The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-03
A BOLD A. P. A. MOVE
VIOLATE AN INJUNCTION AND SWEAR
IN THEIR POLICE BOARD.
Omaha Police Station Guarded by 100
specials-The War VIII Come
To-day.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 2-Three police COM
missioners, acting under the A. L. y. Police
law are doing business in Omaha tonight
regardless of the fact that the district
court restrained the City Council from an-
proving their bonds. The oath-bounl Or
ganization in the Council has a working
majority, and the courts order was ig-
nored. As a result a citizens volunteer
guard Of one hundred men is on duty at the
police station tonight to MAINTAIN peace
and assist the regular police force in hclo-
ing possession of city property. Messrs.
Broatch, Vandervort and Foster were given
their certificates as police commissioners
at noon by the Attorney-general and Com
missioner of Public Lands and Buildings
The Governor refused to sit with them
and warned them that their corrse was
illegal
The Omaha Council held a special session
at 4:SO O'Clock to approve the ponds, but
were met with an injunction retrfrable
tomorrow in the District Court The
order was ignored with hlrrah and the
new police commission appointed full
police force. They will make no effort to
get possession of city property before morn
ing. at an early hour tomorrow the Dis
trict Court will take up the matter oil the
Council proceedings in contempt and will
probably annul it's work.
There is much infiammatory talk and
several companies Of militia IN different
parts of the State have been notified to
be In readiness to move to Omlna i'm the
event of trouble. Governor Holcoulb is
| prepared TO maintain the law and is to-
night using all means in his power to con-
serve peace and have the whole sGuabble
carried TO the Supreme Court. When
~ ffra h &..I-4~
IN .the matter in case OF IN attempt to
take lorcible possession of the JAIL Chief
OF toiice White said tonight that he
|. wouiu see that there was no r:oting and
the laws were obeyed in any event He
SAID ne did not anticipate any violence but
w wouaa u a., oe prepared to deal with any cases
IL was. evident from the first that it
! was the intention of the A p A. majority
IN the City Council to carry out their
plans, irrespective of the order of Judge
Hopewell.. President Edwards refused to
receive the telegram from the district
}baus bsnSsd Tao hi Is snd at th hTakamah which was
lowed by the majority. 1t appeared that
one or two Of the members who were
afduy aid III 10 vote Tor any measure that would
tie doubtful as to the propriety of a di-
rect violation of the order of Injunction
osonsequentiy the majority took possession
OF the private Office of the president where
the doubtful votes were looked after until
ten members were ready TO defy the court
tbs c;tx ;m,aJoft,y called for an opinion from
| was bound TO obey the Injunction CITY
Attorney Connell is out of the city and lef,
| Frank Johnson to advise the counci, a.
! his absence. He advised the council tba
| 1t might. with entire proprlety, ignore the
injunction. He declared that since the or.
| junction was not in force in this co,,ntv
More than that, he was informed ths
no petition had been filed in the Distric,
! Court and no bond had been approved by
| the clerk of the court. -
Until this was done the Injunction was
not IN force and the court was under no
/ obligations TO consider II. President Er,l
wards then declared the bonds of the new
commission approved.
During the roll call a member asked the
attorney TO state whether the new law re-
pealed the law which states that ali fhe
commissions must be signed by the Cover
nor. Ransom relieved himself by the as
/ surance that there was no necessity for
/ any commission at ALL The law had desig.
mated the appointing board; this carried
with 1t the power to give a proper notifica-
tion OF the appointments. II was not
| necessary that the Governor should issue
. any commission. nor was IL even necessary
! that Ii should bear the seal OF the State
| This resolution was then passed by the
| council:
Whereas, a proclamation has been is.
| sued by Charles II. Brown and d. Glen
| Deavor. police commissioners, under the
law which was repealed TO take effec,
Aug l, 1895. declaring their purpose to act
! as commissioners, Notwithstanding the yer.
sions OF the new law which Governor Hol.
comb certifes over his own signature took
effect Aug. /. and under the provision OF
which new commissioners have been ap
pointed. and,
Whereas. under the said law the onl,
authorized appointing power has appointed
w. J. Broatch, A. G. Foster and Paul Van.
dervort as such police commissioners fol
the city OF Omaha, and their bonds have
been duly approved by the City Council
and they have filed their oaths of ofiic.
with the city clerk As required< by law
and.
"whereas. 1t Is important that all ON
ooE9, employees and those having business