The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-08
COURT DEFIED BYA.P.A.
omaha's Council Approves New
Police Commission Bonds.
ARMED CITIZENS PRESERVE PEACE
fhey Are Helping the Old Police Force
Guard tho City Buildings TO Keep the
New Force out-Two Court Injunctions
Issued Against Councils Action.

OMAHA, Aug. 3.-Three police com
missioners, acting under the American
Protective association police law, are
doing business in Omaha, regardless of
the fact that the district court re.
strained the city council from approx,
ing their bonds. The oathbound or.
ganization in the council has working
majority and the courts order was ig.
nored. As result, citizens volun-
teer guard Of 100 men is on duty at the
police station to maintain peace and as.
sist the regular police force in holding
possession Of city property. Messrs.
Broatch, Vandervort and Foster were
given their certificates as police com
missioners by the attorney general and
commissioner Of public lands and build.
ings. The governor refused to sit with
them and warned them that their
course was illegal. The Omaha coun.
Gil held special session to approve the
bonds. but were met with an injunc.
ion returnable in the district court.
The order was ignored with hurrah
and the new police commission ap-
pointed a full police force. The dis
trict court will take up the matter Of
the council proceedings in contempt
and will probably annul its work.
There is much infammatory talk, and
several companies of militia in differ.
ent parts of the state have been noti-
fled to be in readiness to move to
Omaha in the event Of trouble. Gov.
nor Holcomb is prepared to maintain
the law and is using all means in his
power to conserve peace and have the
whole squabble carried to the supreme
court. When asked what action he
proposed taking in the matter in case
an attempt is made to take forcible
possession Of the jail, Chief of Police
White said 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. p. A. ma
jority in the oity council, to carry out
their plans, irrespective Of the order Of
Judge Hopewell. President Edwards
refused to receive the telegram from
the district judge, who is at Takamah.
which was handed him, and this ex-
ample was followed by the majority.
Governor Holcomb has sent letter
to Attorney General Churchhill urging
him to have the matter brought to q
test in the supreme court.
w. j. Bryan sent the following tele.
gram to Governor Holcomb, from Chi.
cago: "Our state must not be disgraced
by mob law. The courts must finally
settle the question. 1t is no time to
discuss whose duty it is to apply to the
courts. Both police forces should i'm.
mediately begin suit and public opinion
will support the board, which shows its
respect for our form of government by
first appealing to the courts"
Governor Holcomb replied as follows.
Assisted by peaceful and patriotic cit.
izens, am using every endeaver to get
immediate adjudication of Omaha po.
lice muddles despite the attitude of The
World-Herald and certain state officers
antagonlstic' to adjudication by supreme
court"
The district court has issued second
injunction retraining the new police
commissioners from interfering with
the old force OF any municipal property
or from acting in any capacity The
new commission has not yet indicated
its acction on this injunction.