The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-05

Later fFo0 DoltAMeRe-Judgo Dond
anA the New CemMlssloners~He II.
snes . Bench warfsat Dor thelr Ar,
rest-A Collision betWeen the Old
Police and tho ShesfG's Posse-The
Sheriff. Men Elected from tInS
Judge Bonds Opinion.
BALTIMORE, November 3.--Jldec Bond
has issued bench warrant Tor the arres,
of Messrs. Young and Valiant. The
Judge also summoned the sheriff before him,
and inquired il it were true that he was
summoning posse. He said he was doing
so at the request Of the new commissioners,
The Judge warned him to desist, and said
be would forthwith cause bis arrest.
A few officers have been sworn in BY the
new police commissioners, and are desig-
mated by white ribbons. II IL expected
the old force will arrest them.
BALTIMORE, November 3.-Atl "a o'clock
few Of the regular police force appeared
in the vestibule Of the courthouse, and
commenced at once ejecting the sheriff.
posse, who were crowding up the stairway
from the south entrance to the sheriff's Of.
fice above. A scuffle ensued, and for q
time there was considerable confusion and
much threatening language used. Many
spectators becoming alarmed, made hasty
exit from the building, causing much ex-
citement from the outside. Presently the
new commissioners were seen approaching
the north entrance Of the building on Lex.
ington street.
They had scarcely entered the building
when Marshal Carmichael appeared, coming
from the direction Of the central police
station, at the head of large body Of po-
lice, who made rapid entrance, and in q
few moments cleared the sheriH's men out
Of the building. On entering tho Criminal
Court, a deputy sheriff appeared, and an
nounced that the bench warrant for the ar
rest Of Messrs. Valiant and Young had
been served, and minute thereafter the
sheriff appeared with Messrs. Valiant and
Young in custody.
would be an opportunity afforded them to
procure counsel. Presently their counsel,
Messrs. Schley and Latrobe, appeared, and
inquired for the affidavit upon which the
arrest had been made. The States At.
torney briefly recited the evidence that
had been given by the witnesses upon
whose testimony the bench warrant for the
arrest had been issued. .1
The counsel for the new commissioners
then proceeded to argue that the arrest
was an unwarranted one. Their clients
were duly commissioned commissioners OF
police, andwere exercising only their legal
authority. The following is the reply which
Judge Bond made to the application of the
States Attorney for bench warrant fol
the arrest Of Valiant and Young.
| AS the States Attorney for Baltimore
city 1t was your duty to bring to notice
the very grave facts you have just men.
toned. 1t is the only tribunal here charged
with the punishment of crime and the pre-.
servation of peace. Whatever power II
has for these purposes should be immedi.
ately evoked and exercised to prevent
violence, which you suggest is contem.
plated.
1t is not our duty to determine the ques-
lions in dispute between those claiming
the Office Of police commissioners, but it
ought not to be truthfully said that in q
government so long established as that OF
Maryland the only way to obtain posses.
sion of an Office is by force Of arms.
The parties engaging in it are guilty of a
breach of. the peace, and must be immedi-
ately arrested. All the power of this court
shall be exercised with yigor and prompt
ness to prevent such violation of the
law, and the public peace shall be pre-
served at all hazards.
The courts arc open. An appeal to
them can be speedily heard, and all official
rights determined. This course must be
pursued. An army of force for pur-
pose of this kind is an unlawful assembly.
The fact that persons claiming rightfahy
or wrongfully to be police commissioners
are about to place persons on the streets
as police officers, charged with the duty Of
preserving the public peace, is calculated
to alarm the public mind.
The dread of collision between the two
forces and Of an ultimate conflict fill the
minds of peaceable citizens with terror
1t is impossible that this should he allow.
ed if the law can prevent, and the war.
rants you ask shall be issued.
BALTIMORE, November 3.-Judge Bond
has just given his decision. He orders
that each of the parties be required to give
bail in the sum of $4,000 to keep the
peace toward the Board of Police of the
city of Baltimore.