People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1894 — FAIR DIRECTORS WIN. [ARTICLE]

FAIR DIRECTORS WIN.

The Rule Fining Them for Contempt of Court Reversed. Chicago, Feb. 3.—Judges Shepard, Waternaan and Gary of the appellate court have handed down an opinion in the appeal of world’s fair directors, reversing the order of the superior court, fining them for contempt. They find that the superior court had no jurisdiction or power to issue any injunction in the suit of Charles W. Clingman against the World’s Columbian exposition. Mr. Clingman in his bill charged that the rights of the people to use Jackson paik were interfered with by the pretended deal made between the South park commissioners and the exposition and that the only day upon which he could attend the exposition was Sunday. He prayed for an injunction to restrain the closing of Jackson park on Sunday. Judge Stein granted the injunction. Consequently the superior court was applied to for a rule on Directors William D. Kerfoot, Charles L. Hutchinson, Lyman J. Gage. Andrew McNally, Charles Henrotin, George R. Davis and Victor F. Lawson for contempt for violation of the order of court The directors were .found guilty of contempt and fines of SI,OOO each were imposed on W. D. Kerfoot, C. L. Hutchinson, Lyman J. Gage, Andrew McNally and Charles Henrotin. George B. Davis was fined $250 and Victor F. Lawson SIOO. From this order the appeal was taken and in the opinion handed flown the matter of contempt was not entered into at aIL The finding that the superior court was without jurisdiction disposed, of the matter at one stroke.