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showed that Wlliamson's condition
was somewhat general
The Mayor has nothing to do with
the matter" said Mr.. Quigg, continuing.
Any power over licenses is absolutely
taken away from him by provision
of the charter. He has no other au-
thortory over the matter than that
(Which an appointing power, and per-
maps removing power, may have in
the premises. But as to the business
of issuing and revoking licenses, he
has nothing to do at all.
He wrote that letter and the next
day Williamson got letter from
Acting Commissioner Mudoon, here in
this city. Muldoon, in the absence of
Mr.. Harman, was Acting Commissioner
and he wrote Williamson an extraor-
dlnaYy letter."
The letter referred to was that
printed hitherto in The Tribune, no.
t1fylng Williamson that, by order of
the Mayor, his permit to do business
had been cancelled
In consequence of this, NJ. Ouip-
said. he brought an injunction suit.
which was discontinued when Park
Commissioner Harman, Mr.. Muldoon's
superior, withdrew his order uncon-
ditionally and without promise of any
KIND from Williamson or any one rep
resenting him.
Ashamed to Sell Journals"
Now" continued Mr.. Quigg, 81 told
Williamson to open his stand. and the
very next day Mr. Harman himself
came to the stand, along with a rep
resentativc Of the Corporation Coun-
sci, and Mr.. Harman said to William
son, You are not selling "Journals," >"
and Williamson said No. and the
| afdavits do not disagree as to the
conversation
"Mr. Harman said, You must sell
Journals. - Williamson said. NO.
wont. 1t makes me ashamed. Since
The exposure of the connection of "The
Evening Mail' with the German gov
ernment have not sold any Mails"
and you have not closed me up for
lhat, and am not going to sell the
"Amercan." 1t provokes disorder and
trouble in front of my stand and |
itarman said We'll, we will see about
it,
mat same afternon, and about an
hour later, Mr.. Harman personally de-
llVered to Williamson a letter, saying:
hereby revoke permits heretofore
granted to you to maintain two
stands in Borough Hall Park"
A Victim of Disorder
Ihcreupon this action was brought
and the Injunction granted by Justice
Iaber until your honor could rule.
"Now, Williamson in his affidavit
tells your honor that the sale of the
hearst papers makes trouble all around
and about his stand; that he can do a
better business by not selling them:
that people will patronize him for
IN much larger numbers than they will
II ne does; that people tear up the
papers. And upon the trial ! shall
prove all of these facts, and the peo-
pie have said to him constantly: They
are too good for the cam as they would
throw them into the street
am not asking your honor to con-
sider whether the Hearst papers are
dlsloyal or not. but for your honor's
information as to why this disorder is
created III front of Wiliamson's stand
| have compiled extracts from 'The
American and from The Journal both
before and after the declaration of
war, showing why it may be so that
Williamson Is the victim of this disor-
der" N''0i
Mr. Carswell interrupted the reading
to say the Hearst quotations were not
properly part of the argument.
Court "knows the Color of Them,
There is no need of hearing manv
OF them,' said the court al guess we
DO not need to hear a great many of
thom. | guess we all know the general
color Of them"
II simply want to call your honor's
attention to the character of them"
said Mr.. Quigg, "in order to show that
there is reason in Williamson's state
ment in saying that he cannot give them
this preferred position which thew de-.
manded on his stand and for the de-
NAL of which they refused to sell him
any papers at all and that they did
provoke this disorder | will not 90
any further in the reading of them
your honor. ] simply submit them for
your consideration.
Power to Revoke Doubted
Now, as to the law The Park Com
mlissIoner is undoubtedly authorized
by the charter and by ordinance. pur-
Suant to the rhartor 70 ;,.,.