The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-01
TO SUPPRESS RIOTS
$500 SPECIAL DEPUTIES TO BE
SWORN In AT ST. LOUIS.
Police 81 Commissioner Summoning
Lawyers, Editors, Preachers
and Prominent Citizens.
AN EPIDEMIC OF sICKNEs:
MANY PEOPLE UNWILLING To SERVE
ON THE STRIKE POSSE
Besieging Physicians for Certificates
stating that They Are Ill
Deadly Scatter Riot Guns.

ST. LOUIS, May S1.-Up TO 9:30 o'clock
tonight the police department had not
chronicled any disturbance of a serious
nature as a result of the street-car strike.
During the day inquiries over the telephone
TO the various substations ELECTED the re-
ply that the day had been an u%neventful
one in so far as casualties were concerned.
Public interest centers for the time being
sioner and sheriff of St. Louis county to
swear in 1000 special deputies and their or
der of to-day swearing in 1000 more men.
making $500 In all added to the police de-
partment TO help preserve peace. To a GER
tain extent these orders have created con-
sternation among men in all walks of life,
as Is evidenced by Sheriff Pohlman's state
nlent that an epidemic OF sickness had sud
denly broken out I'm the city since the draft
for the posse began. Nearly every man Of
any position, the sheriff says, who has been
summoned to serve in the posse is scurry-
ing about to get a physicians certificate
that he Is suffering from some chronic
disease which units him for duty. Many
of those who demonstrated with the sheriff
this morning were veterans of several
wars. They complained that they had al
ready served their country and thought
II an imposition to place them in the posse.
and suggested that there were hundreds
of younger and just as good citizens who
might better perform service. Among the
prominent citizens summoned to serve in
the posse are:
William L. Fiss. ex-judge of the Circuit
Court.
Charles II. Green, street car magnate.
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Company.
A f. Stewart. attorney for the Union
Trust Company.
W. ID. OrthweIn. member of the Mer-
chants Exchange grain exporting commits
John A Warren. stock broker.
=. T. Byrne, real-estate agent
Pcyton Carr. lawyer.
William Stanard. son of ex-Lieutenant
Governor Stanard.
Otto Tichman wealthy merchant.
e. c. John, editor Post-Dispatch.
Rev. DR.. Nichols. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Gen. G.. b.. Farrer. United States sub
treasurer at st. Louis.
No ABLE-BODIED MEN EXEMPT.
No male citizen between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty-ive is exempt until
physical disability be proven. Sheriff Pohl-
man reported that the work of recruiting
the first thousand deputies called for was
progressing rapidly and he believed he
would have no trouble I'm gathering in the
full quota of 900.
The Police Board decided to-day TO arm
he posse with riot guns The weapon is a
tnotgun three and a half feet long and
1ay be loaded with buckshot or small shot
The purpose of the arm Is 10 do as much
execution as possible. The police board has
% Of the guns on hand. aad steps have
been taken 10 secure fn1se Immediately.
The citizens committee of seven held a
meeting. this evening. when replies from
President Whitaker. OF The st. Louis Tran
" Company. and exec vernon William j.
Sfone. representing the strikers. were re-
ceived In answer 20 the resolution passed
by the committee yesterday. requesting
that the strikers state what grievances