Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-27
MATTERS A LITTLE MIXED
Municipal Troubles in Louis
vile, KY.
An Effort on the Part of the RePubII-
cans to Remove the Democratic
Board of Public SRfety-A Climax
Reached.

and the a. p a. Republican board to
remove the democratic board Of public
safety, which controls the police, fire
and charity departments of the city gov
ernment, reached a climax this after
noon, when the aldermen refused to
obey an injunction restraining them
from taking further steps In the im
parchment proceedings against the
board of safety.
The injunction was granted by Judge
Toney, who Immediately dissolved 1t,
but he stated under the code it would
remain in force for five days. The al
dermen at once refused to obey it, and
took recess. After this was over the
board of safety was denied attorneys and
the impeachment case proceeded. Judge
Toney was informed of the state OF al
fairs, and issued rules of contempt
against the aldermen. The latter lock
ed themselves in to prevent raid, and
sheriff and his deputies were forced
to wait on the outside, as the judge did
not want the doors broken open.
A special session of the council was
called, and trolley rugged up between
the two wings of the city hall in which
the aldermen and council chambers are
located Whisky, beer, cigars and news
were passed to the self-impris al
dermen. In the meantime Judge To-
ney revised his contempt order, and
gave the aldermen until II O'Clock to-
morrow to show cause why they should
not be sent to Jail for refusing to obey
the mandate of the court Mayor Todd
assumed control of the police force and
sent word TO Chief Taylor that only his
orders were to be observed.
At $50 o'clock, Colonel A. IL. Stone,
attorney for the prosecution, and Mayor
Todd announced that word had been
received from the aldermen that they
had impeached Colonel Robert Tilford,
d. E. O'Sulivan and Charles Wilson,
the members of the board of public safe
ty. When the proceedings at the city
hall became known about town, a mob
gathered at the city hall and blocked the
sidewalks and corridors of the large
building. The majority were members
of the A. p. A., who are said to be look
ing forward to places in the police and
FIRE departments.
| At 7 O'Clock it was given out that
Mayor Todd had appointed John Seary,
lG. NJ. Crawford and William Evans
members of the board of safety. AT
7:I2 O'Clock the aldermen had confirmed
he appointments. A little later the
new officials proceeded toward the al
dermen's chamber, headed by Sterling
Edmund's, an 4. P. A. leader. Ed
munds gave the A. p. x. knock on the
door, and the iron bars, tables and
desks with which it had been barricaded
In order to keep out the chief and his
friends, were removed. As soon as the
door was opened, the chief and his
men made rush for it, AMI forced
themselves into the aldermanic cham-
bers. After fierce fist fight, the chief
LIlCH IllCh tuC AlAGIlllGll ~ appear w
morrow before Judge Toney 10 show
cause why they should not be punished
for contemp. of court. The aldermen
then adjourned None of the mem.
beers of the deposed board of safety
were in evidence. Their Offices on the
second floor of the city hall were dark,
but inside was a squad of police in.
structcd to deny admittance to all in.
truders. including the new board.
At Sos O'Clock General Thomas II.
Taylor, chief of police, received note
from Mayor Todd, ordering him to re-
move the policemen stationed in the
Office of the board of public safety and
turn the rooms over to the new board.
General Taylor replied that himself and
force were at the mayors command to
preserve the peace, but declined to re.
move the policemen from the Office, as
they were placed there by the board of
safety, and he did not recognize the new
board appointed by the mayor.
At $50 o'clock the Offices of the chief
of police were dark but in each were
a number of police captains, feutenants,
patrolmen aud detectives,
The charges on which the members
Of the old board of safety wereimpeach.
ed are failure to suppress prostitution
and gambling and usnrpation of au=
thority.
General Taylor was removed from The
Office of chief-of-police at 9 O'Clock and
Robert Cunningham, a livery stable.
keeper, appointed in his stead
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