The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-09-19
MAYOR ARRESTS
MANY W0RKMEN
T. M. E. r. & L. Employees Erect
ing Poles at Midnight Fined
Each S. and Costs.

the city hall the second, Boomer street
the third, the city hall the fourth scene,
ETC., in play in which Mayor CRUDE,
Alderman Frank Kalina, Attorney c. A.
Kading, Justice William Rohr, Chief H.
c. Block, Deputy Sheriff Emil Tanck, At
torney Shaw, City Attorney Gustav
Buchheit, c. A. ComstOck and fifty labor
ers were the actors. The play or rather
farce was long one the first scene
opening at midnight Saturday and the
third scene Monday morning. The final
scene has yet to be enacted.
The play had a melcdramatic resemb-
lance at times, big ugly revolvers being
displayed, telephone wires cut and cir
cult court injunction adding to the
effect.
The whole affair began at midnight
Saturday when Mayor CRUDE arrested %
OF the so laborers who were engaged in
erecting poles for T. M. E. R. & L. Co.
In Boomer street. Attorney c. A. Kading
mad demonstrated at the last meeting
OF the city council in behalf of the resi-
dents in Boomer street, against the erec-
tion of these poles which were for use
IN conveying electricity to Johnson
Creek. and the matter was referred.
The electric company evidently ex-
pected to be delayed by the proceedings
and wishing to install the poles before
the cold weather set in, attempted the
bold and risky undertaking of erecting
the poles over night before it had re-
celved permission to do SO. Mayor CRUDE
on hearing of their operations, immedi-
ately went there and made the arrests.
The men were brought before Justice
Rohr at the city hall where papers were
served on them and they were allowed
TO go on their TecOgniZance to appear
IN the justice court Monday morning
when Justice ROhr fined each man five
dollars plus one twenty-fifth of the costs
despite the protests of Attorney Shaw
who at once filed an appeal and the mon
were freed on bonds of 800 EACH At
torney W. III. WoOdard also appeared as
council for the accused men and City
Attorney Buchheit and Attorney G.. A.
Kadlng represented the property owners.
City Clerk Frank s. Weber on cross ex-
animation stated that a resolution had
been passed by the board of public works
on August II notifying the local manag-
er and any company that he might rep
resent, that the installation of a power
line on certain south side streets would
not be allowed.
Attorney Shaw cOntended that the
men were working under orders of the
WatertOwn Gas q Electric Co. who had
authority to erect the line as a part OF
their system. The city officials contend
ed that it was not the WatertOwn Gas Il
Electric Co. erecting the lines but the
Southern Wisconsin Power Co. who
were transferring power across the city
to be used in Johnson Creek and other
towns south.
Representatives of the electric COM
pany went to Jefferson Monday morn
ing and secured an injunction from
Judge Grimm which prohibits the city
from interfering with the construction
of the power line.
1t is now necessary to convert the
play into two ring circus as there are
two performances going on at the same
| time. A heated debate was taking place
at the city hall and force Of men were
busy in Boomer street raising poles and
stringing wires. Telephone wires lead
ing to that part Of the city were cut
thus severing communication with the
main seat of action. But when Mayor
CRUDE heard of this ne ordered an ar
rest of the men, injunction or no in
junction. But City Attorney Buchheit
explained that the city was enjoined
from taking any steps TO Obstruct the
construction Of the line.
Motion pictures would now be neces-
sary to properly present the next scene
which is Main street. The actors are
Deputy Sheriff Emil Tanck and officer
Bruegger riding on Kings auto truck on
the way to the city hall with eleven
more workmen who were arrested in
spite of the injunction the warrant
for their arrest being based on city
ordinance as follows: mo person shall
tear up, injure or destroy any pavement,
sidewalk or crosswalk or any part there
of, OF dig any hole. ditch or DARN in any
street, pavement, alley, sidewalk or
crosswalk without the permission of or
by the order Of the common council.'
The case of the eleven men arrested
by Deputy Tanck was continued TO Mon
day, September %, at p. III.
John Shannon and Joe Ma rtIne, en-
| ployes of T. M. Il. r. & l.. company.
were placed under arrest late Monday
afternoon by Chief of Police Block on
warrant sworn to by Deputy Sheriff
Tanck, the former on charge of coun
selling resistance and the latter for al
legged resistance. The men were held
for examination before Justice Rohr,
Tuesday afternoon, September 23. They
furnished bail in the sum of $500. The
penalty ON conviction is fine of not
more than 800 or not m re than three
months in the county jail.
The electric company stopped Work for
day after the second arrest but then
force of men got.out in the rain storm
at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and
strung the wires and the line is now
oomnlnta A numhnr of -thp nrOnprty