The morning call., 1890-10-28
BUCKLEY's THUGS.
They Wreck Gators Stump Wagons and


They Wreck Gators stump Wagons and
Beat Small Boys.
Buckeyes wolves have flung aside the
lambskinS il which they have been fretfuIly
masquerading since the opening of the cant
paign, and have turned thsRselyes loose
upon citizens WHO have the courage to de-
noHnce the corruption of bOSsism and
Buckleyism. Last night. between 5 and Q
o'clock, pack Of the wolves attacked T. Y.
Gators stump-wagonS, ard, not content with
tearing tie tIanSl arencies from the racks.
they made cowardly assaults upon tie
speakers and drivers.
One Of de gang" accosted J. /. Carter
when he was speaking from the wagon at
the corner of Second and Howard streets
and showed him a document which he said
were his credentials as a delegate to the
Reform Democratic Convention. Carter did
not read the paper. supp sing II to be all
right. The man asked Carter to change the
meeting to First and Howard streets, and
Garter said he would.
William Walsh, aged about p years, driver
of the large wagon, was distributing litera-
ture at the time. He also was accosted by
the man with the bogus credentials with a
foolish question and the man then knocked
him down and brutaliy kicked him. Two
other towards also kicked him as he lay on
the road.
A BROKEN NOSE.
II. Y. Macdonald. who was on the other
side of the wagon, saw the Buckley heelerS
scattering the cartoons which were being
distributed by the boy. He tried to stop
them, and one of the lambs hit him on the
nose with his fist aud broke the ridge bone.
When Macdonald. got on his feet, the cotton
s!gDs were being dawn from the, large
wagon.
The second and smaller wagon then moved
off, and the crowd followed it and wrecked
the cotton signs. A little boy, aged 10 years,
who was driver, was brutally beaten by the
Buckley thugs, aud then they upset the
wagon.
The large wagon came up withsMr Gator
and Mr.. Carter " ent on TO Third and Har-
TisUn streets. When the large WAGON joined
him there be found no speakers IN il and the
lace OF the dIiyer-Boy was badly mutilated.
He found that he probably would not be
able TO compete with the rOughS ordered ont
by Buckley and went to Gators heddquar-
tiers on Stockton street.
BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE.
When Gator wa. speaking at The corner of
First and Howard streets the Buckley gang
made an assault upon the wagon and tore
down the transpaIeDcies. They beat the
driver on The wagon until he was black and
blue, but he held to his seat. Then they
pelted Gator with rocks, none of which
hurt him, and he kept speaking right along
and hurting defiance at the mob. The row
lasted about five minutes, and then the
crowd drove the Buckley thugs off and
threatened to kill them, Gator spoke al sew
eral other places, but the Buckley rioters
did not follow him. After this he VIII ask
protection from the police at his meetings.
At the corner of Third and Harrison
streets j. {. But,ner was driving buggy on
which was Gators transparency. The thugs
tore down the banner, dragged Buttner,
who is a man of about 40 years, from the rig
and kicked and beat him until his eyes were
black, his face cut, and his body mass OF
bruises. The big wagon came up with Mr..
Gator and then the wolves assaulted the
driver, William Walsh, and beat hun badly.
He fled into saloon.
Every attack made by Buckley's wolves
was too sudden to be effectively resisted in
a moment, but the men VINO had gathered
to hear the speeches, as soon as they re-
covered from their surprise, drove the riot
ers away. The cruel abuse of the two boys
and the men was done SO quickly that no
one had time TO interfere.