The
Great
Police
Riot!
1857
Part Seven…
Blimey!
“…The Militia surrounded City Hall & General Sandford* strode inside, demanding Mayor Wood’s surrender…”
*…Standing at barely 5 foot 3 & Mayor Wood at 6 foot 4, the marvellous Major General must have been in possession of what we may call natural authority!
—You’re nicked my old son!
—Say it ain’t so!
—Sorry, IS so!
Seems the game’s finally up for the Maniacal Mayor & his ever corruptible cronies…
…leaving peace to finally, return to the river!
—Sadly for the Native New Yorkers, (…especially the boat owners…) the peace fails to maintain, the relentless rivals…
“…raiding each others Station Houses & jails, freeing the prisoners within, often taking control of each others Stations…”
The City’s current troubles eventually conclude in the Fall, Mayor Wood, (…released on bail within hours of his apprehending & never charged…) is eventually persuaded to disband his munificent Municipals leaving the City in the hands of the rather less merry, far more meticulous…
Mets!
All the Fall-Out, here…
