The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-18
LOOKS LIKE A LET UP.
DisGracefuI Row at Denver is
Probably Over.

GFODabiE over.
Denver, Colo, March 1.-THE dis
graceful row between Governor Waite
and Messrs. Orr and Martin, the re-
moved members Of the fire and police
board, over the possession of their
office, in which the state militia and
federal troops took a prominent part,
will be settled in the courts.
The chief executive has submitted
the controversy to the supreme court,
as his legal advisers have advised him
to do ever since the trouble began.
1t was IL o'clock today when he fin
ally determined to take this course.
When he began to seriously consider
the proposition yesterday, he was
afraid the affair might not receive i'm
mediate consideration, and it required
a great deal of argument by his attor-
neys to prove to him that the supreme
court would act on the case at once
That they were not mistaken, is
borne out by the order made by the
court just as soon as the matter was
submitted to it. This order sets the
case for argument at 2 o'clock Mon
day, and counsel are notified that they
must have their typewriter briefs in
the hands Of the clerk of the court at
that hour. a decision may be expect
ed as early as Tuesday.
communication.
question submitted to the court con-
tains over 1000 words. The question
is simply this; Are Messrs. Barnes
and Mullins legally entitled to hold
the offices of fire commissioner and
excise commissioner of the city Of
Denver?
The rest of the voiuminous document
lis devoted to an argument to show
that the supreme court should take
il1l.i G5i in ba in vic pf 7 he
dangerous situation now existing in
the city of Denver because of the call
ling out of the militia and the armed
resistance of Messrs. Orr and Martin
| to the state troops.
! There is no further danger of blood
shed now, as the governor has agreed
to abide by the decision of the su,
preme court. SO far as this is con
lcerned, the militia has been disbanded
but troops are held at various armor-
lies, awaiting the result of the miners
trouble at Cripple Creek.
The federal troops are still QuartereC
| III the Gettysburg building, momentar
! lily expecting orders to return TO FOR
Logan.
very peaceful state until late this at
ternoon when Messrs. Mullins anC
Barnes, the governors new appointee
! to the fire and police board, quietl!
slipped into the mayors office and tool
possession before any one was awar,
they were in the neighborhood. The!
had met Mr.. Rogers, member of tn,
old board, up town an hour before thi
and organized.
The first official step was to motif!
Chief Pearse of the fire department
and Chief Stone, of the police depart
ment, to report for duty. Chief Pears
went in and politely refused to recog
nize the authority of the new board
Chief Stone refused to obey the orde
and the new board adjourned unit
Monday
1 AS soon as it became known that tn
city had two fire and police boards
Wells, Taylor & Taylor, attorneys TO
the old members, Orr and Martin, mad
application before judge Glinn for at
tachments for contempt of court TO
Messrs. Mullins, Barnes and Roger
land also Mayor Van Horn, who form
ally recognized the new board III
contempt is against Judge Graham
now famous Injunction. The hearin
before Judge CHM comes up Monda
morning at 10 O'clock This bring
both sides into the court, which cours
should have been taken three days agC
There is no prospect of further troubl
at least at present as both partie
have agreed to abide by the decision
handed down.