The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-03-27
THE wOMANS WAR.
Disqaceful Scenes in Cleveland.-The La
dies Mobbed and Insulted.-The
Police Quen the Riot

dies Mobbed and Insulted.-The
Police Quen the Riot
We take from the Cleveland LeGde
of March 21st. the following account o
the disgraceful riot in that city, on tn
Goth inst:
\ fireman's wagon dashed down Pear
street, halted at the fourth precinct sta
tion-house long enough to gather
load of police officers, turned, and dash
ed up Detroit street toward Pearl. on,
of the officers shouting TO the Others Il
get aboard as
THERE WAS A RIOT.
To explain the situation we will gC
back. \ short after noon the crowd
which was gathered about the corner Of
Pearl and Lorain streets, was greatly ex-
cited by the appearance of a dozen Ia
dies who gathered for prayer at Meth,
odist church, which is situated on Lo-
rian street, opposite No. engine hoUss.
The ladies had gathered simply for
prayer, and with no intention of pro-
ceeding against the saloons, but the idea
that such was their intention, had taken
possession of the minds of the mob, and
they were thereby infiamed to a degree
which aroused in them spirits which
made them no longer men, but demons.
There were at least a thousand of them
at that point, and the uproar was awful.
The crowd surged up to the church, in
which dozen harmless, helpless ladies'
were gathered for prayer, and all man
ner of insult and verbal outrage was
shouted and hurled at the unprotected
women within. The wave of scum surged
up against the outer walks and poured
over the fence and reached the very
door. The whole offense of the ladies
was that they were praying; yet no more
mercy was given to their feelings or
rights than if they had been convicted
criminals confined for some terrible Of
fence against the laws.
A number of the invaders, paying no
attention to the sacredness of the place
against which these attacks were made,
rushed up the steps of the building and
howled and cursed at the very door.
Two police officers, Farrell and O'Malley
CNo. 2O), who were present,
CLEARED THE STEPS
and attempted to beat the crowd back.
but in vain. The ladies were there, in
their own church, at the mercy of a mob
which the day before had given fair indi-
cations of what it was capable of doing.
At one time the cry was sent up that
the ladies were escaping by the back
door. Hearing this, the rabble rushed
around the church, poured over the
fence and against the rear door, break
ing the fastenings and almost pushing
their way by force into the church.
The ladies were alarmed, and had
good occasion TO be. The two police
men who were present could do moth
ing. At any moment there was danger
of a rush being made, and no one could
foresee what would be the result, or
how the women would escape. Ii was
a time, the records of which would be a
stain in the annals of any land-tO Cleve-
land a lasting disgrace
In the crowd was man who had with
him a number of Others, and who had
come with the intention of seeing the
women protected. That man was Mr..
Ed. Russell, Councilman from the Elev-
enth ward, who does not believe much
i'll the movement, but does believe in
seeing no harmless women injured or in
suited on the street. He is a great, broad
shouldered, heavy listed man, and has a
muscular reputation where he is known,
which does great deal in a time and a
crowd like that of yesterday.
Mr.. Russell did what he had come to
do. The women, some of whom were
acquaintances, returned to the dOo:,
nr,I Af fIa,., InnI-avnI 90 D.,
spending to the call he was requested
TO HELP THEM AWAY
from the crowd which hooted and yell
ed around. Mr.. Russell replied that he
would do so, and was enabled by severe
efforts to assist nine ladies from the
place. The crowd fell back and offered
no direct insult to any of them, being
doubtless aware that Mr.. Russell was not
alone.
The two policemen who were present
took several more of the ladies in charge
and started down Pearl street. The
rabble followed them, deserting the
empty church. The officers had all they
could do TO advance in safety. The Tab-
bic, with insult of word and action, over
and over again, a long line of them, each
one attempting to get ahead, KEPT close
on the heels of the officers, threatening
as they went. No direct injury was Of
fered until near Franklin street, a man
named Cline picked up brick or other
missile and hurled it at one of the wo-
men. 1t struck her in the back. infiict-
ing an injury the extent of which we
We're unable to learn. The police turned
nnIll' MallnrT for line nd arraCfaI
him. The crowd howled and threat
ened. \ brother of the prisoner, Nieho-
las Kline, attempted a rescue and struck
O'Malley. Farrell, the other police Off
Ger, grasped the latter Kline, and told
him to come along This was a signal
for the crowd. They turned their at
tention to the officers and the ladies
slipped away and made for home in
safety. Officer Cordes came to the res
cue of his brother officers, and for the
next five or ten minutes a regular fight
was made between the crowd and the
officers, the former fighting for the re-
lease of the prisoners and the latter to
hold them
The lives of the officers were in dan
ger. and it was only on account of the
crowd being unarned that they escaped
at all. The asSailants rushed upon and
beat them, but they never tiinched, still
holding the prisoners, and determined
to do so while strength remained. At
last the danger to life and limb grew so
great that officer Farrell, who had one
hand upon his man,
DREW HIS REVOLVER,
determined that if it came to the point
some one would be hurt. AT that mo-
ment help came in the shape of Sergeant
Burlison, of the Fifth Precinct, who
was near, dressed in citizens clothes, and
who rushed into the midst of the row,
took Farrers revolver, thus allowing
him TO better hold his game. turned TO
the crowd, and, with revolver cooked,
presented it with a clear, ringing voice
THREATENED TO SHOOT
the first man who laid his hand upon
the prisoners or on the officers. With
that instructive feeling by which the
mass in such moments recognized that
they have met a man who is not afraid
to do his duty. the crowd halted, held
at bay for the present. At that moment
the relief from the Fourth Precinct
which had been rattling up in the fire
mans wagon came up and rushed to
the rescue of the four officers. who
could not have held out much longer
unaided.
The fight for few moments became
general. Revolvers were drawn by the
officers and by parties in the crowd One
man pulled revolver and pointed it at
the officers and bystander knocked it
in the air The fight was short and hot
and ended in the officers finally clearing
a space and holding the attacking
crowd in one place. The first prisoner
who was arrested went ON with little
trouble. The second one resisted and