The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-03-26
From the Chicago Times, march III
Shameful Scenes in Chicago.
When the vote on


THE WHISKY ORDINANCE
was declared carried, the ladies rose
to depart. 4 posse Of police then nro-
eeeded to break 8 way tbrou0h the
crowd. Having succeeded in this
difficult task, the ladies filed ONT of
the hall between two rows of Officers
On either side stood a glaring mob. a
shouting, grOsniDg, hoOting, a de-
monaic mob. The Obscenest phrases
were banded about; the foulest emf
thets were applied. Women passing
along the corridors through this lane
OF NTH, hid their faces In their hands;
dropped their wells; shrank within
themselves; hurried forward on the
run stopped some times rs IL ready to
sink, but gathering renewed strength
started forward again, pressed by the
ladies behind them, all eager to reach
the open air.
But when the open sir was gained.
the situation in nowise im6rovad
Egress was had by the door in the
rear leading to the alley next to the
Grand Pacific Thousands were cram
med into this space bowling me-
naRerie. The police cleared the side-
walk, but the crowd lined the verge
and poured
AvoLLEY OF BLAsPHEAfY
and obseenity at the procession Of
ladies'. When La Sale street was
reached, other thousands were await
ing their approach, and these hOwled
even louder than those who greeted
them in the alley. The noise was
positively hide0Hs, and this hooting.
yelling blasphemOus mcb, and 5000
roughs, the very ofiscourings of the
saloons, fianksd aud followed them
clear to the door of the church. Jost-
ling them on the way; splitting to-
baccO Juice on their dresses: pulling
at their chignOns; in some cases trip
ping them up; knocking off the hats
OF their eseOrts-brothers, husbands,
or sons-giving the latter kicks, cuffs,
and digs in the ribs; and all the while
the hOOting, yelling, bowling cor
tinued, and not infrequently members
OF the procession would sink to the
ground, swooing from very fright.
A TERRIBLE ORDEAL
these ladies were compelled to pass.
1t is safe to say that never before, in
this country, did an equally respect
able body Of ladies receive such brutal
treatment. The rage of the mob fol-
lowing the cart of Marie AntOinette to
the guillOtine WAS not more demoniac,
and probably far more courteous.
For much of this that lOw-bred
demagOgue - Hesing's henchman-
Jack Rehm, Superintendent Of Police,
is responsible. The ladies called on
him for protection, and he refused ii
the mob ruled in the very headquart-
ers Of the police this hummer, with
the star Of the Chief, was in league
with the TaJbie l,s was party to the
plot to eOngregste all the scum at City
Hall no pretense at order made on
the outside; the police, as they say in
Paris, "fraterniZed" with the mob:
they knew which side the powers that
be were on. Some day this outrage
MAY COME HOME TO ROOsT
the bummers will not rule always;
deeeney will not be shut out forever.
These ladies were the wives, daugh-
ters, and sisters of our most respect
able citizens, and this shameful lOut
in the interest OF law breakers, law
defiers, allowed them tobe basely in
suited on the threshold of his own
headquarters. Such swinish conduct
is probably unparalleled