St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27

Many of the Tough Element
in the Crowd.
CHICAGO, Aug. %. = A short but
bloody riot occurred on Washington
btreet in front of the city hall at 8
o'clock this afternoon. Police officers
and parading unemployed men came to-
gether, and clubs and rocks were used
with serious effects. The injured were
Police Inspector Alex Ross, cut Sc
verely OH head and bruised about the
body; Sergeant James NJ. Swift. cut OH
forehead, left hip badly bruised; Pa
trOlman James Larkin, battered on the
bead from club. Rioters: Michael
HorovieZ, cut on the head; John Wen
eel, cut on the head. At 2 o'clock this
afternoon hundreds OF unemployed men
gathered at the lake front park to listen
to addresses relative to the labor situa-
ton. At the close of the Speechmaking
they formed for q parade. Preceded by
brass band they marched UP Washing
ton street from Michigan avenue. They
were formed in plat0ons reaching across
the street from curb to curb. This style
DT marching completely stopped the
progress of the street cars and vehicles,
and at the corner of Washington and
Clark streets the leaders of the parade
ordered the men to march by fOurs. In
The confusion of assuming this form
there was general miX-up. The re-
suit was halt which farther compli-
Gated matters. A United States mail
wagon stood at the corner of Washing
ton and Clark streets. 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
street and calling couple of policemen
10 him, ordered them to clear passage
way for the mail wagon. This was
done
Amid Angry shouts
and threats from the crowd. Some
members were decidedly ugly. Near
the sidewalk stood the buggy of }. Ii.
Martindale, who had driven as close as
possible 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 Martimdale ITO get out
Qftbe way" to which he replied, II
only wish | could" In an instant the
crowd seized the buggy and threw it
upon the sidewalk with crash In
spect0r Ross. followed by three men.
rushed into the crowd and ordered II to
move back. HorovieZ picked up a piece
of paving stone and hurled it at Ross,
striking him squarely on the head
and telling him like a slog. The
mob was wild by this time, and those
who had passed the place came run
ming back. made a rush for the
officers and the fight began. Ross. who
is powerful man, knocked down sew
eral 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 am in
6tant. Inspector Shea hurried from the
city ball at the head of a dozen men,
and charged upon the crowd, and Chief
Of Police Brennan, followed by his pri-
Tate secretary, came running from his
Office, where he had been reading a
legal opinion Oil the rights of crowds to
parade the streets, and began opera
tions by knocking down two men. The
police by this time had got the better of
the mob, and had forced it back after a
lively struggle, in which clubs, Stones
and
Revolver Handles
were freely nsed on both sides. A few
minutes later and Inspector Lewis came
from the west side at the head of seven
ty men, and, getting his orders from
Chief Brennan, bore down the crowd
with little ceremony. Patrol wagons
laden with officers came tearing up, and
twenty minutes after the fight began POO
policemen were on the ground. The
crowd, which numbered several thou
sands by this time, was dispersed with
ont much trouble. 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 riot in front
of the city hall. The MAYOR was out of
the chair in an instant. The barber
will wait until another day for
the price of a hair cut. His honor was
OIL the street in an instant. He hur-
Tied to the city hall, and meeting Chief
Brennan, who was just returning from
the fight, he said: brennan, | want
no more parades." ''Not at anv time?''
asked the chief.
Not at any time, and watch these
meetings. Keep your officers on the
lake front and allow no disturbance.
Break mp any meeting that may become
disOrderly.i
1his, the mayor says, he will stand to,
ana there will be no more parades of
unemployed" workingmen allowed.
The crowd today included many toughs,
and the police say was composed of diff
ferent material from that which formed
the parades of the three preceding days.
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 anu cheers of the mob. About
o'clock
Mayor Harrison
pushed his way through the crowd to
the speakers stand near the Columbus
monument. He addressed the large
gathering, and, save for the few Kisses
and dlsrespecttul remarks of the more
desperate element, was not interrupted.
he SAID that as mayor of the city of
Chicago he had duty to perform, and
that the rights of the citizens must be
protected. He explained to them that
they were in no worse circumstances
than thousands of men all over the
country and implored them to go back
TO their homes and manfully endure
their present temporary misfortune.
That they would gain nothing by their
parades ana demonstrations, he i'm
pressed upon them, and said that they
would not be tolerated. Ii they persist
ed in carrying Gu their parades ana
noisy gatherings upon the streets, i'm
peding traffic aud turning over vehicles.
he declared that they would be stopped
by the police, but he hoped that such
methods would not be required. The
mayor then concluded his speech by
ASKING the crowd to disperse and 90 to