The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

Denver. Col, Nov. 1.-TWO men dead
and four wounded, one of whom viii
probably die. was the result OF d clash
(which occurred early to-day between
members OF the police force and a posse
OF deputy sheriifs at 4 polling place al
| Twenty second and Lorrimer streets, il
the downtown district. The dead:
CHARLES ALLEN. eolored: special deputy
sheriff.
STEWART HARVEY. white. special policeman.
The wounded are:
Charles F, carPeEter, policeH an shot in the les
and am; Gangerousl.' hurt.
Hampton Jackson, eolored, special deputy sheriff
skull fractured ard broken; may die
Charles Green. special policeman; shot in The
back; seriously hurt
Richard Hardmaa colored derutv sheriff: sho-
in the left arm.
Fifteen hundred special policeman had
been sworn in for the day and about Loo
special deputies. At O'Clock Special Pc
lleemen Charles F. Carpenter and c. w.
Green were sent 10 Second and Lorrimer
streets to supervise the opening of the
polls In district 2, precinct f. Several spe-
ciai deputies were present Orders had
been Issued by the fire and police boards
TO refuse to recognize the authority of the
deputies and to arrest any one VINO in any
way interfered with the police.
Began Firing on the Police.
Under these instructions, Officer Car
penter ordered the deputies to retire 100
feet from the polling place. Hampton
Jackson, colored, resisted, and drawing a
revolver. began shooting. One bullet
struck Carpenters arm and a second his
foot. Policeman Green came to the res
cue of his companion, striking Jackson on
the head and arm. fracturing his skull
and breaking his arm. The blow broke
the officers oak club.
Shooting by the deputies became gen.
eral, while the special police, who were
armed only with clubs, were at a disad-
vantage.
AT this moment City Detective Car
berry ran up, and opened fire with his
revolver. Deputy Sheriff Charles Allen,
cOlored, fell at the first shot.
a score Of shots We're fired by the depu-
tives and Detective CaTberry. and Dep
uties Stewart Harvey and Richard Hard
nan, both colored, were shot, the form
er in the right shoulder and the latter
In the left arm. II is not known whose
bullets wounded them. Special Policeman
Green was shot in the back
Allen, who was killed. is stated to nave
been an ex-convict.
Yesterday Judge Hallett, OF the United
States District Court issued an order for
bidding the United States marshal to APP
point any deputy marshals TO serve at
the polls.
Police Commissioner Spor said to-day:
-Four hundred negroes, many Of them
with long records for desperate deeds,
were sworn in as deputy sheriffs in the
Office of United States Marshal Bailey, in
the Federal building, and given badges
and pistols. The special officers appointed
by our board were armed only with clubs
and ordered not TO use violence except in
extreme cases"
Cause of tho Trouble.
Trhe trouble was the outgrowth of the
bitter campaign In Denver ard the State,
which not only involves the State and
national tickets. but the election Of a
United States Senator 10 succeed Senator
WOlcOtt. Sheriff Jones' al the request of
the Honest Election League, issued a
large number of deputy sherifs commits
sions. Yesterday the board of county
commissioners, in disregard Of order of
Judge Butler. Of the District Court, reVok-
ed the commissions, and. although the
court took action against the commission
ers for contempt, the fire and police board
acting on the advice Of attorneys, decided
to disregard the authority of the deputies
Several deputy sheriffs were arrested by
policemen on charges of impersonating an
officer and intimdating voters. The police
have also arrested a number of voters on
the change of false registration. The Re-
publican watchers challenged many per-
sons offering to vote, who, II is claimed
were wrongfully registered. Usually the
persons challenged left the polls without
voting.
Two special policemen and a special
deputy fired several shots into the Tenth
Avenue Hotel about noon because the pro-
prietor refused TO furnish them drink, No
one was hurt.
Although Troop C, Colorado National
Guard, assembled early az the armory and
remained under arms throughout the day,
and il was understood 10 have been the
order of Gov. Thomas, the governor this
afternoon positively denied having Issued
such orders, and the officers Of the troop
refused 10 say BY whose orders the troops
were assembled. Mayor McMuTry. chair
man of the Honest Election League, this
evening offered d reward of $500 for ar
rest and conviction Of the men who killed
Charles Allen.