The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-20
Many Wounded in Effort to Put an Ind to Betting
 on Races
CITIZENS TAKE MATTERS
 INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
Riot Is Created In Madison, H., lna Which Six Men Are Wounded,
 One of Whom Will
 Die.

St Louis, February 19.--In an effort' to close up a poolroom that has for long time operated in the outskirts of Madi- son, Ills, across the river from St. Louis, three eonstables, augmented by a posse of citizens and bearing warrants for the arrest of six men connected with the pool room, preclpitated a riot late this after noon, which resulted in the shooting of six men. One may die. The wounded:
 Lee Harlan, druggist; probably mor-' tally.
 William Schooley, posseman.
 Edward Harris, spectator. not seriously.
 Edward Downs, seriously.
 Two unknown, not seriously.
 Warrants had been sworn out before Justice of the Peace Isenmeyer of Granite City, adjoining Madison, and placed In the hands of Constable John Glass and two other constables for the arrest or Whitfield Brooks and Eugene Wall or Granite City and Thomas Riley, Charles Greenfield. Thomas Manley and Martin Johns of St. Louis charging them with being connected with the poolroom
 Citizens Take Matter Up.
 After the failure of the Madison cooh- ty grand jury which recently investigated the pool room to return indictments, ctti- ZenS LOOK IIle uidliti III h"AiNA intention of having the room closed. Sev- eral days ago warrants were issued Tor State Senator David Nelson of Missouri charging him with being pool seller, ana Victor Schuler, charging him with con ducting the pool room, and being GUS todian of the funds.
 schuler was arrested yesterday and gave bond of $500 pending hearing. The additional warrants were sworn out to- day and the three constables appeared at the pool room to serve them Two police men were within and declared they had arrested the operators of the pool room and were guarding them.
 Betting Was Going On.
 Betting was going as usual at the time. The constables were ordered to leave the premises which they did after argument Proceeding through the neighborhood for the next half hour the constables organ ized a posse of armed citizens numbering about fifty persons.
 The constables and posse then returned to the poolroom and entered. They were at once ordered out and the doors. were ordered locked The posse demurred, and words followed. One posseman pointed a shotgun at Policeman McCambridge, who fired a revolver pointed at the ceiling. Firing then became general The police man was badly beaten.
 The crowd in the poolroom scattered hurriedly, many fleeing into waiting Illinois Central train until it became packed. When the fusilade was over the constables and posse had possession. The bookers however tonight asserted that the poolroom will be open as usual to- morrow.
 Citizens Cannot Interfere.
 Although the poolroom men are now constructively under arrest, the police say they will not permit the citizens to interfere
 William, George and Alexander Coudy brothers, and William Schuer, who was shot in the leg were tonight arrested on warrants charging them with rioting. The four were in the posse and William Coudy and Schooley were among the citizens who secured the warrants which the con- stables attempted to serve today, causing the riot. All four were released on bonds of $500 each and their hearing was set for next Monday.