| Show THE CITY COUNCIL CASES the case of the people ex re rel I 1 vs va louls louis cohn et al which involve a 13 the legality of the election to the lily council of cohn noble an aal I 1 hall of the fourth election precinct has baa not dot been continued forthe for alie term as announced iu in wynie swie of tile the local awik api papers pero tile the case up to the present has not been placed on the S supreme u preale oart court calendar but will be heard some time next week the history of the case is briefly mir immediately after the municipal election of february last it will be remembered ai adred that certificates of election to the above incumbents toy fleere tary ary sells notwithstanding stand ing a t three candidates of the peoples party received a large majority of bf the votes of the fourth election admus mandamus proceedings were then immediately instituted in the third court judge zine decided in favor of the contestants the effect of which was to place them on the same baws ml as the three liberal candidates before they received their certificates of election it was a splendid opportunity for the incumbents to aver their respect for the ruling of judge zane As A the decision of the court was djs regarded and trampled upon the plaintiffs brought quo carranto warranto warran war fo action for the usurpation of office dickson and mcbride attorneys attorney for defendants demurred on two grounds first that the action was not entitled second that it was improper for contestants to unite in three incumbents counsel fat defendants on various pretexts sue suc dewed in delaying further action on UM the matter until the court adjourned ft for the regular summer vacation on tu tee reaM raws embling of court judge zane declined to set the case peremptorily but was wining willing to hear it at any time VIM teat counsel for both fides eldes could agree the attorneys for the defense again delayed matters by innumerable ex cam such as absence of assistant counsel bousel and the press of important business bo alness finally demurrer was argued wad sustained as to ta title of action and as to joinder the complaint amended to which the defendants fain demurred on the same grounds wk iw before on motion of le grande young attorney for the plaintiffs the demurrer was again overruled on dec 13 judgment was entered in 4 UG the third district court i in favor of r theola imants and an appeal from that judgment ent was perfected on january 3 theys mr dickson and Stone present attorneys for the defendants thirty from that date is allowed the de ds by law in which to lodge ft r appeal in the supreme court A transcript of the case has been wied by the thiro f I strict court and furnished to coun belr defendants but it has not yet been filed with the clerk of the supreme court chrt by agreement of counsellor coun counsel sellon on both skies ides legrande Orande Le young has waived MW reading of all transcripts and briefe bearing on the case cage and it will be heard amm some gome time next week T the V e caw case of the people ex rel vs pembroke wolstenholme Wosten Woeten holme and armtrong aw in iff still standing on demurrer in 0 the 0 third ird district court |
