Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-07
DEALING SPEEDY DEATH,
Many Police and Anarchists
Killed and Wounded.
THE LEADERS ARRESTED,
Policemen Beat Back their Murderers
Only After Hard Fight Citizens
Think of Vengeance-Spies and His
Friends to BE Held for Murder.

CHICAGO, May t. Howard noon a crowd
of anarchists and their friends assembled
to hold a meeting. The police who had
been notified of the affair, kept close
watch upon proceedings. The hostilities
commenced at 2:3O just in what manner
canot be learned. a number of detectives
in citizens clothes mixed with the crowd
which at this hour numbered nearly 1000
persons. Detective Mike Granger of the
central station attempted to arrest one of
the-tlisorderly men, but was Immediately
set upon, and before he could escape he
was struck in the forehead by brick and
very badly injured Then revolvers
were drawn and indiscrnlinate
shooting began, during which Officer
John Strong was shot i'll the hand.
A number of rioters were also injured.
The police charged the crowd and made
seven arrests, capturing the man who
threw the brick at Granger. Police rein
forcements arrived and the mob was scat
tered
The Arbeiter Zeitung, a German paper,
edited by Speis, the socialist, who was one
of the speakers who melted Yesterdays
riot at McCormacks, announced this after
noon that great meeting of the people"
would be held tonight, and "whoever
condemns the horrible brutality of yester-
day, must be there" The paper further
says: "W orkingmen, the hated police
yesterday murdered tour of your brothers,
and wounded perhaps % more at McCor-
mack's factory. Had your brothers, who
had nothing but stones to defend them
pons and few dynamite bombs none of
the murderers would have escaped his
well deserved fate"
Six Policemen Killed in Chicago - A
Bloody Scrimmage.
At 1890 D. m. the report has just been
received that six policemen have been
killed in Haymarket Square, where the
anarchists are holding II meeting. The
meeting was OF socialists and anarchists
At first the crowd was large but dwinded
10 about 1000. The utterances of the
speakers We're still Of amore intlammatory
character, and the hearers grew riotous
The police ordered the crowd to disperse
At first the socialists fell back SLOW
iy, one of the speakers still urS
ing them to stand firm. Suddenly bombs
were thrown. The police retorted III
Stantly win NOlley from reviewers. III
rioters answered with theirs. The mol
appeared crazy with fanatic desire TO
blood, and holding its ground poured vol
ley after volley into the midst of the Off
GERS. The latter fought gallantly and IA
last dispersed the mob and cleared tn
Market place, they are now Euardin
every approach to the place and no one i
allowed there. Immediately afte
the first explosion the officers VIII
were left standing drew revo
vers and fired round after round int
the mob. Large numbers OF them fell an
as they dropped were Immediately carrie
to the rear and into many dark alley-Way
by their friends. No estimate of the ca
nalties can be given, but the police stat
that fully 80 of them We're wounded
with people who were hurt, an
doctors have been telephoned in a
directions. Before the firing had cease
the neighboring police stations wei
turned into temporary hospitals. At
O'Clock 20 policemen lay on the floor
the Desplaines street station, all disable
and probably half that number serious
So Others We're reported to be still lyl
in the open square, either dead or bad
wounded. \ telephone message fro
one of the hospitals says the Ollie
brought there has since died Onic
Joseph Degan died on his way to the st
ton.
1l:30 r. m.-More firing has just bet
nHAiu near llC SCtlt Ol lllt FORMER trout
and large police force has just left +
the place August Spies is reported to
in saloon on Lake street, and IA detail
police has been sent to arrest him.
the basement of the saloon are 10 sOciali'
who are having their wounds attended
Some % police were killed and woundt
l2:25-lnspector Boniield has just be
seen at the Desplaines street station a
saws concerning to-night's trouble in I
old hay market After Parsons h
concluded his speech, Sam Fielding, I
other notorious socialist mounted Wag
and began to address the crowd.
called OF the men to arm themselves Il
assert their,rights, and finally became
violent that word was sent to the static
which was only block distant, and
spector BOnfield at the head of l25 IN
marched to the place Bonfield called up
the crowd to disperse and Fielding sho
ed out to them from a wagon ITO arm
The officer once more called on them
dispersc, when suddenly from behln
wagon which was not ID feet from
front rank of police, bombs were thro
in between the second and third RAJ
with the effect already stated. The s
ond firing heard an hour ago proved to
nothing of consequence, no one was hun
On the table IN the station house VIII
the wounded policemen are,
poor fellow lies stretched with
terrible bullet wound in his brei
A few feet distant "A man with tatte
clothes and a mortal wound in his sid
lying insensible on cot. The follow