Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-26
STONED THE RECTORY
A DENVER MOB AT DEAN HARRIS
HOUSE.
The ClergYmsn's Prominence in Sunday ciosinu
lnoilss a Crowd Of Five Hundred 10
Deeds Of Violence.

Denver Jan. % There was a riot in
Denver tonight Not since the Chinese
riot of 1880, In which four men were
killed, has there been such excitement in
the city. For the past two monthzs Rev
Dean Hart has agitated the closing Of the
Sunday places Of amusement lie has
been severe in his criticisms and
spared none. The dean is an English
man. He is not citizen of the
United States. lie refused to become
nRturahDed, and boasts of t. He does
nos read American newspapers, aud
hence the mauagors Of the places of
amusement felt Indignant. As hc was
about the only minister who made tho
demands they refused Ia. close Influence
was brought to bear on the police board.
with the result that the theaters were
notified that II they opened their doors
tonight arrests would follow. Flaring
advertisements appeared In the news
papers announcing that the doors would
open tonight, and great crowds assem-
bled. The police appeared and players
and musicians were arrested The Turner
hall, Stark's Austro-Iluugnriun orchestra
&C Tabor aud Sackett's Wonderland
were compelled TO refund admttnucc
money to their audiences. which filed
the house to Overlooking. When the
crowd reached the street some one pro
posed that Dean Hart be visited. No
sooner was this said than the crowd was
on the march. men and women side by
side. Armed with sticks and stones
picked up on the way and burning with
fury, the crowd stopped at the residence,
at Twentieth aud Walton streets
RIOTERS WERE IN EARNEST
Unto the yardw some one shouted.
The mob moved against the fence and it
gave way like so much paper. A muir
mer was followed by 2 yell, and a shower
of stones We're sent through the windows.
The porches We're mounted, and In a
few moments riot was In progress.
The clang OF gongs sounded aud patrol
wagons from the first and second division
stations rushed through che crowd. Men
were knocked down by the horses, aud
then the police. clubs In hand. beat tho
mob back and drove the people out of
the hallway. and after a sharp hut dos
perate struggle forced the angry men
back. Five hundred persons were In the
crowd and they determined To make
another onslaught. Lieutcnnut Clay and
thirty policemen stood their grounds
They fought the iniurated men with
their clubs, hut were forced hacl, 10 the
porch aud finally To the hallway. Then
as "A last resort. rcyOlyCrs were drawn
The clang of gongs was heard again and
wagons hurried AWAY for endorsements
The sight of determined lluccouis, pre-
pared 10 resist to the last subuuou Ill'
mob They shrank back, nuttering an,
curSing the police
Many were injured in the head, BLACK
eyes were numerous and blood from On,
pounding and scratching flowed freely
When the wagon drove up womri
fnintcd. and the excitement wills intense
How seriously the members of the mol
were injured cannot be stated, for Tn.
police could not nuke any arrests an'
| the wounded We're taken care OF bl
| friends. Rc-cnforcements soon arrived
and the mob was forced back.
| Dean Hart hnd been advised that TN
crowd was coming. and had barely tint
TO escape by means of a convenient bacl
| door and with the aid Of fast hors.
| Had the crowd managed TO lay hand
on him there is no telling what Nigh
! have happened. and It was only whel
: lieutenant Clay informed them that Ia
/ dean had escaped that they would re
| tire.