The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . sets of policemen, who frequently quarreled and as-saulted each other. That was a great time forthieves and other law breakers. The Metropolitancommissioners proceeded to extreme measures, andobtained an order for the arrest of the mayor. Thewarrant was put into the hands of Captain Wall-ing, who afterward became chief of police. Captain 3-^9 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS Walling endeavored to arrest the major, but wasthrown out of the building by the Municipal ofi5-cers. Recorder Jam
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . sets of policemen, who frequently quarreled and as-saulted each other. That was a great time forthieves and other law breakers. The Metropolitancommissioners proceeded to extreme measures, andobtained an order for the arrest of the mayor. Thewarrant was put into the hands of Captain Wall-ing, who afterward became chief of police. Captain 3-^9 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS Walling endeavored to arrest the major, but wasthrown out of the building by the Municipal ofi5-cers. Recorder James M. Smith directed the sheriffto execute the warrant with a posse. AYhile thiswas going on a body of Metropolitan policemen en-tered the City Hall with another warrant for thearrest of the mayor in a damage suit. These po-licemen were promptly attacked by a much largernumber of Municipal policemen who were in thebuilding, and they were severely clubbed and weresent tumbling down the City Hall steps. After thisfracas Captain Walling, the sheriff, and the sheriffscounsel again endeavored to arrest the mayor, an
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