The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-04

They then turned to and began driving the noisy
crowds out of the saloons in the Eeighborhood,
using their clubs indiscriminatelY.
Inside the fence Of the Mccormick works
Officer Rafferty, had a very narrow escape. A
rioter, who got inside, came up behind him and
was aiming revolver at his head not two feet
away. when Lieutenant Shepperd struck him to
the earth with his club. shiyering it to pieces
with the vigor of the blow. At o'clock the
they escorted the Mccormick men up beyond
Twenty-second street. without trouble, except
occasional stones hurled from hiding places.
Four men were found wounded with bullets.
Two of them were taken away in patrol wagon
-one shot through the hip and one through the
leg. It is expected that several more wounded
will be found tonight There were many badly
damaged
Officer Casey nearly suffered an ignominious
death at the hands of the infuriated Socialists.
After the great mob had been virtually dis
persed, Casey, with three other policemen, car
ried Joe Weddick, one Of the wounded strikers,
The patrol wagon was followed by an angry
crowd Of Bohemians, who yelled loudly
for revenge for the wounds Of their
fallen comrade, but when the wagon
turned down Central avenue. the crowd
did not follow. In silence they watched their
countryman born from the wagon into his home,
ard the officers, after laying Weddick upon
bed, left. with the exception Of Casey, who re-
mained behind to get report Of the mans con-
dition While Casey was talking to the wounded
mans wife, many of Weddick's sympathizers had
pressed their way into his house. The injured
man was asked who shot him. Evidently mis-
understanding the question. Weddick raised his
hand and pointed at Officer Casey. The crowd
inside the house went into frenzy. Selling
Officer Casey they dragged him out upon the
sidewalk.
Lynch him lynch himi' they cried, and sew
eral Of their number ran for ropes. Casey, .
man Of powerful frame, was like an infant in
their hands After struggle he received fear
full blows, and his clothing was nearly torn from
his body. A rope was brought. and one end
made fast to lamp-post directly in front Of
Weddick's house. At the sight of the impro-
vised scaffold the mob shfieked with delight.
Casey fought with the fury Of desperation AS
the crowd pressed toward the gallows he gath
cred all his remaining strength, and dashed
headforemost from his assailants, jumped into
the street. followed by hundreds. who at once
began firing at him as he ran. He was soon met
by patrol wagon full of police. who, having
heard the tumult, were hurrying to his assist
ance. Casey clambered into the wagon and fell
upon q seat exhausted. The wagon was sur
rounded in a moment by his pursuers, but at the
sight of the policemen's revolvers they quickly
scattered. While this was going on, Casey re-
vived sufficiently to point out. among those who
were the last to turn, one of the crowd who had
been particularly oficious In bringing q rope.
The man was arrested and Immediately driven
to the station. He gave his name as Joseph FL.
Hess.
Eye-witnesses OF the struggles between the DO
lice and the Socialists say the number Of the lat
ter who were wounded is as high as twelve. It
is not thought that any were killed outright, but
tho rapidity with which the wounded were car
ried away by their friends and the secresy main
tanned in regard to any connection with the af
fair make the facts difficult to obtain Joe Vo-
setk is probably mortally wounded, and may
not survive the night
During the evening the following circular.
printed in German, with an English translation
appended. was distributed broadcast in may Sec
tions of the city:
'.Revengel Workingmenl To rms-Your
masters sent out their blood hounds the police;
they killed six Of your brothers at McCormacks
this afternoon. They killed the poor wretches.
because they, like you, had the courage
to disobey the supreme will of
your BOSSES They killed them because
they dared to ask for the shortening of the
hours of toll. They killed them to show you,
free American citizens, that you must be salts
fed and contented with whatever your bosses
condescend to allow you, you will get killed
You have for years endured the most abject
humiiations; you have for years suffered un-
measurable EXISTENCE you have worked yourself
to death; you have endured the pangs Of want
and hunger; your children have been sacrificed
to the factory; in short, you have been miserable
and been slaves all these years-why2 TO satisfy
the Unsuitable greed, to fill the Golfers of your
thieving masters. When you ask them now to
lessen your burden, he sends his bloodhounds
out to shoot you, kill you. IT you are men, if
you are the sons of your grandsires, who have
shed their blood to free you, then you will rise
in your might, destroy the hideous monster that
seeks to destroy you. To armsl we call you, to
arms! Your BRoTIyERs."
At 1245 A. NJ armed and uniformed sentries
paced to and fro in front of the First Regiment
armory.