Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-28
, MATTERS A LITTLE MIXED
Municipal Troubles in Louis
vile, KY.
An Effort en the Part of the RepubIi-
cans 20 Remove the Democratic
BOARD OF Public sarefy-A climax
Reached.

OF mayor 0COfBc -. IOudy NIPuDiSau
and the A. r. A. Republican board Il
remove the democratic board of public
safety, which controls the police, fire
and charity departments of the city gov
eminent, reached a climax this after
noon, when the aldermen refused tc
obey an Injunction restraining them
from taking further steps in the inn
parchment proceedings against the
board of safety.
The Injunction was granted by Judge
Toney, who Immediately dissolved it,
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 a recess. After this was over, the
board OF safety was denied attorneys and
the impeachment case proceeded. Judge
roney was informed of the state of af
fairs, ana issued rules of contempt
against the aldermen. The latter lock
ed themselves in to prevent raid, and
a 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-imprisone al
dermen. In the meantime Judge To-
ney revised his contempt order, and
gave the aldermen until IL 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
control Of the police force and
sent word TO Chief Taylor that only his
orders were to be observed.
AT $500 o'clock, Colonel A. II. Stone,
attorney for the prosecution, and Mayor
Todd announced that word had been
'eceived from the aldermen that they
lad impeached Colonel Robert Tilford,
,. f. O'Sullivan and Charles Wilson,
he members of the board of public safe
y. When the proceedings at the city
adhered at the city ball and blocked the
idewalks and corridors of the large
The majority were members
4 the A. p. A., who are said to be look .
ng forward TO places in the police and
re departments.
At 7 O'Clock 1t was given out that
layor Todd had appointed John Seary, !
!. NJ. Crawford and William Evans 7
lemberS of the board of safety. At a
~ o'clock the aldermen had confirmed .
le appointments. a little later the
ew officials proceeded toward the al. h
ermen's chamber headed by Sterling T
dmund's, an A. p. A. leader Ed /,
unds gave the A. p. A. knock on the n
,or, and the iron bars, tables and
,sks with which it had been barricaded
order to keep out the chief and his
lends, were removed. AS soon as the g
,or was opened, the chief and his 1
en- made rush for it, and forced W
emselves into the aldermanic cham &c
RS. After a fierce fist fight, the chief al
en- cited the aldermen to appear to-
orrow before Judge Toney to show ~
use why they should not be punished l
7 contemp. of court. The aldermen .
EN- adjourned. None of the MEM Is
RS of the deposed board of safety IN
IRE in evidence. Their offices on the tn
,ond floor of the city hall were dark, g
I inside was a squad of police in
ucted to deny admittance to all in
Iders. including the new board
At S:os o'clock General Thomas Fl. O
ylor, chief of police, received note @
M Mayor Todd, ordering him to re- MI
we the policemen stationed in the ed
ce of the board of public safety and of
n the rooms over to the new board. tn
neral Taylor replied that himself and u
ce were at the mayors command to of
serve the peace, but declined to re- be-
We the policemen from the office, as th'
y were placed there by the board of be-
ETY., and he did not recognize the new err
rd appointed by the mayor gei
t $50 o'clock the Offices of the chief
police were dark, but in each were :
amber of police captains, lieutenants, sir
-olmen and detectives. -;
he charges on which the members :
he old board of safety were impeach- 81,
re failure to suppress prostitution Nh
gambling and usurpation of au- 7
ity.
sneral Taylor was removed frcm the !,
E of chief-of-police at o'clock and -.
ert Cunning ham, a livery stable ~,