Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23
THEY USED THE CLUB.
Chicago Police Hauled Over the Goals
by the Newspapers.
MAJOR M'CLAUGHRY NOT BLAMED.
Vice President Morton Witnessed Brutality
to an Aged Woman.
PEOPLE IN WINDOWS CRIED SHANE

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PEOPLE IN WINDOWS CRIED SHANE
CHICAGO. Oct 22.-The attitude of the
Chicago police toward the crowd in the
street yesterday was one which would have
beftted the force toward the Anarchists
before the Haymarket episode, but is hardly
necessary at present
Nearly all the newspapers agree that
there was much Unnecessary clubbing The
police say this was absolutely necessary at
crowded points for the leaders in the crush
would listen to nothing. Intimations are
| freely made that the policemen on duty at
many points were under the influence of
| liquor, and several reports telegraphed to out
of town papers state positively that the
officers we're drunk, and had been all week.
One Of the stanchest of Chicago papers,
the Erentsg Posi-. pays its compliments edi-
torially to the police force in this fashion
to-day:
Denounced as Ruffians.
In New York during the Columbian cere-
monies Superintendent Byrnes took the
clubs away from his men altogether. The
superior wisdom Of the latter course has
been abundantly proved. The New York
street parades were conducted in perfect
good order, unmarried by police brutality.
rsaSe been i
uniform preten ding to keep the peace.
but themselves the only offenders. Women
were the favorite victims OF these blue
coated brutes. AT the points were the
crowds were thickest. about which the
| parading forces centered, the women who
stood in front of the crowd were necessarily
| into hands more cruel than Indians and
more insulting than cruel. AT the re-
viewing stand. in front of the Federal
building, Vice President Morton regaled with
hurled across the line by the ruthless arm Of
q burly brute in blue, was fatn to cry out in
| horror, 'This is shamefulP' More than one
woman tainted from sheer terror in front of
Tnley suffered outrage while on the way to
his seat in the reviewing stand Other men
we're dubbed in the face, SO that they will
bear the marks to their graves: and to add
insult toinjury and complete the disgrace of
the city, the oaths of the police rose loudest
over the din created by their own disorder.
What the Reporters Have to Say
I The Evening Post il the afternoon edition
of Mr. Scott's Herald The latter paper
made an indignant protest against police
brutality in its news columns this morning.
Some extracts from the Herdlds local
columns are as follows:
Brutality such as has never before been
Witnessed in Chicago was the DISTINGUISHING
feature of police work during yesterdays
dren were numerically dubbed, and that
at times when even the slightest severity
was uncalled for to enforce order. Little
Sysar,olsds, ole s.. were snatched from their
ward as the sweet will of the brute I'm blue
dictaoed. Eminent citizens were seized and
beaten with clubs back into the almost
panic-stricken crowds. In almost every case
the action of the police was accompanied by
o torrent of shocking abuse and obscenity.
The vilest Of all epithets was hurled at the
| heads OF men who. In the eyes Of the blue
coats, had transgressed some slight rule. It
is true that Major McClaughry's mon were
put to the severest test they had ever been
subjected. 1t Is true that such comman ding
officers ms Inspector Ross, Inspector Hunt
and Lieutenant Backus had instructed the
men to refrain from violence in handling the
crowds and to keep curb on their tempers
and tongues. Such officers as these could
not cover the entire downtown district to
see that their orders were obeyed. Major
McClaughry can plead innocence, for he was
assigned to head the great procession.
Vice President Morton Horrffed.
In another column the same paper saws:
! No less a parsonage than the venerable
Judge Murry f. Tuley was one OF the VIC
tims. He was passing along Adams street
q
served for him on Michigan avenue. Just
as he reached the center Of STATE street q big
policeman rushed at the Jcdge, seized
him with both hands and, despite his pro-
tests, roughly pushed him through the
crowd extending from curb to curb. Then
tn e bluecoat returned serenly to his post.
Vice President Morton must have been edi-
fed by the brutal spectacle offered by the
police detailed for duty about the reviewing
stand He saw women roughly pushed saw
clubs welded without mercy, saw men and
peace and treated to indignities Of exasper-
ating meanness and cruelty. He saw two
weli-dressed women borne past him fainting
and hysterical, and in each case inexcusab BILE
brutality was the cause. Once when a big,
red-faced brute seized poor old woman by
the arm and hurled her against the human
wall directly opposite him, Mr.. Morton gave
expression to his Indignation by turning to
Secretary Foster, exclaiming: "That is
shameful!" -
Shamed From the Windows.
Concrete instances are given by the same
paper as follows:
One OLD woman-she looked fully 70 years
old-became so frightened that she sank
down on the curb in front Of Charles Grains
cigar store. A burly officer seized her arm
and with a powerful pull jerked her to her
feet Then he gave her a swing and she
went flying headlong into the crowd.
"Shamet' "Shamew went up the cry from
group of men and women seated in an upper
window. - f-t
A great crowd filed the streets at Wabash
avenue and Lake street. When the parade
was seen approaching the police-part Of
Schaack's command-began the work Of
clearing the way. The dense multitude did
not move backward with the alacrity one
big blue coat judged possible. Without
warning the brpte raised his club and began
using it as a battering ram against the faces
of the citizens in front Of him. Three men
will carry the marks of the cowardly assault
away and ran for their lives, tho blood
streaming from their mouths:
The comment to-day is that the news
papers are . little too severe. The most
aggressive are, of course, more or less
actuated by politics and opposition to the
present administration doubtless colored
the reports to some extent
Other Papers Concede Clubbing.
The other papers are milder in their
language. Here are few extracts from
the Tri ,ame's account:
1t was q fight for two hours before the
parade came between the officers and the
crowd at the State and Madison corner,
officers were compelled to use their clubs a
number OF times before the jam atsState and
at State and Adams It seemed Ms though
people would never 'quit shovin'." At the
last-named point It was necessary to break
the crowd several times for the passage OF
the police ambulance, and this added to
the confusion. IS The outcurve
at the corner was q surging mass of
the parade the police were compelled to
use force to keep the crowd confined to the
limit and to insure safety when the first sec
tion of the parade turned the curve. The
club was used in two or three instances with
salutary effect. Ten women tainted be-
tween Adams and jackson. mo-