The morning call., 1894-07-09
CLUBS FELL FAST.
Police OueIl a Riot on
Market Street.
MANY HEADS WERE BROKEN.
A Rafting Shower of Stones
and Overripe Eggs.
OFFICER ANDERsON'S HEROIsM.
Single-Handed he Beats His Way
Through the Throng With Pris-
Oner-Disturbers Arrested.
MANY HEADS WERE BROKEN.
OFFICER ANDERsoN's HEROIsM.

There was riot at the corner Of Market
and O'Farrell streets early last night. A
little, puny. prematurely born riot 1t was,
but it seemed to indicate as truly as the
barometer indicates the coming of the
storm the feeling of the people on the
great issue Joined between the organized
capital and the organized labor OF the
country. The police have said. and still
say. that they are apprehensive OF no
trouble in this city, but the object lesson
of last night was hardly thrown away on
such veterans as Chief Crowley and Cap
tain Lees, who were on the scene shortly
after the trouble occurred.
Adrian Meyer, stylishly dressed COM
mercial traveller, caused the trouble. Mr..
Meyer had been drinking and had in a
measure lost control of his legs. He
Joined a crowd of people gathered at the
corner 10 witness a free stereOpticon eX-
hibition and soon made his presence
known by giving vocal expression to his
sentiments on the topic of the time. The
crowd grew dense around him and the
police respectfully. but firmly, urged him
to move on. Mr.. Meyers would not move
and Patr0lman Anderson took him by the
shoulders and pushed him along. intend
ing 10 take him out of the crowd and ad-
monsh him to go home.
AS he did so some one started report
that the prisoner was a member of the
American Railway Union, and that he was
being maltTeated for daring to express
his views. The report ran through the
crowd from center to circumference, and
what had been an orderly assembly turned
in a moment into an angry mob.
a rush was made for the patTolman and
his captive, but Anderson. who is one oil
the most stalwart members of the force,
lifted his club and singe-handed made a
way for himself through the struggling
mass of humanity. He did not stop to
count the number of heads on which his
club descended, but when he reached a
breathing place his arm showed symptoms
of inefficient paralysis.
Loud cries of Shoot him." Down with
himV ITO the reseuew came from every
side, but Anderson continued to fight his
way and number of patrolmen Joined
him. ,Fbe crowd followed the policemen
toward Fourth street and when they
reached the corner Of that thoroughfare
there were fully 5000 people arrayed against
a handful Of policemen. A majority of
them were non-cOmb atants, but some had
supplied themselves with sticks, sto es
and rotten eggs, and the missiles fairly
rained on and about the officers. Ander-
son and his prisoner were struck several
times by stones: half a brick landed on the
bosom of Officer Tryon and Patrolman
Stevens head stopped beer bottle in its
mad career.
The police finally quelled the disturb
ance. No one was seriously injured. and
but three members of the crowd were ar
rested. They were: Meyers, Lincoln
Kiuch and S. Johnson. Meyers had $3.50
in greenbacks and gold watch in his pos
session. The other two were
and all three Indignantly denied that they
we're rioters. They were charged with dis
turbiDg the peace.