The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-19
not GUILTY!
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s6oIed me into the car and took me down the
street to patrol wagon, In Whlch was taKon I
to the Lake street station. was l0cKeo ny
there from this time, about O'CLOCK IN tne
morning. till 8 o'clock In the evening, ana Chen
taken to the Desplaines street staGlOh; ! was
held there short time and then gave ball TOT
INV appearance, and got back TO my place Oh
business about o'clock that nlght. oupse-
1nentlV. when / appeared in court, was dls-
charged. 1t was about o'clock In the morning;
JnIv q 1885, when was taken from my place Oh
buajness ROBERT ELLIS
CHICAGO, November 10, 1885.
was standing in my door about Z O'CLOCK IN
the morning OF July 3, 1885. | saw man stand.
ing ON the edge of the sidewalk. lie WASH
doing ANYTHING at all. Bonfeld came up to
him. and without word being SAID by elCneI'
Ronfield hit him over the head with his cluD
and Knocked him down. He also hit him
twice after he had fallen. was standlng
about six feet from them when the assault Oc-
Cured, | don't know the man that was
clubbed-never saw him DeIore nor since.
w. w. WYMAN, 1904 West Madison street.
CHICAGO, November 20, 1885.
On the morning Of July 3, 1885, about
O'clock as | was standing on the southeast
corner Of Madison street and western avenues
/ saw Bonfeld walk up to man on tne oPpo.-
site corner who was apparently LOOKING on a.
what was going on in the street. Bonheld MT
him over the head with his club and KnocKeo
him down. Some men who were near MIN
helped him over to the drug store on the cor
ner WnoTG L was SbhuuAhBs AAAS
covered with blood from the wound on MS
head made by BOnfeld's club, and he appeared
to be badly hurt A few moments later, as l
was standing In the same place, almosG tOuch-
ing elbows with another man, BOnneld came
M facing us and said to US, "stand back" at
the same time striking the other man over the
head with his club. / stepped back ana
turned around to look for the other man; saw
him few feet away with the blood running
down over his face. apparently badly hurt from
the effects Of the blow or blows he had recelyed
from BOnheld. There was not rlot or us
orderly conduct there at this time except
what BOnGeld made himself by cluDDing IN IN
nOcent people who were taking no part In the
strike. II they had been there for the purpose
of rioting, they would surely have resisted
Bonleld's brutality.
affirm that the above statement Is true
and correct statement OF facts.
JESSE CLOUD 098 Monroe street.
SAYS BoNFIELD STRUCK HIM.
CHICAGO, November 10, 1885.
On the morning OF July 3, 1885, | was driving
up Madison street, just coming from Johnsons
bakery on Fifth avenue, When got 10 the
corner OF Market and Madison sGreeLs ineG
out Of my wagon saw Bonfeld by the slue OF
q car. He snatched me from my wagon ana
struck me on the head, cutting 1t open' ana
put me in car, leaving my wagon theES unc
which were stolen except few loayes OF
bread was then taken to the Desplalnes
street station and locked up for about Ten
hours. | was then bound over for riot IN a,O SoOO
bail and released. During the time was there
| received no attention OF any kind,though my
head was seriously cut Julius Goldzler, my
lawyer, went to Bonheld with me before the
case was called In court and told him nad
done nothing, and Boniield said, "ScraCch MS
name of" and was released
swear to the truth OF the above.
II. ]. NICHOLS,
AZ Flournoy street.
"The following is from Captain Setback,
very prominent police official:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE CITY OF CHICAGo'l
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 4, 1893
G. H. Detlpiler, Editor Rights of Labor:
DEAR SIR: In reply to your communication
Of April Is, | will say that In July, 1885, In the
street car strike on the west side, held the
Office Of lieutenant on the force. WAS de-
tailed with a company OF officers early In the
morning in the vicinity OF the car barns, be:
lieye on Western avenue and little north OF
Madison street. My orders were to see that
the new men on the cars were not molested
when coming out OF the barns
One man came out and passed my lines
about fifty feet. | saw one OF the men, either
driver or conductor, leave the car at o stand
still. ran up near to the car, when saw on
the southeast corner OF the street Bonheld
strike man on the head with his club. He
hit the man twice and saw the man tall to
the ground
Afterwards | was put on train OF cars, pro
tecting the rear. Bonfeld had charge OF the
front. saw many people getting dubbed in
front OF the train, but held my men In the
rear and gave orders not to strike any one ex'
cept they were struck frst Not any OF my
officers hurt person that day or at any time
Many people we're arrested, all appearing
From what 1 saw in the afternoon and the next
day no officer could state what they were ar
rested for. The officers professed Ignorance
OF having any evidence, but "some one told
them to take him IN" meaning to lock him up
On that afternoon about o'clock, met Bon
field and he addressed me in the following
words, in great anger: "If some OF you goody
goody fellows had used your clubs freely IL
the forenoon you would not need to use leaC
this afternoon" | told him that did not set
any use for clubbing people, and that woulC
club no person to please any one, meaning
Bonfeld, and that II lead had to be used,
Thought nv officers could give lead and taxi