Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-05
UNDER SHOTGUN RULE
The Posse Comitatus Now Keeping
the Peace in City Of st.
Louis
Fifty Patrols Ordered to Fire on
the Mob Today Shot Into
the Air.
Bomb Placed Under Car Containing
Fifty Deputies-A Number
Badly Injured.

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sent communication to Governor
Stephens. asking him to order out the
militia to restore order.
st. Louis, June 5.-All street car lines
We're in operation and running cars to-
day. but ii WAS noticeable that those
passing thru the disturbed districts con-
tanned few passengers. y special car,
containing tiftyfour of the posse conf
tatus. ran over an explosive on the track
at Fifteenth and Washington, and
lTwenty-seeond and chopeau streets
The first explosion did not amount to
much, but the second lifted the car three
feet in the air. throwing the occupants
to the floor and injuring two slightly.
a crowd of 5000 quickly assembled
hooting and jeering the deputies. Soon
the air was thick with flying stones and
lother missiles. Somebody in the crowd
discharged a revolver at the car. The
deputies We're ordered To use their guns.
They charged the crowd. firing in the
air. which had the desired effect and the
crowd was soon out of sight.
ST. Louis. June accompanies of the
posse comitatus We're stationed last
night in the various power houses and
car barns of the ST. Louis Transit Com
pany each man armed With a loaded
shotgun and Twenty-Five more cart
ridges in his pocket The first COM
pany ordered out of the barracks on
WASHINGTON avenue was Company A..
under Capt Is. c. Farrar. This COM
pany left the barracks shortly before .
o'clock and the other. companies left
according 10 their standing in the i'm
provisea regiment. the last company.
L.. marching from the barracks at 6
o'clock. The companies We're eheered
and ieered by the people along the
streets as they marched 10 the waiting
cars.
1t was expected that the posse COM
panies would be marched from the bar
racks al noon. orders TO that effect
having been received from Chief of
Police Campbell, but these orders wSia
coun.ermanded and no new ones issued
until aftei. visitzof Assistant Chief Of
Police Picksb TO the barracks late in.
the afternoon.
To the number of 600 the posse mem
bars were on duty last night as fol-
lows:
Company A. Capt. Farrar. 60 men.
Park and yanderventer; Company b.
capt. Fisse CT men. jefferson and
FcIeser: Company G, Capt. Bartholo-
Ilew. 10 men. St Louis avenue ard
oarnell street; Company d. Capt. Hail.
divided 50 men to Laclede and Comp
ton and 80 10 Leonard and Olive
streets: Company Il. Capt Frsudenau
g. men. .0i1 South Broadway; Com
panv Il. Capt Taylor. 50 men. Spring
and North Market; Company H, Capt.
Ratheil. % men, Jefferson and La
salle. Company /, capt, Jacobs 65
men. Twentieth and Ferry Company
/ *. Capt Beckman, GO men. $500 Easton
avenue: Company L. Capt. Gridley, 50
men. Spring and Cass avenue.
Company F. Capt. Buchanan, was
kept in the barracks last night as a re-
serv. force, and 50 was Company NJ,
First Lieut.. Andrew Brown command
ing.
Before the posse conl!tatus members
We're put in active service a council of
war Mas held in the barracks, at which
| Col. Lavender issued instructions to
captains and told them that the safety
g.
4 of the city and Of the people now rest
| ed with them ana the people under
lh sili ana he8eH ieet'5a every man III 'ils
\ posse 70 90 ms ausS anu 90 u lsaiiess-
4 ~.
men ne lssuea me ieiioWihg, ms
iiist general ofaer#of me pose, ana Y
4 vas teaa by eaeh captain 10 ms COM
paiiI
70 All commanders OF Detach7
4 tnfhtS. You VIII taiie every care OF
4 your men, MAINTAIN COCO elsclpline and
l3itssits y h1 ger arrest anNaohe under Your
| command VINO commits serious
i pieaeh OF oiseiptlae.
Y ne :. = s'i''sStsa 70 rehoTt % Cliet#ol
Ponce An foelt or any OF ms captains
ana you thsreup9on fecelve from him OF
ais o. lileiil a n 2fasf % MAKE such dis
4 posllipn 81 use g Your men as you be-
/ lieNe To % inconsistent WITH their duty
4 aiio aueiioiitS. ds members OF posse
e''i1 e U. you VIII nevefthe!ess obey
sucn ofae', ana forthwith report the
matter 4eI 70 ms .5our men VIII pay nc
s az. 70 tfiis.ns annosances from
QUEENS CITIZENS put VIII submit TO no abuse
4 promptly arrestiffs any offender.
IN aueitlns any riot or any disturb
4 ahce, ara IN dispersing any unlawful
anu IN 8 'ssetltfiase OF persons
\ you VII use your utmost endeaNor tc
ne affes tlns or tnc leaders and the in
Il 3SLlSdlOrS.z turning thefnG over to the Do