The
Great
of…
Police
Riot!
1857
Part Three…
“ The recently formed Republican Party, coming into control of the New York State government, strategized a means to break the Mayor’s & the Democratic Party’s control over the city…
Dem v Rep -
The original Old Firm…
The new New York legislature…
“…hardly any less corrupt, but never loath to do the metropolis a bad turn…”
—We all know about that lot, don’t we!
—Don’t we..?
…decide to form the…
Metropolitan Police Force
…covering the entirety of the city & make the decision to decisively dissolve the maniacal Mayor’s merry…
Municipals!
…Fernando’s boys, to no-one’s surprise, ‘cock deaf-uns’ & carry on regardless…
…That’ll not go down too well with the Toffs !
…& that’s going to be a Fact!
Part Four, here…
Events,
Dear Boy-
Events!