Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-04

upon. and which it is claimed are
not brought in good faith. but only
to embarrass, prevent and delay the
order in making the removal. The
loss and damage likely to occur from
the forbidding Of the removal are set
forth. The part the citizens Of Gin
ton and Lyons have taken in hinder
ing the orders removal, - allies. of
the Fulton people. and the assistance
they have rendered during their ex-
element and passion to the extent
Of violence to prevent the removal,
10 set forth The two expeditions to
Fulton are stated, as were the objects
Of the same, and the outcome, e..
gether with the violent opposition Of
the citizens Of Fulton, Clinton and
Lyons. The murderous attack upon
the train on its arrival Aug. IS, and
the destruction of the track, ETC..
are detailed. and the averrment made
that the attack was premedita,ed and
prearranged In all its details and
particulars. The armed treatment
of the uDarmed men. and the indig-
nifty and abuse to which the latter
we're subjected is presented.
me Seizure of the Woodmen Property.
The application places much stress
on the conduct Of Fred K. Bastian
and John Schwab. IT,, after quiet
was restored the night of Aug. Is.
and who in . spirit of lswlessne.s.
and wholly without regard for the
rights OF the order. forcibly entered
the Office and without warrant,
elected the employees and solicitors,
aud took possession. The organize
ton of the military company in Full
ton under Fred K. Bastian, fully
armed with shot guns. designed to
kill or MAIN persons assisting in the
removal. is brought to the attention
Of tie judge as in the exhibition the
night 1of Aug. "a, after Judge
Gest had dissolved Injunction No s,
and when this armed mob. under
Bastian's direction, surrounded the
head Office, locked the head clerk aud
his assistants in and kept them i'm
prisoned and deprived them of their
liberties for half an hour without
warrant of law and solely for the
purpose of casting ,ndignities upon
and illuminating the order into an
Abandonment of its lawful and pro-
per pup Sc OF removing IT'S princi.
pal offio- from Fulton Tue fact shat
tas mayor and puIice force Of Fulton
are in sympathy with the people in
their excited and turbulent state of
mind over the removal. and that
there is consequently no protection
to the order. ISIS employees or repre-en
tatives from the municipal authori-
ties in case OF an attack that may
occur on any provocstion, the value
and importance Of the hooks and
records ia the off sc. and finally the
vast interests of the great number of
members of the order involved is
elaborated upon.
Toe Nest. 10 Chanosry.
The order states its belief. and
the efore charges the fact to be that
James E. McPnerraa, who is made
one OF she defendants, has not acted
In good faith in issuing the repeated
master in chancsry i"junctions. but
on the contrary has allowed himself
to become party to and in 81 mpa-
thy with the scheme to harrass and
snnoy the order in the issuance of
successive iDjunctions. The writ
cites the names of those sgainet
whom the injunction is sought aua
states ''that unless the said parties
named herein, and hereafter named
herein. rs parties defendants in this
cause. are lawfully restrained from
interfering with Jour orator. its off
GERS and employees. in the removal Of
said principal Ctfice as Aforesaid. or
from advising. encouraging. aiding
and abatting any resistance. directly
or Indirectly. to such removal on the
part OF your orator. its fficers and
employees. it will involve your ora
tor in multiplicity of suits with
many and numer ous trespassers. the
large mo jority OF whom are of class
who are insolvent. and who are
wholly ADD pecuniarily irresponsible,
aud sgsinst whom no execution
could be enforced on any judgment
that might be obtained for dam
ages"
The Bondamen.
A bond for costs in the sum Of g..
coo accompanied the application. and
Is bears the endorsement of Mai G.
W.=Hswes, head clerk Of the ord.r,
I J Medili. Jr.. v. C. Maucker. H.
D Folsom. George M. Babcock AID
x Lynde, all Ut this city. !
When the Injunction was issued.
Court StsnrgrsPhsr H d Bake
more started with it for Morrison
last night. He met General Attor.
doy J. q johnson there this morn
ing. and il was fed with Circuit
Clark Tattle. who forthwith issued
the necessary papers. which were
placed In the hands of Sheriff Fuller
for service.
An Associated Press dispatch this
afternoon from Fulton stated that
Judge Gest's injunction had been
erved.
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