The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-03
Crimes and Casualties.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 3O.-Last
night Frank Stcdman and Samuel Hunt,
two farmers living in the township of Tai
madge, Ottawa county, about Is miles from
this city, got into a quarrel and began shoot
ing at each other with revolvers. Each shot
three times. Two of Hunts bullets took eff
feet in Stedman, one inflicting wound in
| the right breast, which caused his death in a
few hours. All of Stedman's shots took
effaot in Hunt. Stedman leaves wife and
four children.
CHICAGO DISHONEST OFFICIALS INDICTED.
CHICAGO, June 3o.-The grand jury of the
| Cook county criminal court have returned an
Indictment against Asa D. WaIdron, treas
urer Of Hyde park, on account of his detail
cation of thirty thousand dollars
John Macarthur has also been indicted for
e1nbezzlement in appropriating to his own
use the funds of the post office department..
FATAL MUNICIPAL QUARREL.
ST. Louus, Mo-, June 3O.-The state of
chronic disturbance which has prevailed in
East st. Louis for months past, eliminated
this afternoon in fight between part of
the Metropolitan police force and the city
marshals, organized by Mayor Bowman. It
appears that last January the Metropolitans,
under Chief Renshaw, took forcible posses
sion of one of the city engine houses and
prison cells, which had been used as police
headquarters, and although Mayor Bowman
has repeatedly demanded it to be vacated by
them and returned to the city, his demands
We're refused. About noon to-day City
Marshal Walsh learned that
there we're but three of the Metropolitan
force in the engine house, and thinking it
would be easy to capture, he mustered his
Deputies at his own quarters, little more
than a block away, and made dish for it.
he was Quickly seen, however, and the occu-
pants OF the engine house, Officers Wallace
and Gwyne and Turnkey Chapman, barred
the door, fastened p-stairs and the two first
named appeared at the window armed with
Springfield rifles. Walsh and his men
rushed on, armed with clubs and re-
yolvers, and found Officer Stark near
the door of the engine house, whom they as
saulted and with their clubs knocked him
down. Three pistol shots are also said to
have been fired at him, one of which
wounded him in the head. Wallace and
Gwyne then called On the crowd to dispense
when more shots were fired by Markham
Wallace and Gwyne then shot into the crowd.
and Deputy Marshal Sneyille and O'Connor
fell dead, and James Doyle was wounded.
The marshal and posse then retired, taking
with them their dead.
" Mayor Bowman. in the meantime an
peared on the grounds, and, he says, narrow
~ escaped, as one of the men in the engine
house, he claims, took deliberate aim at
him, but by quick jump sideways he avoid
ed being hit, the ball entering the ground
only q few feet from where he stood j. 4 E5
While the fight was progressing the alarm
bell on the engine house was rung and the
Metropohtans FASTENED to Headquarters
from ail directions, but the marshals had re-
tired and nothing further was done. Mayor
bowman Immediately telegraphed to
Bellepille, the county seat, for
Sheriff Weber and Comfy Coroner Conley.
who arrived this afternoon. Weber went to
eadquarters Of the Metropolitan aut1sarrest-
ed Wallack and Gwyne, and Coroner Conley
will hold an inquest on the dead tomorrow. |
The circumstances which led to this I'M
fortunate affair cover much time. and MANY |
events dating as far back az 1867 when the |
metropolitan law was passed by the legisla-
ture. This law has been pronounced Tncon-
stitutional several times by the supreme
court, but the force has some way managed |
to exist. It has been lately ignored by Mayor
Bowman, who organized force of deputy |
marshals under the city ordinance,
and the result has been two
distinct police forces, which have
been at swords points for months past,