Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-26
INJUNCTION IS VOID.
Hearing Of Third Superfluous
Fulton Injunction Be-
ing Heard.
Is BROUGHT TO ROCK BLAND

Adj Iufoed 1t Cambridge Last Night to
the Court House Heretofore Of the
drews . success 1t TsIking Against
Time.
Judge Gest late this afternoon dis
solved the third master in chancery
njuction. and in doing so. spoke Of
the extraordinary proceeding in is-
suing it. The ruling carried a re-
buke to all concerned in its issuance.
The hearing of the third Fulton
master in chancery injunction against
the Modern Woodmen order before
Judge Gest was transferred from
Cambridge to Rock Island last night,
and this morning Attorney Andrews,
for the obstructionists, consumed
the greater portion Of the morning
session, when William Jackson spoke
briefly for the order. He was fol-
lowed by General Attorney j. G. john
son, whose argument was made this
afternoon, and he is to be followed
by Attorney Andrews. who has the
close. George Andrews, of Clinton.
who is one Of the applicants for The
third iDjuDcron, graced the court
room by his presence this afternoon.
The court and counsel came TO
Rock Island last evening. and the
hearing was resumed at the Rock
Island county court house this morn
ing. All day yesterday j. ID An
drew, of the counsel for the obstruc-
tionists. spared for time. The court
had said after the reading Of the bill
for Injunction and the answer on the
part of the Woodmen's attorneys, j.
G. johnson and William Jackson,
that while he had no desire to limit
or restrict proper argument that he
would hear argument only on new
points raised and not upon anything
that had been already gone over in
the two prior in functions thus comm
ing the csse-first, as to whether the
first suit brought by certain mem
bers of the Woodmen did not pre-.
clude any other Of the members from
bringing separate suits, even though
alleging distinct grounds for relief
in other words, whether the entire
contention 80 far as the mem bershiI
of the Woodmen WAS concerned was
confined to the first Case brought
The second question was whether
there was any substantial difference
| in the averments of the third bill,
from those contained in the first and
second, which would warrant the
court in allowing the il junction te
stand. Mr.. Andrews talked from
that time up to the adjournment Of
court at Cam bridge last night. Dur
ing the day the music in connection
with q soldiers reunion at Cam
bridge had disturbed the proceeding.
in court. and hence it was deemed
advisable to complete the case il
some other county seat. Judge Ges'
Expressing a willingness to G.
wherever the attorneys would agree
and Rock Island was mutually agreed
upon.
| The Kane County A,tsm,.
The more that is heard of the Kan,
county dodge on the part of the Full
ton people. the more is show,
the truly desperate strait to which
they are driven in their attempts t,
use the courts to balk the real end,
OF justice and pr. vent the carryipf
out Of the will of the Modern w God
men order. The obstructionists frs
applied to Judge Brown in Kan,
county for an Injunction without no
tIce to the defendants. Judge Brown
however, declined to consider tn.
matter at all. They then went tt
Judge Willetts, who stated that b,
would not grant the writ until the
defendants had full opportunity tt
be heard. Thus we're two scheme,
designed to take advantage of tn,
order defeated. The other attorney,
for the Fulton people are now be-
lieved to be working on some Other
plan to be tempted should the
third of the stock Of superfluous in
functions now in hearing be ruled
out of court.
Foltonites Fooled.
Fulton's mob turned out again yes
terday to meet a special train, which
1t had been announced bore another
delegation of Rock Islanders bent on
removing the Modern Woodmen rec
ords. One Of the obstructionist't
Isympathizers on the line gave the
alarm. and it was only q few mo.
ments until the Burlington depot
and the street leading to the Wood.
men Office was mass Of angry hu.
manity. Every one was armed. either
with clubs or rocks or firearms.
The train came puffipg into the
village. The mob, brandishinp
weapons and uttering words of ven.
geance, surged about the cars, wait
! ing until one of the Rock IsMnder
ventured out. But the whole affair
fell fat when it was discovered thai
the trsi. was a special besring sew
eral officials of the road. The train
loft af.er a fev moments' wait AFT a,