Events, Dear Boy-
Events!
“… …”
The
Great
Police
Riot!
1857
June the 16th…
Part One…
“…Two rival police forces just happened to be operating at the same time in New York City…”
Sounds like N.Y.C must’ve been the safest City in the Whole World with not 1 but 2 Police Forces to look out for them !
Err, well…
“ This unusual situation was the outcome of a corrupt mayor & opposing political parties heading the State & City governments & would eventually erupt in a bloody, all-out…
police brawl ! ”
“ The tensions took root in a city seeped in corruption…
The administration of the Democrat Mayor…
Fernando Wood
…found itself regularly accused of grift, election fraud, demagoguery & bribery - Despite this, he had more than a…
Fernando! Whoa0!! Fernando!!!—
…solid base of support…”
