, 1869-05-24
THE POLICE WAR AT JEFFER-
S0N, La

THE POLICE WAR AT JEFFER-
son. La.
The City Hail Attacked by Throe
Hundred Metropolitan PoItce-The
Aid Invoked.
Frpm kse Ntu 0rl<aaA Tsme4+
The war between the city police Of Jefferson
Monday night, resulting In tic snsst Of sixteen of
Acssss- Burbank and AcDun, Of the Hetropoll-
tan Boasd, EisIted the town about O'Clock In the
II ma 1 poe y me
Euhn1tEslor4
The sixteen cap,.res were connned ID the Conn
er4y, was provided 70 make their time pass agree
ably. Captain Schreler, after srnatulnG In Gus
i
10 his residence ln The Fourth District.
The men composing the tpree detailed 70 police
release On any terms, were they once arrest Cd.
Yesterday morning, Captain Georse L Cain, ac-
thfee members Or The Police Boar,, Visited Jetler-
sCu CITY to demand 1ha charges Against the 1etn-
,crs OF Ills force and furnlsh them such legal de,
before Ju6t1ee Fry, accused OF disturbing the
peace, earring concealed weapons. and attempt
ing to exercise the functions Of police onlecss,
To IL dis. eaarge, answer was made that sno
men were n The town u nc exercise q saesr
oeacel dutiea r. o9ealsnse 70 1 ths F. ofaees o. 81
the State. ....-. .....-
1He t.a!ss " ~ ts sulGta sHp1 ,h,msS
c1ch policeman carried O revolver, II was bo!ne IN
belt on the outx1te Of hl3 coat, aud WAS ratnly
visible 10 al passertoy "
II answer to ne enasge o. % ht;empunS % 10 e1es =
law, copy Of the law creating Metropolitan
p1tee anu % o1le.A COPY q tns ad a,oG
oil tie Slrrene Court WAS pfoancca and hlea.
Al LES stage of 1he proceedllSs tNc cu1lss1 ~!
the prosecution asked tune 70 psepase an ana%et
10 xpys 1s ,Suen na ade .naafs than rss
us4al IN an ofulnalJ dstoEuaaGs oi .ae !Fe IaE,o
The case Eas taescapoa eoallnaeo 1osu -ao0aaS'
the Sath o. MAJ: ~.,.ssoa ~, ,b.,r -e.o,.
Al The prisoners were feiease1 on taeH leeog-
nlzance, theE having refused 70 !utnsn PAL
Captain CatD, With his party md the prisoners,
returned to the city.
BY no Means fet hack D f"htTfttmrs % oe
expected, Cartaln Cain nj once went 10 work to
r:oeure loISioiy, Necessary. tnc psna pos.a,1n re
sellusuish.
Af1daytu were mails against Nj. hTetdeE, the
Mayor Of shc soEn, and ME. y; 1a;hleque, ~
Chief Of Police, charging them Win resisting tee
execution Of State law. II refusing to ooey tho
mandates Of the Metropolitan Police act, md with
Contempt OF the Supreme Court Of LOUISIANA, In
igIoF11R It's decree.
Warrants lor the aIIess q tnese .Eo we're g1sen
70 Inc Constable oI nc osll1Ctr anu II was ae-
termed TO furnish him With Sufficient force to c1e-
cute them.
n tue meantime GoEesnos Wasmoth' hearing
Of the resistance offered On the preSloas night "
the municipal authorities g. !ehelson. esaea On
the Metropolitan 1oard and stated most emphatic
ally the law should he carried out In eycty pa7ticu
lar. and at any cost lie gave directions to The
board to execute H. ana were u ncecssaFgt 70 0se
| Inc force OF the entire Metropolitan Diatnct-
Gbneg snd Esexoh 10Y sasee & she most peses
otlccfs on the force were detailed to Assist Cap
JNnt.tn 8. owing 10 Ms pos:ao1, was given
command Of the whole. Details wesc made from
ats ~, ~ n, ~ i,ie army was furnished with one
hundred men 50 quietly Werr The orders gtvcu
ed liz nian arranged that even the men iht,n-
a. uhe nansca sog rr1nanrI cn,,rrIv nnaTars q
fhcIr Intimate rcstioHttou
No 1ns % e1,nsI ~ II iac u III 'A
PIesSsy the n sn telcs sn hpss es
ant s,{es toc sec,csr attending ,bc n-eo.
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in u
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