Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
not clearly enough TO SEQ O single desa
or wounded man in the street.

or wounded man in the street.
CAPTURE OF THz SECOND POLICE STATION
Friday afternoon and night passed IN
comparative quiet, the Chahoou party De.
ing probably little elated Mt the result OF
the "even- handed justice" of General
Canby's arrangement to avoid blood
shed, which compelled their foes TO re-
tire, while it left and protected their SIDE
in the possession OF what they could mol
otherwise have held much longer. But
their citation was Of short duration, ior
we had learned wisdom from experience.
The slow public operations OF siege
afording too fair an opportunity for the
great middle man 10 step in and "do
justice" Mayor Ellyson and his officers
determined that their next move should
be steslthy and swift as the spring oil
the tiger.
A little before ii A. W. on Saturday
Captain Tyler was dispatched with a
body Of picked men around by the
Medical College and theleast irequented
streets toward the New market. Halt
ing his men at the corner OF Sixth aud
Clay streets Tyler made his way alone
to the Second Police Station, and knock.
ing at the locked aud barred door, held
q parlsy with the Chahoon forces inside.
he called upon Captain Gsnther, VINO
was in charge, to surrender, telling him
he had men enough TO deyour him and
his alive.
Ganther defed him and Tyler ordered
up LIS force. The butchers in the mar
ket, who we're loyal TO man, guessing
what was in the wind and clntching their
kniyeg and cleavers, fell in with the
march, and Tyler's sssaulting column
swelled TO truly formidable proportions
and armament. As the men Numbered
about the door, and the uproar, he
thought, had struck sufficient terror TO
the garrison within, Tyler again demand
ed the door should be opened. Ganther
again refused, saying: ~You'll never get
in unless you break tho door down, and
il You do that you must tako the conse-
auences." THAT am quito willing TO
do, replied Tyler, "but If single one
OF my men is hurt in the operation you
will have TO take the consequences, for
neither can nor will protect you" As
he said this he ordered his men to take q
heavy bar which lay near and batter
the door down. The excitement. intense
enough beforeS as IN intelligent eye
witness says, now became almost fearful.
l.. w. Harmon, q bravo fellow still on
the force. seized the bar and jsmming it
heavily between the door and frame 1t
burst through. Then giving powerful
swing on the lever the entire structure,
door and frame, was wrenohed away from
the brick wall, and the men rushed in.
The attack was so rapid and tremen-
dous there was no time for resistance.
The foe was paralyzed and the station
was ours. Chahoon's garrison, those
who were not taken in hand, fell back
upon the Brook-Avenue station, which
now became the sole stronghold OF the
rebels. and so the week drew round to-
ward the Sabbath with the Ellyson flag
Mt the mast head bravely Haunting to the
wind.
IL any quiet citizen at this late day
has felt disposed 10 question whether
this struggle with Chahoon amounted 70
much Of a struggle after all, let me tell
him that ] have heard moro than one
good and tried soldier say the strain
upon him as participant in those
scenes was greater than the strain OF
battle, and if any demonstration OF tho
blended courage and judgment of Henry
X. Ellyson be at this late day demanded,
then l point with confidence to the sud
den and successful attsckupon the Second
Police station after the interference OF
the United States soldiers with the siege
of the First, and with those very soldiers
still present in the city. -.
/ cannot in conscience claim more OF
your valuable space this week If your
wishes and my engagements concur, /
NAV complete this imperfect record ct
another time. Respectfully,
ROBERT STILES.