Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-01
WEALTH IS ON GUARD
Rich Men Of St Louis Impressed
Into the Ranks Of Peace
Posse,
Prominent Citizens and Preachers
Sworn in and Furnished
With Guns.
Society Members Vainly Try to
Avoid Service Epidemic of
Sickness.

aS0clety members Valaly Try TO
Avoid Service Epidemic of
Sickness.
st. Louis, June -Nlillionaires, bank
ers, merchants and professional men,
among them preacher, have been se-
lected by the sheriff for the posse COM
.itatus. Many We're caught by the dep-
uty sheriffs, served with the warrants
and sworn in. and there is great con-
sternation among the society clubmen
because they are now subject to draft
to shoulder shot guns, defend the
transit company's street cars and dis
perse unruly mobs. The men enrolled
do not relish the service a bit and the
excuses they offered to avoid drafting
would fill volumes, but Sheriff Pohl-
mann was obdurate. The Rev. d. S. j.
Nichols a prominent Presbyterian
preacher, pleaded that he was dis
ciple of Christ and a teacher OF peace,
but he was not excused from serving.
When it became rumored that the
Sheriff would go thru the roll calls of
the big social and commercial organic
atoms for his posse to be placed at the
disposal OF the police department there;
was "a scurrying among the cluDmen to
get their meals at the counter restau-
rants and avoid the usual haunts.
But even with this precaution many
We're found by the deputies, and the
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call of some OF the swell social organ
izations.
Every citizen of Missouri between.
the ages of q and Go years is liable for
duty on the posse comitatus, city and
state officials no accepted. Even
jurors may be taken from the jury
room. as the law contemplates nothing
as of equal Importance as the preser-
walton of the peace.
An epidemic of sickness has suddenly
broken out i'll the city since the draft
for the posse began. Sheriff Pohlmann
says nearly every man of position, who
has been summoned 10 serve on the
posse, is scurrying about to get a ply
sician's certificate that he Is suffering
from some chronic disease which units
him for duty. Many Of those who re-
monstrated with the sheriff yesterday
morning We're veterans Of several wars
They complained that they had already
served their country. and thought that
it MAS an imposition to place them in
the posse. They suggested that there
Mere hundreds of younger and just az
good citizens who might better perform
service. The sheriff reminded them
that he was after good citizens and
then said: Are you not good citizen?
i think you are. You have lived here
as long as I can remember. Why. you
Will make a splendid man TO take out a
squad Your war record is good. We
can't spare you. You want to see this
mob rule pu, down.
The first call of the police board was
for ls000 men. Late Thursday afternoon
the board requested an additional 1900
men, which will swell the posse to $500.
These men Will receive 81 a day and
must serve thirty days. They Will be
provided with deputy sheriffs badges
and armed With riot shotguns. All will
be subject TO the orders of the police
chief
one of the prominent men sworn In
did not relish the idea. so he employed
a substitute at 81 a day. When the
matter was brought to the attention of
The sheriff he hid tho wealthy GENTLE
man brought before him. and both he
and his substitute are now on the rolls
for service With 1000 regular police
and 30 specials the force Of the city is
1900 strong.
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