Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-08
ANARCHISTS VERSUS POLICE.
Judge Tuley Says tho Latter Ex-
ceed Their Authority.
AN ATTORNEYS sHARr REToRT.
He Calls the Courts Attention To the
Mayors Course aud Denies
Ills Right to Interfere III
the Matter.


CuICNGO, Jan. 7.-During the arguments In
Judge Tulcy's court to-day IN the matter of
the application of the anarchists for an in
junction to prevent the police from breaking
up the meetings of the so-called Arbciter
bund, the proceedings were onlvened by q
warm speech made by Attorney Knight,
assistant corporation counsel Judge Tnley
had been putting some hypothetical cases,
and asked some questions that seemed TO
indicate that he favored giving the Arbciter
bund 1.-THE chance. After considerable dis.
cussion the Judge finally sald:
"I know as well as anybody that
tight rein must be drawn on
violence, and that disorder. must be
held with an iron hand, but 1
know fully as well that the police must not
be allowed to ovorstGp the limits of reason
and law, The police arc apt to grow in the
belief that they are not guardians of the
peace, but autocrats, and that their power is
unlimited
Mr.. Knight arose and said "'That may be,
but if the police do exceed the bounds of
their authority they are answerabo to tho
court. But your honor is falling into the
same rut that the master in chancery
tumbled into. You are saying in effect, Il
believe what these anarchists say when they
aver that their assemblagc is for peaccable
purposes, and do not believe what the po-
lice say when they aver that these people are
meeting for unlawful purposes More I'M
portant to the people of this state and city
than interference with the meeting Of a few
rabid anarchists is the principle that no court
shall interfere with the executive admins
tration of affairs by the city authorities. In
this matter the executive says al believe
that these men are criminals, doing or seek
ing to do as did Spies and Parsons Be-
lieviug this the mayor puts up bars against
these men. as so many rattleSnukcS who pre-
vent millions of dollars from coming to this
city in the way of capital.
1.-THE mayor has adopted the course of not
waiting until blood is spilled, us was done
pressing anarchistic plots in their bud. You
dare not, unless YOU usurp the powers of the
executive, grant this injunction. You Will
not say, Il, as chancellor, let these rattle
snakes hatch their eggs of devilish anarchy
1t makes PATRIOTS blood boil that these
criminals from foreign soil should have the
impudence to first plot to destroy the law
and then seek its protection | believe ,
your honor has too much respect for deccncy,
good order and the dignity of the executive
of this great city to grant such an iniunc-
tiOno
Judge Tucy had listened to this speech
quietly, though several times the color came
and went in his face When Knight had fin
ished the Judge said: '"rhe remarks of the
counsel are Incorporate for legal argument
Public opinion never has and never will de-
termine law as laid down from this
bench. The people of this country,
whether they are foreigners or natives,
ton and tho protection which the lawaffords.
There is no danger that this court will ex.
ceed ITS Jurisdiction. 1t may be that IL is
more important that free speech and the
rightful assemblies shall not be trampled into
the dust than that the police force should be
perpetuated in n power which appears TO be
extreme ana autocratic. Let the C Ourt stand
adjourned until to morrow morning.