Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
MILITIA MAKE
NO DELMAR RAID
FOLKS ORDERS ARE NOT
CARRIED OUT
EIGHT PERSONS ARRESTED
Sheriff Declares Soldiers Are Not
Necessary and He Does Not Want
Them-covernor Says He
VIII Gust official
EIGHT PERSONS ARRESTED
BY Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, June 24.-The express di-
rections Of Governor Folk that the Del
mar race track be raided today and all
alleged violaters of the anti-betting
law be taken into custody were not
carried out beyond the arrest Of eight
persons, quietly made by the two de-
putty sheriffs, and tonight Sheriff John
Herpel Of st. Louis county issued a
statement that he was opposed to the
raid and troops would not be sent un-
til he requested them and furthermore
he does not believe they are necessary
for the handling of the situation.
When asked tonight why he did not
make raid today on Delmar track,
in compliance with Governor Folks
instructions, Sheriff Herpel said he
did not believe in raiding and inti-
mated that If troops were sent into
the county, they might be shot down.
He was asked to make an official
statement and the following statement
was dictated by State Senator A. r.
L. Gardner of st. Louis county, who
opposed the repeal of the breeders
law in the last Legislature, and who is
the legal representative of the Delmar
Racing association:
II am against raiding in the political
meaning Of the term, which means a
seizure of property without legal pro-
cess of law or evidence of violation Of
the law. A raid, or the use of the
militia, means a usurpation by mill
"a m tho i,I5ioio1 nf
the state guaranteed by the constitu-
tion.
"An appeal to bayonets is the first
threat Of bigot. fired by fanatical
zeal, his personal ambition and ideas
against the guaranteed liberties of the
people,"
Sheriff Herpel agreed that what SEN
ator Gardner had dictated was the ex-
preston of his personal and official
feelings in the matter.
Further he said:
II am the sheriff of st. Louis county
and have not requested any assistance
from the governor. Troops will not be
sent into this county legally until 1
have made such a request and believe
the county authorities are abundantly
able to handle the situation as it exists
at present. am under a bond of $780,
900 and cannot make arrests indiscrim-
| inately and L shall not do so until
| have sufficient evidence to protect my
self and bondsmen. The course which
the county officials have taken is all
that the law contemplates and 1t is the
| course which will be followed by us in
the future. If troops come here they
are liable to get shot. 1 do not say
that the sheriff or the sheriffs deputies
will be responsible for the shooting, but
some of the citizens aroused here might
not like the idea of sending in soldiers"
1t was suggested by Sheriff Herpel
that an impression prevails that in
case members of the National Guard
came into the county they might be
arrested for disturbing the peace.
well, if they disturb my peace they
surely would be arrested" was his
reply.
Governor Folk entertans no doubt
as to his right to send state troops into
st. Louis county should they, in his
opinion, become necessary to cope with
the situation. He would not state to-
night whether he intended to send them
to St. Louis county, saying he desires
to give the local authorities every
chance to enforce the law before taxi
ing the law into his own hands.
Governor Folk did not regard Sheriff
Herpels statement that the troops
might be shot in st. Louis county as
very menacing to the troops, but he
said he regarded the language as very
insurrectionary in the mouth Of a sworn
officer of the state.