Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
RESTRAINING ORDERS WORK
Judge Scott Seems Unable to Get Service on
Sheriff Mcdonald.
EFFECT OF NJuNCTloNS is APPARENT
omcers of the District Court Are En-
Joined from Interfering with One
Another I'm the Exercise OF
Their Functions.

All yesterday a clerk, representing Attor-
ney Mahoney, the counsel for the Streets of
Cairo, was around the court house
trying to find Sheriff Mcdonald. He has
some kind of a writ or citation to thrust
upon Mr.. Mcdonald, purporting to come
from Judge Scott. 1t is supposed that it is
the citation issued by the judge Monday
ordering the sheriff to appear Thursday and
show cause why he should not be amerced
for not having produced the four conces-
sionaires OF the Streets Of All Nations be-
fore the judge in the last of several con-
tempt proceedings. Sheriff Mcdonald has
been prevented from doing so by the re-
straining order of Judges Keysor, Powell
and Slabaugh.
The clerk was up early yesterday morning
to catch the coroner to get him to serve the
supposed writ on the sheriff, as it was sup
posed Coroner Swanson was going to Lin
coin to get out of the way for a little
while TO avoid further trouble. But the
coroner made up his mind to stay at home
and stand on the protection afforded him
by the order of the three judges, and this
fooled the clerk, who thereupon concluded
TO go on a still hunt after the sheriff per-
sonally. However, Mr.. Mcdonald was not
to be found.
Albyn Frank, the clerk of the district
court, has not yet made out any writ to be
served upon the sheriff. He said all he has
received has been a copy Of Judge SCOTS
order. Beyond that he is not opening his
mouth or committing himself in any way.
Scott is Powerless.
Judge Keysor, when asked about It, ex-
planned that District Clerk Albyn Frank
xx-,tl s1 .eot. z,. on, ,rlN -... -.
sheriff without mourning contempt in the
face of the order restraining him which
Judges Keysor, Powell and Slabaugh had
made; also that If he did draw UP tn,
writ for service nobody could be found t.
serve it because the coroner had been en-.
joined in the same order. Even If tn,
order did by any means get to the sheriff
which is improbable in the face Of the Key
sor-Powell-Slabaugh injunction, the sheriff
cannot obey 1t without running up against
the three judges.
Coroner Swanson did, early in the da,
previous, attempt to serve on the sheriff
citation in contempt from Judge Scott, blu
MIR. Mcdonald flashed the restraining orde
issued by the three judges upon him ant
the coroner could do nothing, although /
had been the intention of Judge Scott t
have the sheriff arrested by the corone
then and there.
With the sheriff and his deputies en-,
Joined from interfering with the liberty ant
business of the Streets of All Nations people
the cornor enjoined from molesting tn,
sheriff and the clerk of the district cour
enjoined from drawing UP any writ in obedi
ence to any order from Judge Scott. and
finally, Judge SCOTS utter inability t.
compel his fellow judges to pay any atten,
ton to him in any way, as they are CO
ordinate with him and not subordinate, ant
possess the same power and authority
there is nothing left for Judge Scott to do, |
would seem, but to be resigned to the situa
ton. Judge Keysor says it effectually set
ties Judge SCOTS method of trying to ii
up the Streets of All Nations, and, as h
had threatened, the entire exposition unit
October, when it would have been too lat
for the Streets of All Nations conces
sionaires to have secured redress for thei
loss Of business.
Judge Scott was asked during the morn
ing what he would do about it in case h
could not get service. 1--WE will see whel
we come to that" was his reply. He seem
confident that he has a strong trump car
back of everything yet to play, but he will
not say what 1t is.