Evening star., 1894-03-16

police and fire board is cause1 by the re-
fusal of Messrs. Martin and orr to resign
on the governors demand, ecause they
protected gambling houses.
The supreme court recently decided that
the governor had the power Of removal
Gov. Waite thereupon determined TO remove
them by force.
Orr and Martin, having obtaiacd from the
district court an injunction restraining
Gov. Waite from forcibly removing them,
We're determined to resist 10 the utmost.
They accordingly kept the entire police
force at the city hall all day, under orders
to resist the soldiers if attacked.
In addition, several hundred of the
toughest citizens many Of whom have
records man-killers, were sworn IN as
Deputies by Sheriff Burcnin Ill and placed
in the city hall as a reinforc arnent of the
police department. Each 0epuCy was arm
ed with two siX-shooters and instructed to
use them in case of necessity. The police
were armed with shotguns, in addition
to their clubs and reVolVerS.
The first regiment and the Chalfee Light
Artillery arrived at the city hal! a; ; o'clock
and Gen. Brooks. commanding 0'ncer, oe-
livered to Police Lieutenant Clay. in com
mand outside the city hail. a message to
the effect that ii the removed police COM
missioners did not vacate wiIhin half an
hour the offices would be trken by force
Orr and Martin refused TO surrender.
Before the half hour Xptred prominent
citizens entered into negotiations With
both parties. with j view II reaching a
settlement by arbitration, and While nego-
tiations were in progress ttuce was &c.
clared The streets around the city f,il
were packed with an angry mob numbering
many thousands.
Had one of my officers given order
to fire" said Gen. Brooks last night, he
would have been riddled with bullets from
the crowd. and then / would have had to
sweep both sides Of the street with my
gatling cannon. However. the mob made
no such act necessary, and there was no
blood she'd
On the governors representation that
the state militia would probably be tnads-
ouate to cope with the mob, that had IulI
possession Of the city. Gen McC0ok called
ont the United States infantry from Fort
Logan thirteen miles from Denver, 10 act
in conjunction with the state ana local au-
thorities The troops arrived ABOUT S;oo'
as already stated. .
bv the reinforcement Of the local state
| troops numbering 30 men, Ivy the ''orioer
and Fort Collins companies CT ue nTst
| ragiment and the second regiment COM
| nanies from Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
why the Troops Were Withdrawn.
The withdrawal of the state troops from
the scene of action was the result Oh coii-
| ference between Gov. Waite and AoJutah'
General Tarsney, at which 1t was declaeu
| that it would be impossible to take tne
| city hall with the force at hand wlthou'
| greater unnecessary loss of life.
Gov Waite expressed Willingness tc
leave the whole controversy to the supreme
| court to decide, but the removed commits
| sioners who wish to delay final de-
cision as long as possible, reIuse 10 cohseh'
| to such an arrangement.
| Counsel for the old fire and police board
claim they are in full sympathy with the
| supreme court as to the removals, and that
| if writ of custer was served on the OLD
board through the court they wou'S vacate
| instanter. The question, they say, is mere
! ly one of the process by the court or by the
military.
Gov Waite refused to make any state
metlt further than that he had withdrawn
his troops for the night. What his mex,
step will be he would not say. His pale
| face told more eloquently than words OF
| the strain through which he had passed
| He has received a dozen or more letters
| threat tening his life, and there is consider
| able public feeling against him.
| Judge Graham, whose order Of injunction