The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-24
INQUIRY STOPPED.
WRIT OF PROHIBITION BY COLO
RADIO SUPREME COURT.
Restraints JUDGE JOHNSON
Investigation Into Alleged Denver
Franchise Election Frauds by Dis
triet Judge Temporarily Stopped by
Higher Court.

Denver-The State Supreme Court.
at 5:10 Monday afternoon, granted a
temporary writ of prohibition directed
against District Judge Frank T. John
son, the effect of which is to stay all
proceedings before that court in the
investigation into the recent alleged
franchise election frauds. The writ is
made returnable at 10 O'Clock next
Monday, and cites Judge Johnson to
show cause why he has assumed juris-
diction in the election matters.
! A copy of the courts order follows:
In the Supreme Court OF the state
of Colorado: The people of the state
of Colorado. upon the relation of Fran
els F. Graves, Edward C. Soetje and
Harry c. Riddle, constituting and com
prising the temporary Election Com
mission of the city and coun-
ty of Denver, petitioners, VS..
the District Court or, the Second
judicial district of the state of Colo
rado, sitting within and for the city
and county of Denver, and Frank T.
Johnson, one of the judges of said Dis
trict Court, respondents.
THE people of the state of Colorado
to the Hon. Frank Il. Johnson, one of
the judges of the Second judicial dis
trict, state of Colorado:
Whereas. upon consideration of the
petition of Francis F. Graves. Edward
C. Soetje and Harry G. Riddle, consti-
tuting and comprising the temporary
Election Commission of the city and
county of Denver, for a writ of prohibit
ton, it is ordered by the court that the
same be filed in the Office of the clerk
of the court. and that the alternative
writ of prohibition be issued in accord
ance with the prayer of said petition,
returnable on the 2Stb of May, A. ID.
1906, and that the same be forthwith
served upon the said Hon. Frank r.
Johnson and upon the clerk of the Dis
trict Court of the Second judicial dis
trict of the state of Colorado sitting in
and for the city and county, of Denver;
and
Whereas, said petition has been
heretofore filed in the office of the
clerk of this court. These are, there
fore, to command you, the Distric,
Court of the Second judicial district of
the state of Colorado, sitting in and for
the city and county of Denver, and the
Hon. Frank T. Johnson, one of the
judges of said District Court, immedi-
ately upon receipt of this writ of pro
hibition, or the service thereof upon
the clerk of the said District Court. to
desist from further proceeding in the
matter complained Of and as prayed in
said petition, copy of which is hereto
annexed, until the further order of this
court, and to show cause before our Su-
preme Court, at its court room in the
city of Denver, on Monday the 2Sth
day of May, A. d. 1906, at the hour of
10 O'Clock of said day, why the alterna-
tive writ herein should not be made
permanent; and that you certify to this
court on said 2Sth day of May COM
plete record of your acts and proceed
ings in the matter referred to in the
annexed petition.
Witness, the Hon. William H. Cab
bert, chief justice of our said Supreme
Court, and the seal thereof hereto af-
fixed, at Denver this 21st day of May,
A. d. 1906.
"HORACE G. CLARK,
CLERK Supreme Court.
"By JAMES PERCHARD, Deputy"