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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

Fouoving IN attempt by Mayor A. p noauight and his nominee
for chief Of police GcorRc a. Thomas 10 take possession OF the office OF
cher az police Of Albuquerque by force last night after the council had
adjourned without confirming the nomination or acting upon e. chief of
Police Thomas McAtnu remained on duty during the night and until
this morning when Judge Herbert r Ha5nolds now sitting In cour, at
Santa Fc issued a formal order restraining the mayor and his appon-
tee from attempting TO take possession oi the police chiefs office BY
force or otherwise, pending a hearing upon the order IN court which Is
set Tor Saturday morning May .
The order was signed Boy Judge laynolds early this morning upon
application Of city Ntorney John G Lewis and was formally served on
the mayor and Thomas at noon
Chof McMlAn ropanA in und sputed possession OF the office and
WI 30 fsn5fn pendns Uc detcrmnttbn 81 tho 1fncuI conflict between
the mayor ANA the majority OF the city council. In tho courts
Mayor nuatrsht aud Thomas mad no further move forihtc or 9TH
crwtsc so TAR us s known. to-day to secure possession Of the office
During the cury morning and until noon "a crowd Of curious people
surrounded the police station and lined North Second street for two
bo,ts awaiting podtmc repetition of the violence attempted last night
Nothing being Forthcoming the street and station returned To normal spon
after NOON
sheriff Jesus Icmcro who was present To- the uc1rmob m front of
the police station denied uauy To- a reporter for The Herald that ne was
there IN an official capacity or thai ho Intended to assist in the forcbc
attempt Co Dust chef MtMlhu from office. although his chief deputy
DICK Iowa. shouted from tho crowd ~ the attack vac being made a
verbal revocation of chief McNuiu'f deputy sheriff commission and also
accompanied Thomas down satrst from tho city clerks onicc. after the
council rad adjourned and an'r Thomms armed with the mayors unat-
tested commission and written ordcr.undcrook 10 take forcibc possession
OF the office
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

conferences with his advisers To- tho
chiefs office iu urge McMilliu tu
withdraw. ON his second trip the
mayor ordered the policemen 10 the
office 20 go un patrol The chief
pointed out that there was "a crowd ON
the street and 10 looked as if the pu,
Ii.cmcu might hc required right
where ihey were
There is nothing to Dee afraid ct
in that crowd, said IT, mayer. 81
ann not afraid Go SO Through IT, ne
added tauutinsiS, us ne started from
the doorway. surely yoL can go
through
chief McMilliu smiled gently.
wen protect the uWu mayor
hc said. don't worry"
After another futile Trip co. the poe
lice station. the mayor and his
chief held a final conference with
their advisers iu the middle of thv
street. The upshut of that was their
Withdrawal from the scene sheriff
Romero and bis chief lieutenant had
already gone ana with the departure
OF the leaders the %tcuscuyss ul the
situation dissIpated. By % O'Clock
thn street was practically glcarcd.
aud McMiiln had settled down for
an alI-uight period Of watyhful wait.
ing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

G LOWS " his motion was not In or
der
"a motion 10 adjourn is always m
order" said Mr.. LOWS with en-
phasl7.
the mayor started to- protest ngain
and Councilman = l. Hust abrupt.
appealed from the chair demanding
that The motion be pat.
Tho mayor raised ht- voice:
"I appoint George H Thomas chief
~ police" he said, and refused To- rec
ognizc Dr. Husi. He ruled the latter
out of order.
Councilman Coen, Ia president Of
tho council. acting on tg, appeal from
the chair, umt the motion tn adjourn.
six of the counclmcn voted for &c.. and
two against Il. President Coon do
ylurod the council adjourned, and the
six members who voted aye lost no
rmo IN leaving the chamber
Gilbert ana Hammond cast the tw
votes against adjournment.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
BRISK CURTAINRAISER ~
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER

The drama at the station house wl.
preceded by % brisk curtain raiser iu
the council chamber. Mayor Boat
right was assisted in preparing q.
without his knowledge. by the opposi-
ton. The Democrats had learned
that the mayor was determined Go RAJ
his ballot In the tie vote an Thomas
appointment, registered AZ the session
Of April 20 when the council convened
Ia adjourned session last night and @
C%ontriyance was swiftly planned. The
necessary votes were pledged. and IN
stage was SET for blocking the Boat
right plan.
Promptly IN the dot at s o'clock the
mayor called the session 90 order. The
council chamber was allied with
spectators, a good many 81 whom were
recognized as old Albuquerque adher-
cnts OF sheriff Romero. Undcrshcriti
Dick LOWS was present. hut the sher.
M himself didn't appear until a few
minutes later. Things happened mor,
swiftly than he or the other Boatrighi
supporters expected, and the sheriff
came leisurely.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

turned this morning from u hurried
trip Co Santa Fo with a temporary
]rostraining order issued Boy Judge
liaynolda The order furblds either
the mayor or Thomas 20 Interfere
with Chirf Mullins tucumbency.
and leaves McMiliin In undisputod
control of the police department.
pending the hearing of the matter IN
court
The hearing viii be held saturday
morning al the court house. at 10
O'Clock. city Attorney John g. Lewis
will appear FOR chief McMilliu and
John ". Wilson viii appeal for
Mayor Bnatright and Thomas.
Tcxt OF the Order.
The order issued By Judge Ray.
nolds restIaius ID. n. Boatright.
mayor. and George n. Thomas. their
agents. servants aud attorneys. from
eudeatoring TO take possession OF the
office OF city marshal of hte city Of
Albuquerque or from performing OF
attempting 10 pcrorm the duties Of
said Office, OF from interfering with
the conduct of the same"
Makes Night "Trip by AUTO.
Judge Reynolds went 10 santa Fe
Ia hold court yesterday, a when Il
was realized by chief McMilun's ad-
Visers hat "a restraining order was
the answer 10 Mayor Boatright's at
tempt 60 jan Thomas in office last
night. Il became necessary To- make "A
quick trip to the state capital. city
Attorney Lewis gave up thought OF
bed and made "A night journey hy au-
tomobile Co santa Re. lie LETT at
midnight, after calling Judge Ray
nolds on the long distance telephone
and arraneing for his appearance be-
fore the jurist IN the middle OF the
night.
lie reached santa Fc at 3 o'clock,
and az sac. with the restraining Or
der in hand, he started the hurry-up
trip back To this city. lie arrived
here al n o'clock and no time was
lost Ia arranging the remaining for
malities. Chief McMillin, who had
reipalned on guard az his citadel all
night. signed the required bond for
$500 and the order was nled with the
clerk OF the court. Indersherim Dick
Lewis served the courts injunction on
the mayor and Thomas at noon.
Chief Earn a littlc siecp.
Then chief McMlhn went home
Neither he nor Mr.. Lewis had closed
their eyes throughout the night Mr
f.oWis showed the effects OF his hard
ride out te chief was smiling. good.
natured and as fresh as II he had
passed The night on a couch OF down
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
CITY PROTECTED ny
pOLlyE AT All TIMES

There is - statement / wish 10
mako particularly said CHER Nc
Millin this morning During the
time that "A detail OF men were Kept
ON duty al the station house last
night and / do not think anyone
who saw the crowd wall deny that
men belonged here on dutN the city
was not left without protection. ]
had four men on patrol, and IL any
one OF those men had needed the as
sistance OF all the other men, myself
included. We would have answered
the call. Later la the evening. when
things quietcd down about the sta
ton house, other men went ON pa
troll
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
UNDERsiIEIiIIF LEWIS RENOkEs
CHIEFS DEPUTY COMMISSION

Undershcrln DICK Lewis calfcd TO
the chief that his commission as "a
deputy sheriff was revoked. The
'hicf glanced az the representative Ut
the sherin"s office without comment.
rhc sign of sheriff Romrro's disploas-
ure didn't seem to disturb him I'M
duly.
DO you refuse iu turn over this
lfhce To- me" asked Thomas after a
pause.
- most certainly do. said the
hicf curly.
Thomas walked away. By that
time the crowd before thc station.
swellcd by all Those who had been
n the council chamber. blocked the
ldcwhlk and almost blocked the
street Things began Go look ugly.
md the conditions already dcsCr!u,
rapidly shaped.
Thomas went upstairs after leaving
he front of the station house and
He'd "a personal uud FOR $1,000 fun
nished boy clyde TiUglcy. Then he
and the mayor and Mr. Wilson went
iack TO the street
Hall "a dozen conferences were held
~ the mayor and Thomas and thuil
advisers on the sidewalk and iu tho
street There were constant rumor
that the mayor and his chief wen,
about 10 organic 90 complete ruml
| police force ON the street. but al
| such reports were denied Js fast g'
they were pat To- the mayor aud bus
| chief
Several times tho mayor went IRON
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
WILSON CALLS IT PERFECTLY
Legal PROCEEDING

Tito position hat the MAYOR takes
i'm regard Co the Thomas appointment
was stated by Attorney John W. VII
SON.
IN Was % perfectly legal proceed
ing. Last nights meeting being AN add
iourued session, lt was practically %
continuation of tn meeting held ou
the goth. Al that time ON tho vote
to confirm MI. Thomas 3s marshal
@ tie vote of Tour yeas q uur nay
resulted
'"Thc question OF the losal right OF
the mayor To- vote wus raised that
night. Tho mayor took the matter
under Amusement and he had "a per
feet right 60 Nutr Whenever be- felt
fJily advised az To the law. His bal
Dot would have had the same force
us if east ON the goth
"Du you contend that tho mayor
.ast e. vote before the motion To add
liourn was made Mr.. Wilson asked.
lie refused to make any statement
On that point.
The question was never legally
put said Mr. Wilson. The prcsi-
dent uf the council can only act when
the mayor Is NOT present
The mayor made "a statement SOME
hat similar in substance to- that cot
MT Wilson. He said that he had
made up his mind to cast his vote
ou the tie after consulting NOT one
but q halt ID dozen lawyers an uf
whom, ho said, assured him his
course would Dee legal
Mr. Wilson and the mayor denied
that there had been any Intention of
using the power or the threat Of the
! shcrin's office la ousting ghiot Mo
Atillln. They admitted that the sher-
us office had mo- business Boz the at
tuir whatcVcT-that h was a purely
municipal matter. aud admitted uf
nu legal Interference hy sheriff Ro-
micro.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

pacity and Do he thousht the shor,n's
office had amy right To- take part U
the proceedings, He protested that
the shcrius office was not to bc rep
resented officially
"Wu have uu ripht hero bon this
matter hc said. 90 ann moot here Co
appear BOZ co. LrVis VIII goo down
with Thomas. but uuly as nuN uthui
man might he will not Dot, there ls
70 rcpr,s, ntatiyc of The shctin's o.
flee"
somebody in 10 crowd before th,
station, n'tiuE Romero prominent
place iu thr ranks before tho door
called ont % s4teIstI. reference tp the
aheriu's presence Romero WIS stun.
into rotorliug.
q, 60 guess ! have ls much right nor,
as SOME others 'hr said anErlly
% was NOT long after chat huWrver
that th, sheriff lrft
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience Of Motherhood Is a try
nc one 10 most ONE and marks dis
:inctly an epoch IN their lives. Not one
woman in a hundrcl is prepared or IN
ierstands how 10 properly ear for her
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial Of strength, and when IL is over
her system has received a shock from
which 1t is hard 20 recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous STRAIN
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There Is nothing more charming thar
a happy and healthy mother Of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard 30 health %
beauty. The unexplainable thing il
that. with all the evidence Of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition. and with am
pie time In which 20 prepare. women
viii persist In going blindly 10 the trial
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, q most valuable tonic and
invigoratOr Of the female organism.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
MAYOR TRIES TO lSSVE
COMMISSION To TITOM As

Mayor Boatright and Nh. Wilson
held % hasty parley, and thc uttompf
TO force Thomas int uHi., was de-
cided upon The mayor wrote 10 form
of commission.
CITY Clerk Thomas Hushcs refused
60 attest the paper. IL said ho would
sign nothing Of that sort until advised
hy his lawyer, and no atsum,ut or ape
peal served To- move him
Thomas was sWOrn Boz hy u. T..
GORE. % notary public. and armed
with tho commission lacking the
clerks signature. ana u formal note
from the mayor dcmauulug thdt Nc
Millln turn over his Office. Thomas
went forth from the cts clerks office
To- install himself as head of The poo
lice department.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
Beware of 0intments that
Contain Mercury

1853 mercury vail surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely d%cranao
he whole rystom when entering u
through tic murous surfaces. Such
articles should never Do used except
100 prescription from reputable physl-
inns, n. tnc damage they wll DO is
ten fold tu the good You can posi- o.,
derive from them HALLS Catarrn
Cure. manufactures hy g. j. cheney
Is Co. Toledo. o.. contains NO ucr-
curry. uud i taken internally, actiu-
directly upon the blood and mucous
.ur'acrE ui the system IN buying
HALLS Catarrh euro be- sure you get
the genuine A. is taken i|utcruna,
ana made iu Toledo. ohio, by g. y
Cheney a CO.. Testimonials free.
Sold hy liJ.gists. Price 15c per
bottle
Take HALLS Family PMS for con
stiputiau.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
MAYORS MOVE PRECIPITATEs
\ SERIOUS SITUATION

In an attempt tu Wrest the office Co..
chief Of police from Thomas McMiI-
lin, und force his unconnrmed a..
pointee. George H. Thomas into pos
session. after the council had refused
10 sanction an EFFORT Co carry the ape
poiutmcnt through. Mayor -. -. Boat
right last night precipitatcd 20 seen.
Of disorder al the station house that
for an hour or more threatened troa-
Bile Of a grave character. Thomas " rs
elected from the station house after
demanding possession. and ne and On
mayor, with John W. Wilson. then
legal adviser. charles Chadwick ana
other Boatwright leaders, made part
OF a crowd that blocked the street 10
front Of the station house for the BET.
ter part OF two hours.
For e time the situation was tense.
In the crowd which gathered uuicNl,
were many roughs whu have no love
for Chief McMiilin or the police IN
general. drawn by the expectation oI
trouble. and q hothead among IN,
Roatfight supporters or an aggTcssiy,
now by Chief McMsilin and his blue.
coats might easily have started q riot
one of the tensing elements OF tn
situation lay Ia the presence Of Sher.
IN Jesus Romero and his rishthanU
man. Cndcrshcrin DICK Lewis. Bot.
| protested that they were not there "
hciully but they were there. and th,
crowd seemed Co take 70 Tor granite
that they had been brought tu tn
scene la au cnort 20 i%ntiniidatc Chic
McMillin and his supporters.
II WIS not the night for the chic.
or his men Go be Inundated. how
ever. even though old Alhuqucrqu,
was largely represented iu the GROVE
outside the station.
Surrounded by stalwart blu,uol.-
the siX-foot head ot the police calmi.
| smoked and waited FOR Thomas CO.
| the crowd to start something Nothln.
was started. There were rumors tina
"a rush vas forming. and the police
within the little office tighteucd tine
lips and prepared, but no rushe
came
After a time the sheriff and tho AN
dcrshcrin u~nobtrusivoiy took thcm
selves from the scene. u they wcr
| there To- blum their blum had lacn bad
~ punCtured, and they realized tina
they had no further part la IN.
drama. Gradually the crowd thinnc.
and tho tension relaxed. The chic
smoked on calmly. Finally at 4
o'clock, realizing that tuerc was o.
chance TO o-utmtncuycr the tail ma
in blue who stood quietly smokin
within tho brightly lighted little onif'
the mayor. Thomas, Wilson and m
other leaders of the besiegers with
dTUW
The chief M a fresh cigar and an
nouuced quietly that hc would be a
the station house all night The las
littlo knot In the street dispersed. an
the usual quiet settled on Secun
street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
GRUNsFELD SPRINGS MOTION
To ADJOURN TuE COUNCIL

City Clerk Thomas Hughes called
the roll. He had hardly finished when
Councilman Ivan Grunsfeld was on his
feet. He was recognized by the ma
yor and In one swift breath he moved
adjournment. Councilman skinner =
second followed IN a naHh. The mayor
stared for "a second. ana timer Il dawn
I'd on him that hi plans were goiny
10 smash under a flank movement
There h unfinished business 10 az
tend to-" he protested.
"Moilon 90 adjourn has been made.
said Mr.. Grunsfeid.
The mayor again protested. and Mr..
Grunsfeld asked City Attorney John
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
MAYOR RESTRAINED FROM
INTERFERING VITA pOIICi

Whether George T. Thomas. special
agent of the Santa fc railway, who
has that Mayor Boatright contends
b. Il legal commission no successor TO
CHIEF Thomas McMillin. hos any
claim To- the office ~ chicf of police
VIII DE decided by judge Herbert y.
Raynolds IN the district court. IN The
meantime the mayor "a his nominee
are under IN" courts order To- refrain
from attempting % Gust chief McMil-
I'm or to perform any oi the functions
OF a police department ON their own
account,
CITY Attorney John G. Lewis re-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

sick. The trouble seemed TO be the
stomach ana liver. She suffered
great pain. Wal unable 60 get any
thing TO help her. Sho was growlng
weaker and weaker. She became
tired Of life.
Somebody suggested that she write
10 tho Peruna Co. She did 50.
Through their advice she began To
use Peruna. In "a letter from her az
this time she says; Through the
use Of Poruna I have r%egnined my
health. 1 took only a bottle and a
half when I was able 90 sleep and
eat again and my nervousness disap-
peared." No wonder Mrs Mueller
keeps Peruna Ia the house. Under
similar circumstances Peruna would
be In every house In the land.
Any one taking Peruna ought TO
have a free copy OF the Ills ~ Life
Address Perunn Co, Columbus. Ohio.
People who object 20 liquid modi.
zines can now obtain Poruna Tablets
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
ROMERO DENIES M MAS
THERE A. N OFFICER

sheriff Romero waF asked point
blank by % Herald reporter before
Thomas confronted McMiliin 10 he
was ON the scene In his Official ca
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
JUDGE RAYNOLDS ISSUES ORDER TO
RESTRAIN MAYOR BOATRIGHTFROM
TAKING POLICE CHIEFS OFFICE


Mayor Boatright said today that he
was prepared to testify that ne east
his vote In breaking the uc he held
q have existed oyer Thomas appoint
meut from the previous meeting be-
fore Councilman Ivan Grunsteld
made his motion TO adjourn. Tie adj
mittcd that he had recognized Nj.
Grunsfcld but said that he had the
hoor' and his vote and his announce
ment OF Thomas appointment were
made before the motion.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
THOMAS ARMED WITH COMMISSION
AND MAYORS ORDER SEEKS TO TAKE
POSSESSION OF OFFICE BY FORCE

Undersheriff Dick Lewis Shouts Revocation of Chief Nc Mil
lan's Deputy Sheriff Commission from the Crowd, Al
though Sheriff Romero Denies that He and His Men
Were There in an Official Capacity; Council Stands Ad-
jOurned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
PROMPT ACTION TO
CHECK REPETITION OF
LAWLESS EFFORT
OF LAST NIGHT

Courts Order Restraints the Mayor and His Nominee for
Chief of Police from Interfering with Police Office or
Attempting to Take 1t by Force, Pending Hearing by
Court Which Is Set for Next Saturday Morning.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

Horse Shooting J Korbcr & CO.
Blacksmithing Gasoline Engines.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28
PE-RU-NA
Was Able TO Sleep and Eat
Again

Mrs. Mueller
Hays II Keen
lheruna In the
house constant
~. When | am
not feeling well
/ take a few
doses. II always
rcstorcs'
Mrs MucllcTs
story OF her ex
pcrlenCc with
ieruna fully \
plains why she
always keeps
pcruna ON hand.
a few years ago
nHn UHmn uaWnH
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

In many homes
once childleas there
are now children be
cause Of the fact
that Lydia 4. Pink
hams V Vegetable
Compound make s
women normal,
healthy and strong.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-28

II yOu want special advice write 20
Lydia Z. Plnkham Medicine Co. lcOnh.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Year letter will
be Opened, read aud answered BY =
woman and held la strict ~conAdeRee.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-11
PIONEERS RECALL
THE DAYS Of
YESTERYEAR
ST. JAMES TELLS STORY
OF INDIANS SCALP
PRESENTED TO THE
JOURNAL-MINER
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.)

The ffteth birthday of the Jour
nal-Miner yesterday was the theme
of discussion among the Hassayam-
per colony in this city and the in
terestine event recalled many thrill
ing "reminiscences OF the era that
has faded into memory.
One pioneer. in L. B. St. James.
enter ained quite number of
friends in reviewing the history of
the old Miner. when he revived an
'Injuu" incident that connected the
paper with the slaughter of one
Apache. who went down into his
tory as Good Indian" The occa-
sion was when he and Sheriff Cal
kins made the trip from Prescott
to Lynx creek. over the trail. and
were ambushed and attacked. After
the running fight got under head
way, Mr.. St. James quoted the
bloodthirsty appetite of the chief
by bringing him down with his
Henry rifle at range OF over 200
yards. The killing OF the big redman
ended further hostilities and the two
men proceeded to their destination
1t Walker. On the return trip they
passed over the only trail in the
county and were accompanied by
hree Mexican packers. The spot
where the Indian was shot down
vas pointed out to them and hither
he party went up the side hill.
The body was found cold i'll death.
hot through the forehead. Without
my further ceremony and without
he least concern. one of the Mexi- .