The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-08
CALLED THE MAYOR 4 LIAR,



Tho 'rrm "lar' made emphatic by
tho uac ot strong ndIccIyru. was ap-
pll'i 10 Mayor ncrKmau yesterday af.
,ornaon by Constable William kcly AMI
the constable was arrested on charge
ot using ahuaivr language on tho
slrcta, lle was released on his owu
itroogulstncc 10 appear Tor trial this
afternoon. out u Is likely the casc viii
bc pos,t1avd undi tomorrow, au llarrl.
son Alien, Kclly's attorney ls cut ~
town to-day
Constable Kelly 10 Jeamalcr and
owns a number " horses About eight
months agn rauudmta.rr rcIcmon I'M
/ phuu led two NJ his horses, which were
running at large The animals wcrc
/ plarcd In a stable az the foot ~ Four
tccp,h street one nurning, hu, iurns
/ tho afternoon were soon attached 10 unc
W Eclly's horses were impuunded This
ahnu, The matter a tho time. though tho
poundm ,strr presumed Kelly had gone
,o the stable and taken the horses,
Again, about month aEo gwo more
ntkrlly'v horses wrrr lmpnundcd This
,mc they were placsNi IN the clay pound.
,hr door hclnE secured with larEr
paddock Hut agaln the hatscs escaped.
Whether they craWlcd through Win
low nr were rrrasyt hy tho constable
VAS never determined
Yesterday morning hnl'iir residents
complalnrd thar horse was lr'mpling
down 'hclr gardens. and 'hIc' ltllock
wa, asked e. have a sion put % The
nuisance Tic sent an orii,er artrr ,"n.
siabl, Kclly. after determining ina, The
animal belonged ,o him bu Kelly was
slow In arriving a, tnllcc headquarters,
Tie rcathd the station. however while
The mayor was ,herr, and explained 20
the chief tina, the horsy belonged 10
another man, that II was sick ami
would soon be klilri Mayor nrrsman
paid NJ attrnIi'r whatever tn ,hr con.
yrraatlor. AMI sron after l.rt ne chiefs
once
Tho mayor was s,'r' 'as un he curb
near p'lltr headquarters when Kelly
approached him
"n, YOU know. l think tho whole ci,y
soyrramyr, IL In cahools with tha, dog
catcher exclaimed the constable
why Il, y,u have such an or,cial a.
Pc,cr,onr" ,ald Kelly; ami then he az
sailed ,hc character ~ he pounimas.
ter
We'll IN lru YOU Kelly" said May
or bergman. Peterson. Tho bca, man
W. could nni rar ,hc place w ofr'r'
q the job 20 Gcorgr Fiaycl. Charley
Fulton aai other young mcn. but they
declined 10 take o.. 81 We had 20 fall
back on PcIcrNnn"
Kelly insisted that The ppundmaslcr
ana IA. city officials wrrr In cnllusion
which lei Mayor ncrgman ,n remark
that Kelly was right: the city orltiala
received a periodical "iiyyy" Gut n 'hc
IS or 80 which the position monthly
nets shc dasra,chrr
"nut yau shout take cafe ot your
stock. Kelly" continued ,he mayor
"complain, Is rcpca cdly made ,ha, your
horses a., running a, large. and. As /
la not wish 70 see YOU In trouble, l
would advise you 90 keep tho animals
tied up ~ FAR as the cliy officials
standing in with tho doEca,cher 10 CON
ternri you know There Is nothing In
b. The poundmastsr "a appointed hy
lbe chief of police. and other ci'y Of
d.is have nothing o. do with hm
When yau ,alk abnu, tho officials bc' /
INK ln caho,,H win ,h, p'unima',cr
you express Yourself ln a scr, foolish .
manner"
You're a --- llAr'" exclaimed tho
constable. greatly g, the Wspriar ami ,