The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-14
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MoNDAY MoKNING. AEfGTS'iF a
CoGFIIcp BETwEEN THE CIVIL AND
MILITARY AUTHORITARIAN very con-
siderable degree Observation-Disclosures
in the city on Saturday evening, occa-
stoned by the arrest by the city police
OF three men belonging to the I92d New
York Regiment, now doing guard duty
in this city, and the foreible release of
the men, who were taken from the city
lookup by order of Col. A1ltell, COM
mander of the post. Owingto the con-
tiicting statements in regard to the dis
turbance and arrest, we are unable 10
say exactly where the fault lies. Some
of the spectators declare that there was
no occasion for the interference of the
police-that the soldiers were on Their
way to their quarters, and were not dis
turbing anybody. Others are Just as
positive that they were behaving in a
very disorderly manner, and that the
police officers only discharged their du.
ties i'll making the arrest. When officer
Brady attempted the arrest the soldiers
resisted and quite melee ensued. The
officer called on the citizens for assist.
ance. Several of the bystanders came
to his aid, and finally succeeded in ar.
arrcsting three of the party. One OF
the soldiers was knocked down and
b stunned by II blow on the head from a
stone thrown by some one of the crowd.
Officer Brady was also considerably
bruised by blows from bayonet in the
hands of one of the soldiers. At the
Court House, as the arrested soldiers
were passing into the lookup, another
disturbance occurred between james
BrtIes and soldier belonging to the
same regiment. In this case we undcr-
stand the soldier was the assailnnt, the
prOVOcdtiOn being a remark made by
Brues in regard to one of his comrades
then under arrest. The combatants
were both arrested, hut the soldier was
taken from the officer by other members
of the regiment. Brucs was taken into
the lookup, but was almost Immediate
ly released by the police officers who.
say that he had first been called upon
to aid in mnlSingthe arrest, and second
ly, that i'll the last fight he was not the
assailant, and that they had taken him
in the prison for protection.
The three soldiers had not been long
in prison before considerable number
Of their comrades appeared and de
mnnded their release, declaring their
intention to take them by force if they
We're not given up. Another squad un-
der command of an officer arrived with
AN order from the commander of tile
post to release the men, and place a
guard over the city prison, and not TO
allow any soldier 10 be confined in the
same. The guard was kept on till noon
yesterday, when it was removed. 1t
strikes us that these measures of the
commander of the post were prcttyse-
we're stretch of his authority. We I'M
derstand that it is claimed that the
civil authorities have no right to continc
soldiers i'll their prisons unless they
have first been turned over for trial by
the military. We are not prepared to
speak as to the correctness of this
claim, and as the matter will be prop
erly investigated, we forbcar comments
until the facts are elected. H 1.