The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01
i'm AND ORDER FORCE.
sr. LOUIS SHERIFF ENROLLING A
POSSE CoMITATUs.
II Taking Pains to Secure Prominent
and wealthy Business Men. who
Are Seeking to Evade the Duty by
Getting Certificates of Disability.

ST LOUIS, Mo. May 31.-Up 10 a late
hour tonight the police department had
MOT chroniciea any disturbance OF a Sc
r,ous nature as n result OF the street car
s,rike during the day.
public interest centers for the time be-
ing In Yesterdays order of the police
commissioners on the sheriffs OF 81. Louis
county to swear in 1000 special deputies,
and in their order OF today ordering the
swearing in Of 300 additional men. max
ing $500 in all. for the purpose of aid
inE the police department In preserving
peace and order.
To q certain extent these orders have
created CONSERVATION among men in all
walks OF life, as Is evidenced by Sheriff
Pohlman's statement that an epidemic OF
sickness has suddenly broken out In the
city since the draft Of a posse begun.
Nearly every man OF any position. the
sheriff says, who has been summoned to
serve in the posse II scurryins about 10
eet physicians certificate that he Is
auFcring from chronic disease which I'M
fits him for duty.
Many OF these who demonstrated with
the sheriff this morning were veterans OF
several wars. They complained that they
had already served their country, and
thought It was an imposition TO place
there were hundreds of younger and just
a. good citizens who might better per-
form service
some Prominent Members.
Among the prominent citizens summon
ID to serve In the posse comitatus are
william f. sisse. ex-judge circuit court
Charles II. Green, street car magnate
George II. Plant, Plant Milling Company:
4. W. Stewart attorney for Union Trust
chants Exchange Exporting Commission:
John A.. Warren, stock broker; j. T. BY
rem. real estate agent; Peyton Carr. cor
ard. son OF ex-Iasut. Gov. stanard: Otto
Teichmand. wealthy man; George s.
Johns. editor OF the Post Dispatch: Rev.
Or. 8. w. Nicholas. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian church. and Cen. q. p. Far
rar. United States sub-treasurer at ST.
Louis.
No male citizen between the ages OF q
and Is are exempt. unless engaged in po-
lice or military service, or unless physi-
cal disability be proven
Sheriff Pohlman reported that the work
OF recruiting the first thousand deputies
he believed he would have no trouble in
gathering In the full quota OF $500 depu-
How They VIII he Armed.
The police board decided today to arm
the posse with riot guns The weapon IL
three and a half feet long The magazine
has capacity for six shells. which may
be loaded with buckshot or small shot.
The purpose OF the arm I. to do as much
has 100 OF the guns on hand. and steps
have been taken TO secure more imme-
diately.
The Law on the subjecs.
Some lawyers who have studied the law
relating TO tho power OF the sheriff TO COM
pei citizens to serve on the special force
Of deputies which he is organizing, be-
hsve the sheriff IL not organizing a posse
comitatus, but Is forming merely =
force OF special deputies Under this In
terpretation OF the law. some of those
summoned failed to obey tho summons OF
the sheriff. q
A Significant ultimatum.
A committee OF South St Lousisns APP
pointed to represent mass meeting held
today called on the chief OF police and
President Whitaker, of the transit com
pany, and presented a significant ulti-
mstum. 1t was said that unless the po-
In the power house and car sheds, the
committee would take the work OF doing
80 In It's own hands They said ihey pro
posed to protect their wives and chill
dren. whatever the result
Four Persons Shot.
II developed today that four persons
were shot during street car troubles last
night. full details OF which were not gath
cred until late hour.
Thomas kehoe and Thomas Riley, both
union motormcn, ara seriously wounded
kehoe was shot In the abdomen during
hght near tho car sheds ut Broadway
and Usage street.
Riley received bullet through the
chest near the heart, during a pistol bat
lie, between several supposed passengers
who left n union line car at Tw.nty-flfth
and farrar streets and a crowd that pur-
sued them,
Ora Iavlll, formerly a captain In the
Ninth Illinois volunteer infantry, Is un-
Ger arrest on the charge Of shooting ke-
hoe. He Is employed as Waterman by
the transit company.
Double Tragedy ~ the Power Hoase.
Albert koenig. union man, empti~d the
cnntsnts OF u shotgun into the body ~
Policeman Crane and WAS nimself imfnedi-
ate!y killed by bullet from the revolver
q officer Mahsr on broadway. near the
Southern Electric power house. late to-