Iuera Was Ho doubt as 10 stsnct 0f the Zee
laior. Tnomas Kelly, for his rcsidruc. ar u.s -
nr,ilparv circumstances be should uphod thr ot
clal VINO acted 10 coed laith un0cr ne "'Ni,'
r1nrdiu ry and seemed go OycrrGs tnc a.ycc o. cnuh
seI Tle acton OF the Common Council ou Monday wa
tbpu ordered each OF the Offenders to pay hue n rA'
aud to stand committed 10 IN" Jdl Hu"i iAr m
pad TIE Imprisonment. however, should hot tAeeo'
Te desiou was received with manifestations Of
applause on the part oil iIe cIoMa' pit 'he5 -,
quickly represseG. Papers were PREPARED n} ihe Ai,i
mems counsel FOR an apPeai ltol Su-e ~ 81 '''
o proceedings granted Dy judge Lawrence IN iAiS
ci,S the meeting OF the Kings County Independent
Democratic Genera Committee i,t eFthG, iiit T. Ae "a
tive COMMITTEE reported IDat rA-e,hiassion,I % yonn
man OI M 'L.. ,l friai me- deemed n bes 70 sne
less prominent position IN the body ihc hAtcii we
CoiIHlt'oo bicb ,rarfSa adonfed rzlr,ssine con-
Gicuce In Mr. Tiabolty'5 moral and political
integrity. ana decaunE tlat tie Fe.dict aeaiI't
him Wss dne 20 tnv . IN, Ita manner a.
tn.f.ur auu8utIrui-. Tho resolutions also ott thd
,,- f. vocaf ,p- of thc Courts 90 accomplish par
I-4p ana political ends alarming, aud tit ihc u,
,I0r fsr distant when the IUuu- OF some Ju-ges VII
l,i a. command the respect of the people, ana 1e r.
.t with deli -lOu aud tr Fi.htrfI a-0tc'-f
M committee and expressed ms -ruttuue for the con
rd.ur. sui feI. I'D MN. Congressman - oleIhy t.s'
lu. "A sUfacn in which hc saa thtt ihcFe Wac n' -u'h
rson s Thomas Kelly. VINO appeared u- thc rciatoi lu
f.e maudau.us proceedings ID reference % Inc Gee
nam oil thc Speakers successor as A1rtlnan. II ~
Vnoul- X .llv who. ALLEGED, mad made me hhiuh
VI had rated 10 MIN OR Okr.isl lhai De was ready
81 any time a. make an affidavit tldt De nad nothing
whatever 20 do with the tedlngs. LAjndge Bai
., r.sl. .ncI lis position culrmln o the 1rucr-i
,1,ttre aud tx ey-urrogate Walter l.. Livingston was
t.ertud IA hi. place. ..
T'o Drmocraur General Committee last evening ot-
der,a A ur,marv election TO bc held Cn June l6 30
tle twelfth ward for .he purpose o- nominating O.
candidate Tor Alderman.