River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-03
Crimes and Casualties


this city, got into quarrel and began shoot
ing at each other with revolvers. Each shot
three times. Two OF Hunts bullets took eff
feet in Stedman, one inficting a 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 children.
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
urer of Hyde park, on account of his defal-
cation of thirty-seven thousand dollars.
John Macarthur has also been indicted for
ENLIGHTENMENT in appropriating to his own
use the funds of the post office department.
FATAL MUNICIPAL QUARREL
ST.. LOUIS, No., June 30.--The state of
chronic disturbance which has prevailed in
East st. Louis for months past eliminated
the Metropolitan police force and the city
marshals, organized by Mayor Bowman. 1t
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 were but three of the Metropolitan
force in the engine house, and thinking it
would be easy to capture, he mustered his
deputies at his IN quarters, a little more
than block az and made dish for it.
He was quickl en-, however, and the occu-
pants of the 3 house, Officers Wallace
and Gwyne turnkey Chapman, barred
the door, has upstairs and the two first
named appea 1t the window armed with
| Springfield IS. Walsh and his men
rushed on, 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 az 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 Sneville and O'Connol
fell dead, and James Doyle was wounded
The marshal and posse then retired, taking
with them their dead. at
Mayor Bowman, in the meantime, APP
peared on the grounds, and he says, narrow
" escaped, as one of the men in the engine
house, he claims, took deliberate aim al
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, but the marshals had re
tired and nothing further was done. Mayo
Bowman Immediately telegraphed t.
Belleville, the county seat, fol
Sheriff Weber and County Coroner Conley
who arrived this afternoon. Weber went Il
headquarters of the Metropolitan and arrest
ed Wallack and Gwyne, and Coroner Conle,
will hold an inquest on the dead tomorrow
The circumstances which led to this un
fortunate affair cover much time, and man,
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 Mayo
Bowman, who organized a force of deput,
narshals under the city ordinance
and the result has been TIVE
distinct police forces, which hav
been at swords points for months past
and conflicts more or less serious have beef
of almost daily occurrence. There are alst
two political factions in the city called Bow
man and anti-Bowman, which are very bitter
and stop at no means to do damage to eacl
other. Mayor Bowman says, even grantin.
the legality of the existence of the Metro
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original legislation specially provides tina
they shall be entirely separate and defnit
from the city of East St. Louis, and shal
not occupy or use any of the city property
I Therefore, he or his officers had right t
disposess them of the engine house. Fur
Their trouble was apprehended tonight, bu
up to the present writing all is quiet on tn
: other side of the river, and the probabilitie
are no further violence will occur.
EXPRESS wBECKEDs
WILMINGTON, Del, June 30.-1n add
ton to the engineer and fireman killed in til
disaster to the Southern express last night,
man supposed to be William r. Haigh, G
; Chicago, and Erisban Krauch of Baltimore
were also killed. The engine, baggage, ma
and, two express cars were wrecked. A raj
road tie had been placed upon the tracl
: One arrest has been made.
A WHISKY TRAGEDY.
, BALTIMORE, Nd, June 3o.-John McCol
) mick, asleep in his room this morning, wa
fatally stabbed by John Fleming. drunk.
SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
: CAIRO, ILL.,, June 30.-Frank j. Chapman
the well known Carbondale merchant, an
head of the lumber firm of Chapman ,
| Herr, of Forman, Johnson county, Illinois
was shot through the head and killed in
bedroom at this morning 10y an unknow
party, who fired a pistol through window
No arrests yet,
BURNED no DEATH.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 30.-An oil train wa
thrown from the track of the New Yor
, Central road last night, by The removal of
rail, and 10 cars wrecked. The oil took fir
and breakman named Truas. was burne
to death, and the engineer and fireman in
} jured.
: A BLAZE.
TRENTON, N. j., June Goa fire i