Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-20
POLICE orFrcEns AT ODDS.


 Omcers Stewart and Murphy En- gage in aSet-tO and Are Separated by Brother Omcers-Omcer Stewart Draws His Revolver - A Feud of Long Standing.
 There is considerable stir in police cir cles over little bad blood which has cropped out between Officers James I. Stewart and George J. Murphy. These officers have not been the best of friends for the past two years. In fact, during this time they have hardly been upon speaking terms. Just what the difference between them is, no one seems to under stand. The officers themselves are exceed ingly non-commital in the matter. The recent difficulty began last Friday night Both officers are in the same squad, and both report and are sent out at the same time. On Friday night some thing happened which caused Officer | Stewart to say to Officer Murphy in a man l ner not the pleasantest:
 "You're the biggest crank of gentle l mans son ever saw"
 Naturally Officer Murphy did not relish | this Hot words ensued but at last the officers departed in peace.
 | Nothing was noticed of an unusual na- l ture between them after this till o'clock Monday morning, when the detail to which these officers belong was mustered off duty. | In this detail, which is relieved at o'clock in the morning, also belong Officers Bissell, 1 St, Clair, Shields, Crocker and number | of others. They left the police station and l proceeded across the green Before they had gone far, Officer Murphy was heard to | 1,o41 cha had fo to him. Both stepped aside from the group and seemed engaged in an animated conversation. Their brother officers, however, did not notice them particularly | until their loud voices attracted attention 1 Then Officer Stewart was seen to pull 6 beer bottle from his pocket and strike Officer Murphy once or twice with it. The two men c1inched savagely. Officer Mur phy is man of fine physique and he wal ist. He wrenched the bottle from Stewards hand and was rapidly overpowering this officer, when Stew art pulled his 32-calibre revolver iron his pocket and endeavored to cock the trigger. The light was dim in the early morning hour but it was evident to thu group of officers that Officer Stewart wal greatly excited. They rushed to the twt men and quickly separted them. After [ few moments of approximation, Office Stewart was prevailed upon to put up hi revolver and walked along in peace. Just what passed between the officer during their few minutes interview alon
 upon the green is not known. Thei
 words did not reach the eaFs-of their com
 rades. Nothing but the nasty and somewha : sensational climax can be ascertained. Tn : officers themselves will . &y nothing in re : gard to the affair. Each declares the oth
 CT assaulted him and refuse to make fu1
 ther statement until the matter is calle
 up by the police commissioners. Officer Stewart went back to the polio l headquarters, it is stated, after the epi sode and waited until Captain Hyde al rived in the morning to tell him his side c the affair." Superintendent Bollman is a
 present absent from the city and Captai
 Hyde has decided to take no actio q whatever in the matter until the superir
 tendent returns Officer Murphy state that he will give the superintendent l full and complete version of the difficult t when asked to do so. Until then he hs h nothing to say
 The officers who witnessed the affair wi
 say little about it. The officers were o
 duty last night as usual, but the affair wi
 be investigated as soon as Superintendel t Bollmann returns and will be brought f the attention of the police commissions
 at their next meeting.