New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-08
ANARCHISTS HAVE A RIOT.
LUCY PARSONS AND TEN OF HER FOLLOW
ERS ARRESTED.
HARD FIGHT IN NEWARK BETWEEN TIE
POLICE AND THE FOLLOWERS OF
THE RED FLAG


The Anarchist celebration in Newark last night
in memory Of the hanging of the Chicago nay
market murdcrcrs was brought to u sudden ter
mnation almost before it opened, ana a' one
time il looked as though a terrible slaughter
Of police was going TO bc repeated. Inc meeting
had been announced to take place in Sanger Hall,
in Belmont-ave. an Anarchist and Socialist dis
trict Long before the hour for the meeting to
open the street in the neighborhood OF the nall
was packed with motley crowd, many of whom
had gathered out OF curiosity. Anticipating
trouble. Captain Glor of the Fourth Precinct, was
on hand with about a score Of men. he thinking
that number would be sufficient to quell any dis
turbance that might arise.
Beda Voigt the proprietor Of the hall, had leased
it TO the Wortingmens Association, not knowing
at the time that it was Anarchistic body. Yes
terday, when he saw the circulars being scat
tered about. announcing that Lucy Parsons, John
Most and Hugh o. PentecOst to speak,
nc decided not to open the hall. and
and so informed the police. Last night when
Most. Mrs Parsons and number of their follow
ers from this city appeared at the hall they were
informed that the meeting could not be held, and
the police requested them to leave quietly and
not create any trouble.
Shortly after, when thousands Of people had
gathered in front of the hall, Mrs. Parsons as
cended high stone stoop, and, facing the as
sembly, said:
II am Lucy Parsons"
| Before she could proceed further Captain Glori
and Detectives Cosgrove and Jaeger were at her
| side. The air was rent with cheers and Kisses
| and yells of Down theml" "Shoot the police -
| and other fiery remarks The captain told Mrs.
Parsons she could not speak and threatened to
arrest her if she persisted in doing So Just then
small, sallow-complexi young man reached
| the top Of the stOop and yelled to the crowd:
| "If YOU are American citizens don't be intimi-
dated by 4 few police"
| Captain Glori at once seized the young
man, who said he was Simon Graham
| and as lie did he received n blow on tho
| head with a heavy cane which almost knocked him
| of the stoop The man who dealt the blow was
| Engelhart Hommer, and moment later he lay
senselcss on the ground from blow with q black
| jack in the hands of Detective Cosgrove.
This proved to be the flame that liindled the
| fire, and in an instant riot was in progress
| The police, although heavily handicapped, fought
nobly and succeeded in getting Lucy Parsons into
| one reserve wagon and hustled her of to Police
Headquarters, while Graham and Ilommer
were thrown into another and taken TO the
| Fourth Precinct Police Station, block away
In the meantime some one had telephoned to tho
| Chief of Police, and as the night forces at the
various precincts were ready to go out; genera
alarm was sent. and nearly all the police in tn,
| city arrived in the patrol wagons. While th'
riot was at its height the police made charge
| on the crowd, and as a result there were MANY
| cut heads and torn coats. Eight more OF the mos
aggressive were arrested. They said they were
Charles Greggs, August Meier, Adam Dasslng
| Sebastian Wier Isaac Hobraum, Edward Klump
| Jacob Dick and John Schmidt
! During the riot Most slipped out Of the crow
/, and made his way TO the ntlse OF an Anarchis
| in Fireenth-ave.. where he Is under surveillance
clubs and canes the police escaped with a few
slight bruises and soiled uniforms -Four hour
| after the riot was quelled the street corners 70
| blocks around were filed with excited crowd
| upon whom the police were continually compelle'
to charge. During all the trouble Hugh
| Pentecost did not appear.