Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-28
RIOTOUS CONDUCT
Ho Creates a Scene on tue Street
With The Stars and Stripes.
WANTS SOMETHING TO EAT.


There was most unwlse, unlawful
and dangerous demonstration ON tn,
principal business streets Of the oity
this forenoon; one that In other localt
ties at this particular time might Lave
produced n riot.
An Italian laborer about sixty yean
Of age was provided by some person OF
persons with large canvas poster
upon which was written In n clear,
legible hand the following inscrip.
lion:
"sAur LAKE CRY. July 2slh.
"Wo want work or something to o,t.
lluftah Tor the Republican pauy Miko
butlh Italian man. steln
THIS uevicB was thrown over tho
name shoulders Ia the form Of cape
anu hung DOWN his bnck la turh
manner us 10 allow the words % be
easily read. Ga his breast he wore "A
number OF highly colorud yet faded
political and other badges. Among
them were presidential campaign
insignia bearing mluiature photo.
Rtaph Of Benjamin Harrison, and
eolled anu greasy Liberal "VlctofyD
ribbon u 1890.
A good sized American flag draped
win stripe Of black Grape completed
tue regalia u this riotous sou OF Italy
aud with 1.-The IA hrchsd about tho streets
attracting all tho attention possiulr.
The sidewalks were lined with Idle
mon. Bu II said TO the credit OF most
OF themi however, they did not appear
10 he Ia sympathy with or hppruvu OF
the proceeding Ia tho tllghtcst degree.
but the sight was an unusual ono Ia
this section nnd hfer "a time quite "a
crowd fell In line and followed tho
fellow about. Those who were at ali
oolslerous were mostly Italians.
The action IL denounced by prOml.
nent citiz ms and business men on all
Sides ~ being entirely uncalled for and
dangerous la the extreme. Is freely
admitted that while times are hard
and money IL scarce yet there
isuO actual suffering aud II h believed
there need be none. "Why,D said ons
business man, 81 would sooner iouin
dozen men all winter than 10 SEQ "a
repetition u this affair. The proper
authorities should rre 10 II Rt once that
" never occurs again. IL can only
have one effect anu that Is to incitu 10
riot. iIhe fact that II did not create
creator disturbance speaks volumes Tor
QUO ely aud judgment Of our working
muu.n
The striic.biotdirg procession was
allowed 10 march by this police without
any Interference. However, as soon
as Chief Paul was notified OF the mat.
ter he went out personally to rive
orders 10 the officers 20 allow no fur
Their demonstrations Of that character.
Asa result Detective Rhodes and
Cuffan took the matteru p ana arrested
the offending Italian near the Tunnel
anu took him 10 police headquarters,
thus putting proper qulelus on tho
whole affair.
This al efnoon 10 Il was taken be
fore Justice Gee, but ~ the case was ~
very peculiar one no specific charge
was preferred, aud consequently only a
general inquify maue. The prisoner
played his part calmly and we'll. lie
took nom his pocket "a crust Of
dfy bread aud dramatically declared
that it was all him and mis- family
had 10 tubsist upon Tor two weeks, aud
that he had only been able ~ secure
i've days work since last January.
When he was asked M 10 who tho
author OF the inscription was that hs
bore, he replied that no was but tho
writing was that OF an educated man,
and that fact was called 10 his atton.
ton. He then stated that q woman had
1t for him. The court pointed
out o. him that he was again Ia error
as the chlrography was strictly mas.
cullue.
This conclusion he also admitted aud
then refused 10 talk. chief Paul, who
IL Grand Army man aud u patriotic
citizen, was highly incensed at the
lso to which the noble stars aud
.tripes had been put aud ordered the
lag taken away from the dusky
foreigner. B0tti was then allowed 10
90 on the promise that lac would not
repeat his oilvnse. An attempt will DO
made to ascertain who Inspired the dis.
scheme.