The Ordway new era., 1906-05-25
INQUIRY STOPPED
WRIT OF PROHIBITION BY COLO
RADIO SUPREME COURT.
REsTRAINs JUDGE JOHNSON
Investigation Into Alleged Denver
Franchise Election Frauds by Dis
triet Judge Temporarily Stopped by
Higher Court.

Denver.-The State Supreme Court.
at $40 Monday afternoon, granted a
temporary writ OF prohibition directed
against District Judge Frank 7. 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
4 copy of the courts order follows:
in the Supreme Court Of theistate =
OF Colorado: The people of the state
OF Colorado, upon the relation OF fon--
els +. Graves. Edward c. Soetje md
Harry c. Riddle, constituting and com
prising the temporary Election COM
mission OF the city and: coup
ty OF Denver. petitioners, syS
the District Court OF the Second
judicial district of the state OF Colo
RADIO. sitting within and for the city
and county OF Denver. and Frank L.
Johnson. one of the judges Of said Dis
trict Court, respondents.
| nc ptopIt VI lut Stdte VI Soioiauo
TO the Hon. Frank T. 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 c. Riddle. consti-
| tuting and comprising the temporary
| Election Commission OF the city and
| county of Denver, for a writ OF prohibi-
| ton, II 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 2Sth Of May, A. ID.
| 1906. and that the same be forthwith
served upon the said Hon. Frank 7.
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
I, clerk Of this court. These are. there
| fore. to command you, the District
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 tho.
judges OF said District Court, immkdl-
ately upon receipt OF this writ OF PRO
hibition. or the service thereof Npoa
the clerk Of the said District Court, to
desist from further proceeding In the
matter complained of. and as prayed In
said petition. a copy Of which, ,is hereto
| annexed. until the further order OF this
court, and to show cause befoye our Su-
preme Court, at Its court room the
city of Denver, on Monday., ths S2Sth
day Of May. A. d. 1906, at the 9onft0f
10 O'Clock OF said day. why the;altsfpGl
tive writ herein should not be, Pia0s,
permanent; and that you certify to this
court on said 2sth day Of Nay q Com,
plete record of your acts and procesd:
ings in the matter referred to In the
| annexed petition. :: ts
witness. the Hon. William II. Cab
bert. chief justice OF our said Supreme
| Court, and the seal thereof hereto ar
fixed. at Denver this e21st day Of May.
"HoRAuE;G. CLARK.
Clerk Supreme Court.
by JAMES PERCHARD. Deputy"