The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
BOLD BOOKMAKERS
Pool Room Men at Madison,
Ill.,, Resume Business.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 20.-The war
on the Madison, Ill, pool room, which
yesterday resulted in a riot in which
six men were shot, has not ended. A
meeting was held today by the Bust
ness Mems Improvement League of
Madison, and it was decided to con-
tinue the fight vigorously. Resolu-
tons condemning the action Of the po-
lice in defending and assisting the
pool room gamblers and provoking hos
tilities were adopted.
decision was reported to lay the
entire matter before the grand jury
and also take it UP directly with the
attorney general of Illinois, with the
purpose of putting a stop, in a legal
way, to the official connivance under
which the pool room has been run.
The four members OF the citizen
posse who were arrested on the charge
of breach of peace have been released
on bond.
1t is now definitely stated that the
wounded number six. Their names fol-
low:
Lee Harlan. Of Madison, severe scalp
wound; struck over the head with the
Edward Downs, Of st. Louis, shot in
face; not serious.
William Schooley, Madison, knee cap
shattered by bullet
Edward Harris, Madison, scalp
wound and facial bruises; not serious
Oscar Wilcox, shot in hip; serious.
Unidentified man, shot in right arm,
as he boarded train for st. Louis i'm
mediately after the shooting.
Mona nf fhar7o will frO,oa +baIv
wounds, it is thought.
The police began today to disarm all
members of the posse whom they could
ind. 1t was stated by members of the
posse that the police were even enter
ing the houses Of the posse members
and conducting their search for arms
there. 1t is declared that, if necessary,
the citizens would find the means to
arm themselves again.
Victor Schuler and eleven men asso-
ciated with him in the Madison pool
room arrived in Madison this after
noon and went at once to the office of
Police Magistrate c. L. Gibbs, where
they gave bond in the sum of $500 each
for their appearance Feb. % for pre-
liminary hearing on warrants issued
Feb. 10, on affidavit of Chief of Police
Patrick McCambridge, charging them
With maintaining a gambling house
The men are: Victor Schiller, Whit
field Brooks, E. C. Bruno, Leo Wag-
ner. George Zellner, Charles Fielding,
Joseph Young, Joseph Graham, Joseph
Kelley, Joseph Warner, Eugene Wall
and E. w. Hilker.
The fact that the warrants were is
sued ten days ago by McCambridge
and that no apparent effort had been
do TO
cradle comment in Madison when it
became known. Graham exhibited a
bullet hole In his hat, which he said
was made by a shot fired by one of the
posse.
1t was half an hour later than the
usual opening hour when the party
reached the pool room, which they i'm
medlately prepared for the crowd that
came on from the Illinois Central train.
One of the employees marked up the
entries and the odds on the first race
and Immediately the money began to
flow into the Golfers of the pool room.
Chief of Police McCambridge and
Ex-Policeman Street were present In
the betting room and the bar. Soon
everything was running as usual. The
entire affair seemed to be regarded as
a joke by the patrons.
Warrants were issued TODAY nv
States Attorney Brown for Patrick
McCambridge, chief of police Of Mad
lsoni Policeman William Street and
John Meehan and twelve other men,
charging participation in the riot at
the Madison pool room yesterday.
Aside from the names Of Walt Coyle.
q son of Mayor Coyle, of Madison, and
State Senator Thomas, State Attorney
Browns father-in-law, the names of
those for whom warrants were issued
were carefully concealed
The warrants charge:
Assault, carrying concealed weapons.
assault with intent to kill, assault with
a deadly weapon, fourishing a deadly
weapon.