Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-04
Grimes and Casualties.

Grimes and Casualties.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 3O.-Last
night Frank Stedman and Samuel Hunt,
two farmers living in the township Of Tai
1nadge, Ottawa county, about Is miles from
this city, got into a quarrel and began shoot
ing at each other with revolyers. Each shot
three times. Two of Hunts bullets took ef-
feet in Stedman, one inhicting wound in
the right breast. which caused his death in
few hours. All Of Stedman's shots took
effect in Hunt. Stedman leaves wife and
four childrens
CHICAGO DISHONEST OFFICIALS INDICTED.
CHICAGO, June 30.-The grand jury Of the
Cook county criminal court have returned an
Indictment against Asa D. Waldron, treas
c-er of Hyde park, on account of his defal-
cation of thirty-seven thousand dollars.
John Macarthur has also been indicted for
embezzlelnent III appropriatlng 70 his own
use the funds of the post Office department;
FATAL MUNICIPAL QUARREL.
ST.. LOUIS, 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 Metropolitens,
under Chief Renshaw, took forcible posses
sion of one OF the city engine houses and
prison cells, which had besn nsed as police
headquarters, and although Mayor Bowman
has repeatedly demanded it to be vacated by
them and returned to the city, his demands
were refused: About noon to-day City
Marshal Walsh learned that
there we're hut 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 block away, and made dish for it.
He was quickly seen. however, and the occu-
pants Ct tbs engine house, Officers Wallace
and Gwyne and Ttr1key Chapman, barred
the door. fastened upstairs and tie two first
named appeared at the window armed with
Springfield rifles. Walsh and his men
rushed OH, armed with clubs and re-
volyers, 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 disperse
when more shots we're fired by Markham.
Wallace and Gwyne then shot into the crowd,
and Deputy Marshal Sneville and O'Connor
fell dead, and James Doyle was wounded.
The marshal and posse then retired, taking
with them their dead,
Mayor Bowman. il, the meantime, ap-
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 few feet from where he stood.
While the fight was progressing the alarm
bell On the engine house was rung and the
Metropolitans fastened TO headquarters
from all directions, bat the marshals had re-
tired and nothing further was done. Mayor
Bowman Immediately telegraphel to
Bellevil!e, the county seat, for
Sheriff Weber and County Coroner Conlev,
who arrived this afternoon. Weber went to
headquarters of the Metropolitan and arrest
ed Wal]ack 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 as 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. 1t has been lately ignored by Mayor
Bowman, who organized force of deputy
marshals under the city ordinance,
aud -., the result has been two
distinct police forces, which have
been at swords points for months. past
and conflicts more or less serious have been
of almost daily occurrence There are also
two political factions in the city called Bow
man and anti-Bowman, which are very bite b.
and stop at no means to do damage to eac
other. Mayor Bowman says, even granting
the legality Of the existence Of the Metro
politan police commissioners and force, the
original legislation specially provides that
they shall be entirely separate and definite
from the city of East st. Louis. and shall
not occupy or use any Of the city's property.
Therefore, he or his officers had right to
disposess them of the engine house. Fur
ther trouble was unprecedented tonight, but
up to the present writing all is quiet on the
other side of the river, and the probabilities
are no further violence will occur.
EXPRESS WRECKED.
WILMINGTON; Del. June 3O.-In addi-
ton to the engineer and fireman killed in the
disaster to the Southern express last night, a
a man supposed to be William r. Haigh, of
Chicago, and Erisban Krauch of Baltimore.
were also killed. The engine, baggage, mail
and; two express cars were wrecked. 4 rail-
road tie had been placed upon the track.
One arrest has been made.
/ WHISKY TRAGEDY.
BALTIMORE, Ma, June 30-John McCor-
mick, asleep in his room this morning, was
fatally stabbed by John Fleming. drunk.
SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
CAIRO, H., June 81. \ Frank J. Chapman,
the we'll known Carbondale merchant, and
head of the lumber firm of Chapman l.
Herr, of Forman, johnson county, Illinois,
was shot through the head and killed in a
bedroom at tins morning by an unknown
party, who fired pistol through a Window.
No arrests yet.
co.. BURNED TO DEATH.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 3O.-An oil train was
thrown from the track of the New York
Central road last night, by the removal of
rail, and 10 cars wrecked. The oil took fire
and breakman named Truas, was burned
to death, and the engineer and fireman in
jured. ;.:..,. go
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