Show Og1Rs D PECK OF TRO BLE GROWING Serious Clash I Momentarily Expected BOTH BOARDS ARE NOW FREE TO ACT i Mullius ind Barnes Charged Mvith Contempt of Court Committee of Safety linn Under Consideration the Propriety of Ilcxtrnlnins the Xe rspapers from Ilililisliinp the Facts In the Case and i Looks IU Though the Jour nallstn VonIil He Drawn Into the Disgraceful Affair Militia 1 Still Under Arms Ready for a Fray Denver March 31The attorneys for Mullins and 5 rnes the new fire and police commissioners tonight filed with the supreme court a petition askIng ask-Ing for a writ of prohibition against Judge Allen similar to the one granted grant-ed yesterday against Judge Glynn restricting striding him from taking any action whatever in the fire and police board controversy The writ was issued This leaves both boards free to act as they please and increases the probability prob-ability of a clash The new board began swearing in policemen today and before the writ of prohibition was issued Mullins and Barnes were arrested for contempt of JUdge Aliens court and released on 52000 bail each It is reported that Judge Graham who issued the orig inal injunction against the new board which was quashed by Judge Glynn sitting in Grahams court is hastening hasten-ing home from his vacation in order to resume his seat and take a hand in the controversy The supreme court today refused the I W b WAtr The above is the present Governor of Colorado the cause of the trouble and whose head it is generally accepted in Colorado is a repository for bicycles request of the committee of safety that it take immediate jurisdiction and give a decision as soon as possible Attorney General Engley who has so far taken no hand In the proceedings proceed-ings may next week begin suit in Behalf of the people against the po ice commissioners for a mandamus to compel them to turn over to the state commissioners the property in their possession as Want to Gag the Prcii i The committee of safety met today I and considered the propriety of apply ing 01 Monday for an injunction to restrain all the newspapers from printing print-ing anything about the fire and police bard cases now pending in the courts until they are settled I was argued that if the people do not cad any thing about the dispute the affair will quiet down and the trouble will 1 be settled sooner Several prominent men commenting on this proposition said that vhile it vli might be a good thing it might also give a chance for star chamber proceedings pro-ceedings by one side or < he ther At all the armories 11 the state mil itia are assembled ostensibly to guard the arms and ammunition ninety day men are being enlisted to recruit the companies and the governor is expected expect-ed to make another attempt to take the city hal by force The police force is very much excited tonight by a rumor that the city hal will be attacked before morning and a strong guard is kept there under arms |