, 1874-12-28
L POLICE ROM.

TIL: Srw ORLEANS Ms1lsoroL1gAss" TACKLE
coy. EELLoau--ruEy WANT THEIR TAT, nUr
po:T GET IT.
f:oa. tho Nt,o Orleans I'ic1Eane, Dee. a5.
Yesterday. Mt about II o'clock. the different
members oi the police folco began to a4sombo
ut tho First Precinct Station, in uniform, with
tho express intention Of, Mt u o'clock, marching
down in q body 10 Gov. Kellogg, at tho State
House, and then demanding from linn their
pay.
Tho fo1co. 1t will he remembered, haa not been
paid for at least four mouths and, heinS unable
to procure tho baro 1ccca6alea Of lifo, llavo IT
Last become desperate, and claim thas, it they
aro not paid at loaet somo portion Of their mon-
ey by Saturday night. they will quit.
Assembling accordingly somc $50 in number,
with MI tho members from, tho First Precinct
and delegations from most Of tho others, they,
hoatled by tho 6orgcansa and Captaina Of tho
difrorcnt precincts, marched down Carondelct
street to St, Louis and thence to tho hotel md
ur:ttars where the Governor was In l'it office.
Tiln Captains Of tho different precincts and
tho 'iorgcauts wero appointed Committee aud
wont IN Capt. Flanigan. Of tho Flat, netting al
spokesman. l1o Btatod in few words that the
| mon hnd not beon .paid for months; that many
of thom wcro destitute Of ovon tho bnro nocc8-
uaries OF lie, mud that ii they wore not paid tho
non could no longer roualn on tho forco.
To this tbs Governor replied TINT he had hoen
irving to got them little money. but shat llo
had found it imooas'blo; Mr. oYlosby. tAo prosi-
them money, lie might bo manaAn,used atnler
his contract. but tllis would Lake limo; but II
they were to walt until about tho 18th OF Ja'11a-
rY, Whom matters could ho sott!oa, he wnB Buro
they could got their pay. Tho Government waH
very unHottlol. they wore not suro what would
tako placo any day, but nlattors would At least DO
settled by that tino, and oyory ono would know
how thoy stood IN the meantime ho roiorrcd
With tAis flo Committee rotirod to tho Of
iiccra, but Immediately tho explanation was
1nado there wna most terrible np1oar, and tho
crowd. pushing by tho door-hoopor. poured intn
tho room, headed by Officer Gleason, OF the First
Precinct. and Il largo negro.
Kallagg said:
"Well, boys. I'm elad to 500 you. md I'm
sorrry can't rot your money. Your officers will
explain the matter"
money, and ly c. wo want it. don't knuw
tonight whether shall have house ovor my
head or not; and all Tho time wo hayo heen sorv
lns your Government, aud upholdlng your Con-
atlt!tion tor nothing"
Coy. Koogy-" Wel, well. I'm norry for you"
Ollieer-'' Don't vol, vol us-wo want our
monoy-wo stood up for you on the 1asl of Sep.
tonlbart anu bomo OF III wogo Rille fur yol., auu
nov '9bon wo want our pay We cart got it."
Coy Ko9ge"ae !aps ;,t timo you you got ay 9G
sla,o0o for part Of It. Your Doattl mado co'i-
tr,lct with President Oglosby for your money.
Hero cau got II"
OIl!oor-" joube1t has over 100000. nray
took oyor 30 much, mud wo want ours. aud by
G., iUta,ll to hayo it,"
GOV. Kollogg (o1citcdly)-" Put that man out,
pnt hin out! what IL your namo?"
Turning to Commissioner Joubort-"p Tut tint
masl Oft tho force. pnt him oll."
Ofioer--" Uy q you cunt put any Of uB OF;
IT sou do you can't got anybody to talso our
,lauos."
Gov, Kol1ogg-"Yea can; there arc many
Whtse-Loagu-t, now ready to tako your places
many OF tlom."
O!tlcer-" No, .thora a'ius, no, there a?ut.
They won't work Without pay. No ono hAs