The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
LIBERALS WIN.
continued from Eighth Pago)


~ large majority of the force, WITHOUT
lror5 TO race or religion, desire TO MAIN
In fellowship but there are a few ex-
srsroists on both sides who are ready to
gy at each others threats on small provo
s.ion 1t is only The knowledge that any
dieorder arising from this source would
40 severely punished that has prevented
serious trouble heretofore.
There are several members of the A. p.
on the force, who like to flaunt this
fart in the faces of their Irish colleagues,
- there are several Irish policemen
who feel especially called upon to resent
ANYTHING of this kind. This explains how
tbere came very near being trouble OF
the most serious character among them
About o'clock Policeman j. B. York at
+an7pted to pull Babe" Dyer, a Liberal
cub man out of line. Dyer and the police
man had had some words about Dyer's
,iqbt 70 be in the line and York claims that
nver called him a liar. The minute York
seized Dyer and jerked him from the line,
policeman John D. Reilly caught him in
tbe throat and showed him back. There
has been no love between York and the
Irish members of the force and this ac-
counted for Reilly's action. The struggle
between the two policemen at once attract
cd the attention of the crowd and their
brother officers, of whom there were a
number nearby.
Policeman Guy Norris was the first to
reach the pair. He seized York and showed
him back. breaking Reilly's hold and sep
arating the combatants. This action was
mistaken by some of Yorks friends who
crowded in on Norris. In about half min
ute there were 40 policemen damned to-
gether in a bunch, with the crowd showing
in on them. Some of them knew what was
the matter and some didn't. The majority
doubtless intended to separate the combat
CHI n oh OIL
many Of them grew excited and angry.
Fortunately they were too closely jammed
10 do each other any harm, if such was
their contention.
Norris seemed to be the center of the
contention, several officers seeming very
anxious to arrest him. Policeman Shea,
a friend of Norris demonstrated rare
good Judgment by pushing his friend away
from the enter of the crowd to the side
walk AS soon as he got clear of the
crowd Norris whipped out his pistol, and
declaring that he was tired of being hus-
tied threatened to shoot the first man
who made a movement towards him.
Shea persuaded him to put up his pistol
and Norris then declared his willingness
10 submit to arrest. The patrol wagon
had driven up and he stepped into It,
The wagon was about to go off with
him. when some of his friends demanded
that York also be arrested. Several of
the wagon. Norris rose up in the wagon
and said that he was willing to go to the
barracks but demanded that York and
Reilly, who had done the fighting, should
also go. This was agreed to, and Reilly
and York climbed in. The wagon drove
off with the three officers. In the ex-
element, no other officer went with
them to prefer charges the prisoners be-
ing left to prefer charges against them
selves, or against each other, which they
did.
Assistant Chief Owen Reilly was at the
barracks when the men arrived Imme-
dately he found that they had been fight
ing he ordered the men disarmed and to
remain in quarters. Norris tried to ex-
plain his part in the affair." but Lieut.
Reilly declined to make any investigation
leaving that to the chief. York stated
however, that he had no charges against
Norris
Chief McDermott arrived shortly after
He had left the court house shortly be-
fore the row and knew nothing of it I'M
til he passed the three men in the patrol
wagon. He was very indignant, but said
the matter would be Investigated later
1t happened that all the sergeants on
duty at the court house were some dis
lance from the spot where the row oc-
CURED, and when they reached the scene
Wey were unable to get at the contestants
on account of the crowd.
YORK stated to a Morning News report
er that his attention was called to Dyer
by deputy sheriff, who said that Dyer
mad slipped into the line He told Dyer
that ne had no business there, that he was
not there when he york. was along there
short while before.
Dyer called me liar" he said. 81 told
MN not to call me liar again or l would
JERK him out of line. He called me a liar
ana l Jerked him out. John D. Reilly
seized me by the throat. Norris jumped
n and showed me back. When he did
Reilly struck me back of the head"
dork had bruised place back of his
!elt ear. A Liberal Club worker CONTRA
Slcted York's story York, he asserted,
hhau pulled two or three men out of line
because they were Liberal Club men.
Eyer did not call York a liar, he said, but
iork wanted to pull him out because he
anew ne was Liberal Club man. When
1ork did So the worker said, Policeman
neIny rushed at him, and telling him
ne mad done too much of that sort of
..nhg' seized him by the throat. Then
'le scramble followed
, ne sergeants and the older members of
tne Iorce generally expressed themselves
Is feeling keenly the disgrace which such
an aIalr brought upon the force, and the
uHldForable light in which it would be
regarded by the public
Inc affair was the more to be regretted
'A'e VI IHe excellent work done by the
pouce curing the rest of the day. The
ponce detail was the largest ever made
~ an election here, probably there being
searIy 70 men on duty all day All the
mem oers of the city force not doing duty
vi the streets were at the court house
. slu IN addition there were to 10 men of
one ocean Steamship force. Sergt. Kill
TTGrny was in charge, aided by Sergts.
4isg' Baughn and Davis.
,oulct instructions were given the DO
n oge 10 Keep the sidewalks clear, to arrest
~ ulsorderly persons, and to see that the
t Soters lines We're properly maintained and
b tra' voters in line were not interfered with
outsiders. These Instructions were
sulctly complied with and the beneficial
'vTulls were self evident
sLa ne tnirty deputy sheriffs, appointed by
nneriH Roman by order Of the county COM
customers, were an unnecessary addition
90 the force of peace preservers. Some
g. ~ mem did good work, but the majority,
iva was alleged, devoted themselves to par
Sun san work for their respective sides, and
so,ne simply loafed. AS the deputies were
SSppolnted fifteen from each side 1t was to
W expected that thew would he more in