Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-26
ARMED POSSESSION.
Chicago Man Takes Possession OF Lake
shore Front.


shore Front.
Chicago, May 26-With twenty
armed men, two rapid fire guns and
some harbed wire for making entan-
elements, Capt. George Streetor to-day
took possession of ls6 acres of the lake
Yfront at the foot OF Superior street.
hosted United States flag and threw
up two trenches.
Shortly before noon plckets discov-
cred a party approaching, consisting OF
Park Superintendent Rediesk. secre-
i tary Erby and a policeman. A volley
from the pickets' rifles quickly put to
flight the investigating party. one
bullet. struck a IA year old boy. Reuben
Manly, in the right knee.
Park officials turned in the riot call.
Thirty policemen armed with revolvers.
clubs, etc, hurried to the scene. When
the officer in charge saw the display
OF force he ordered a retreat.
Arrangements are being made to
arm the police with Winchester rifles
and endeavor to capture the streetor
forces.
The 'land Streetor claims is worth
thirty millions of dollars. Years ago he
took possession of a sand bar offshore,
the accretions to which finally connect
ed 1t to mainland.
The supreme court OF the United
states decided that the land was with
in the Jurisdiction OF the state OF Illi-
nois. He was elected year ago by the
police
| Forty policemen were armed with
rifles and ordered to remain at the Chi
cago avenue station by the chief of po-
lice, Ripley, pending decision OF the
city law department as to the legality
OF the attack on the streeter forces.
Acting mayor and corporation coun-
Gil. Walker. decided in view OF decision
of the court OF the United States. the
land claimed by Streetor is the terri
tory Of the state of Illinois.
AT 1880 this afternoon 300 police Off
GERS OF the city. headed by Chief Kip
ley, every man bearing a repeating RI
he. marched to the foot OF Superior
street.
Sheriff Malerstadt went with the
chief OF police. and ii was planned In
case of Streetor's refusal to surrender
to the sheriff. that he should immed-
lately swear in 800 police officers as de-
putty sherifrs and arrest the occupants
OF the fort regardless OF cost.
At 3:l5 o'clock "Brigadier General
Niles and four of his men perceiyins
an overwhelming police force ap.
preaching, climbed over the emplace.
ments of their improvised fort and of.
, fered to surrender. providing they wer,
protected. The surrender was accepted
and the park policemen started on foo
toward police station followed by al
immense crowd This crowd pushed
and Jostled Niles who suddenly whirleo
round and tried to bayonst one OF his
prosecutors. A rough and tumble fght
ensued and Niles rife was wrenchec
from his hands. and clubs were freely
used on the erstwhile brigadler gen.
erals head. He was knocked down ant
. was about to draw a revolver when he
was manacled and dragged OF by tn,
officers. The four men were alsC
roughly handled In the melee. The re.
mainder Of Streetor's force seeing tn,
fate Of their leader. deserted their gun,
and escaped in the throng. The polio
al once took charge OF the fort Will
its entire complement OF arms and am
|, munition. Capt Streetor was not foun,
in the fort.