Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-10
MIR. HILE ASSAULTED
He Is Shot at by a Dallas
Saloonkeeper.
TOM DUFFY MAKES THE ATTACK.

tive A4xlE1aNfou Escapes but an AEef
Citizep Bnneives a Severe Wound 1,
the NeCG~~Tho Affair Denounced b,
All olasSas of People.
DALLAS, March 10.-The Inaugural
ton of the American Protective associ
alton movement in Dallas came neal
receiving a baptism of blool. /
had been announced for several days
that J. w. Hile of Kansas City, state
organizer of the American Protective
association in Kansas, was to lecture
in Dallas in the interest of the order
and fromshis experience in Fort Worth
Wednesday night it was expected by
many that there would be lively time
in Dallas Thursday night
Some 800 men gathered in the CITY
hall at 3 o'clock and they saw upon the
platform middle aged man of slight
physique, dark mustache and goatee.
which betrayed a use of dye, gray eyes
that indicated plenty of nerve, and al
together he was an interesting looking
person.
The man was j. w. .Hile of Kansas.
His valise was on the platform and this
he extracted mum Der of copies of the
American Eagle of Kansas City, Kan,
published by the lecturer, and these
he distributed among those in the audi
ence
There were rumors around in the
audience that eggs might fly, and
! many people took the sides of the
building in order to be out of range,
| but few occupied the front middle
| seats IN order to hear the whole lect-
ure.
Mr.. Hile opened his remarks by say
ing that he hoped he was addressing
an audience of American citizens. lit
may be, he said. that there are those
who are not, but L nope such citizens
will not disgrace this city with unbe-
coming conduct"
He said he made this statement be-
cause ne had been so greatly misrepre-
sented by the public journals; that the
people did not understand the aims and
objects of the American Protective as
ISOLATION. He had no fight to make
against the Roman Catholics as re-
ligious body, but opposed it as politi-
cal power, the most gigantic on earth
today. The American Protective asso-
citation, he said, was nonsectarian or
der, that believed in one nation. one
country and one flag in the United
States.
Hile continued, stating that no one
could be true to the constitution of the
United States and still be loyal to the
pope of Rome from the fact that 1.-THE
pope of Rome and all who owe to him
their sacred allegiance seek to disrupt
our government and public schools"
1T is the duty of all good citizens"
he said, 'sto oppose this gigantic, dia-
bolical power. l recognize the fact
that there are many good Catholics,
but the trouble is they do not under
stand the power that is above them.
We are in favor of putting in office pa
triots who owe allegiance to the stars
and stripes only
The speaker commenced to read ex-
tracts from what he said was the canon
law of the Roman Catholic church.
At this junction Tom Duffy of the
headlight saloon arose from the center
OF the nall anu SnOuISu:
You're a lying s. of b." and
with that he leyeled 10 Colts at the
speaker and pulled the trigger.
Four shots were fired and there was
a panic. men scattering in all direc-
tions.
They yelled and shouted like demons
and The majority rushed from the hall,
while some lay fiat on the floor.
The speaker stopped behind the desk
to Dodge the flying bullets, and yet he
did rot seem excited much, for he drew
from his hip pocket nickel plated re-
volver and peeped around the desk to
see if he could get shot at his assail-
ant. Men were flying in all directions.
Dan Stewart rushed over to Duffy
and jerked the pistol from his hand.
Hold himr shouted several. But
Duffy himself joined the fleeing crowd
and was lost in their midst. An officer
who was ascending the steps stopped
him and searched his pockets, but as
no pistol was found he was permitted
to proceed, and Duffy soon disappeared
in the street.
Hile did not get scratch, but T. w.
Russell, a gentleman about 60 years of
age. received a slight glance wound on
the right side of his neck, and Leon
Buirle's face was barely grazed. A
bullet went through the chair in which
sat David E. Clark, but did not strike
him.
1t was 10 minutes before order was
restored, Hile wanted several citizens
to sit al the stage with him so that he
could proceed, hut those requested
modestIy declined 10 dose. Back seats
in the hall were in demand.
Mr.. Hile then proceeded with his
lecture. He outlined the policy of the
American Protective association and
was quite severe on the church. He
arraigned the church for it's attitude
towards the public schools and the
country in general.
At the close he invited all who de-
sired to join the association to follow
him, but only few followed the
speaker.
The affair is deeply deplored by citi-
zens of Dallas and even Catholics join
in aenouneipg the method pursued by
one individual to jeopardize the lives of
citizens Bud the lecturer of the Ameri-
can Protective association.
Aaott,a~ Nina Sbut Down