The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-08
BALTIMORE November 3

police force.
At halfpast one o'clock few regular
police appeared in the vestibule of the
Courthouse, and commenced at once
ejecting the Shcrlffs posse, who were
crowding up the stairway from the south
entrance to the Sheriti's Off re above. y
scuf1e cnsued, and for a time there was
considerable confusion and much threat.
ening language used. Many spectators
becoming alarmed, made hasty exit from
the building, causing much excitement
outside.
Presently the new Commissioners were
the building, on Lexington street They
had scarcely entered the building, when
Marshal Carmichael appeared, coming
from the direction of tho Central Police
Station, at the head of a large body of
police, who made rapid entrance. and in
a few moments cleared the ShcrIifDs men
out of the building On entering the
Criminal Court \ dcputy>sherIff appeared,
and announced that the bench warrant for
the arrest of Messrs. Valiant and Young
had been served; and in few minutes
thereafter the Sheriff appeared with Mes>rs.
Valiant and Young in custody.
The Court informed them that there
would be an opportunity afforded them to
procxre counsel. Presently their counsel,
Messrs Schley and Latrobc, appeared, and
inquired for the affidavit upon which the
warrant had been made.
The States Attorney briefly rccited the
evidence that has been given by the wit
nesScs, upon whose testimony the bench
warrant for the arrests lad been issued.
The counsel for the new Commissioners
Messrs Schley and Latrobc, then proceeded
to argue that the first was an unwarrantcd
one their clients were The dul " -commss,
Toned Commissioners Of Police, and were
exercising only their legal authority.
LATER Ldge Bond has just given h.s
decision and orders that each of the parties
be required to give bail in the sum ,
$4,000 to keep the peace toward the
Board Of Police of the city Of Baltimore
Sheriff Thompson WAS also required to
! give bail IN the same amount.
The parties have been committed to Jail,
having refused to give the required bail.
1t is now rumored that martial law will be
declared by General Candy
! 4:i3 T. M.-It is not true that General
Candy purposes declaring martial law.
That General sent for Mayor Chapman and
4 the Police Commissioners. and they had a
very pleasant interview with the General Al
his head quarters, few momcn ag,.
He simply desired to be informed BY
them Of the condition of affairs, and as tc
their ability to preserve the peace of the
city
The charge upon which sheriff Thomp-
son was brought before Judge Bond, was
that of contempt, III having disregarded tn,
order of the judge, iorbidding him to swear
in his posse to aid and support the claims
Of Messrs. Valiant aud Young, he was
therefore ordered TO be committed for con-
tempt of court, in default Of SO ,Ol0 bail
The Commissioners and the Sheriff have
just been sent to Jail. Some excitement
and riotous demonstrations occurred in the
neighborhood of the newspaper Offices upon
the announcement of tho result OF the pros
ccedings in Court, but the police promptly
ended the matter by arresting the parties
BALTIMORE, Nov 4.
Tho counsel for Coy. Swann's newly
appointed commissioners have made appli-
cation to Judge Barton, of the court 81
appeals, for writ of haJcaS corpus, It
BRING before him the parties now held in
custody by the warden of the sity jlil, un-
der the order of Judge Bond of the crmina
court. Up to the present writing this
writ ha. not been served on the warden of
the Jail, and as this i, Sunday it cannot
now be served until to morrow morning.
If the discretionary power of the warden
to return the writ within three dsys should
be awaited of, it issupposed the parties may
not get hearing until Tuesday or Wed
ncsday morning 1t is not known VIA
course the warden of the Jail will take Il
the parties should be brought beior Judge
Barton to. morrow, it is presumed tn,
whole question, and the numerous points D
law involved will be discussed by tn,
counsel OH Their side
BAl TIMoRE, Nov >.
The Am,ricua Ufthis afternoon contain,
the following:
Gen. Grant is understood to have vs
| ted the city at the instance of Gov. Swami
but not in an official capacity, but merel.
IS citizen of the United States, desirou
of preserving the peace of the city, and t
exercise whatever influence he may hav'
compromising the difficulty. We hay
!, no official information OH the subject, bu
have been informed that he laid before th
commissioners the following proposal. q
compromise, which had been handed t
. him by the friends Of the governor, t
the mode and manner Of conducting til
;, election Tomorrow:
;, a.. That each set Of commissioner
= cause special poles to be opened in tn
3 several election districts, aud receive sue
! votes as may be decided to be legal b
:. their judges Of election, aud have thcs
votes classified and certified to the stat
= legislature and to congress
TIE PROPOSITION DECLINED.
The Commissioners are understood
;, have respectfully declined to entertain til
: proposition, IA it would be contrary to til
: election laws Of the state, and that, by a,
;. c,ptIng it, they would be guilty of wor'
;. malfeasance in Office than any that Ina
, been charged against them; that it w
- their purpose to conduct the ecctio
strictly in accordance With the provision
AZ tho law and tho cnnstitution a. rho 81