Police reinforcements, meanwhile, rounded up about 25 other men at the scene.
At the time of the 1931 events, there existed no possibility to call in police reinforcements from outside the county.
Heavy police reinforcements brought in to the city were mostly idle today.
Police reinforcements were on the way to the scene when a car bomb exploded.
Police reinforcements arrived at about 8.30pm, with up to 50 officers, including 20 on horseback.
But that was prevented by the dispatch of police reinforcements.
Five hours later, when police reinforcements finally arrived, the booth was still firmly closed.
A running battle began, with police reinforcements arriving unsure of what was going on.
Police reinforcements continued to arrive and set up barricades between the two groups.
Police reinforcements arrived much later, and they managed to reclaim the building before dawn.