Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-13
PEACE IS FAR OFF.
.ap POLICE HEADauARrERs OF
rue CITY RESEMBLES A MIL
irARY BARRACKS.
:, rcort- to Pcrsundc the A. p. A.
u..ra TO submit Controversy TO
supreme Court unavaiiing.


OMAHA, august lZ'
I, now looks as II conflict Is IN
syltable between the Omaha ponce
go and the a. p. a. faction. which
.iasms authority under recent law
y annolnt a new police force. Last
.,.st Indications We're that u compro-
.s'sa was probable, but the efforts of
sitisens who deplore the present strife
"a nArsuade the A. p. A. board to sub
Nil the controversy to the supreme
court was of no avail.
The A. =. A. board ls appointing Its
torce tonight, and they assert they will
AXE possession Of city property by
force Wednesday. II was stated unof-
aelally this morning that those of the
nresent policemen and flremen who do
not notify the new board by Wednes-
day morning that they will hold them
,-lyes subject to the orders of the new
hoard would receive little consideration
when the new board commenced to dis
charge the duties Of the office.
The police headquarters resembles a
/ barracks today. The disquieting rum
I ors which are flying around according
10 the police Is the basis for the pre-
4 cautions taken in protecting the head
i quarters from an assault and capture in
4 lrue feudal style. The door leading
] from the office Into the police court
4 and the door opening out into Jackson
street from the captains office have
q been locked and braced with tlmbers
n 90 that neither OF them could be forced
q without the use OF u sledge hammer.
n rhls leaves but two entrances to the
" ollces and cells. One Is through the
door opening out into the court and
The other through the door and up the
narrow steps into Jackson street.
An assaultlng party would have TO
come by one Of these two entrances,
and when they attempted this twenty
FIVE policemen would be on hand to
give them q warm reception. The po-
Ice are armed with the clubs and short
handles. such as are used in nick ayes.
aud only 10 policemen are doing duty
on the streets, the rest of the regular
day force and some from the dog
watch, being used to protect the head
quarters and city hall. The police put
n their time at the headquarters in
Sleeping and talking over the sltua-
ton.
Captain Moslyn said he did not an
utipate any trouble. but that II was
deemed advisable to keep force about
he headquarters as a protection in
case OF an effort to take possession.
me men Will be kept on guard until
ine commission muddle has been set
ueu The statement has been made
mat q quantity OF arms and ammunl-
s'n mas peen stored In the city hail, as
Wen as the police headquarters, to be
used by the men. This Is denied by the
vmeers' They say the regular revolt
.en carried by policemen would be
ssfnelent in case fire arms are needed.
r. Ine force Of specials has been dis
missed, and 1t is understood the men
Wy not be re-employed unless the situ-
sum becomes more threatening than
hi az present The police report that
nete mas been no disturbances of any
siho and that there is no more reason
~ Expect an attacking party now than
,neFe was few weeks ago, except that
hs many of the A. r. A. leaders claim
M nay Judge Hopewell's decision places
W new board in possession of the de-
nents, and 1t is expected that the
ua VIII demand possession of the
aa11,a,ulquarters, the Office OF the fire and
f fve alarm, superintendent and OPP
s a"rs and the chief of police Of
~ Ihen there may be trouble.
vnaha, Aug, 1.-THE A. p. A. police
iu,.lssion issued manifesto tonight
,1n ng on the regular police commits
fsplv s 10 surrender city property. No
ivy vas made to them.