Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-29

azrshsl sssfsr's Forces Meet Mar
.ith q Pifchfofk.


sessshl &ssks aso tAs Cltz S1EysyoF, -
se.,asst u ti.s Co1nsii. Surveyed 6locA 10 ~
Bost.lek D Co. : aidilloa. and reported
raat segeral bailaln.ss sneroseisssd akon the
ailey bet~ssn Si.sl1pn eLa Lagrase strestss
from Aaple - Cherry streets. AGDong t1e
=Gersssai.Hsslts rsp0rtsd are barn. shsd
snd store balliinx oeeupisa - william (.
clifford The barn = owned D Ar. Clifford
a1d Iiae stasr balldAaSs ~ FRESHMAN Cod-
trey. Upon tie rsg0rt y ths Surveyor tbs
Coaneal ordered tha Marshal - reul0Fe the
sneroacnI1ents. tie served nsIloe o. tLe
owners aAd occupants out they paid 10 Al
tenlioa - the matter, claiming that the
surveyor hAd mAda mistake la running
the lines. The Marsha nnally crnellded -
do the @ork for then, and yesterday m0ru-
iEg t3ok foaF 8ae1 Oat - the corner Or
MaDie sni sheldon street. and set them 10
sork Oh Clifford barn, Nnlcn stands Ia the
rear 0f she residences dlagOnaily acFos- from
tie CalhocTaL do had previously proposed
~ place rollers under the barn and move Il
sack, bat Ess fJrbIddsn 10 DO so b the
o4uer Yesterday morning the men con-
meEeed b sa~InG through the roof intend
iax 10 EoFk d0Uu through the rsfters
siding, joIsts and slils, and take OF the tso
fsset II the taEn which tie surveyor claims
projects into The alley. After the men had
been 81 work about AZ hour the Marshal
eft them, and vent 70 yet some scantling %
brace th- barn ~ that II would not Tall
down after the side ~as cut away While
be ~as gone. Clifford, ~hO l. a butcher and
drOgeF. returned from hls work al bis slaugn-
Ter house, and ordered the men 10 quit work.
i hey refused. and he charged upon them
Eitn piIch-fofk and drove them away.
v hen the Marshal returned he set them at
work again and told them 10 pay no
attention 20 Clifford. He then
left them and came down town.
Clifford Ia the mean time had been down
town and obtained warrant for the arrest
OF the marshal for trespass. II was served,
and the case adjourned 10 September 4
When the marshal went 10 bis office Al noon
be fOnnd two OF bis men there, and they said
that when Clifford went back 10 the house ne
drove them away by threatening To shoot
them With A revolver. The marshal then
went "a headquarters and got warrant for
0lfOrd's arrest for being diSOrderly. The
arrest Waz Eaade by Detective Connelly and
Clifford Was taken 10 headq narters and locked
up. tie vas arraigned at 3 o'clock, pleaded
not guilty, and was released, on his own
recOgnizanee TO appear for trial next Tues
day. While he was under arrest the Mar
shafs men resumed work and made the
most of the time. Clifford counseled with
G.. A. Volt and was advised TO obtain an IN
junction TO restrain the Marshal from pro-
ceeding further with the work. Ii took
some time TO prepare the papers and by
sandOwn the men had removed the side of
the barn and left the horses and COW
stan hing with their heads out IN the alley.
| The injunction was issued by Circuit Court
| Commissioner Wurzburg, az O'Clock last
/ night. aud suit was commenced against
the clty for irespass, the damages being
| placed at 5000. This will stop the remov
| al of encroachments until the matter - set
tied IN the courts.
| Mr.. GitOrd's buildings were erected IN
| 1865. Before building them he had the lots
surveyed by Capt. Coffinberry, then City
| Surveyor, and yesterday showed iron stakes
| driven by Mr. COftinberry AZ that time. Ac-
| cording to the Coffinberry survey and one
made since by Dorr Skeels the buildings do
not encrOach upon the alley, but stand about
| two feet from the line.
After Clifford was arrested the Marshal
undertook to get possession of the revolver,
and for that purpose went up stairs IN the
| Grodfrey building where he met a woman
whom hs supposed had IT, He asked her If
/ -he had the gun and she said, "Yes, sir: and
| won't give 1t to you unless you
/ make me-" Then I'll make you,
said the marshal. "Well get a going and
/ make me. I'd like 20 see how you'll go al
/ IT," said the woman. The marshal con
/ cluded he did not want the gun, and excused
/ himself. Frank kiliean, Pat Gallagher, Mr.
/ Tonly and Mr.. McCurdy are the men who
| did the work for Marshal Nester When he
1 asked why they retreated before Clifford and
his revolver, they replied that they were
willing to work, bnt did not propose 10 stanC
up and be shot at for Sl.D per day.