The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-16
INCIDENTS OF THE POSSE.
One Company Revolts Against
Food-Marsh Still Missing.

Yesterday was another day OF uuietude
al the posse barracks. There Were prac-
tically no street disturbances, and cunse-
quently lew calls for deputies. The number
of additions was comparatively small, as
was the number of discharges. The only IN
cdents to break the general calm was the
protest on the part OF the men OF Company
L. stationed in North St. Louis, against the
food furnished them. the fact that Deputy
Rex Hogan OF Company NJ accidentally shot
himself through the hand on the ground
floor Of the posse barracks; and a scare
coused by finding nitroSiyserin cartridges on
the Broadway tracks near salisbury stree
Deputy Sheriff Marsh. who was held by the
CoToner's Jury. i'll connection with the
shooting of Fred Bohne. is still missing
Company & of the Sheriff poss. Is sta
toned at the Mound city sheds. Its MEM
bers have been dissatisfied with their food
of hate and the trouble attained rather seri-
Gus proportions yesterday: A number OF the
them and Captain Bartholow. after investi-
eating their complaints. decided that they
We re based on good grounds. and requested
permission from HEADQUARTERS TO be allowed
10 feed his men elsewhere. II was given
him, and Company now eats IT.: meals
downtown, travelling to ana from the sheds
in detachments on board tho cars.
The trouble originated couple of days
ego. when boycott against the deputies
was put into effect by +. NOite, a restau-
rant keeper. who had the contract for feet
ing the men. A committee of three from
the strikers called upon him ard warred
him that if he furnished SDy more food TO
the deputies his place would not be patron
lied by the strikers. and that everything
possible would be done to injUfe him. Noito
had always been on good terms with the
deputies and they with him. bat ne thought
II advisable to heed the threat OF the
strikers and notified the Captain tina. he
y ould furnish more meals for the dep
uties after the following morning.
Captain Bartholow notified headquarters
and a contract was made with another
restaurateur. His ideas and theirs differed
as to what constituted square meal, and
the deputies say. with one accord. that the
food furnished them was extremely bad. to
put il mildly. Not only was the food poor
and badly cooked, but the service WAS also
unpleasant, the tables being covered with
oilskins and the knives and forks Furnished
the deputies being made of cast iron, which
proved OF little effect against Some of tho
meat. In consequence, the men went in a
body to Captain Bartholow and asked to be
taken elsewhere for their meals.
Captain A. J. Jacobs. commanding Com
pany OF the Sheriff-s posse. which is sta
TONED at the Bellefontaine power-hOuse.
said yesterday that the treatment accorded
him and his company by the union labor
people in the neighborhoOd was unusual
that IL was worthy of note. The company
eats at union boardirg-house, swaps to-
bacco and cigars with the union men and
strikers. and a general good feeling has
been established between them. The peop g
treat the denuties TO coffee on cool nights
their doings. The girls and women sew on
buttons for them and help to keep them
tidy during their enforced stay from home.
cape from injury and at the same time
saved an approa ching Broadway car from
considerable damage by finding a box OF
cartridges filled with nitroglycerin on tho
track near his company headquarters. He
belongs to Captain Lloyd F. Moffatt's COM
psny. No. 20. which is stationed near Broad
way and Salisbury street.
Sergeant Clark was patrolllng his beat
last night just before dark gazing at the
tracks, when he observed a small heap OF
leaves. For some reason the leaves seemed
too thickly and neatly massed to be natur-
ally blown together. SO Clark decided to
investigate. He gave the leaves a sharp
kick with his foot and felt as the toe Of
his boot passed through the leaves that II
graZed something solid He stopped and
found a box containing about 800 cartridges
A car was approaching. and Clark caused
the motorman to stop. They examined the
md ginserly, and Clark carried IL cautious
iy 10 the company headquarters. Upon i'll
vestigation the cartridges were found to be
hi!ed with nitroslycerin, and Clark still
shudders to think what would have hap
pened TO him had he squarely hit the box
with his foot
The cartridges are at the Washington ave-
nue. barracks
p1'S Shefiii MARSH, VINO. according to
the Coroner's jury. is the deputy who shot
Fred Bohne last Sunday, and who failed to
appear at the inquest. is still missing He
mas not been seen near the posse barracks
or at Hotel Garni. where he makes his
nome. since Wednesday.
Colonel Cavender said that Marsh was
around all day Wednesday, and thar he
dld not miss MIN until Wednesday night,
n wnen ne failed TO appear at a conference
held with the attorneys and Colonel Caven-
he.
70 Colohel Cavender and said that he had
peen assigned to Company F. AS this
company was In the barracks. Marsh WAS
orGered to report to the First Sergeant.
He did not do this and has not been seen
since. None of the officers knows ANYTHING
OF his whereabouts
tempting 10 tighten his belt. He had grasped
the holster in which was his pistol and was
puiiins pun at the belt with the other. In some
Sairn, %ay the hiln5 hammer Of the the revolver was
suddenly discharged. The bullet proWed
srSssed IL pUeias bolster Hnqx sna the
Fender. one Of the posse. was summoned
and he dressed the wound. The bullet had
cut The arteries and nerves of the middle
fingers. but had not touched a bone. Doctor
render feared. however. that Hogan would
lose one or both of the fingers affected The
injured man was taken TO the City HospitaI
. The following new possemen were regis
tered at the barracks yesterday:
w; w. Boulton. Charles Bosworth.
ASCniQAr0
Edward Warren, Will Pulls,
We. Ferguson. George Nc cF'arlane,
A NJ. Throssel. Clark Handlers,
T. L. Diehl. y. A. Caulfield,
III. G. Ridgeley, ID. Cain,
j.. b. Anderson. Frank Rednan.
caleb Stine. +. c. Bryant, a
X f. Jennings. NJ. H. Arenson.
A. j. McGrew. Fred Nussman
l.. p. Deith.
The following deputies were discharged:
Harry $. Bells. No. a6l1 Hebert street,
business reasons: Alexander McAllester No.
90 Whittier street. physical disability;
George Stamberg, No. 1l3 O'Fallon street.
physical disability: Charles W. Beck. No.
lS2 Hickory street. business reasons:
Charles Spenar. No. 3l1 North Seventh
street. minor; n. +. Shannan. No. 1924 North
Garrison avenue. sickness in family: y. r
Ferre aDsch, No. 1909 Franklin avenue.
sickness, and Conrad Schodd. No. ll3-
Washington avenue, business reasons
Deputies Harry Mccormack and Samuel
Plant received promotion YESTERDAY. They
were made Assistant Inspectors General
with the rank of Lieutenant.
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