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been prominently identified with the in
vestigation and arrest of suspects of
the dynamiting of his chiefs home,
rendered his resignation to be effective
Immediately. The resignation was ac-
cepted.
Immediately afterwards, Policeman
Folsom's resignation was read and 1t
was laid over for two weeks. Folsom
stated in his resignation that he had
attempted to conscientiously discharge
his duties and resigned that his friends
might not be embarrassed in arriving
at settlement of the police quarrels.
The surety company which furnished
Marshal Conklin's bond served notice
upon the board of trustees that 1t de-
sired to be released from further La
bility, and City Attorney Knight ad-
vised the trustees that 1t was drawn In
accordance with the requirements of
the statute, and would become effective
in ten days, advising that the board
to fill the vacancy at that time should
Marshal Conklin not furnish new
bond in the meantime, which is not
considered probable since his removal
from office by the superior court be-
comes effective August q. The sug-
gestion of the city attorney was favor
ably acted upon.
With the outgoing of the marshal
and his deputy and the retention of
Folsom, the Oakford faction demon
strated its control of the board. and
the three trustees will doubtless name
the new appointees.
Mayor VIII Continue
Mayor Emo has reconsidered his de-
termination to resign and announced
yesterday that he would retain his
office until the expiration of the term.
This reconsideration was brought
about by the action of his friends, who
urged him to remain in office for ths
full term. His aged parents Joined in
the request that he continue in office.
and he reached the decision yesterday
to accede to these requests.
Mayor Emo does not believe in the guilt
Of Davies, although admitting the evil
dence against him is strong. He holds
to the theory that the wrecking of
Conklin's home was done by crank or
irresponsible person who became un-
duly excited by the agitation of poll
teal enemies of the mayor and marshal
in the differences springing out of the
Conklin- Folsom fight,
This explanation, he argues, tends
to prove that the guilty persons att
tempted to avenge actions by the mar
shall and himself in interpreting the
law and enforcing it, seeking by the
use of dynamite and torch to intimidate
the officers into disregard of the law.
He says he has received several
anonymous letters In the last few
months, in which the writer's threaten
every form of harm from disdguration
to violent death and he considers 1t
possible that one of the writers, en-
couraged and melted by the opposition
of political enemies Of the mayor and
marshal. perpetrated the outrages.
Sympathy for Marshal Conklin ap-
pears to be dying out and yesterday
several subscribers to the fund being
raised for his benefit made request that
their donations be withheld, pending
developments. 1t is said that If the
fact develops that his home was wreck
ed as a result of family feud, several
subscribers will recall their donations
Mayor Emo has changed in his atti-
tude toward the marshal. He said yes
terday that he had no desire TO
defend Conklin personally, but would
defend him as an official elected by the
people until he was no longer an ofii-
cial.