Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-11
THE BIDDkFoRD ELECTION.

THE BIDDEFORD ELECTION. Conflict Between Local and United
 States Officials Over tho Arrest of
 Illegal VoteFs-Clubs end Revelvers
 DraWn-yeveral Arrests Made-Dom.
 0cfAtS Successful.
 BIDDEFoRD, Me-, March 1O.-There is great excitement here over the municipal election. One hundred special police and twenty-five deputy sheritfs are on duty. The votes of the men whose naturalization papers were issued by the municipal court in alleged vio- lation of the law are being challenged. Special officers are workingin sympathy with the men. In one ward two sheriffs arrested a challenged voter, but clubs were drawn and the special officers and the crowd liber- ated the prisoner. In another ward Deputy United States Marshal Obed F. Staekpole drew . revolver when @ crowd interfered ceedsd in holding his man, and also caused the arrest of special officer who interfered.
 At 10 .. m. warrants were issued for the arrest of the sheriff, and ten minutes later the local police captured Deputy United States Marshal Staokpole and Deputy Sheriff Parker of North Berwick and hustled them to the police station followed by @ mob.
 The voters with naturalization papers are being held in reserve and it is expected that this afternoon when they are brought out the excitement will exceed that of this morning. All of the prisoners arrested have been bailed out. prominent Biddeford democrats furnishing security. In the Biddeford DO. lice station are still confined United States Marshal Staokpole of Biddeford, Deputy Sheriff Parker of North Berwick and Deputy Romeo of Biddeford. all of whem, it seems, were arrested without warrants. A chal- lenged voter has issued a warrant for the ar- rest of Special Deputy Small. Commissioner Jerre G. Shaw and Abijah Tarbox of Bidde- ford were arrested just before noon charged with resOuing prisoner from tho sheriffs in the Seventh ward. They were taken to Saco and were released on bail.
 Deputy Sheriff Small was arrested this af- ternoon, his arrest being the only one made since 12 o'clock. The four deputy sheriffs are still confined in the Biddeford police sta tion. Deputy Sheriff Parker of North Ber- wick has been troubled with slight hemor- Images, and said he was injured internally by the rough handling the special police officers gave him when they rushed him into the sta- ton.
 Two prominent Biddeford men who were arrested late in the forenoon tor rescuing prisoners from the sheriff have been released on account of defective warrants.
 Numerous lawsuits will grow out of the arrests. The sherifs under arrest all say they will bring action against the police off. oers for false imprisonment. Regarding the political situation is is easy to predict that the democrats will win the battle. They are ahead in five wards. The other two wards may be captured by the republicans. Tho result of the election. whatever 1t is, will surely be contested by the defeated party.
 B1DDEToRD, Mo, March 10.-Following ie the result of to-day's election: For mayor, Staples, democrat, 1, ,121; Lord, republican, S37. The democrats carried every ward, but the vote of each party fell of considerably from last year.
 BIDDEFoRD, Me-. March 1O.-The exciting scenes of today ended with the closing of the polls. The contest was the most remark. able one in Biddeford's history and every. body wonders that the trouble did not end more seriously. At one time, when the sheriffs and policemen were causing one an- others arrest and the streets and polling places were crowded with @ bowling mob, many citizens predicted that the militia would have to be called out before night to quell the disturbance. But the sheriffs who were foremost in arresting challenged voters and the policemen who conducted tho attacks on the sheriffs were so speedily rushed tc the police station that few remained to con. tinue the programme mapped out by the op position.
 The sherifs were all republicans, depu tized for today. and ordered to remain or duty at the ward rooms and to arrest al whose votes were challenged. The police. men were all democrats placed at the polls to preserve order and oppose any attempts on part of the sheriffs to prevent from voting those who hold alleged defective naturaliza tion papers issued by the municipal court Four such voters were arrested by the sher ifs together with ono citizen charged witl assaulting United States officer and two citizens charged with resouing a prisoner from the shsriffs. These prisoners were con fined in the Saco jail. On the other hant the policemen arrested one deput, United States marshal, three deputy sheriff and one citizen. The sheriff's prisoner were all released from jail tonight, suretie being furnished by two prominent demo crats. The deputy United States marsha and two of the deputy sherifs were releases from the Biddeford station on bail furnishes
 by prominent republicans. Deputy Sherii Parker was arraigned in Biddeford court O
 charge of assaulting the city marshal. H
 gave bail for his appearance for trial. Tn
 hearing will be hold tomorrow. The demo
 crats celebrated the victory by publi
 meeting at city hall to. night.
 AUGUSTA, Me-, March 10.-Nayor Samue
 W. Lane was re elected to day and the cit
 government is republican from every ward
 BANGOR, Me-, March 10.-The republ
 cans to-day elected their mayor and majol
 ity of both branches of the city government
 SOUTH CAROLINA REGULATORS
 An Attempt to Secure q Prisene
 From Jail for she Purpose of Lynch
 ing Him.
 COLUMBIA, s. O., March 10.-A mob (
 several hundred men procured a small car non and rode into Spartausbur9 to-day ft the avowed purpose of attacking the jail an taking therefrom and lynohing George
 Turner, who shot aud killed his brother-ir law, Edward Finger on Friday. When Il ; mob arrived in the public square, Mayor He mann at the head of the police force and vii
 pistol in hand repulsed them, spiked the gu
 and locked it up. After making further ho
 tile demonstrations and threats of returni1 ! for Turner the would-be lynohers finally di : persed, but further trouble is feared. Sheri
 Nichols with strong posse Is guarding Il jail.