▁town ▁in ▁Castle ▁Sh annon , ▁W att ▁and ▁another ▁from ▁the ▁rail road ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁Al leg hen y ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁R . ▁C . ▁F ife . ▁F ife ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁at ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁crowd ▁to ▁dis per se . ▁They ▁refused , ▁and , ▁having ▁limited ▁means ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁assemble ▁any ▁force ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁situation , ▁F ife ▁dispatch ed ▁the ▁following ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁John ▁Lat ta , ▁and ▁Governor ▁John ▁F . ▁Hart ran ft : ▁ ▁A ▁tum ult , ▁ri ot , ▁and ▁mob ▁exist ▁on ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁at ▁East ▁Liber ty ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁Ward ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁Lar ge ▁ass embl ages ▁of ▁people ▁are ▁upon ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁either ▁east ▁or ▁west ▁is ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁int im id ation ▁and ▁violence , ▁mol est ing ▁and ▁ob struct ing ▁the ▁engine ers ▁and ▁other ▁employ és ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁their ▁duties . ▁As ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁I ▁have ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁ri ot , ▁but ▁have ▁not ▁the ▁ade qu ate ▁means ▁at ▁my ▁command ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁I ▁therefore ▁request ▁you ▁to ▁exercise ▁your ▁authority ▁in ▁calling ▁out ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁By ▁mid night , ▁up ▁to ▁