Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-16 | Page 1 | Mayor in Pen but Runs City

MAYOR IN PEN BUT RUNS CITY Council Comes to Blows In Discussing Whether to Oust Him flim N y J S Feb 16 18 By The Associated lel Fel Press Fel Fellow low to ton n of ot Mayor HenrY Wissel IsseI have hav bomo so aroused over O the question ot of allowing hIm to direct city affairs while ho he h Is serving a sentence In the Atlanta that a Il council meet meet- Inc in J lost lait t night tailed to discuss the them matter II a a free for tight fight Mayor Wi WItSel all the r Edgewater chief t ot of police and two policemen were ere recently convict 1 of ot corn com com pl cIty In the Eker rum Turn conspiracy conspiracy cy ty Mayor Maor Wissel and police Pollee Dinan were sentenced to a year an l a day and jail jall sentences sentence for Cor Corth forth forth th th- th policemen were suspended Mr M J McDonough leader of ot the sel faction attempted to address the tho council while white it con coil considered the Appointment of ot a com corn to the tho legal le al require requirement ment for tile the th mayors mayor's continuance In office was ruled out of ot or- or order or order der dr twice slId and the tIght fight began beean with the th center ot of the bat bat- battI battIe bat tI tIe Six policemen were unable to quell the tho th other patrolmen air ani firemen were caled In The fight was halted after atter 1 15 S minutes No arrests were made mado but both sides aides exhibited blackened eyes and bruised jaws McDon- McDon McDonough ou McDon-ou ou ough h was as seriously hurt The Tho council a appointed the tho com corn committee to Investigate the th po possibility ity Ily it t t Wissels Wissel's retention as aa mayor 1 Police l eo Chief t DInan and the to t o 0 ot- ot of of were suspended pending the outcome of ot appe appeals s