Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-02
Riot, which for Time Threatened More
Serious OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF the Sheriff's POsse-Peace
Restored-An Quiet-The
Courts to Settle the
Difficulty.

led by Mayor Bowman. 1t appears that last
January the metropolitans, under Chief
Renshaw. took forcible possession Of one of
the city enginehouses and PRISON cells, Which
had been used ss police headquarters, and al
though Mayor Bowman has regularly de-
manded that it be vacated by them and re-
turned to the city, his demands have been re-
fused. About noon to-day, City Marshal
Walsh learned that there were but three OF
the metropolitan force in the enginehouse,
and thinking it would be easy to capture 1t,
mustered his deputies at his own headquar-
tiers, and little more than block away,
and made dash for it. He was quickly seen,
however, and the occupants of the engine
house, Officers Wallace and Gleyre. and
Turnkey Chapman, barred the door and has
tened up stairs, and the two first named ap-
peared at the windows armed with Spring
field rifles. Walsh and his men rushed on
the crowd with clubs and revolvers, and
found Officer Shock near the door OF the en-.
ginaehouse, whom they they assaulted ul
and three pistol shots are said to
have been fred at him, one of which wound
ed him in the head. Marshals Wallace and
Gleyre then called upon the crowd to dis
perse, when more shots were fired. Marshals
Wallace and Gleyre then shot into the crowd,
and when the fire was returned Deputy, Mar
shals Newell and O'Connor fell dead and Jas.
DOYLE was wounded. The marshals then re-
tired, taking with them their dead. Mayor
Bowman in the meantime appeared on the
ground, and he says he narrowly escaped, as
one of the men In the englnehouse took de-
liberate aim and fred, but by quick jump
sideways he avoided being hit. the ball enter
ing the ground only few feet from where he
had stood. While the fight was progressing
tie alarm-bell of one of the enginehouses
was rung, and the metropolitans fastened to
headquarters from all directions; but the
marshals had retired and nothing further was
done. Mayor Bowman Immediately tele-
graphed to Belleville, the county seat, for
Sheriff Weber and the county coroner, who
arrived this afternoon. Weber went to the
Headquarters of the metropolitans andarrest-
ed Officers Wallace and Gleyre, and the cor
oner will hold an inquest on the dead to-mor-
row. The circumstances leading to this unfor-
tunate affair are numerous and cover much
time and many events, dating as far back as
1867, when the metropolitan law was passed
| by the legislature. This law has been pro-
| nounced unconstitutional several umes py ane
supreme court, but the force has man
| aged some way to exist. 1t has been totslly
| ignored by Mayor Bowman, who organized a
| force of deputy marshals under the city ordl-
nance, and the result has been two distinct
| forces of police, which have been at sword
| points for months past, and conflicts OF a
| more or less serious nature are OF daily oc'
currence. There are, also, two political fac
| lions in the city, called Bowman and anti
Bowman, which are very bitter and vlndic
/ tive and Top at no means to damage each
other ayor Bowman says that, ever
| granting the legality Of the existence OF the
| metro politan police commissioners and tnt
force, the original legislature speclally pro-
| vided that they shall be entirely separate anc
distinct from the city of East st. Louis, ane
shall not use nor occupy any OF the city {
property, and that therefore he or any OF hl
officers had right to dispossess them OF tn
eneinehouse Further trouble was appre
hended to night, but up. to the present writ
ing all is quiet on the other side OF the river
and the probabilities are no further Vlolenc
| will occur.
ALL QUIET.
| ST. LOUIS. July 1.-All quiet in East 81
Louis TO-DAY; no further trouble anticipated
Governor Cullom, in reply to the dispatche
received from Sheriff Weber and Police Com
| missioners Pence and Murphy, ordered ther
to preserve peace at all hazards. Sherl
Weber has organized a posse OF forty me
and occupies the metropolitan police head
quarters City Marshal Walsh has also IN
creased his force, but there does not seem t
he any danger of a renewal of hostilihes
The metropolitan police force OF the city haV
been on duty last January. The police com
missioners were appointed by Governor Gu
lom, it is said, to meet the circumstances grow
ing out of the late dispute between Mayo
Bowman and the city council, and pending th
the decision of the validity of law for tn
organization of city government. A slmlls
question regarding the legality of the preser
city council is now pending In court.
MAYOR BOWMAN WILL MAKE ANOTHE
EFFORT.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-The coroner of IL
county impaneled jury In East st. Lou
: this morning and viewed the dead bodies
, | Newell and O'Connor, and will convene g
l inquest tomorrow morning.
Mayor Bowman says there will be furth
J forcible efforts to take possession of the M
e tropolitan headquarters. He deplores Il
5 sad result of the effort made yesterday, b
q says he and his deputies are acting legal
4 while the opposing party are outside OF q
7 law. There will be a meeting OF what
s known as the Bowmans in the city coun
n to- night, at which yesterdays affair will
!, investigated and future action determln !,
: upon. Councilman Wieder, who Is at Z
: head of the other city council, and the lead
d of the opposition to Mayor Bowman, lustif
l. the action of the metropolitans. He sa
8 they occupied the enginehouse by permissl
d of what he calls the legal city council, a
d had right to defend it. The legality OF
a or both of the city councils
a decision is expected in a few da.
Wieder says the enginehouse will
held by the metropolitans until the declsl
of the supreme court Is rendered. The w
der council will meet tomorrow and lnves
N gate the assault of yesterday, and determl
M what shall be done In the future. The d.
~ uty-marsh;.Is assert that only four OF tn
% number carried revolvers yesterday, and u
= # was not their design to shed blood. w
70 lace and Gleyre, the metropolitans who
a. the shooting yesterday, were taken to Bel
,. vile last night, had preliminary examinaG
;, this morning, and were admitted to bail
ia one thousand dollars each. They voluntal
went back to Jail, however, preferring do
so to returning to East st. Louis In the pr
emit state of excitement there.
- THE MATTER SUBMITTED TO THE CT
II COUNCIL.
of ST LOUIS, July 1.-The Bowman city co
st. Gil, East st. Louis, met tonight IN spe
IL session. Mayor Bowman and city mars
re, Walsh submitted their reports, giving
Ily tailed account of yesterdays affray, but t
,e. do not materially differ from the stateme
so already telegraphed. Both Bowman
Walsh assert that they had no design to 9
blood or use force in gaining. possession OF
stationhouse, but by quick movement
show of numbers to obtain an entrance
DIV establish themselves there. The council
~ ceived the reports. and by resolution re
w. red them to a committee of the whole for
by cussion at the next regular meeting.
he Governor Cullom passed through East
ne Louis twice to-day, on his way to and
in Carlyle to attend the funeral of Judge Bre
off but SO far as known, he held no converse
ali. with any one. He returned home toni
AID suicide OF a Confessed Incendiar
Id MIDpLETowN, N. Y, July John
to hanson, a police officer of this pl
me committed suicide this morning to avoic
,ad rest for arson. He had previously admi
a to fsllow-ofncer that he mad nred
the houses Several barns and out-bui.d
the lately burned were believed to have
fred by him.