Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-08-06
SDeCial Meeting.

called to investigate certain conduct
of police officers and asked to hear
from the Bailiff.
The latter requested Council to wait
for Mr.. Wittig.
After Mr.. Wittig arrived Bailir said
the trouble began last Friday on &C,
count of man named Lewis. Before
that there had been no difference be-
tween him and policeman Hartig The
latter had come and told him that he
(Hartig) would be off for week-per-
haps little more, to keep bar for Otto
Hohing. Hartig had put Lewis on
duty in his place. The night Lewis
was put off saw Hartig going up street
in his uniform; remarked that "John
must be on again" Did not know
Lewis had been put off until the latter
accused him Of having it done ION ac-
count of politics." He (Spitznas) de-
MED it. When be turned around Har-
tIg was standing close behind and he.
too, accused him of having Lewis put
off also of acting dirty at the last cor
porate election that he was Il better
man than him; that he had tried to
poison the Bone family against him on
account of the part Hohing had taken
in having Henry Bone arrested, etc.
He had told Hartig that he might be a
better man physically, but not mental
ly. Again Hartig accused him of be-
ing unfair and that he was no good
He replied that he was as good as
Hartig or any of his family. Martin
Hartig threw his hat at him and broke
for him, but John took Martin away
Spitznas asked Hartlg whether he had
not made Il correct statement and in
vited cross examination.
Mayor Wilson said that IIartig had
asked him to get off for a few days !;
that he would put on good man in
his place. Had asseuted, but did not
know who was put on. Complaint by
one man was made to him about
Lewis. Mayor asked Mr.. Lammert if
he had heard any complaints.
Mr.. Lammert said Eyes, and had
gone at once and told Hartig, and the
latter said he would himself go on duty
that night.
The Mayor asked Bailiff if there was
not trouble Saturday night?
eyes" answered Spitznas. He had
voted at the lower polls went up
street; large crowd; fight started got
out his club, announced that he was
an officer and asked all good citizens
to help him maintain the peace; had
shoyed his way through to where the
fight was going on was knocked or
showed down helped up by William
Payne ; arrested fighters and took
them to the lookup. AS he returned
there was another row in full blast in
front of Fishers saloon; arrested a
man and Hartig escorted him to lock-
up cleared pavement in front of
Payne's store; Hartig came up, cleared
pavement again and said lone would
think there were no officers on to-
nights" saw crowd at Wineland's six
colored men came up street with white
men following his brother, or George
Lammert, called to him to arrest a
colored man named Dorsey. as he had
started the row ; arrested Dorsey, took
a stone out of his pocket and turned
him oyer to H. |. Hartman started
after Lammelt. as he had been told
that Lammert was implicated in the
row when he got close to Lammert
heard shot up street; thought
Hartman had been overpowered by the
colored peoples; saw man run and
called for citizens to stop him. Next
trouble was at Payne's corner; large
crowd; Hartig came along and said
things looked all one sided tonight :;
that if he had been here it would not
have been this way Hartig claimed
that he (the Balliff) was not doing his
duty did not reply to Hal tig. While
he was clearing the pavement had
pushed Councilman Jones Jones told
him not to do that as he was Council
man.
Mr.. Jones interrupted Bailltf to say
he was not telling the truth, as he
(Jones) did not say anything about
being Councilman that he had told
Bailiff that If he had arrested Lammert
there would not have been any of this
trouble; Bailiff got angry and said
Jones was the second man to tell HIM
that evening that he was not doing his
duty, and showed him (Jones) around
roughly told Bailitf not to shove him ;
Bailiff said, however, he would shoye
him or any other man if they did not
keep the pavement clear.
Mayor Wilson asked Mr.. Spitznas
if he saw vevolver on Lammert ?
Bailiff did not.
The Mayor asked for policeman
Hartig's statement. The latter said
politics had started all the racket he
did not want any trouble.
Bailiff asked-why he Hartig) had
said the matter was all one-sided
Saturday night?