The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-09
POLICE VS.. MILITIA.
An Alleged Rescue OF q Prison

80 Alleged Rescue OF Prisoner,
At quarter to o'clock Saturday night. Rich
ard Welsh. salesman By occupation, and 6
| private Of the sixth conn any of the Orleans
Artillery. commanded By Capt. Wiz, was ar
rested Of the instigatlon of Capt, Sambola,
| charged with being drunk, fighting and dis.
turbinR the peace.
report to the chief Of police by the officers
81 the station in which the accused party was
lnearcerated sets forth that an armed body Of
militia men commanded BY Capt. Sambola
called at the station and rescued the prisoner
A. soon as the above report was made to the
matter. The captain started Immediately ID
work to carry out the ns ructions. and OBJ
tanned the following statements:
Oflcer J. A. Quillon Of the Harbor Precinct,
detailed for DUTY at the pani- b Fort. said:
Last night. Sunday. between the hours OF 8
and o'clock. while my junior partner lLsllyl
saw man dressed In militia uniform being
taken of the pavilion by his, friends
advanced TO ascertain the cause Of the dis
OF the Fifth Company Orleans Artillery, to ar
rest the young man Richard Welsh.
~ obeyed and while We were On the way to the
oner III the guard house. / refused, stating
that would not do militia duty. and was In the
HE q turning the prisoner oyer 70 his com pany
| up IN the station. which did.
IL. then, acting under orders from the same
sergeant. returned to the pavilion TO try and ar
rest another, militaman who was creating a
disturbance, but failed To find him.
subsequently was met by Sergeant Tiller
formed Sergeant Tiiler that could h release
any ono without nm order from my command
Ing officer, gaant Graham
AZ about 10 o'clock all the police officers on
duty at me lake met ct me station. Capt. Wiz
then said we will take him. and ordered his
squad to fall in, marching them over to the
camp
"In, q short time he and his company. with
fixed bayonets. returned and halted In front 81
the station. Capt. samb9la ct this stage put in
and appear as assistant recorder OF the Second
District
He then. by virtue Of his office. demanded
then gave me the key Of the cell and requested
me to release the prisoner. which did, and he
walked out Of the jul"
OFFICER II. o. sCHAYERs STATEMENT
:, 1 was in charge Of the police station at the
Spanish Fort on Sunday night.
, AZ quarter 70 2 O'Clock that night Officers
Galley and Qulllion brought in prisoner
solder FOL q Sixth oomRany Orleans ARTILLERY
man by occupation. He vas inearcerated II
cell No. charged by Capt. sambo!a with being
,drnnk. fighting and disturbing the, pence. A
half hour after the arrest. four soldiers. com
manded By an orderly sergeant, called at the |
station and demanded the release Of The prts
oner. l retlied that ! could not release the |
ing officer. They left and shortly thereafter
returned with an order from Capt. Wilt. OF the |
order WRs directed to hergt. Graham. refused |
q OBEY the order. telling the bearer to 20 and |
1 \ me sergeant who was somewhere II, the
eaye the station. and therefore he would have
o deliver his own message.
AT half past 10 oct ock Capt. Witt. of the Sixth
liaRf EyfC 4, f1r,
III 10 uniform; appeared In front Of the station
md demanded in rough manner to know who
vas In charge W, r. the station replied that
~ station: ! answered By saying that did
prisoner could only be released by order of the
or captain Of the precinct.
Capt. Witt then turned To- his men. formed
hem Id line, drew his sword and commanded
hem to march to their tents and return with
heir arms and bayons's fixed.
Meantime Jol Bachamin. as the colonel OF
he regiment. demanded OF Capt. sambola to
and hence was under his exclusive
control. Capt Sambola then ordered me to
elsRse the prisoner l rAfused unless he
'econd District. hta official capacity. Capt.
'ambola then took off Is coat and requested to
Q know II ne was then citizsn. l answered
$ assistant recorder Of the Second District.
hen took the order, and Officer Quillon re-
e g the prisoner. Tho men then marched
"a caoutIhE GA. haiiohe duu glotttIR ~ utS"
urbance generally. like lot OF bushwhackers
OFFICER CLENNoN,
fter stating in substance the same testimony
. given by Sehayer, said that when the uni
ormed men entered the car it had gone more
han mile when they fired dozen or more
bots from the car windows.
The captain will continue his investigation,
nd expresses the intention Of making. an Aft
avit against Captains Sambola and Wilz,
harRing them with forcibly rescuing q pris-
ner.
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