The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-09
A Fight for q Railroad In wisconsin.

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE RAILROAD MEN AND THE
POLICE AT wATERrowS-THR LEADERS ARRESTED.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel March
There has been considerable excitement IN our city for
the past three or four day occasoned by NJ d. c. Free
man keeping possession OF the Milwaukee and watertown
Railroad after its tale by the Ia Crosse Company to the
Madison, Fond du lac and Michigan Railroad Company
and the latter companys attempt to take forcbe
sion OF the road. On saturday afternoon number OF the
directors and officers accompanied by about thirty forty
proceeded 70 the depot in this city just before the
time Tor the train leaving for waertown. turned oil the
conductors engineers and other officers, after
possession OF the train The jackson party" were so
much In the ascendancy as 10 numbers that the other
had no chance to make any resistance and went on 70
Watertown busting the Freemanes from each station
they went along and giving possession to some OF their
party The thing done unceremoniousy that
Little Was known about in this city until yesterday when
the leaders Of the Jacksones brought back irons
by the Chief Of Police TO answer the charge Of roous
conduct.
particulars OF the ARRAY having been sscertaned the
Freeuares who rather strong a, that end Of the
road out and attacked the jackson party and after
something OF succeeded In getting possession Of the
and depot the latter however, keeping possession
against any attacks which the cnrseed Frcemantes might
make upon them. No very serious difficulties however
occurred except two asticus On Sunday evening
the Chief Of Police, Beck, with ten OF the police, took
spe oai train and out waierown with warrants
for the Of all who had taken prominent part IN the
riot They arrived WATERFOWL towards midnight and
arrested ali those for whom they had There
considerable excitement there, and resistance
upon the part Of the more enthusiastic Jacksones but
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directly back to this city In the special train which
arrived here yesterday about O'Clock, and we're all
lodged in the watch house. Among the rest were
Juoge Ross, the President Of the NJ y. and NJ
r r. Company, Mr.. Jackson and q number Of
residents of this city Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
they ali brought up In the Police Court to
The charge Of rotous conduct The examination OF the
parties postponed 10 the 10th inst the defendants
required give bail In the OF $500 each for their
appearance.
Al wstertown there more excitement than any
whore else the road although luckily happened that
received any very serious injuries Al time
the police came very having serious affay with
of the bushers OF tina, place who took the part Of
the Jscsronites and made some hostile demonstrations,
but o pretty severely handled and concluded 10 keep out
ofthe melee The chief got ugly clip In the mouth but
believe other injuries sustained by the police
AZ The humber OF prisoners larger than that Of police
the chief bad them all handcufed until they reached this
city. some Of them felt rather dspleased at being "put
10 irons - but others laughed at Il A. good joke.
The parties who were arrested nj WATERFOWL are Samu-
e |. Rose d. 9. Jackson, Geo. Patterson, L. y 81 John,
james T. Wood Hubbard Atkins, John Sheapy, John y.
Kennedy, Daniel Haner Edward Mahoney, John Connal
~. Patrick McDonoueh and Luther May.
Yesterday afternoon nj the time the train let Tor water
town. five hundred had assembled about the
depot most OF whom, doubt, impeed by motives
Of cur osy expecting 10 another but there
20 sturbance whatever and there had been the po-
lice would very have put stop " H. number OF
both PARTIES went out train, the Freemanes IN pos.
sess0n II thought by that there would be
other ght on the road NJ WATERFOWL, but do not
tcpate any hosttcs either side, and for the
cred, Of both parties trust there will be none.