The herald., 1895-08-03
THE SQUABBLE At OMAHA
A Full A. P. A. Police Force
Appointed
BUT NOT IN POSSESSION
The Council Ignores an Injunction by
The Council Ignores an Injunction by
Judge Hopewell
The natter VIII Be Heard Today In Court.
No Present Danger Of
Violence
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
OMAHA, August 2.-Three police COM
nj ssi sioners, acting uEder the A. L. A.
police law, are doing business in Omaha
tonight, regardless of the fact that the
district court restrained the city council
from approving their bonds. The OATH
bound organization in the city council
has working majority and the courts
order was ignored. As a result citizens
volunteer guard OF 100 men is on duty at
the police station tonight 20 maintain
peace and assist the regular police force
in holding possession of city property.
Messrs. Broatch, Vandervort and Foster
were given their certificates as police
commissioners at noon by the attorney
general and public inspector Of lands and
buildings. The governor refused TO sit
with the n and warned them that their
course was illegal. The Omaha council
prepared special session at A: 80 to ap-
prove the bonds, but were met with an
injunction returnable tomorrow in the
district court. The order was ignored
with hurrah, and the new police com
missioners at once 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 Of the
council proceedings in contempt and will
probably annul its work. There is much
intlammatory talk and several companies
of militia in different parts ,f the state
have been notified to be in readiness to
move on Omaha in the event of trouble.
Governor Holcomb is prepared to main
tain the law and is tonight using all
means in his power to conserve the peace
and have the whole squabble carried to
+ko euprona court Wbau asked What
action he proposed to take in the matter
in case OF any attempt to take forcible
possession Of the Jail, Chief of Police
White said to night that he would see
that there was no rioting and that the
laws were enforced in any event. He
said he did not anticipate any violence.
but would be prepared to deal with any
cases of lawlessness that might come up.
1t was evident from the first that it was
the intention OF the A. 2. A. majority in
the city council to carry out their plans
d hs S5aeF T,,sa % Judge S -ecs. MoPe
the telegram from the district Judge, who
is at Tekamah, which was handed to him.
and this example was followed by the
majority. 1t appeared that one or two
OF the members who were ready to vote
for any measure that would aid the A, p.
a. IN their plans were q little doubtful at
to the propriety of direct violation OF
the order of injunction. Subsequently
the majority took possession of the pri-
vate ofce of the president, where tile
douotful votes we're looked after until ten
members were ready. to defy the court.
the city attorney as to whether the coun-
c!l was bound to obey the injunction.
City Attorney Connell is out of the CITY
and left Frank hanson to advise the
council in his absence. He advised the
council that it might with entire pro-
priety ignore the injunction. He de.
clared that since the order had been is
sued at Tekamah the injunction was not
in force in this county. Moro than this,
he was Informed that no petition had
been flied in the. district court and that
no bond had been approved by the clerk
of the court. Until this was done the
injunction was not in force and the coup-
Gil was unuer M obligations to consider
it. President Edwards then declared the |
bonds OF the new comm ssion approved. |
During the rollcall memb asked the |
attorney to state whether the new law |
the law which stated that all the |
must be signed bv the COW |
ernor. Banson relieved himself of the
Insurance that there was no necessity for
any commission at all. The law has des-
lgnated the appointing board and this car
rled with it the power to give proper
notirication OF the appointments. 1t was
not necessary that the governor should
'1StO ohy SOuiIlSSlOI HOT was III even
necessary that it shonld bear the seal of
the state.
The council then adopted a resont,on
giving iull recognition to w. J. BroaFch.
G. Foster and Paul Vandervoort the
sppointees of the new board, and reouir.
ng that they should be. recognized py all
officers and employees and others having
business with the city.
at noon Governor Holcomb sent a let
er tc the Attorney general urging him to
begin quo warranto proceedings in the
upIelne court at the earliest possible date
n order to try the title of the respective
laimants to the office and directing him
~ proper proceedings to restrain any
fort which may be maGe to take nos
ession of the commissioners office by
orce. surreptitiously or in any other un-
awful manner. He promises to render
Ill the aid in his power.
AT IL O'Clock tonight the district court
ssued secon injunction restraining
he new police com missioners from inter-
ering with the old force or any munici.
al property or from acting In any cara
ity. The case will be heard at noon to-
borrow. The new commission has not
ct indicated Its action on this injunction.