Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-04
ARMED WARD H[EL[RS
Indulge in Political Riots
= at Kansas City.
BROUGHT ABOUT BY BlG0TRY
American Protective Association and
Catholics Struggle For Mastery.

KANSAS CIgY, April 4 The i'll feeling
this city rose to such height yesterday,
that il resulted ia a pit ehed battle in the
streets. Trouble has been brewing for
several days over A. T.. A. and Catholic
differences.
More than 100 shots were exchanged be-
tween the combatants in less than that
many seconds, and when the firing ceased,
the following-named were lying dead,
dying OF injured on the pavementi
Killed; NJ. K. Callahan, shot through
the right side.
Fatally injured: Harry Fowler. shot
throught the back; Con Brosnahan. shot
through the kidney; Jerry Patte, shot in
the face
Wounded: Patrick Fleming, shot in
the left shoulder; John McGovern. shot
through the right arm.
The riot was the culmination of bitter
feeling, which had been manifested by
action and words ever since the polls
opened In the morning. The two antago-
nistic elements were solidly divided in
their choice of candidates for mayor.
The aggressive support that each side
gave to it's candidates during one Of the
hottest campaigns ever known in this
city engendered strong sentiment of
bigotry
1t was, therefore, in no amiable mood
that the workers of the respective factions
came together at the different polling
places throughout the city, and that these
workers expected trouble Is apparent
from the number Of deadly weapons that
were drawn when the firing was started.
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climax Of series of smaller riots that
took place at other points earlier In the
day between the same opposing religious
factions
Not the Only One.
This riot took place on the southwest
boulevard In ward 5, very close TO police
headquarters, and those who took part in
1t had been heated to the fighting tenn
per by reports that had been hourly ar
riving at the station of brawls at other
polling places.
Only one hour before, it was known that
John Cooley was shot in the back and
forehead by William Ii. Walker at a
voting place. and that Cooley was vio-
lently opposed to the A. p. A. That
Cooley was not instantly killed was due
to the fact that the pistol used was a
mere toy of % calibre.
The A. p. A, which supported Webster
Davis, the Republican candidate for
mayor, had their own workers at the
different polling places, and they dis
tributed in some precincts their own
tickets bearing their candidates name
and decorated with the American tag
Jim Pryor, Fifth ward politician, an-
tagonistic to the A. Pa. who supported
Frank Johnston, the labor and factional
Democratic candidate, was active at the
head of 80 constables, which he got Justice
Latshaw to appoint Monday night. 1t
was said by some that many Of these
constabl were irresponsible characters,
and were solely the cause of the trouble
Consequently there were loud threats of
mobbing them before they got to head
quarters after the bloody riot was over.
Well Armed
1t is claimed that one of Pryor's follow
ers fred the first shot. The victim was Mike
Callahan, and he was dead man the
next moment Then the battle began
The deputy const ables at this polling
booth and the workers Of all political
factions crowded together in solid masses,
fully 100 strong, and every one of them
seemed to be armed.
For a mile or two the discharge of
weapons sounded like discharge of mus
kerry by regiment Hundreds of citi-
Eens gathered at every point of vantage
to witness the battle. which, however,
was of short duration. These onlookers
trembled with excitement Many OF the
residents along the boulevard added to
the general feeling of terror by leaning
from their windows, shouting and ges-
ticulating wildly.
In less than five minutes from the time
the first shot was fired, however, the blue
coats from station 8 had appeared upon
the scene, and quietsd the disturbance.
With their first approach the fighting
political workers ceased hostilities, and
made quick effort to hide their weapons.
About dozen arrests have been made
In connection with the rioting on the
boulevard.
Returns indicate that Webster Davis,
the straight Republican candidate for
mayor, has been elected by a good round
majority ov9 all other tickets, carrying
with him the entire Republican ticket