The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-11
BIDDEFORD'S BIG BATTLE.
ARRESTS AT TIE POLLS NEARLY
PRECIPITATB A RIOT.

One Of the Deputy Marshals Flour
ishes His Revolver TOO Promiscu-
ously in q Crowd Attempting to
Rescue a Prisoner-The Democrats
Elect Their hntire Ticket.
BTDDEFoRD, Me-, March 10.-There was
great excitement here to-day over the mu-
nicipal election. Oae hundred special
police and twenty-five deputy sheriffs were
on duty. The votes of men whose natural
ization papers were issued by the municipal
court in alleged violation of the law were
challenged. Special officers we're working
in sympathy with the men. In one ward
two sheriffs arrested a challenged voter, but
clubs were drawn and the special officers
and the crowd liberated the prisoner.
REVOLVER DRAWN.
In another ward Deputy United States
Marshal Obed F. Stackpoie drew a revolver
when a crowd interfered with his arrest Of
prisoner. Deputy Stackpole succeeded in
holding bis man, and also caused the arrest
of a special officer who interfered. At 10
o'clock warrants were issued for the arrest
of the sheriff aud ton men. Later the local
police captured Deputy United States Mar
shal Stackpole and Deputy Sheriff Parker
on North Berwick and hustled them to the
police station followed by mob.
END OF THE EXCITEMENT.
BIDDEFoRD, Me, March 10, IL p. NJ
The exciting scenes of to-day ended with
the closing of the polls The contest was
the most remarkable one in Biddeford's
history, and everybody wonders that the
trouble did not end more seriously. At one
time when the sheriff and special policemen
were causing one another's arrest, and the
streets and polling places were crowded
with a bowling mob, ,Amany citizens pre-
dicted that the militia would have to be
called out before night to quell the disturb
ance.
VOTERS CHALLENGED.
But the sheriffs who were foremost in
arresting challenged voters and the police
men who conducted the attacks on the
sheriffs were speedily rushed to the police
station, so that few remained to con-
tinue the progl anime mapped out
by the opposing parties. The sheriffs
were all republicans, deputized for
to-day and ordered to remain on duty
at the ward rooms, and to arrest all whose
votes were challenged The policemen
were all democrats and were placed at
the polls to perserys order and
to oppose any attempts on
the part OF the sherifs TO
HibFthb AADAii FpbaiE bhOso wiz tllAu uGActt~
i've naturalization papers issued by the mu-
nicipal court -Four such voters were ar
rested by the sheriffs, together with one
citizen charged with assaulting a United
States officer and two citizens charged with
rescuing prisoner from the sheriffs These
prisoners were confined several hours in the
Saco jail.
ARRESTS BY THE POLICE.
On the other hand. the policemen arrested
one deputy United States marshal, three
deputy sheriffs and one citizen. The sher-
ifs prisoners were all released from the
Saco Jail tonight, sureties being furnished
by two prominent mon.
The deputy United States marshal and
two of the deputy sheriffs were released
from the Biddeford police station on bail
furnished by prominent republicans.
Deputy Sheriff Parker Of North Berwick
was arraigned in the Biddeford municipal
court on a charge of assaulting City Mar
shall Taxbox. He gave bail for his appear
ance for trial tomorrow. The hearings in
the cases Of the other arrested parties will
also be held tomorrow.
The democrats celebrated to-day's victory
by a public meeting at the city hall to-
night.
The democrats elected their entire ticket.