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Show Health Officials Stood Off in Montreal. Mont-real. . Montbeal, November 4. A few days ago sanitary officers proceeded to the residence of a man named Gagnon to remove his child, sick with smallpox. Meeting with resistance, re-sistance, a warrant was issued. The officer was met by Gagnon, carrying a loaded revolver re-volver in each hand. He threatened to shoot the officer if he crossed the threshold. The officer, not being armed, retired. A second warrant was taken out. on. a charge of "threatening to shoot." Constable Beandon, with a single companion, again tried to serve the warrant, but this time found . Gagnon and his wife armed, both of them carrying a revolver in each hand. The officers once more retired. Next night Sergeants Moran andJCarpenter, accompanied ac-companied by six constables, surrounded the house. After the men had been properly placed in the front and rear, the sergeants passed through the kitchen door and found themselves in a low, narrow passage, with another door at the end. This- was suddenly sud-denly thrown open, and Gagnon and his wife appeared again, armed. A parley took place, but to no use, as they threatened to shoot the first man that advanced. The officers held a consultation, when the inner door suddenly opened and a bullet whizzed in close proximity to the se rgeant's head. The officers quickly got outside, and at this moment mo-ment one of the up-stairs windows was tnrown open ana two more snots discaarged at the police. Though on the first appearance appear-ance of the constables there was no one around, by this time there was a dense crowd of sympathizers. ' Sergeants Moran and Carpenter now formed their men iniiue, at the same time shouting they would shoot the first man attempting to dispute their passage. They then departed, de-parted, leaving Gagnon for the third time victorious. The Health officials will to-day consult as to the advisability of taking the house by storm. . |