The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-21
Denomination of Communists I'm
TonpIsins Square.

NEW YORK, January i3.-At clev-
en- this forenoon, about eight thou
sand persons assembled in Tump.
klns Square. The police received
orders 10 drive them out, and while
so doing, Sergeant BerghUld was as
saulted with hammer bv one Mey-
er, who, with others, was promptly
arrested. The Tribune furnishes the
following account Of the skirmish:
By 1890 O'Clock the square was
densely packed, there being at least
5000 in the vicinity. Many carried
clubs and heavy sticks, which they
fourished fercely. 1t had been ar
ranged to clear the square at 1915,
just fifteen minutes before the time
announced for the beginning Of the
meeting. At that moment to q see
ond Captain Walsh, with a small
but compact body Of twenty-four men
in double file with drawn batons
marched rapidly through the western
gates, and did not pause till the cen
tire Of the space was reached. The
signal "halt" was then given, and for
minute the men waited for the ar
rival of the mounted squad
1t was moment Of impatience
and excitement among the police and
their officers. The crowd surround
ed them on every side, yelIs and hiss
es filed their ears, an occasional mis-
siIe fell in the midst Of them climbs
and other weapons could be seen
above the rough and angry faces,
and scarcely block away, hung from
the windows Of several Of the houses
facing the square the red flag Of the
Commune 1t did not require many
insults to arouse the ire Of the little
band. and when before their very
eyes some daring ruiiians sprang into
a passing street car and attempted TO
rob its inmates, the order was given
to charge. The crowd fell back with
very little resistance, though occa-
sionaliy a small body Of men would
refuse to move until they were sound
ly beaten with the policemen's clubs.
Sergeant Berghold was intercepted
by a man who carried white ban
ner inscribed Tenth Ward Arbiter
Uni-n," with which be struck the
Sergeant in the face. The officer was
surrounded and one man felied him
to the ground with the heavy portion
of n billiard cue. The blow was fol-
lowed by another inflicted on his
forehead.with a hammer in the hands
Of n member of the gang At this
moment several fellow officers sprang
into the crowd, striking right and
left, knocking a man down at every
blow, and rescued the Sergeant, who
was very badly injured. The three
persons who committed the assault
were arrested. and the man who used
the hammer was terribly beaten.
While Captain Walsh was clear
ing the square, Capt. Allaire with his
detachment was stationed al Avenue
a and Tenth. His attention was di-
rected suddenly to Il bod of men
numbering about 2j0. who were
marching down the centre Of the av-
enuc. followed by a numerous rab-
BILE. The leader oopcared afterwards
to be Justice Schwab, a Communist,
who carried an immense red flag,
which be triumphantly waved over
his head. When the band reached
the square Captain Affair ordered his
men to scatter them, which was done
quickly and vigorously. The Com
we're ANONYMOUSLY driven
down the cross streets and the red
flag trailed in the dust 1t was not
MANY moments afterward when
Schwab reappeared with his banner
wrapped about his body Captain
Affair ordered his arrest, which was
done, and the red flag now adorus
the Seventeenth precinct station.