Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-07-04
From the Baltimore Sun of Fri az.
MILITARY RULE IN BALTIMORE.


cttement i'm the City---Mflftary EeuIe--
The Police Disbanded &C., &c.
The entire city was thrown into a state d
/ excitement early yesterday morning by the an
: nouncement of the arrest of George Z. Kane
Esq, Marshal of Police, by the military, on tn
order Of Maj. Gen. n. p. Banks, commandan
of the department Of Annapolis.
No one suspected that any such design wa
entertained as the arrest of the Marshal, bu
about three o'clock this morning body of abou
one thousand troops from Fort McHenry ant
one of the Pennsylvania camps made their ap
pearance in the city. All the policemen with
whom they met were taken into custody, ant
the line of march was made to the residence o.
Marshal Kane, on st. Paul street, near Madison
Guards were then stationed in the adjacent
streets, and an officer rung the bell of the house
Marshal X. responded to the call in person,
when he was informed that he was prisoner
He at once informed the military officer that il
was unnecessary to bring SO large force to
effect his arrest, as he would have complied
promptly to a summons by note from the COM
mandant. He was then placed in hack and
escorted to Fort McHenry by the whole body. Of
troops. The policemen who had been picked
up on the way were released after the column
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reported the facts of the arrest at their headanar
tiers. Co.. Kane on reaching the fort was per-
mltted to occupy the same apartment with John
Merryman, Esq, and note to his family stated
that he was comfortable.
The fact of the arrest congregated large num-
bers of persons about the most public corners of
the streets, and on one or two occasions it was
apprehended that there would be difficulty. The
police, however, were out in strong force, and
prevented any outbreak.
Early in the forenoon Col. Kenly, of the first
Mary land regiment called on Mayor Brown and
Informed him that the functions Of the Board of
| Police had been superseded, and that he (CoL
K.) had been appointed Provost Marshal He
thereupon proceeded to the office of the Marshal
of Police and took possession. He held con-
sultation with Deputy Marshal Clifford, upon
whom in the absence of Marshal Kane, the man
agement of the police devoved, and it was con.
cluded to continue on duty the police force Of
the city, unless it shall become necessary to call
in the aid of the military.
The cause of these steps is said to have been
the discovery by the government of the United
States of plot in this city to oppose the mill
tary orders of the Administration by force It
is also said that a telegram was sent to WASH.
ington on Wednesday evening requesting milf
the time been going on in this city, but which,
in fact, did not exist, quiet having prevailed
throughout the entire day
The following are the orders appointing a
Provost Marshal, and suspending the Board of
Police
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF ANNApoL1s2 e.
June 27, 1861. r
To Colonel Kenly, Commanding First Regiment
Maryland VoIunteers-Sir By virtue of instruc-
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Washington, dated June "a, 1861, l do hereby ap-
point you Provost Marshal. in and for the city of
Baltimore. You will enter upon your duties forth.
with at the Headquarters of the Police for the city,
and notifying his Honor the Mayor, of your apS
pontment, by reading to him this order and the
proclamation enclosed herewith. You will proceed
at once, with the assistance of subordinate officers
of the police department to cause to be executed
the police law provided by the Legislature of Mary
land "for the governmenta the city of Baltimore''
/ am very respectfully yours, = a
n. p BANKS, Major General, :
GalaIpa ndi4gsD epaEtment Of A::..snS1iae
The following special order was then issued
by Col. kenly ~
SPECIAL ORDERS, NO. L.
| OFFICE PRovosr MARSHAL,
Baltimore, June 81, 1861. :
To the Officers and Men Of the Police Force Of
| Baltimore.
By order of Major General Banks commanding
the department of Annapolis, assume and take
more, to superntend, and, with the aid of the sub
ordinate officers of the Police Department, to exc
cute and cause to be executed the police law pro-
vided by the Legislature Of Maryland ,.for the
continue to discharge your duties under the exist
ing regulations until further notice.
By order, Col. J. R. KENLY,
| Commanding lst Md. Regiment, .
Provost Marshal of Baltimore.
When COL Kenly made known his business
to the police board that body said they would
protest against such an illegal movement, but
required time for consideration. Col. X. replied
that his orders were from the Commandment of
the dedartment of Annapolis, and proceeded at
once to the office Of the Marshal of Police. The
President Of the Board, Charles Howard, ESQ,
followed soon AFTER and instructed Deputy
Marshal Clifford to offer no obstruction to the
order of COL X.
| The following order was issued at II O'Clock
| by Deputy Marshal Clifford:
BALTIMORE, June u, 1861
To the Different Stations: The police force will
continue in the discharge of their duty as hereto
FIRE. No military force is intended to take the
place of the prcseut force, without necessity calls
| for it. THos. CLIFFORD, Deputy Marshal.
The following is the proclamation of Major
General Banks:
Proclamation to the People of the City of
Baltimore.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS
June 9th, 1861. :
By virtue Of the authority vested in me, and in
obedience to orders, as Commanding General of
the Military Depar tnent of Annapolis, have ar
rested, and do now detain in custody, Mr.. George
p Kane, Chiefof the Police of the city of Baltimore.
deem it proper at this the moment of arrest to
make formal and public declaration of the motive
by which have been governed in this proceeding.
1t is not my purpose, neither is it in consonance
with my instructions, to interfere in any manner
timore or Maryland desire to support the public
authorities in all appropriate duties in prese Wig
peace, protecting property and the rights of per-
sons, in obeying and unfolding every municipal
regulation and statute, consistent with the laws of
the United States and of Maryland
But unlawful combinations of men, organized for
resistance to such laws, that provide hidden depos
its Of arms and ammunition, encourage contraband
traffic with men at war with the Government, and
to combine ther
forces with those in rebellion against itsaautorty,
are not among the recognized legal rights of any
class of men, and cannot be permitted under any
form ofgovernment whatever: Such combinations
are we'll known to exist in this department..
The mass of citizens of Baltimore and of Mary