The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
A BLOODY BATTLE
Between Socialists and Posse Of POLICE
In Chicago.
Tho Collision Caused by tho Police Dis
persing Public Meeting Of Social
lists at tho Old Hay
market.

AT $3.50 o'clock this morning the
DEMOCRAT received the following tele,
gram:
CHICAGO ILL.,, May 5.-There was a
great riot here last night. -Four police
officers were killed and twenty five
wounded; eight rioters we're killed and
fifty wounded. j. B. WHITE
Fuller details Of the ARRAY are given
In the following dispatch:
CHICAGO. H., May 4.-The gospel OF
dynamite has brought forth deadly fruit
at last, and Chicago to-day witnessed a
repetition OF the scenes OF blood shed
and riot enacted yesterday, but pro-
ductive of far more terrible results, AT
this writing a score or more OF brave
police O1icera are wrlthlng In anguish
from wounds inflicted by the disriples
OF G0reUCh, Spies and Parsons, while
dozens Of the followers OF these leadera
have paid the penalty OF their defiance
OF the municipal authority.
The story OF the day Ia soon told
Great were the expectations OF thp
Socialist leaders regarding the meeiil &
they had called for tonight. The place
chosen was the old hay market on Ran
dolph street, capable Of holding from
fifteen TO twenty thousand mon,
Touching the Square ut one corner ID
Halstead street, the outlet to the lum-
ber yards, packing houses and TO factor
les such as McC0rmlcR's. In close prox
Unity to the opposite slie of the hay
market Ia Milwaukee avenue, leading
through wide.epreadlDg district
densely populated with Germans and
Poles. Surrounding the square on
every hand are 10 cent lodglng houses,
cheap saloons, and many OF
THE LOWEST DIVES IN THE CITY.
II was after 8 o. M, before the st0lid
groups Of Anarchists we're cheered by
the presence Of any leaders. August
Spies finally arrived and climbing wag-
on In front OF Crane Bros, factory began
TO address. There was no enthusiasm
created by his remarks, and when he
was succeeded by A r. Parsons the
crowd began to gradually dwindle
away. Within half block Of the
speakers could be seen four patrol wag.
ons with horses ready harnesaed and
A GOOD SIZED DETAIL OF POLICE
with clubs and revolyers. The utter
ances Of the speakers were still of o
most inflammat0ry character, however,
and the hearers who remained grew
rl0t0us In their demNanor.
The police concluded 10 put an end TO
the disturbance, and advancing ordered
the crowd 10 sperse. AT frat the
Socialists fell back slowly, one Of the
speakers atill urging them TO stand
1rm. Suddenly three bombs were
thrown from the crowd Into the middle
Of the police and exploded, scattering
hundreds Of deadly missiles on ev,ry
side. Many Of the police dropped, but
the rest instantly 70 orted with q volley
from their revolvers, The rioters an
swered with theirs, which the sequel
showed they were well provided with.
The mob appeared cra2ad with o
fanatic desire for blood and holding It's
ground poured yolley after yolley into
the midst OF the officers, The latter
fought gallantly and at last dispersed
the mob and cleared the market place.
They are now guarding every approach
10 the place and no one Ia allowed there
Immediately after the frat explosion
the ofliofrs who were left standir 4 Drew
their rey0lvers and
FIRED ROUND AFTER ROUND INTO THE MOB
Large numbers Of these fell, and as they
dropped were lmmed' ataly clrrIed to
the rear and into the many dark alley.
ways by their fiieads No estimate OF
the casualtieg can DO given, but the
police Ut the Desplalnes street station
state that fully fifty OF them were
wountei. The drug stores In the vicin-
lty are crowded with people who we're
hurt, aud doctors have been telephoned
TO In all directions.
THE LIST OF CASUALTIES
80 far az can be learned fOots up as fol-
lows: 0le socialist dead, two officers
dead, four other officers who may not
survive I'LL morning, and thirty more
police who have wounds Of most seri-
GUS character. In addition TO this prob.
ably ilfty people, nearly oil members OF
the socialist crowd or citzens OF the vi.
clnity, were shot or otherwise wounded.