The sun., 1888-11-01
A LIVELY POLITICAL RIOT.
COLORED REPUBLICANS AND DEMO
Gratis IN COLLISION.
Battle Axes, Pistols, md Razors-Ono
Man n shot In the Back and Many Heads
Arc Broken-Rcserves Called Out.

hntUc Axes, PtatOIr, nnd NhzOrs-Ono
Man n shot In the Back and Many Heads
Arc Broken-Rcserves Called Out.
There was furious political riot and
plenty Of bloodshed in Capt. Reiys precinct
last night between coored Republican pa
raiders and marching Cleveland Democrats,
and It took all that eighty policemen, armed
with long night sticks, could do to duell the
warfare in half an hours time. The battle
grew out OF wholly unexpected meeting in
Sixth avenue. at Twenty-hith street, between
the coored Harrison men OF the Seventh and
Eleventh Assembly districts and Police Com
missioner John r. yoorhiss Jeffersonian pa
raiders OF the Ninth Assembly district.
The County Democrats were about 400
strong, and were made up OF seven clubs
named after great Democratic leaders. The
paraders wore dandy new uniforms, and ten
Broadway policemen marched at their head
and q squad Of policemen from the Charles
street station as an additional escort at the
rear Of tho procession They marched up
Sixth avonue with bands and fireworks, and
reached Twenty fifth street at 10 o'clock, Just
as the coored Harrison men were coming
down the avenue on the west side.
The black voters were made up Of two bat
teries OF about 200 or $50 men each. uniformed
in blue and wearing helmets. They carried
colored lanterns and torches, and the front
ranks carried battle axes as did the bear-skin
front rank OF the County Democrats. The
Seventh Assembly district colored men, bear
ing the banner Of the Van Cott Legion. led the
Harrison paraders.
The Democrats promptly halted to allow tho
black voters to march, and for while there
was nothing more harmful than the inter-
change Of political gibes between the rival
paraders. When one battery had passed, how
axo tod tha
march again. The leaders said that they
thought the second battalion of colored men
wanted them to pass. Six of the seven clubs
got past and the crowds on the sidewalk we're
good -naturedly cheering or jeering. according
to their political bias, when, somehow or other,
the Andrew Jackson Club Of 400 Hudson street,
the last OF the County Democracy line. got into
an ugly tangle with the colored men.
The dander of the darkeys had been several
times reused during their parade. by the Cleve
land cry. -Four. four, four years more" and
when the argument arose with the Andrew
Jackson Club, word went along the Republican
ranks quick as lightning that the Democrats
were trying to down them.
Instantly the colored men who had gone
ahead to Fifth avenue wheeled about and
dashed back through Twenty fifth street and
battered the Democrats with their lanterns
furious uproar. Women ran screaming into
stores, and many tainted. Spectators on the
sidewalk scattered in all directions and the
County Democrats rushed to the aid of their
besieged associates The big Broadway no.
lcemen and the Charles street men took
hand in. too. and it was mighty telling hand.
armed as each was with a club.
A pistol was fred and knives and raZors were
drawn by the warning voters when their Ian
terms and torches were broken. The campaign
battle axes were used rs real weapons with
bloody effect Colored men on horseback. with
sashes on their shoulders. charged on the
Democrats and drove them clearly UP tho ave-
nue. to Twenty eighth street
There was sudden rush from the upper end
OF the avenue. 1t was the Thirticth street re-
serves. sixty strong coming on the double
quick with drawn clubs. with Sergeant Albert
son in command. A frightened citizen had
dashed into the station and told Sergeant Tins
that the paraders were numbering each other.
The reserves were in bed asleep. But they got
out on the jump.
Rioters and citizens turned on their heels
when they heard the tramp of the policemen.
The rioters continued to. smash their torches
and lanterns over rival heads with dogged per-
sstency as they retreated until the swinging
night clubs Of the police began to work with
stinEing effect upon their backs and legs anu
drove them to outright flight.
An old man of 70 was showed through T ;,, show
window IN the imnetuous rush Of flight and
the crowd sought refuge in Max Stein 8 phar-
macy at 446 Sixth avenue until he drew his
revolver and stood guard in the doorway. six
women had tainted In his store. and four bat
tered and bleeding Democrats were in the
When the police had cleared the avenue
Capt. liei!ly summoned an am bulance, and the
County Democrats reformed in ranks and
carrying wounded Democrat as they went.
.nt., 4 ,,,,ttt hand
quarters with ranks reduced, but enthusiasm
apparently undimnished. The Andrew jack
son Club. that stood the brunt OF battle re-
ported when the ambulance ratified up to the
drug store. that one OF their number Blip"
Dunn Of Houston street. had been shot in the
back.
James Burns. 90 years old. of 4s2 Hudson
ielled with blow from NJ. battle axe; sso Peter
battered all over tho bead and face. He had
been hit by by Ian Lantern % and % torch .o Thomas soa
With blood streaming over, his Democratic
uniform from a stab wound in the back A
Harrison parader had driven spear head
Friends pulled the 70-year- old man ont of the
showcase. and took him home bleeding His
name was Kilday. but his address could not be
Eyewitnesses OF. the. battle went to the sta
ton house after the riot. and said that over
dashed into the fight, had been carried Off with
broken heads and bleeding faces. Many Of the
spectators who pitched into the colored men
Policeman McCluskey Of the Charles street
station arrested George % d Petherson, son. col2r9d n
from tn, sidewalk and pitched into white pa
i"'fi ""Phew!" cried Capt. Reilly. When be got back
to the station house, politics In this town are
ssi,tfpIs ,fI. red hot and no mistake when it comes
Both sides have threatened to get square"