Show RIOT AT ST LOUIS ELECTION three men wounded shot fired ad ballot box stolen at st louis monday more than shots were fired a sergeant of police and two negroes were wounded and a ballot box stolen in the course of a not about the second district polling place of the fourth ward at twelfth and linden streets it was only after a not call had brought captain kiely with forty po 1 and not guns to the scene that a semblance of order was restored even then the streets were filled with ne groes and some white men all of whom were armed many of chesi intoxicated and looking for trouble not a ballot was cast there during the day the wounded were sergeant of the fourth d strict shot in the leg george monroe shot in the arm fred jones shot in the leg the trouble had been brewing all afternoon the tinker judges dis agreed with the wells men as to the advisability of opening the back door of the polling place one claimed that the other had a host of heelers in wait ing and if the door were opened these men would press in to cause confusion and prevent their opponents from vot ing A third faction asserted that both the other factions were jockeying to prevent any voting whatever because they said the ward was overwhelm angly for their leader noonan tie ti e judges being unable to aree no vot ing was done finally a shot was fired supposedly from the revolver of arthur gardiner a begio |