The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-08-22
From the Chicago Journal Of Monday afternoon.
ROWS AND RIOTS AT CHICAGO.


Since our Saturdays issue the city has been
the scene of about five riots of greater or less
magnitude, resulting in broken heads, mutila-
ted faces. dsloeated joints, darkoned Dyes, en-
larged mouths, diminished teeth, &c.-Whis-
ky or rather the want of whisky seems to have
been the attendant cause of all The effect
will be food for the Grand Jury, I'M an indefi-
mite amount. The first and most disastrous
disturbance occurred about o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon on Clark street near Harrison,
at a saloon kept by John Webber. A number
of Irishmon entered tho saloon and called for
brandy, having received which they disputed
with Webber about tho price they should pay
for it. All efforts to pacfy the Celtic wrath
concerning the price of drinks wero Intellectual
until Mr.. Webber toll them that there was
constable close at hand who would attend to
their cases. This Immediately famed tho in
cipirnt blaze into flame, and constable John
g. Webber and another man who was present,
proceeded to clear the room. Tho Irishmen
went out and got reinforcoments from com
pany who were laying gas pipes, at a short
distance. They returned en- n,dsseand fight
ensued in which tho constable was felled 10y
heavy blow ON tho head with crowbar His
skull was fractured SO badly that the wound
was pronounced mortal. He has since died.
At this stage of the affair, couple Of mon
at work near by,rushed up & seized the murde-
rers whom they delivered up to tho proper of
fcers The balance of the Irish took to their
heels and most of them escaped. Four arrests
were made and the prisoners locked up in Jail.
They were not examined before the Police
Court this morning but will be delivered over
TO the Grand Jury.
No. 2. occurred yesterday Sunday after
noon in the beer hall of j. G. Reich No. l6s,
Randolph street. The cause of this distur-
bance was about the same as that of the former,
A patty of Irishmen went into the saloon and
one of them called for liquor. Ii was given to
him and he took out three cent piece which
he rendered to the bar keeper as its specie O.
quivaent. The bar keeper pushed it back to
him and demanded FIVE cents Between the
two, the innocent three cent piece went back
and forth number of times until tho Dutch
man getting tired Of tho amusement, damned
the lrishma to very bad place. The Irish
man then made pass across the counter. and
soizsd the bar. keeper who drew pistol from
under the counter and presented it at his an
tagonists head. The pistol was not loaded.
but it created quite sensation in the crowd
one of whom sprang up, caught it away from
the owner and did very good execution with ii
in the place of a shilleah. The bar tender
called Justify for help and dozen or so Of Dutch
men rushed in to the rescue The only available
weapons on hand were some bottles Of gingor
pop, which were brought into requisition, and
Ill the space of about two minutes there were
number of heavy bottles broken against a
number of heavy heads, and three or -four men
lay on the floor and under the tables, pretty
thoroughly stunned. Anumber officers short
ly after came up, and lugged the ring gleaders
off TO the watch house.
The third row on our list came off at or near
a dance house on North Wator street. about
half past 2 Sunday morning. Three or four off
GERS went to the place designated To stop The
Dance and man named VIM. Mckay under
took to say they had no authority to do
so. He then went on to lay all the robbie
rios, &c., that occurred in the city, to the ac-
count of the night police. whom he denounced
as public pest, and he finally invited them to
touch him if they dared. Upon this one of
them put his hand upon McKav's shoulder
and fight ensued. Three women immedl |
ately laid seice to one of the officers coat tails
and hauled him towards the door, while |
Mckay was engaged with another in hand |
to hand encounter. One officer had his head |
and face considerably bruised, and Mckay al
SO. Mckay and one of his brothers were f. |
nally towed off to the lookup and had their ca
ses attended TO this morning.
A couple more similar tracases took place |
between Saturday evening and this morning, |
one of them between two friendly Irishmen |
end the other at a beer saloon on North Clark |
street. They resulted however, in nothing |
but few kicks and knock downs.
In view Of this series of outrages we do not
see that the Common Council will be excused
from increasing the force of the day and night
police. These disturbances and midnight |
brawls must be stopped or they will Increase
until no ones life. peace and property are safe.
1t is often remarked that policeman is never
in sight when wanted. In Chicago this is un-
commonly true, and principally. because Is or
20 men cannot watch over the safety of sixty
or seventy thousand others. The force should |
be enlarged with out delay.