The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-27
GER BEER RIOT
= Netting of Chicago Police
With a Mob.
ruoa ORDINANCE RESISTED
= shed Over the Advancing Of
haesn Licenses 20 $500 Per
Year in 1855
CHICAGO Herald.

= swy 81 The hrst riot in Chicago,
- shyoui 9 conflict between the polics
rucle, j. interesting. II vas known
1seiaxvr heeY rio; ". III. Prince. OF
SYssxs aseaae, who for twenty seven
nSa dafy a. an officer on tho police
= "a participant in those stirring
"a Mr.. Prince is 3 esl-pFeservea man
pyars
isr In Ise5 At the spring election
npe had voted % advance the liquor
q 70 100 Threats were heard that II
arnys was made to enforce the law
voala fiow Mayor Booae was de-
sked the law should have a fair trial.
q be bad the active support Of Alder
IN. |. Church. chairman Of the police
rki.,et, IS vel as OF a majority OF the
soaaeii. & haIf-dozen saloon men
nrrssted for keeping open their places
bm pay.ng the required license. They
nk1ei up in the county jail. That
tare was then wooden
1fng standing on the present
~ he courthouse and CITY hall. The
nj crs then numbered sixteen night
isr say men c. r. Bradley, eour-
puss, cooi-Aea3esi man. vas captain OF
IA A. sooE as the saioonkeepers were
|hkea ~ threats OF rescue were made by
III ir<nas The entire police force was
patM sxrTe duty. Twelve men under
|taps;a Bsadley guarded the jail lay and
sixhi fAetssi night thousands Of people
Fpsdti sasst our lines. bat aside from
fry ssnas and ies arrests for disor-
R!f ond7ct. no trouble resulted. The
- nsxt day grew wilder.
rsEpaRisa TO TreRr NOS.
zxheGdei fellows addressed them. The
BASEMENT wss denounced as tyranni.
neePle were urged 10 mob the police
dcsn the jal and hberase their
- Early that morning, by order o.
~ Boone. we were re-enfoyued by the
<eo Light Guards and the Montgomery
zs email uniformed and armed nagis-
hdses. Chicago had then those floating
s or ponsoons. one AZ Clark, the
At Randolph street. The
bad . battery Of txo pieces.
handed By T. X sWlfi. These
rAon were plated near the jsG ana COW
= The two bridges. The bridge xere
nng on the corners, 80 that she peorie
VI only cross them on foot and IN single
This was done 20 prevent nsoss frons
ming on the North or West side and
lsping dosn On the j&ll THESE psecau-
p we're believed 20 be ample against
D SHACK. The people seemed rire for s
3 The IRE department vas in sympa-
3 With them. The frss assault came
fnsn unexpected quarter.
suddeniy there rang oat an alarm OF
ea the jail Ia accord szth the proyEn.
kaaails Of the llme TIE eatlre lsopula-
poured oat and cane streaming
n1sh the streets iow4r.i as The ire
eae cane laundering aoSn under faii
~. The driver. aS be neATed the lire o.
Montgomery 6asris. yelled. clear the
b, and ssSaesi his horses into terrible
= The guards came zt o1sos 90 tie posi-
3 aa squad Of infantry recsivsag a
Eaify charge siroqTsag ca one knee and
.hsnuns an unhEo6on lsa. OF
ssning tayoneEs TIE powerful
lExs under the sszA. gslofe8 on.
RsfoSd OF pespis rsgsotaed- Nearing the
= The horses pisasea vAinly- The
~ driver. slth taamt lines. by yoios
lssh urged them onward. Csscgly keel
lgaards. Nearer rushed tie Snfzrsstssi
%. They rssrs~i, they swsrvss- be
esred ionce 90 the kuge 81 se3ssSas rsllesi
p on Esyone& s3ps Esetpsas s1se8r
nkss. They TELL Tlse rnarss s.essrssi
Bremen. EseTy. rfl4a q st'ea va n
kaFFesisa Sad JAILED = DEAF s. gzssss,
Nthe engine aack - e gss;sess- Tbe
apartment ass 9ssg.sfs.}asl Us aes3sr q
ser fsoone. a2id 81 issprosAssS feKae xAs
Nals tao hours later.