The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-07
AT DENVER.
Special Policemen and Special Deputies
Had a Collision.
TWO OFFICERS WERE SHOT TO DEATH
of Them Is Not Expected
to survive.

Denver, Colo. November 6.-rwo men dead
and four wounded, one OF whom Will prob
ably die was the result Of clash which oc-
Cured carly today between members OF the
police force and posse of deputy sherins
at the polling place at Twenty second ana
Larimer streets in the downtown district.
Allen. negro deputy sheriff, was shot and
Instantly killed, and Stewart Harvey, white,
a policeman. died later
Fifteen hundred special policemen had
been sworn in for the day and about 1903
special deputies. At O'Clock Special po-
ioemen Carpenter and Green were sent to
Twenty. second and Larimer streets to super
wise the opening of the polls in district II,
precinct a. Several special deputies were
present. Orders had been issued by the hie
and police board to refuse to recognize me
authority of the deputies ana TO arrest any
VINO In any way interfered with the pohce.
Under these instructions, onlcer carpenter
ordered the deputies to retire luV teet from
the polling place Hampton Jackson, coi-
ored resisted and, drawing revolver, began
shooting One bullet struck Carpenters arm
and second his foot. Policeman Green came
to the rescue of his companion striking
jackson on the head and arm, Iracturing MS
skull and breaking his arm. The blow broke
the OAK club the officer carried.
Shooting by the deputies became general.
while the special police, who were armed
only with clubs, We're ut a Disadvantages.
At tins moment City Detective I'D Car
berry ran up and opened hre with MS re-
volycr. killing Deputy Charles Alien, col
ored, with the shot A score OF shots were
fired and Detective Carberry aud Policemen
Stewart Harvey and Richard Hartman were
shot, the former in the right shoulder ana
the latter In the left arm. 1t is not known
whose bullets wounded them. Special 20
liceman Green was shot in the back. har'
yey later died from HIS wounds
Yesterday Judge Maliet oil the united
2 Gtotg LET Of
ding the United States marshal TO appoint
any DEPUTIES to serve at the polls, put the
charge is made by the police department thai
deputy sherfs were sworn in and armed al
Police Commissioner Robert W. Speer SAID
today: -Four hundred negroes, many OF
them with long records for desperate DEEDS
were sworn in as deputy sherlns III the OIL
/ flee OF United States Marshal Bailey anC
given badges and pistols. rhe special ofi
4 GERS appointed by our board were unarmed
except with clubs, and ordered not to USE
violence except in extreme cases.
4 The trouble came as the outgrowth of TN
bitter campaign In Denver aud the state
which involves not only the National anI
] state, but the election of a United State
senator to succeed Senator Wolcott.
The police department is controlled by tn
democrats, and Sheriff Robert Jones, witt
was elected as a democrat, but VINO is SAT-
now to ttvor the republicans, at the reques
OF the republican league, 1t Is sad, issued
large number Of deputy sheriff commission
to men named by the league.
Although Troop &, colorado Nationa
Guard, assembled early at the armory an
remained under arms there throughout tn
day, and IL was understood to nave been IN
order of Governor Thomas, the governor TIM
evening positively denied having issued sucl
orders and the officers Of the troop refused
to say by whose orders they were assembled
Ex-Mayor McMurry. chairman OF the Hon
est Election league. tonight offered "A rewar
of 5000 for the arrest and conviction OF IN
| men who killed Charles Allen.