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Show SIX SHOT IN RAID . ON A POOLROOM Constables, Backed by Armed Citizens, Attempt to Arrest Gamblers in Illinois Town and Are Resisted by Men and Police Officers. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19. In an effort to I close a. poolroom that has for a long time operated In tho outskirts of Madi- son, III., across the river from St. Louis, 1 three constables, augmented by a posse j of citizens and bearing warrants for the I arrest of 3lx men connected with tho I poolroom, precipitated a riot late today ' which resulted In the shooting of six I men, one' of whom may die. The wounded: Lee Harlan, druggist, i probably mortally; William Schooley, I posseman, shot in leg; Edward Harris, spectator, not seriously; Edward Downs, seriously; two unknown, not seriously. Warrants had been sworn out before a Justice of the Peace of Granite City, adjoining Madison, and placed In the hands of Constable John D. Glass and two other constables, for the arrest of Whitford Brooks and Eugene Wall of Granite City, and Thomas Riley, Charles Greenfield, Thomas Mauley and Martin Johnsi of St. Louis, charging them with being connected with the poolrooms. The three constables appeared at the poolroom to serve the warrants. Two policomen wero within, and declared i they had arrested the operators of the poolroom and wero guarding them. Betting Bet-ting was going on as usual at the time. The constables were ordered to leave the premises, which they did after considerable con-siderable argument. Proceeding through the neighborhood for the next half hour the constables organized a posse of armed citizens numbering about fifty persons. The constables and posse then returned re-turned to the poolroom and entered. They wero at once ordered 'but and the doors were locked. The posse demurred and words followed. One posEeman, it Is stated, pointed a shotgun at Policeman Police-man McCambrldge, who fired a revolver pointed at the ceiling. The firing1 then became general. The policeman was badly beaten. The crowd in the poolroom pool-room scattered' hurriedly, many fleeing to a waiting Illinois Central train until It becamo packed. When the fusllade was over the constables con-stables and posse had possession. The bookmakers, however, tonight assorted that the poolroom will be open as usual tomorrow. Although the poolroom men are now constructively under arrest, the police say they will not permit the citizens to interfere. Four posseman were arrested tonight, charged with rioting. |