Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27


CHICAGO, us, Aug 20--A short
and bloody riot occurred on Washing.
ton street in front Of the city hall at
o'clock this afternoon, Police officers
aud paradlng unemployed men came To-
gcthcr. Clubs and rocks Were used with
serious effect. The Injured are; Police
men Inspector Alex Ross. Sergeant
James NJ, swift Patrolnan james Lars
kin.
Rioters Michael ioroyiez and John
Wcnael,
About o'clock hundreds Of uncm-
ployed men gathered at Lake Front
park to listen to addresses relative 10
she labor situation. At the close Of the
speocli.ma,ing they formed for q parade.
Preceded by brass baud they marched
~ Washington street from Michigan
avenue. They were formed In platoons,
reaching across tie street from curb to
curb. This style Of marching completely
stopped the progress Of street ears aud
vehicles, and at the corner Of Washing
ton and Clark streets the lenders or
dcred the mon to march by fonrs., In
the confusion Ia assuming this form there
was general mix-up,
The result was halt which TURNER
romtlicAtod matters a united states
mail wagon stood az the corner o.
Washington and Clnrk streets. Inc
driver was anxious 10 reach lir ruilroad
train. but could not get through tue
crowd Word was sent 70 Insppoiui
Ross, who was IN his Office IN thr cry
hall The inspector walked over 10 The
eprner u CLARK street aud calling n
conple Of polNemen 10 him, ordered them
TO clear hdsslgeway Tor me man
his was done amid angy shouts and
threats from the crowd scar th. sue
wink stood the buggy Of j j Martin
dhie, who had drvrn rs closely aa pos
sbie 10 the curb in order 20 ALLOW the
piride to pnss lin. The innfchvrs
sprsad out again AID were Milling the
street from curb 20 curb, The crowd
directed Mhriindaln l. get oul 81 the
Vlv." 10 which. he replied, II wish
rnniir Ia M instant the crowd teizel
the huggy and tlrew II upon tue side
VIII Will ii crash. Inspector Ross, fol-
iowed Is three men, rushed into HE
crowd md ordered u TO move bnck.
Hurye1 picked up q piece u paving
stone aud hurled Il az Ross, striking nm
sqnarsly on the head and Telling HIN
Hs The msbb waa wild by this time aud
those who had passed tho place came
RAINING back and made rush for the
oHieers and the fight began. llOss, who
n 3 powerful man. knogkad down several
men ~ quick Hucceegsipn and hig men
si9od by him pilcliily. The crowd was
too strong however, and when Sergeant
swift went down with a broken head
Inspector ftoss drew his revolver and
by threatening ihe crowd managed 10
hold them al bny for an instant.
Inspector Shea hurried from The city
hall at the head Of a dozen men and
charged upon the crowd. and Chief of
Police Brennan, followed w lh private
secretary, cams running from the Office,
where he had benz reading o legal
opinion on The rights Of crowds IA parade
he streets, and began operations by
knecting down two men. The police BY
Ills time g0t the better Of The mob and
foned II back, after a lively slruggle IN
which clubs md stones and revolver
handles were freely used on both sides.
A few minutes later Inspector Lewis
came from tbe West Side al the
HEAD or SEVENTY MEN,
and. getting orders from Chief Brcnnan,
borc down on the crowd with liftlo ief'
mony.
Patrol wagons. laden with officers, came
rearing up. and IA a few minutes after
he hight began 200 policemca were VI