The sun., 1899-07-29
C0UNCILMEN ARE SCARED.
SORRY NOW THEY STARTED OUT TO
DEFY THE COURTS.

The Service of Peremptory writs Upon tho
RecaIcitrants Brings Visions of Prison
Cells and Awakes the Slunbery Law
makers to n Sense Of Their Great Peril.
There were indications about the City Hall
yesterday. in spite OF blum disclaimers. that
some OF the Councilmen have awakened from
the dream in which they have fondly
contemplated themselves driving through
the Supreme Court OF New York. whip
a-crack and dust for the last mans
eating The pcremptory writ OF manda-
mus granted by Justice Fitzgerald directing
them to authorize the issue oi S34. 300 bonds
to pay Contractor John Pierce for work on tho
now Hall Of Records. which they had defied.
appeared in a different light in the face OF
sumnlonses to answer for contempt Of court
which were served on ten of the recaloi-
trant twenty Couucilmcn. The summonses
were served by Thomas A. Healy. .
clerk to l.. Latin Kellogg. Mr.. Pierce's counsel
who obtained the writ on Thursday from JUS
tice GieRerich. Mr.. Heay had some curious
experiences in his work. serving one august
Councilman In an east side saloon and
another. Martin Engel. in company with
Mrs. Engel. at street corner. Possibly
his most Interesting experience. at any rate
for the spectators. was with Councilman Fran
cisco yesterday afternoon at the City Hall.
Mr. Healv had been doing active work. having
already served nine Of tho City Fathers. and
was diminishing about the building on the
lookout for any OF the others who might put In
All appearance.
Councilman Francisco had paid visit to the
second story Of the building. where he
met an acquaintance who good -naturedly
TIPPED him of as TO the presence Of
th" process server on the floor below.
The Councilman was all prepared for .
m A. ia I'll. bar ba bub t,ln al to
spend SUNDAY. and. as became a lover OF
good cher, h+ W.T. provided with the means to
haptne which are denied to visitors to that
seusid" resort uul"sS they smuggle them
along, Looking forward to happiness he was
Joyous already. and nonchaIantlv waved his
anxious G:i"nd aside with the assurance that |
the process server cut no Agnre in his ca lcull-
tions lis weIl-wiahcrs nwtlderment lasted |
only moment lie hpltcL down the central |
stairway and whispered in Hraly's ear Healv |
hl-tcnnd TO the W. stern stairway. received |
the Councilman with open arms Just as he
into the Competitors hand. read copy OF II
RAPIDLY, oil 70 HIM. scoring ten. to the amuse-
The simmons REQUIRES the eonts%ptn9us
morning and show raus" why they should not
mand dluu- o July ~ The. penalty they face
ow % nrIS %Hs of sSo Thy e
very chr"rml "n Tnesiay when they adopted
writ anI "ircciing the, Corporation Counsel
tu furnish them with advice as to why they
na %SSy IL Alter T@y Mayor Tsye 2an Sc %ySR
hal signed The resolution. which he did
learned Yesterday that, far from furnishing
,@%m w'4 ss 2gTs WEn HSy wan,Gl cor
lcfend them or take their part in any way
in their attempt to defy the court they were in
admit 1t: and they retained counsel of their
"wu in the person of ", J, Kelly. who is coun-
sci ot the Long Island Railroad.
The lDuupi m served besides MIR Francisco
NJ to Yesterday afternoon are; Adolph G. Hut
arrhy Tnnt F%fB Bov M"r" ITs Gsssy sGhn
l;"ich, Martin H Comfy and Frank J Goo Twin;
Nj. Kelly. who, il, was alterward announced.
would represent all 2f the derelict public ser
clients. not all of whom had at that time
bcsn served, that they would appear in
SS@' whsns &" M"aa' al G TSs@S6 sFyfT viii rS
mains. TO be seen, and it may mover be
seen for the Impression pre- prevails among the
r'sHdinr. e Monday and adopt III. reso.
may be settled without further trouble
4 reason for their nervousness was found in
tempt the punishment is mandatory. the Judge
having no discretionary power once contempt
Corporation Counsel Whaen did not attempt
to conceal his disgust Yesterday at the stultih.
the n He snG ha m Wdn sanS 3
them on Monday advice that they were en-
tIrey IN the wrong. A bit of a Joke about this is
that II they do not meet until Tuesday they
NAV be sunmcr,ng in Ludlow street behind
Mr. Whaen said that he didn't care il
Nv that time they. were immured in Lud-
low street. In fact. a good many Of
hem ought to go to JAIL" he said. and
the people who most deserve punishment" he
added. are those Tammany men who ali
along voted for the bond issue and then turned
around and voted for the Cassidy resolution
Ihey wor" right ali the time until the writ Of
mandnmqs was served and then they turned
about and voted in defiance of it and put the M
solves In the wrong"
II not al the Councmen are served in time
It is possible that the contempt proceedings
may be nostponed. Il Is possible. on the other
Tempt, that the complainant may go before a
city Magistrate and institute procedure for |
their punishment for criminal contempt also