The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-08-17
Bk scRMAHL = RUTER.
REDWOOD FALLS AUG. II, 1893
andevery mode Of ingress checked.
Soon Mr.. Taber came from the Com

and every mode Of ingress checked.
Soon Mr.. Taber came from the Com
mercial. He jerked the screen door,
but itlat first refused to yield. He
then commenced to kick through the
screen. Mr.. Bowers cautioned him.
He then made superhuman pull, and
the staples gave away. But Mr.. Bow
ers standing at the door pushed him
out of the entrance back three sfeet,
grabbing the screen door and closing
it. Mr.. Taber made another effort,
pushing the door on Mr.. BIS hands.
Again and again was this repeated, but
despite the bruising, the attorney was
game, holding own, and declaring that
he held possession of the hotel in the
name of Mrs. Francois, administrators
of the estate.
At 2:30 o'clock, when the crowd was
largest, assistants brought up the large
wooden door from the basement, and
commenced fastening it on. Here Mr..
Taber became belligerent again, and
Attorney Bowers on the outside, threw
him out into the crowd three or four
times. When the door was fastened
on and securely locked Mr.. Taber
made speech stating that he had
built up magnificent hotel business
80 large, that it was necessary for
him to hire another hotel. He insist
ed that his arrangements with Mrs.
Francois had been satisfactorily, but
Judge Bowers stepped in, protested,
and threw the agreement to the wind
because he wanted his fee. There
was quite burst of applause went up.
Both Mr.. Taber and Mr.. Bowers then
purchased a paper and commenced
reading and the crowd dispersed.
Mrs. Francois, by her attorney,
claimed possession through the fact
that there was never lease executed
Mr.. Bowers would not make state
ment as to whether he could be eject
ed for removing the silver and other
ware from the kitchen to the Com
mercial. Mrs. Francois also denies that
satisfactory arrangements had been
made by her and Mr.. Taber, and de-
clared all of his public utterances on
Tuesday afternoon falsehoods. She
says that the hotel will be open for
business in a very short time, even
though she is compelled to employ a
clerk and perform the duties of house
keeper herself.
Mr.. Taber, when asked what he had
to say for the press, stated that he had
nothing whatever at that time. An at
tempt to interview him proved a
failure.
Pending all the excitement the
Paige Players, who we're stopping at
the Francois, and who had rehearsal
on at three, were debarred from secur-
ing their private wardrobe. Mr.. Bow
ers asked them to secure writ of re-
plevin, which was done, after which
they were granted ingress and their
baggage removed to the Commercial.
Mr.. Taber again refused to say any
thing Yesterday afternoon, when ap-
preached by GAZETTE reporter.
Judge Baldwin, of Baldwin & Mcleod,
admitted that his firm, in conjunction
with MN. Madigan, had been retained
by Mr.. Taber,b but a. plan of action had
not been decided upon.
On the other baud the Francois es-
tate is confident that the hotel will be
opened under it's management in a
few days.
The following, as we'll as the editor
ial on the fourth page, was written
and in type before the election: