, 1876-05-12
THE BRICKA1AKERS.
q Riotous Demonstration Sum.
marily Checked.
Yventy-six Disturbers ofthe Peace
Arrested and Imprisoned.
mnfk OF an Attack on the Bride
well To-Day.


n, strike asserted itself yesterday morning in
.he southwest division Of the city. 1t was pro-
.."s.,1 hr the men "Wednesday to mass force OF
about l0oo and march in body to the North
Ga. and there stop the men who were still at
vnrk. The start was. to have been made at
o,clock Yesterday morning, but the exposure OF
+he plan in TEE TRIBUNE led to postpone
ment to later hour. .-
seret. Yescy Lad bis men in readiness Tor any
emergency which might arise, and he also
bad a force sent to him from Uuiou
sn1 twelfth Street Stations to assist The
Sergeant himself went over tue Held at uli early
atten,ut in the bud. The threat was openly
1870 that the strikers would go in y body to
+be BrilcwcH aud stop all work there. The
aremen Of Engine Company No: allied the
police By keeping lookout IN IL the bell:tower'
THE TRoCELE
'~oe.o11oy commenced at about 10 O'Clock, al
33,ost Simultaneously in tho South and South
uest ,rst1s Divisions. The men began to gather in
Bridgeport in scrgt:~ Hoods district, and
,se i; II 'tt sef cztemsuf ens but es it sno~ss wss
out csrt,in that something was i'll the wind.
Prerious to that a number Of the leaders had
AZ in one OF the saloons on the West Side, where
sma vands. return and force the DrideweN to qnt
s'os nick. scrsts Hood and yescy sent word
~ fhe dosncs to headquarters, Serst. Hood had
about y men IN bis eomann. anu as soon % az ne ne
1,arrhed nosac down and ordered them to dis
neiss 1t half-past 10 o'clock the strikers began
in sses apa wt hea spses II ts tneS Me5S
I'm stones Whist they meant to do with these can
,rai In snpposed hut they did not bring them into
play Hood asa srSee az tov WV
,sar across thc Ashland avenue bridge to the West
Side. 49,, e,..-, d, c-,.
'e's' TIE RIOTERS HAD COME
fnto his bsiIiwick, and lie at once telegraphed to
Marshsf Goodeli for Instructions. He received 3
reniv to allow no mob to leave his district for the
Nauh side Serst- Vesey then 1nasscd his men
and p[.ced them in position at the corner OF Blue
island avenue and Twenty second street, amid de-
risiye ehouts from loiterers in the vicinity
The strikers were massins in force in front
Of McCornicks Reapcr Factory, und apparently
bent on mischief, many being armed with ugly
ka eus ot 70 am ob an ID
with them The Sergeant gave them good adsice.
He told thcn
TO co TO THEIR HOMES,
that It was not right to gather in this way and
create terror in the neighborhood. The men said
they were going to march to the North Side, sergt
: vesey and Capt Mack tod them they should not
to 70 to the North Side TO get the men there to
strike they could send committee, otherwise
they should not leave where they were. Tie
officers were told to 60 to the devil.
The Sergeant did not do as requested but he at
once drove back to his men. The rioters now
more more. They marched down 10 within few feet Of
Twenty second street Sergt Eescy again ordered
them to disperse. They dehcd his authority. when
he ordered his men to charge, which they did, and
EACH MAN TOOK PRISONER.
1t this Etage, Seret- Hood with posse Of twen-
t. men, came up in the rear, and such hooting, and
yelling, and running were never seen before. Ihc
strikers broke and ran oyer the prairie fos dear
life. This, Of course, dispersed the mob for the
time.
sergt yesey te1egrapbed to headquarters what
he had done, when he received the following re-
sERGr. yEsEr: You have done we'll. and hope
oawili be able to Keep down any further attempt
The officers captured the following men Who were
THE PRISONERS.
John Finley, American aged 20 years: James
Corngan, aged o., dlso native to the manor born
James Mcmahon, Irish, aged 70; James Rely, 20
years old, an Englishman By birth; John Rsau
sse e 1s3h; Thom9s toe - o'e native ,.ed Of
c5lizt johnson, sTtde, aEsl 60; Albert selsa, e
sd, Pole, aged IS years; Fred Nesel; aged s0,
aged 25, John Grantz, aged 20, William Rosman,
ased 80, all Germans; Con O'Donncil. lad Ia
year, old native Of this country; Joscpa Ryan1 3;
Julius York, aged 20. q Swede; james Newman,
Is years old and native OF Ireland; Fred Seamer,
swede, sscd 30; Ferdinand Boedea, aged 8,
and Albert Rcdcl, aged 81, Bohemians; John Con
ners, aged is, American: Thomas and Danial sui
lyan aged respectively IS aud 20, natives OF Ire
land; they were afterwards let out on bail After
the men had been consigned to cells in the Harri-
son Street Station, ....
THREATS WERE MADE
fhat the prisoners would be rescued. 4 motley
1abble gathered about the station, bnt made tic
demonstration beyond expressing their profound
disgust at the turn things had taken. They said
they would send arnnnd GOO men to "cleau out
the place, but they didn't do it $780,
At 3 O'Clock Scrgt. Nesey ordered Rouncs1na1
Jerry Hoolihan to take the prisoners TO the Wesl
Madison Street Station: He got together force Of
twenty men, and they took down the captured
rioters. The procession crested marked attention
as II marched through the devious by-ways In the
district in order to prevent any attempt at reg
cue. The prisoners were finally lodged in sait
quarters and this morning will have hearing be-
fore Justice Scully.
Last evening everything was quiet, and mt
trouble WAS apprehended- The drcrnen project thu
lumber. yards IN conjunction with the police ant ~
Fire Patrol, and last night they also guarded tht
bslck~yarde. The strikers sag they are determined
to stop work At the Bridewel day, but they nigh
as well understand beforehand thai they Will get IT
exceedingly warm reception from Spencer rifles IL
the bands Of good shots, as I'LL preparation
bare been made to receive thcm in case they shoult
make visit to the prisoners bzick-yards.