The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10

His lace was covered with blood on his head made b
cuo and ne appeared to be badly later
as standing the touching elbows with
man, bonfeld facing and bach - +h
same time striking the other with his club
back and turned around to look for the him few feet
away with the blood running down apparently badly hurt
from the effect Of the blow from Bonded b
mse oy clubbing innocent people who taking
strike they had been there for the purpose ong they would surely
nave resisted Bondeds brutality.
arm that the above statement of
|% - JESSE CLOUD, 998 Monroe Street.
CHICAGO Nov 49, 1885
On the morning July 1885, was driving up Madison street. inst
from Johnsons bakery Fifth got
ner OF Market and Madison coming the bridge
On looking out Of by the side of car a
from and struck cutting open
LIE 10 car leaving standing there
with bakery goods stolen except few oaves If bread
was taken to the Despan station up about ten
was tnen bound for riot in $500 released Dur
the time there of any kind though nv
naaS was seriously cut Julius God1e lawyer
oeore the case was called court and told noe
and Bon6eld said, 'scatch his was released
swear to the truth OF the above.
Signed HI NICHOLS
AZ Flournoy Street.
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
CHICAGO
H. CHICAGO, Ill., May T. 1898.
Mr.. G. E. DETwnER, RIGHTS OF LABOR:
Dear Srn reply April 49, will saw that
July 1885, car strike on tho west side hold Tho &c.,
lieutenant detailed with COMPANY Of officers % IN
the morning the vicinity the Western
and little street. Nv orders were r. 900 tbat
the coming the barns
One man came out and passed lines fifty one of
to street Rom
field strike the head with the man twice and
saw the man fall to the ground.
Afterwards of cars protecting tho roor Ron
field had charge people oetino cnh in fn
of the train but held gave orders not to strike
they of officers hu NOV
son on that day or any time
Many people appearing what saw in the
f0rnOO and tho tdavn
for The officers protested having evidence but
told them to take him in meaning up On that after
about o'clock addressed me the follow
ing words eff fellows had used
clubs freely the use lead this a.
would club Bonfd and that
lead had be thought lead and al
So will say that affair brutal for
Setback
No. 227 N State Street.
Again it shown that attempts were made to bring to n
ce the who the uniform the violating all to
avail that the abog people ALWAYS open to m
the courts of justice practically
prosecuting officers hunting them down Init
deaf to their appeals that spring there were
labor disturbances the particularly Mccormick factory
unoer e leadership Capt Bonfd the
exceeded Some other evidence m offered
on this point which space appears that
tns was the OF the eight hour
eight hour day about laborne
standing not the quietly discus
1ne SITUATION regard to the when
police under orders from Bonfed charged began to
them that OF the assault at first
out were dispersed that the men
they running and large already
feet or and running they could that at
TOUR OF the number was wanton and
onprovoked MURDER but there
WAS 1T AN ACT OF PERSONAL REVENGE7
"nne some men tamey submit their
orothes shot down. there nurture
spirit hatred and seek that
the tragedy indicate that bv
some one who instead acting the advice
personal for having Bonfed
tn man VINO really responsible for the officers
1t also shown that the character
this The only 800 to neona
and that paceabe and orderly
d the city present and nothing that he re-
named unt the crowd began dsprs the meeting
and the crowd engaged dispensing the DO
remained have been mo-