New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-10
Crimessand Casualties.

GH1oAao, June 3O.-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 defaI-
cation of thirty-seven Thousand adollars.s
John Macarthur has also; been indicted for
embezzlement ID appropriating to his own
use the funds of the post Office department.
VA sSsse a Fatal MUNICIPAL oUARRE1. Is, 3. !
= ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 3O.-The state of
chronic disturbances 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
Marshal w Walsh IT learned that
there were but three of the Metropolitan
force in the engine house, and thinking lit
would be easy to capture, he mustered his
deputies at his own quarters; little more
than q block away, and made aadish for it.
He was quickly seen, however, and the occu-
pants of the engine house, Officers Wallace
and Gwyne and Turnkey Chapman, barred
thee door. fastened upstairs and the two first
named appeared at the window armed with
Springfield rifles. Walsh and his men
rushed ION, armed with clubs and re-
volvers, 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 Sneville and. o. Conner
fell dead, and James Doyle was wounded
The marshal and posse then retired, taking
with them their dead.
Mayor Bowman, Tin the meantime, ap-
peared on the grounds, and he says, narrow
" ESCAPED; as one of sthe 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 a few feet from where he stood.
r 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. Mayor
Bowman Immediately telegraphed to
Belleville, the county 81 seat, for
who arrived this afternoon. Weber went to
headquarters of the Metropolitan and arrest
ed Wallack and Gwyne, and Coroner Conley
will hold an inquest on the dead tomorrow.
The circumstances which led to this un-
fortunate air 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. It has been lately ignored by Mayor
Bowman, who organized force of deputy
marshals under the city ordinance,
and -. the. result has $50, been = two
distinct police forces, which g 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 h
and stop at no means to do damage to eac
other. Mayor Bowman says, even grantin
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 .usesany of the city 8 property.
Therefore, he or his officers had right to
dsposess them Of the engine house. Fur
sther troubleswas. appreh ended tonight, but,
up to the present writing all is quiet on the
other, side Of the river, and the probabilities
ara no furthe iolence win occnr: nj
EXPRESS WRECKED. ll
~ W1LMlNGToN, Del,vs, June. s3Q.wIn addi-
ton to the engineer and fireman killedin the
disaster Is the Southern express last night, a
nan.supposed to be William1R. Haigh, Of
Chicago, and Erisban Krauch of Baltimore,
were also ais KILLED. The Tn engine, baggage, mail
and two express cars were wrecked. rail-
road tie had been placed upon the track.
One arrest has been made. g
EfI1 IsEie a WHISKY, TRAGEDY. I'll i1s
seBA1r1MoRE, Nd, June 80. John McCor-
| mick, asleep in his room this morning, was
fatally stabbed by John Fleming drunk.
SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
CAIRO, III, June 80. Frank j. Chapman,
1.-THE well TlnoRn Carbondale merchant, and
head of the lumber firm Of Chapman &
Herr, of Forman, johnson county Illinois,
Was SuOg euIouSA Lno ueau auu killed IN B
bedroom at / this morning by an unknown
party,Who fred pistol through window.
No arrests yet.
! $780, BURNED TO DEATH.
L AlBA lNz n. J: June An oil train was
thrown from the track of the New York
Central road last night, BY the removal of a
rail, and 10 cars wrecked. The oil took fire
land q breakman named Iruas,S was burned
lto. death and the engineer aud fireman in
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