Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-15
THE STRIKERS CHECKED.
Those at East ST. Louis Quilted by the
Posse.
The Sheriff Marches Before Them and
Camps on the Ground.

EAST ST.. LOUIS, H., april 10-After ,b,
mob occurrences, yesterday. Sheriff Pa
piequet determined to make use of snro
mary measures to prevent the recurrenc,
of such scenes, and, leaving several of hi,
deputies to take charge of the extra forcs
which he already had there, took the even,
ing train for Belleyille to summon
posse. Until last night he and a numb.
of others, whom he called in to helm hin,
were busy serving summons on citizens ~
appear at the court house this mornirG,
to be sworn in as specials to preserve tbe
peace and protect the railroad proper{y,
in East st. Louis. All classes of men wers
drafted-lawyers, merchants, mechanics
and even newspaper men. About 2o0
summons were served and every man
drafted appeared on time at the Cont
House this morning. They were all furn-
ished with revolvers and decorated with
white badges on which was printed in blacl-
Posse Comttatus. Four cars were charter.
ed from the Pittsburg railroad and
at 10 o'clock the posse left for
East st. Louis. The train YVES
stopped at Fourth street, and the posse
then formed in line, two abreast. for the
Der of strikers forming in line behind
and following. In anticipation of the
posses arrival large crowd of strikers
and citizens had assembled at the depot.
and when the Pittsburg train came mn
with only few persons aboard, great sur
prise was manifested. The posse SOON
afterward came in sight, however, and re-
heved the suspense of the crowd. As
fbatr ~ 10. 81,
a great deal of fun at their expense. Such
ordinations as "If you fellows stay here
over night it won't be good for YOU" and
81 wonder where those fellows ex
pect to get anything to eat" and
the like were heard on all sides.
The posse hated on the bridge which
spans Cohekia Greek, at the Bowman
Dyke, and, after Sheriff Ropiequet and
Colonel Andel acted as their commander,
had reviewed them, the Sheriff bade them
take off their hats while he administered
the oath. A couple of hundred strikers
witnessed the ceremony. The oath was
as follows: "You swear to uphold the
constitution of the United States and the
State of Illinois, and to act as posse
comitatus to the best of your ability TO
preserve life and protect property After
the oath was administered Sheriff Ro-
prequet dispersed the crowd of strikers
and shortly afterward Colonel Andel an
nounced to the members of the posse as
there was nothing special for them to do
just at present they might dispense, but
warned them not to leave the vicinity of
the relay as they must be ready to fail in
line again at any moment of the day when
it might be necessary.
The scene to-day in all the various
yards was in striking contrast to that of
yesterday, when all the freight houses
were III complete possession of the mol.
All the roads had out switch engines this
morning, and no interference was offered
by the strikers. Very few platform men
are willing to go to work on account of
the action of the strikers yesterday. On
account of failure to obtain men very
little freight was handled in any of the
yards, excepting, of course the Wabash,
where everything is progressing the same
as If there was no strike. Sheriff Ropi-
quet sent all his posse home this after
noon on the $40 train, and leaves the
East st. Louis yards and depots with only
such guards as the railway companies
provide, many of the latter's employees
having been sworn in as deputies.
fEelBnU lIdlna are moving freely TINS
afternoon and nothing has occurred to
interrupt them. Trains are also moving
on the bridge. The sheriff has not de-
cided whether he will bring the deputies
back tomorrow or not. He will decide in
the morning. If further need for their
services does not appear they will not be
returned at all.
SPRINGFIELD, April S-The telegraph
wires have been burdened to-day with
messages from Adiutant General Vance, at
East st. Louis, to Governor Oglesby. 1t
is known that General Vance pictured the
condition of things at the scene of war as
very turbulent, and it is intimated that he
expressed the opinion that the militia
ought to be called out As a result of
this the Governors Guards, of Spring
field, were informed that their services
might be needed at any hour, and posi-
bly, tonight to go to East St. Louis, and
it is surmised that the same message was
wired to the commanders of other com
panies.