Show MATTERS A LITTLE MIXED municipal troubles trouble in louisville vil leKy ky an ln effort or oil tho lie part of the it I 1 rann to Ites nove the democratic koane of public A 11 climax louisville ky aug 25 il e right fight of mayor george D 1 todd ke republican publican and the A P A republican board to remo remove the democratic board ot of public sit safety 1 c t y which controls contro lii the police fire and charity charily departments IS of the lite city government ern ment reached a climax this after noan when the aldermen refused to obey an injunction restraining them front from taking further steps in the impeachment peach ment proceedings ag against ainest the board of ol safety the injunction was granted by judge toney who immediately dissolved it but lie he stated under tinder the code it would remain in fit force tor for five days the aldermen derin cit at it once refused to obey it and took a TEC recess ess after this was over the board of safety was denied attorneys and the impeachment case proceeded judge the state of affairs toney wa was s informed of an aej issued rules of contempt against the aldermen the latter locked themselves in to prevent a raid and k a sheriff and his deputies were forced to wait on oil the outside as the judge did not want the doors broken open A special session ot of the council was called and a trolley rigged up between the two wings of the city hall in which the aldermen and council chambers are located whisky beer cigars and news were passed to the self imprisoned aldermen in the meantime judge toney revised bcd his contempt order and gave the aldermen until it tomorrow to show cause why they should not be sent to jail for refusing to obey the mandate of the court I 1 M mayor abor todd assumed control of the police force and sent word to chief taylor tha tonly his orders were to be observed at colonel A 11 II stone attorney tot for the prosecution and may mayor or todd announced that word had ben been received from the aldermen that they had impeached colonel robert tilford nl D E and nd charles Wil billion lion the members of the board of public safety when the proceedings at the city hall became known about town it a mob gathered at the city hall and blocked the sidewalks and corridors of the lar large lare e I 1 building the majority were members ot of the lite A P A who are said to be looking forward to in the police and fire departments at 7 it mab ah given out oui that tha mayor todd had appointed john scary G at crawford cramford and william evans III members embers of tile the board of safety at the aldermen had cobil lie appointments A little later the new officials chats proceeded toward the al dermenc der mens ens chamber headed by sterling edmunds an A P A leader edmunds gave the A P A knock on the door and the iron bars bar tables and desks with which it had been barricaded barricades barrica ded in order to keep out tile the chief and his friends were removed As soon ab tile the door was opened the chief ind and liis his men made a rush for it ana aal forced them themselves selver into the aldermanic chambers after a fierce fist right fight the chief then cited the aldermen to appear tomorrow before judge toney toncy to show cause why they should hould not be punished tor for contempt con lemp of court the aldermen then adjourned none of the members oi of the deposed board of safety safely were in evidence their offices on the second floor door of the city hall ball were dark but inside was a squad of police instructed ted to deny admittance to all intruders tru derf including the new board at 85 general thomas 11 II tylor chief of police received a note from mayor todd ordering him to remove the lite policemen stationed in fit the office of the board of public safety and turn the rooms over to the new board general taylor replied that himself and force wire at tile the mayors command to preserve the peace but declined to tore re move the policemen from the office as they were placed there by the board of safety and lie he did not recognize the new board appointed by the mayor at the offices of the chief ot of police were dark but in each were a number of police capt captala cap alith lieutenants patrolmen and detectives the charges on which the tha members of the he old board of safety were ed cd are arc failure to suppress prostitution and gambling and usurpation of authority tho rity general taylor was removed from lite office ot of colef of at 9 and robert cunningham Cunning hain a livery keeper appointed in liis his stead |