The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-10

fed In every direction. and when the deputies
realized how fearful was the result of the fire.
they sought means Of escape by rushing for the
bridge. with view Of fleeing to this city. At
the approach, and just at the bridge tower on
the east side, they were met by Mayor Joyce.
City Clerk Canty and third man, who seized
the deputies guns and endeavored to turn them
back One of the deputies. in his terror, fired
son, who stood between Joyce and Canty. Some
shots were fired by the remaining deputies at
the approaching strikers, and all started over
the bridge. The scene on the bridge was one Of
the widest confusion and excitement. Coal
teams loaded, and other teams and wagons were
galloping back, calling to others to turn back
also; women and men on foot were running to-
ward the city and waving back all they met,
while Immediately behind came the deputies,
pursued by the vanguard of the crowd from.
East st. Louis. One of the frightened guards
threw his gun into the river, while another hid
his weapon in wagon that was in full retreat.
On arriving in this city the deputies went at
once to the Chestnut-street police station, where,
after stating the facts of the shooting, they sur
rendered to the sergeant in charge, and were
taken to the Four Courts, where they were
placed in custody, after giving the following
names: P. G.. HEWLETT, J. Hague, Sam Jones,
John F. Williams, G.. Luster, Stewart Martin,
George Marnell, W. F. Laird.
Some of the deputies who failed to escape
with those who fed to this city were chased by
the crowd into the freight warehouse and Offices
Of the Louisville & Nashville. The warehouse
was surrounded by an immense crowd, who
hooted, and yelled, and urged the men to attack
the stronghold. and driveethe deputies out. Men
went among the crowds, urging others to pro-
cure arms, and shoot all the deputies they could
find. Some of the deputies, watching their op-
portunity, slipped out and worked their way
among the freight cars unobserved. A Louis
vile g. Nashville freight car backed down along
place of safety. Two were sighted by strikers
who had procured arms. and were chased under
the bridge One Of them was caught in front
of Toney's House, on the levee, and was beaten
to death by the mob. Another was reported to
have been shot as he was escaping under the
approach to the bridge. The other Deputies
capped unharmed.
A few of the more violent strikers after arm
ing themselves, announced their intention of at
tacking the deputies on guard at the Ohio &
Mississippi yards and advanced in that direc-
tion. When the yards they were met by
several deputies and fred upon, killing as they
say, one of their number.
About half an hour after the shooting an ex-
cited, angry mob gathered in the square between
the City Hall and the police station. man
named Dwyer, q gambler, and in no way con-
nected with the strike, being the center of
crowd who loudly cheered incendiary statements
which he uttered. He urged the men to ''hang
and kill" and was in the midst Of an appeal to
the mob to follow him to the Ohio s. Mississippi
depot Ito hunt for deputy sheriffs when John
w. Hayes, member of the general executive
committee, Knights of Labor, Martin O'Neil,
and Knight of Labor Brown arrived Mr..
Brown. who travels with the general board in
the capacity of Knights OF Labor orator and lect
urer, mounted the stairs leading to the police
station and yelled at the mob for atten-
tion, but the infuriated men answered
him with Hang the deputies!0 skill
them" Mr.. Hayes who was standing at
Browns side. turned to prominent Knight of
Labor and asked him to introduce Mr.. Brown to
the mob as representative Of the general exec
utive committee. The man replied in a fright
ened manner, 'If do. they'll hang me-"
Brown turned on him and said, eyes, if you
don't, they ought to hang yon."
Then, turning to the mob, which kept up the
cry to kill, hang and burn. Brown began an i'm
passioned appeal for quiet, law and order, and,
by the sheer force of his earnestness, rveted the
attention Of the crowd, but only for few min
utes at time, for they would break away from
the spell of his eloquence and take up their rev.
olutionary yels. He said;
''Men and brothers, for Gods sake keep quiet
implore you, in the name of humanity in the
name of the great order Of the Knights of Labor,
in the name of every law. both of the order and
your country, restrain yourselves and do no vio-
lence. Remember that you are our sworn
brothers. Do not forget that you are Knights,
and that you are pledged to obey the laws Of