The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
TO Be KEPT OPEN ALL DAY.
The Controller Generals Order TO Tax
Collector MCGOWAN.

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Opening Of the Court House-Mo-
Brides 400 Breaks Through the Po-
lice Guard and Route the Myers
Forces, Which the Police Had Put in
Position-The Police Use Their Clubs
With Little Ehect-Charges of Parti-
sanship and Sore Heads on All Sides.
There were two sensations in yesterday
events at the court house. one was the
final overrunning of the Myers workers by
the Duncan workers in the regular morn
ing scramble for positions in line. after the
Myers men thought they had been guaran-
teed their places in line by the police. The
net result was a number of sore heads and
a great deal Of hard feeling.
The second sensation was the order from
Controller General Wright in Atlanta to
Collector MCGOWAN TO extend his Office
hours from TO o'clock in order to allow
OF the payment OF poll taxes. The order
is supposed to have been issued at the re-
quest Of friends Of Mr.. Myers. who con-
cluded that there was no other way for the
Myers men to get in their taxes. except by
extending the hours of payment. 1t GER
tainly enabled them to get in a number Of
tax payments which they could not have
done otherwise.
The manner in which the Myers workers
were done out of their places at the court
house yesterday morning was the talk
throughout the city. There were many
conflicting statements as to the agreement
which had been entered into between the
Myers mn and Col. Garrard on one side
and Mayor McDonough and Lieut.. Reilly
representing the police on the other. A
Morning News reporter talked with all
three of the gentlemen. Shortly before IL
O'Clock yesterday morning Col. Garrard
was called upon at his residence by friends
of Mr. Myers, who stated that his presence
was desired at the court house to prevent "A
riot and that Mayor McDOnough and Mr..
Myers had also been sent for Col Gar
rard dressed and came down town. When
he arrived at the court house the Myers
men had already been removed from the
positions which they had occupied in front
of the Drayton street door. Col. Garrard
conferred with Lieut. Reilly and the Myers
leaders He thought It unjust that they
should have been compelled to vacate their
positions and concluded TO confer with
Mayor McDonough upon the matter He
found the mayor at his house and they
conferred for some time.
Mayor McDonough said he had ordered
the crowd cleared away from the court
house because he had Information that
there was danger of a riot occurring at any
moment, as he had been informed that
their opponents were gathering to drive
them away. He had no desire to be parti-
san, he said, but was simply determined
10 prevent trouble which he was satisfied
would occur If steps were not taken to
prevent 1t. Col Garrard agreed with the
mayor on this point, but urged that it was
due in equity to the Myers men, who had
been removed from their positions, that
they should be allowed to take up the
same positions when the time came to
open the door in the morning.
Mayor McDonough said It did not rest
with him to make any agreement affect
ing any political faction, and he could not
instruct the police to carry out any such
arrangement. He said, though, that he
had no objection to any equitable arrange
ment which Col Garrard might make
with Lieut.. Reilly. Col. Garrard went
back to the court house and conferred
with Lieut.. Reilly. The latter agreed that
If Mr. Willink, the manager for Mr.. Ny
ers, would pick out twenty men of those
who had been in front of the door and
have them on hand at the proper time he
would see that they We're put in position
TO get positions in front of the line and
he would see further that the police pro-
tected them. This arrangement appeared
highly satisfactory, and Mr.. Wnlink Sc
lected twenty men and gave their names
to Lieut.. Reilly. The arrangement was
announced to the crowd of Myers work
ers present and they were told to go home
get few hours sleep and appear again
in the morning. The crowd accordingly
dispersed, and shortly after o'clock the
police had the court house and vicinity to
themselves.
The Duncan men had all arrangements
made for pitched battle with the Myers
workers They We're in hopes that the
police or part of them would be with
drawn by daybreak, when the intended
TO swoop down like wolves upon a sheen
fold. They had the numbers and were
worked up to the proper state of feel
ing for such work. and would undoubt-
edly have carried out their in
tentions. A Morning News re-
porter who left the court
house at 2 o'clock met a gang of about
nifty negroes coming down from the Fort
They were headed by a Duncan man and
were armed with sticks and brick bats
They were turned back at Drayton street
with instructions to wait until they were
wanted. When they were halted every
one of them got out into the street and
began looking for brick bats. The brick
bats were their ammunition. 1t was said
mat there were several other similar
gangs I'm the neighborhood.
When the Duncan men heard of the ar.
rangement between Lieut.. Reilly and Col
Garrard they went into a spasm of rage
AS it was reported to them Mayor Melon
ough had ordered Lieut.. Reilly to put
twenty of the Myers men in line at the
court house before anyone else was
admitted. Prominent leaders We're walked
up and were sent out to see the mayor t.
get the reported order rescinded. TIL,
mayor got little sleep that night anC
many Of the Duncan workers got non,
at all. DR.. Duncan too was walked vi
early and informed of the state of affairs
The delegates who had been sent to in
terview the mayor returned with tn,
gratifying information that he had is
sued no such order as was reported. TIL,
Duncan men then arranged to get il
their work. They knew nothing abou
Col Garrard's understanding with Lieut.
Reilly and cared less. At 4 o'clock a larg
contingent arrived in front of the cour
house and took up their positions OF
Drayton street All their opponents ha,
gone home and they had the field t
themselves. The police kept them ava,
from the court house, however Thei
numbers were augmented gradually. an,