Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06
DEPUTIESSHOT DOWN
Bloodshed at the Polls in
Denver.
4 FATAL CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
One Man Killed and Five Seriously
Wounded.
TR OOPS IN g READINESS

DENVER, Col, Noyember 6-Before
ballot was cast in Denver today trouble be-
tween the police department and the sher-
ifs office. which had been predicted, had
begun and one man dead and five serious
ly wounded was the result.
The dead man was John G. Branford
.colored, special deputy sheriff.
The wounded are:
Charles F. Carpenter, policeman shot in
the leg and arm; dangerously hurt.
Hampson Jackson, colored, special depu-
ty sheriff. skull fractured and arm broken;
may die.
Charles Green, special policeman; shot in
the back; seriously hurt.
Stewart Harvey, colored, deputy sheriff;
shot in the shoulder.
Richard Hardman, colored, deputy sher-
iff; shot in the left arm.
Fifteen hundred special policemen had
been sworn in for the day and about 1000
special deputies. At o'clock Special Po-
licemen Charles F. Carpenter and c. w.
Green were sent to I'd and Larrimer streets
to supervise the opening of the polls in
district 2, precinct 4. Several special depu-
ties were present.
Orders had been issued by the fire and
police board to refuse to recognize the au-
thority of the deputies and to arrest any
who in any way interfered with the police.
Under these Instructions Officer Carpenter
ordered the deputies to retire 100 feet from
the polling place. Hampton Jackson, COL
ored resisted and, drawing a revolver, be-
gan shooting One bullet struck Carpen-
ter's arm and a second his foot. Police
man Green came to the rescue of his COM
panon, 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 general,
while the special police, who were armed
only with clubs, were at disadvantage.
At this moment City Detective Carberry
ran up and opened fire with his revolver.
Deputy Sheriff John c.. Brauford, colored
fell at the first shot.
A score of shots were fired by the depu-
ties and Detective Carberry and Deputies
Stewart Harvey and Richard Hartman
both coored, were shot, the former I'm the
right shoulder and the latter in the left
arm. 1t is not known whose bullets wound
ed them. Special Policeman Green was
shot in the back. None of these was fatal
ly wounded. -
Feeling created by the affair Is intense.
Yesterday Judge Hallett CT the United
States district court, issued an order for
bidding the United States marshal to ap
point any deputy marshals 10 serve at the
polls. y
Police 'Commsstener Spor said today:
-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
feGeral building, and given badges and pis-
tolls. The special officers appointed by our
board We're armed only with clubs and or
dered not to use violence except in extreme
cases" -.
| The trouble was the outgrowth of the
and 70 n q
which not only involves the state and ma
| ticnal tickets. but the election of a United
States senator to succeed Senator Wolcott.
| Sheriff Jones at the request of the Honest
| Election League issued a large number of
deputy sheriffs commissions. Yesterday the
| board of county commissioners, in disre-
gard of an order of Judge Butler of the
district court, revoked the commissions,
and, although the court took action against
| the commissioners for contempt, the fire
and police board, acting on the advice Of
| attorneys, decided to disregard the au-
thority of the deputies.
| Governor Thomas has ordered Company
| c, Colorado Cavalry, tc be in readiness to
be called out, and they are now at the
| armory.
Fatal Fight at CaseyvilIe, Ind.
| BRAZIL, Ind, November 6-In riot at
| Caseyville early today one man was killed.
| Eight men were severely wounded. Politics
! led to the fight.
. The dead man was Wallace Graves of
, Caseyville. The wounded are William Hus-
| tin and seven Austrians and Italians, names
| unknown.
About fifty men became involved in po-
Iitical discussion in a saloon during the
night. The democrats and republicans
finally separated, only to come together
| later outside the saloon Some one shot
| Graves with a shoutgun. In an instant
| many weapons We're brought into action.
Over 200 shots were fired. The buildings
in the vicinity stopped most Of them. Lo-
cal officers quickly swore in a number Of
| deputies. and, seeing an organized -orce
thought the leaders will be apprehended,
but feeling still runs high, and If the COM
batants can again get together more blood