Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-27
BAD RIOT IN CHICAGO.
A Parade Of Alleged Unemployed
Men and the Police
COME TOGETHER IN THE STREET.
Prompt Answers to Calls For
Police Prevent Serious Damage
Being Done-The Police Declare
the Parade Was Made Up
Largely of Toughs.

CHICAGO. ILL, August 26.-A short
bloody riot occurred on Washington
street, in front Of the City Hall, at
three o'clock this afternoon. Police Of
ficers and parading unemployed men
came together, and clubs and rocks
were used with serious effect.
The injured policemen are Inspector
Alex Ross, severely cut on the head and
bruised about the body; Sergeant James
NJ. Swift, cut on forehead, left hip
badly bruised; Patrolman James Lar
kin, battered on the head from blow
with club.
Rioters: Michael Horviez, cut on the
head. John Wenzel, cut on the head.
Al o'clock this afternoon hundreds
of unemployed men gathered at the Lake
Front Park to listen to addresses rela-
tive to the labor situation. At the
close OF the speech making they formed
for parade. Preceded by brass band,
they marched up Washington street
from Michigan avenue. They were
formed In platoons reaching across the
street from curb TO curb. Near the
sidewalk stood the buggy Of j. ii. Mar
tindale, who had driven as close as pos
sibe to the curb in order to allow the
parade to pass him.
The crowd directed Martndale to
"get out Of the way" to which he re-
piled, II only wish l could"
In an Instant the crowd seized the
buggy and threw it upon the sidewalk
with crash. Inspector Ross, followed
by his three men, rushed into the
crowd and ordered them to vote back.
Horylez picked up and hurled piece OF
paving stone at Ross, striking him
squareiy on the head and Telling him
like log. The mob was wild by this
time, and those who had passed the
place came running back, made rush
for the officers and the fight began.
Ross, who is powerful man, knocked
down severa! men in quick succession,
and his men stood by him pluckilY. The
crowd was too strong for them, however,
and when Sergeant Swift went down
with broken head, Inspector Ross
drew his revolver, and by threatening
the crowd managed TO hold them at bay
for an instant.
Inspector Shea hurried from the city
hall at the head OF q dozen men and
charged upon the crowd, and CHIEF OF
Police Brennan, followed by his private
secretary, came running from his Of
fee. 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 ham
dies were freely used on both sides.
A few minutes later and Inspector
Lewis came from the West Side at the
head OF seventy men, and getting his
orders from Chief Brennan. bore down
the crowd with little ceremony. Patrol
wagons laden with officers came tearing
I'D, and in 20 minutes after the fight
began 200 policemen were on the
ground. The crowd, which numbered
several Thousand by this time, was dis
persed without much trouble.
After the fight Mayor Harrison said
to the chief:
Brennan, want no more parades.
"Not at any timeP" asked the CHIEF.
"Not at any time, and watch these
meetings. Keep your officers on the
lake front and allow no disturbance.
Break up any meeting that may be-
come dsorderly."
This, the mayor says, be will stand
TO. and there will be no more parades
of unemployed workingmen allowed.
The crowd to-day included many
toughs and, the police say, was COM
posed of different material from that
which formed the parades Of the three
preceding days.