The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-26
1T WAS AN A. P. A. FIGHT.
4 SENSATIONAL STATE OF AFFAIRS
N LOUISVILLE.

The Aldermen Refuses 20 obey the
order Of Judge Toney and Lock
Themselves in TO Prevent Arrest
For COntempt-The sheriff Fights
His Way Into the Chamber-The
Police Refuse To obey the Mayors
Orders.
Louisville. Ky, AUG. 25.-The fight Of
Mayor George d. Todd. republican. and
the 4. p a. republican board Of aldermen
TO remove the democratic board Of public
safety which controls the police, fire and
charity departments Of the city govern
ment, reached climax this afternoon
when the aldermen refused to obey an
injunction granted by Judge Toney, re-
straining them from taking further pro-
ceedings in the Impeachment against the
board Of safety.
Judge Toney. when informed OF the
state of affairs issued rules Of contempt
against the aldermen, but the latter lock
ed themselves IN TO prevent arrest, and
the sheriff and his deputies were forced
to wait outside as the Judge did not de-
sire TO have the doors broken In.
Mayor Todd assumed control of the po-
lice force and sent word to Chief Taylor
that only has orders were 10 be obeyed
At 5:3O o'clock Col L. H. Stone, attorney
| for the prosecution, and Mayor Todd an
nounced that word had been received
IRON the aldermen that they had impeach-
ed Col. Robert Tilford, ID. f. O'Sullivan
and Charles Wilson, the members OF the
board of public safety
At o'clock It was given out that Mayor
Todd had appointed John Searcy, G. NJ
| Crawford and William Evans members Of
hoo TzI .f f4tN ne ,f.1a
the aldermen had confirmed the appoint
ments.
little later the new officials proceeded
toward the aldermen's chamber, headed
by Sterling Edmunds an A. p. A. leader.
Edmunds gave the A. p A. knock on
the door and the iron bars, tables and
| desks, with which IL had been barricaded
to keep out the sheriff and his forces, were
removed. As soon as the door was open
ed the sheriff and his men made a rush
for and after a fierce first fight, forced
themselves into the aldermen's chamber.
The sheriff then cited the aldermen to
appear before Judge Toney to show cause
why they should not be punished for con-
tempt Of court. The aldermen then ad-
! journed.
None of the deposed board of safety
/ members were in evidence. Their offices
I on the second floor of the city hall were
/ dark but inside was a squad OF police
/ instructed to deny admittance to all in
| truders, including the new board.
At sos o. clock Gen. Thomas Fl. Taylor
/ chief of police, received note from
/ Mayor Todd. ordering him to remove the
/ policemen stationed in the office of the
board of public safety and turn the rooms
over to the new board Gen. Taylor re-
piled that himself and force were at the
mayors command to preserve the peace
| but declined to remove the policemen
] he ,1a fbare
| by the board of safety, and that he did
not recognize the new board appointed by
! the mayor.
At 9 O'Clock the mayor removed Gen
Taylor from Office and appointed Robert
| Cunningham, livery stable keeper, IN
his stead The charges on which the
members of the old board Of safety were
| impeached are failure to SUPPRESS prostitu-
tion and gambling, and usurpation OF
|