Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-28
Ex-EDIroR WEST ARRESTED.
He Is Charged With an Over Issue
of Times Stock.


CHICAGO, August 21-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. l-As a result OF the recent con.
troversy over the management Of the Chicago
Times warrant for the arrest of James j.
West, the exeditor OF that paper, was sworn
out shortly after the noon hour to-day by II.
j. Huiskamp, one of the proprietors Of the
paper.
West Is charged with an over issue OF
stocl of the Chicago Times company to the
amount Of 100000, contrary to the statutes
Of the state of Illinois. The warrant was
sworn out before Justice David J. Lyon, and
constable was sent out at once to find Mr..
West, who is IN the city, having been seen
upon the street last evening in company
with MIR. +. p. Dunn, ex-city editor of the
Times, who is a warm personal friend OF
MIR. West aad who was asked to walk the
plank with his superior when the Huiskamp-
Irwin syndicate came into possession of the
property.
The rather radical move of Mr.. Huiskamp
IN deciding to arrest Mr.. West was the re-
suit Of an all night conference between the
present proprietors of the Times, Messrs
Huiskamp, Irwin and Wiegley, and the at.
torneys for the Times, Luther Latin Mills
and Frank Walker.
1t was stated at the conference between
tho above that Mr.. West had in the last few
days been industriously circulating the re-
port that the present management of the
Times was doomed, aud that he (Mr. West)
owned seven-tenths of the stock IN the paper
and that at meeting of wealthy gentlemen
yesterday Mr. West had been pledged all
the support financially he would require.
Mr. West, it was said, had laid out the staff
he intended to have on the Times, making
Mr.. Dunn editor.inchief. These reports
were more or less demorahzing to the
employees of the paper and the
owners of the Times decided to prove to the
public just what interest Mr.. West had in
the paper.
About o'clock this afternoon Mr.. West
and Mr.. William A. Patton, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Hastke, appeared at the
Times building and entered the elevator.
Some one in charge tried to eject them, ana
during the discussion the elevator was
started carrying the whole party to the top
floor. where MIR. Huiskamp. MIR. Dunlop and
other gentlemen were in session as directors
Of the company. Mr.. West effected an en-
trance long enough to produce an injunction
issued by Judge Jameson this morning re-
straining Messrs. Huiskamp, Dunlop and
others from acting as directors This brought
the meeting to an abrupt close, and at $3.50
o'clock the situation was about as follows:
Messrs. Huiskamp and Dunlop and their
| friends were in secret confere nee as to their
| plan of action, while Messrs. West and
Patton were walking the floor outside and
| awaiting the outcome.
| Just at this iuncture Constable Lawler
smiling bow said:
SIS this Mr.. Westl"
"Yes, SIR" was the answer. "Are you
| Constable Lawlerf
"I am," the polite server of the processes
| replied with a bow that was Chesterieldan
| in its calm dignity.
| Mr. West hesitated but a moment and
then, in very off-hsuded way, said, "All
| right let's go over to Justice Lyons Office"
and they went.
| After Mr.. West left the building in the
| constable's company Mr.. Dunlop reported
| his version of the affair, he said:
| ''The board of directors were in session
| when Mr.. Patton, a former memoer of the
| board, appeared. Mr.. Patton had resigned
| and his resignation had been ac-
cepted and he had no right
there, but .,s,,,o, as onaa matter tnsfaa +Sd of
room he produced the injunction issued by
| Judge Jameson. Mr.. Graham, the private
| secretary TO Mr.. West, then tried to force
| his way in and was promptly arrested OH the
| charge of assisting in the issue Of fraudulent
| stock. You can rest assured that the Times
will remain in charge OF its present man
ayers and that there will be no change. This
whole thing is rank bluff and it won't
| work."
| Vests bail was fixed at $4,000, which he
| furnish ed.
The other spectacle was from Tenth street
| up Grand avenue. In the foreground was a
solid phalanx of human beings, sort of at
| mosphere OF bright colors ana good nature
| covering it all. little further on was the
reviewing stand with its drapery and freight
| of dignitaries and newspaper men, and then
in the distance the yellow plumes of the
light horse squadron moving down the hill at
the head of the great column between solid
| walls of cheering humanity. The crowd and
the police both kept in good humor, and
| there were no serious collisions. Down
/ Grand avenue from Fifth street every win
! dow and place where one could stand or sit
| was taken. Every window Of the Plankin-
ton house blossomed out in fair faces and
| shapely forms.
1t was a day of beauty and Of Joy.