Evening journal., 1894-03-16

Waite to oust the two members of the fire
and police board jackson Orr and ID. j
Martin-whom lie removed for protecting
gambling houses and place in Office theii
success0rs-S. ID. Barnes and Dennis Mul
lius.
Messrs. Orr and Martin, having obtained
from tie district court an injunction re
str,ining Governor Waite from forclbly
removing them were determined to resist
TO the utmost They accordingly kept tn,
entire police force at the city hall all day
under orders to resist the soldiers il at
tackled.
Police rned with Guns.
In addition several hundred of the tough
est citizens, manv of whom have records a.
maukinars. were sworn i'm as deputies by
Sheriff BurchiHeil and placed in the ciiy
nall ass q reinforcement of the police de
rartment
Each deputy was armed with two siN
shooters and instructed to use them iu
case OF necessity The police were armed
with shotguns in addition to their clubs
ard revOlvers.
When the First regiment and the ChafTe,
light artillery arrived at the city hall
leuurg Brooks, commanding officer de
syerei % PQ1rss Lieutenant Clay, inn com.
ssanA ssas4s slsslle city hall. me sage &c
tii' eifsdI that-if the removed police com.
I0i-sion4rs did not vacate within half an
our the offices fould De taken by force.
Orr and NDlrtin refused to surrender.
Before the half hour expired prominent
citizens entered into negotiations with
both pufsies 20 The controversy with a
View to reaching a settlement by arbitra
tion ami while the negotiations were in
progress truce was declared The streets
around lhe civ kqll were packed with an
anpry ofl numbering many thousands.
"liad one oi mS officers given an order
80 ire, said leseral Brooks 1--WE would
lave been rid sed with bullets from the
I crowd and thaa would had to- sweep both
| sides OF the Greet with my gatling guns
| Iswever, the mob made no such act nee
/ essary, and there was no hloodshed"
Federal Troops Called Ont.
On the governors representation chat
| the state militia would probably be made
| Quate with the mob that had fun posses
| sloE of the city General McCook called out
] the Dn.tcd States infantry from Fort I.0.
/ gan l3 miles from here, TO act IN conjunc
ton with the state and local authorities in
/ clearing the streets and preserving tho
/ peace. The United States troops arrived
about $50 p. m.
fighter, placed The militia in front of the
city hail i'm Fourteenth street. with two
| gatling guns loaded with grape and solid
shot trained on ihe city hall. and four
| companies of militia in front and around
them to stand the crowd of
The excitement was intense and was in.
creased by the reinforcement of the local
state troops nWmhering 220 men, by the
Boulder and Fort Collins companies Of the
| First regiment and the Second regiment
companies from Colorado Springs and
Pueblo. Since O'Clock Thursday morn.
ing the city has been entirely without pro
lection from the criminal classes
The causes leading up TO this state of
affairs areas follows Governor Waite has
been changing the personnel Of the city
fire aud police board from time to time
ostensibly for cause, but it is claimed. fo,
political purposes purely. This mode OF
procedure began last June, when Georg,
Ii. Phelps was removed for alleged neglect
of duty in failing to prosecute gam bier
The appointment of Il. W. Trimble i'm hi.
stead was tested on appeal to the suprcm,
court
The court decided that all the appoint
ments 10y the governor are made with pow
cr of suspension on removal a. any time fol
cause, 10 DE stated IN writing, hut not iol
political reasons
The Cause of the Trouble.
In The face of this decision Judge era
ham OF the district court enioined the re
Gently appointed members Of the fire an,
police boards from taking their seats, al
though they had been sworn In. This ac
ton the governor regarded as an infringe
ment sp1n his prorogatives, aud lac accord
ineay ignored the injunction. He eXpresse
a Willingness 10 leave the whole oontro
yersy to the supreme court TO decide. bu
the removed commissioner, who wish I,
delay "a hnal decision as long as possible
refuse to consent TO such an arrangement
Counsel for the old fire and police bOar'
claim that they are in full sympathy will
! the supreme court as to removals, and tina
If a writ of custer was served on the oli
d board through the court they would vaCat
instanter. The. question, they say,
( merely one Of process by the court or b
d the military. The governor ordered out Ia
! militia contrary to advice of his c0uns'