Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-03
STREET CAR OWNERS
RESCUED BY JUDGE

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RESCUED BY JUDGE
Davenport Railway Officials Draw
Fines of $500, or 500 on Each Five
Counts Of city's Petition--Judee
Signs Restraining Order Against
City.
Davenport, Dee. S.-Fines OF $500,
500 on each count. were assessed
against B. j. Denman, president;
John G. Huntoon, vice president
! and general manager, and 4.
c. Roderick, assistant general mana
ger OF the Tri-City Railway
7 Company by Police Magis-
trate Metcalf yesterday for failing
to operate Fourth street and owl and
Bridge line cars. Ben Diedrich, mo-
torman on the Bridge line, and |. Car
rico, motorman on the Fourth street
stub, were fined s25 each. No deci-
sion was rendered by the court on
the cases of the other street car
crews who We're arrested yesterday.
Notice OF appeal to the Scott county
! district court of each case was served
by Attorney Joe r. Lane, counsel for
the railway company. The appeal
bonds of the officials were fixed at
$500 for each case and the bonds Of
the men at 500.
Mr.. Denman, Mr.. Huntoon and MIR.
Roderick were again arrested yester-
day this time three informations be-
Ing filed against them. The charges
on which they were arrested were fos'
failing to operate the Fourth street
line today, falling to operate the owl
cars last evening and another for
failing to operate the owl car We'd
nesday evening.
/ The informations were preferred
by the City Attorney u. A. Sereech-
field. Detective William Bishop
arrested Mr.. Denman and Mr..
Huntoon at the office of Lane &
| Waterman shortly before 10 o'clock.
The police patrol was backed up to
the Main street entrance of the Lane
building and in custody of the officer
the patrol and taken to the station.
YPolice Officers Meyer and Stafenbiel
and Detective Bishop accompanied
them to the station. Mr.. Lane also
got into the patrol and rode to the
police station with the prisoners.
No sooner had Mr.. Denman entered
the council room and taken his seat
when Chief Of Police Charles Boet
tcher served him with the warrants
which were preferred against him
Wednesday. Mr.. Denman was out OF
the city Wednesday and yesterday
marked his first arrest. Each one of
the officials faced five charges when
they came into court.
Mr.. Roderick escaped the ride to
the police station in the patrol. Like
Wednesday, he had been Informed
that there were more charges against
him SO he went to the police station,
where Chief Boettcher served him
with the papers.
An order for temporary injunc-
ing any further arrests and prose-
cutions of either officials or en-
ployes. Of the Tri-City Railway
Company was signed by Judge A. P.
Barker in the Scott county district
court at IL O'clock yesterday morn
ing. The order went into effect
Thursday and the city will be unable
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arrests of representatives of the
street car company for alleged VIC
lation Of the franchise. A bond Of
$1,000 was required to be filed by the
Tri-City Railway Company before
tho injunction was granted.
One Of the attorneys for the Tri-
City Railway Company presented
the petition for the injunction. The
city and all it's officers, including the
mayor, aldermen. city attorney and
chief Of police, who are involved in
the street railway controversy, were
named defendants. They are all en-
Joined by the order issued in court
rests.
In It's petition, the company asked
the court to issue a temporary in
junction restraining the city from
making any further arrests and pro-
secutions under section 4 Of chapter
so of the revised ordinances. The or
dinance Is the one which fixes a pen
atty for failure Of the street railway
company to follow the terms Of its