, 1872-11-24
BL00ESHED AVOIDED.
Contractors and Their Employees Take
Possession CT Building, and re.
fnse to be Dlslodged by
:z:o Police.
How th7 3. artie5 We're All Arrested, and the Mat
Ter Amicably Adjusted by common-
Sense Police Sergeant.

Tho building at the northwest corner of Mon
roe aud Clark streets Was the scene of disturb
ance last evening, which might have had q
serious and, perhaps, fatal ending for many Of
those concerned in it but for the good sense
Ind admirable Judgment displayed by Sergeant
Buckley, of the Harrison Street Police Station.
The contractors who erected the building, of
whom Mr. D. s. Moore ia one, claim that the
owners, Messrs. Phillips 4, Burlington, are in
debted to them in the sum OF $4,000 for their
share Of the work. This amount, it appears,
was not forthcoming ut the close Of the days
labor last evening, and the contractors,
represented by Mr.. Moore, took possession Of
the building and refused to allow the owners or
their agents to enter until the claim was eatis-
fed. In this course it would seem that they had
the support Of the fourteen bricklayers whom
they employed on the premises. As soon as
MessrE. Philips g. Burlington became aware OF
the discrimination OF the contractors and work
WARRANT for the arrest Of D. s. Moore, and others,
on the charge OF disorderly conduct. This docu-
ment was brought to tho Harrison Street Sta
ton, and placed in the handa Of Sergeant
Buckley to serve. 1t was then about Z
o'clock, and as the Sergeant vas about
sending out his platoon for duty, he detailed q
few men to serve the paper, Meanwhile 11r.
Mooren who it seems had been notified OF the in
tention of the proprietors Of the building walk
ed into the police station, and delivered himself
up. His employees, the bricklayers, continued
to hold the h'.i1ding, however, and, doubtless,
during the absence Of their chief, agreed upon
the course they should pursue in the event Of
visit from the authorities. When the police ar
nVed with the warrant they met with q recep-
ton which WIS totally unexpected. Their
demand to surrender called forth q bel
lgereut response from the bricklayers, who
were safely ensconced behind parricaded entran-
ces IN the attempt to force it's way into the build
ing the small squad Of officers we're repulsed, two
of the number, Officers Boown and Connors,
receiving rather severe injuries from the mis-
sizes, IN the shape Of stones and pieces Of heavy
PlanEing, hurled at them from within. The
police retired to the station, and another war
rant for riot was sworn out aguinst the brick
layers. Sergeant Buckley, at the head OF an in
creased force Of men, marched to the building
and after reading the WGIrant to the occupants
called upon them to surrender, and
avoid the trouble and danger consequent
upon compelling the authorities to use force in
carrying out the Instructions Of the warrant.
The bricdayers again refused to obey the Law,
and threatened that they would kill the first man
thatattempted to dialodge them. The Sergeant,
knowing that they we're armed and securely pro-
tected BY the heaTy bauicades which they had
raised ut all the entrances to the building, came
70 the common-sense conclusion thatit would be-
folly for him to attempt to. serve the warrant
forcibly at that time. He was certain to meet
With determined opposition from the bricllay-
@rs, many Of whom were armed with revo1vers,
aaa all Of whom wero plentifully supplied with
deadly weapons OF other descriptions.
sssa1ed, they would, in al probability,
use their revol1ers upon the assailants, and then
there would be bloodehed md misery among
nea who, though seriously violating the Law,
perhaps through ignorance were still far from
tail portion Of his squad to watch the building
Until morning, with orders to arrest al who at
:e:-pted to leave it. Meanwhile Mr. Moore and
Ar. Cornelius Wright, another Of the contrac-
tors, ca1ne up, and through their influence the
t-icklayers we're induced to surrender peace
ABLY. They were then taken to the Station, whence
tksy we're subsequently released On bonds Of
their employers. Their names are q.
soa; Peter Nelson, Peter Lansbery,
William McKeown, Thomas Mex Keown, J. Hacket,
John y: Boyd, Charles Olson, Theodore Kenne-
dy, J. g. Cummings, F. E. Edbrook, and John
Baker. The first four were re-arrested for the
assault On the first squad OF policemen, and
were released on additional bonds OF $500 each,
furnished by the same parties,