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Show I DIVIDE CONTROL OF SANITAfilUM Brig Robinson Holds One End and J. H. Kurtz the ROBINSON STEALS A MARCH ON ADVERSARY In Stillness of the Night He Overpowers Guard and Enters Premises. OGDEN, Aug. 21. With tho properly, fixtures and stock of tho Ogdon Canyon Sanitarium company as the pawn, a gaim of "button, button, who has the button?' la now on In earnest between J. IL Kurt7 and Brlgham Robinson. With such rapidity hac the possession of tho property prop-erty of the rosort been shifted from one to the other within the past forty-eight hours that. It Is difficult to foretell even for one hour who will be in control. Desplto an order of District. Judge Howell lBRUCd last Thursday Instructing Brlgham Robinson to give over possession posses-sion of tho resort to Kurtz and turn over cortain moneys belonging to the resort to the cleric of the district court or be adjudged In contempt, Robinson has only L half complied by first turning ovor the ( m place and then, while Kurtz was sleep's sleep-'s - Ing after remaining on guard for many 5t c hours, he with tho assistance of seven 51 f men. Including one of his attorneys, John m C, Davis, moved down upon tho place Jtf this morning and with a. quick flank at-M at-M ; tnck recaptured tho sanitarium, firing out all of Kurtz's assistants and putting Mothers to work In their places, Kurtz ?' Inter In the day, by a counter flank ' movement, stole a march on Robinson H and his guards by capturing the towel S j room and bath rooms, leaving the Robins' Robin-s' ' son faction In possession of the cash rcg-M rcg-M ! Islcr, cigar and refreshment stand M ' During the melee which followed. Robln-511 Robln-511 son flashed a revolver and was promptly disarmed by Patrolman Al Ilcrrlck, who lMi had been detailed to tho sanitarium. The lut , v.'oapon was turned In at police hendquar-LUEf hendquar-LUEf I tors and Robinson ordered to appear to-M' to-M' , . morrow morning to answer a charge of h i dlKlurblng the peace. y . Robinson Has "Writ. f The activity of the Robinson forces fol- .52 lowed the Issuance of a writ of certiorari 3 i by the state supremo court on Friday rZ ; ordering a review of the proceedings held I k before the district court August 1. Robln-2 Robln-2 I fcion. with Peter Naylln. Martin Clcary. tS Mt ?V. Welshon. William Perry, J. Hardy and Wt Attorney' John C. Davis, stole a march 25 K n Knrf. and his followers this morning. 2i R overpowering don Ilnrbctson. a some-Jm some-Jm m times special police officer, who had been IK' cmploved by Kurtz to guard the place " Wt&. while "he slept. When Kurtz awoke to lint' "I K' tho enemy had stormed and captured the .' place, his first act was to peremptorily nK discharge Ilarbctson and enlist men true m R. and tried, In whom he could place more "SIR reliance. I.ater they followed his lead IM mid now arc In possession of one part , IW ' of the resort, while Robinson and hi; &J? employees are running the balance of the 1 fi place. K? K When it appeared that there wan somr 5 k likelihood of trouble at the sanitarium 5 this morning. Patrolmen Herrlck ana E Cromplon were sent there to preserve ML f tho peace. Later they were Joined by Sf Detective Robert Chambers. The offi-rcrs offi-rcrs are still on gunrd and will remain J a ut the place during the night to prevent 52 ? anv disturbance. Doth sides to the rather 'J5 e unique contest are dclormlned to yield S I' nothing, and there is some danger of pcr-S pcr-S 3 sonal " violence before the nffalrs are IS finally wound up by the courts. t J On account or rumors that there wa. SB . likely to be trouble between tho faction? rrTa & of Robertson and Kurtz, a police patro IK was sent up at midnight tonight will iV M Dolcctlve Georse Wardlaw and Patrol-Ffl Patrol-Ffl ntun A- D Vance. The place was fount1 BV in darkness, however, and after a tall !9 nr with Robertson, who Is now in posses-m posses-m r slon, and with Kurtz, they were satlsllcO 2Jtf t,,nt tllorc would be no trouble and re-Zll re-Zll turned to town. |