The Indiana State sentinel., 1893-08-30

CHICAGO. Aug. ga short. but
bloody riot occurred on Westinghouse.
In front of the city hall at o'clock this
afternoon.
Police officers and parading unem-
ployed men came together and clubs and
rocks were used with serious effect. The
injured are:
Policemen
Inspector Alex Ross. cut severely on
the head and bruised about the body.
Sergt. James NJ. Swift, cut on fore
head and left hip badly bruised.
Patrolman James Larkin. battered on
the head from a blow with a club.
Rioters
Michael Horoveiz. cut on the head.
John Wenzei. cut on the head.
At o'clock this afternoon hundreds
of unemployed men gathered al the Lake
front park to listen to addresses relative
to the labor situation. At the close of
the speechmaking they formed for a
parade, and, preceded by a brass band,
they marched up Westinghouse. from
Michigan-ave. They were formed in
platoons reaching across the street from
curb to curb.
This style Of marching completely
blocked the progress of street cars and
vehicles. and at the corner of Washing
ton and Clark-sts. the leaders of the
parade ordered the men to march by
fours. In the confusion of assuming
this form there was a general mix-up.
The result was a halt, which further
complicated matters. A United States
mail wagon stood at the corner of Wash
ington and Clark-sts The driver was
anxious to reach a railroad train. but
he could not get through the crowd.
Word was sent to Inspector Ross, who
was in his office in the city hall The
inspector walked over to the corner of
Clark-st. and calling a couple Of po-
Iicemen to him. ordered them TO clear
passage way for the mail wagon.
The Trouble Begins.
This was done amid angry shouts and
threats from the crowd, some members
of which were decidedly ugly. Near the
sidewalk stood the buggy of J. H. Mar
tindale. who had driven as close as pos
sible to the curb in order TO allow the
parade to pass him. The marchers had
spread out again and were filling the
street from curb TO curb. The crowd
directed Martindaie to get out Of the
way" to which he replied, II only wish
I could
In an instant the crowd seized the
buggy and threw it upon the sidewalk
with a crash.
Inspector Ross. followed by his three
men. rushed into the crowd and or
dered it 10 move back. HorOveiz picked
up and hurled a piece of paving stone
at Ross. striking him squarcly on the
head and telling him like log
Had Tasted Blood.
The mob was wild by this time and
those who had passed the place came
running back and made a rush for the
officers when the fight began. Ross,
who is powerful man. knocked down
several men in quick succession and his
men stood by him plucl1ly.
The crowd was too strong for them,
however. and when Sergt. Swift went
down with broken head, Inspector
Ross drew his revolver and by threat
ening the crowd managed to hold them
at bay 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 by mis- private
secretary, came running from his Office
where he had been reading a legal opin-
ion on the rights Of crowds to parade
the streets and began operations by
knocking down two men.
The police by this time had got the
better of the mob and had forced it
back after lively struggle. in which
clubs. stones and revolver handles were
freely used on both sides.
favr- Y,,fptrfas lat TpSnactor 7 avr-ie
came from the West Side at the
head OF seventy men. and getting his
orders from Chief Brennan, bore down
on the crowd with little ceremony
Patrol wagons laden with officers came
tearing up and in twenty minutes after
the fight began 200 policemen We're on
the ground.
The crowd. which numbered several
thousand by this time. was dispersed
without much trouble.
Mayor Harrison on Hand.
At the time the trouble broke out
Mayor Harrison was in barber shop
near at hand getting his gray locks
clipped. The barber had just put on
the finishing touches when word came
that there was a riot in front of the
city hall The mayor was out of the
chair In an instant Inc DdfDer Will
wait until another day for the price of
a hair cut His honor was on the street
in another instant He hurried to the
city hall and meeting Chief Brennan,
who was just returning from the fight,
he said:
Brennan, I want no more parades.' %
Not at any time?' asked the chief.
Not at any time. And watch these
meetings. Keep your officers on the
lake front and allow no disturbances.
Break up any meeting that may be-
come disOrderly"
This. the mayor says. he will stand
to and there will be no more parades of
''unemployed' wOrkingmen allowed. The
crowd today included many tOughs and
the police say was composed Of differ
ent material from that which formed
the parades of the three preceding days.
Another Meeting.
After the men had been dispersed at
the city hall they again assembled at the
lake front. AS soon as the crowd had
gathered speechmaking was begun, but
the words were drowned by the shouts
and cheers Of the mob.
About 4 O'Clock Mayor Harrison pushed
his way through the surging crowd to
aha speakers stand near the Columbus