Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-17
RIOT IN KANSAS CITY
An ANTI Catholic Agitator Creates
Excitement.
AFTEkPS MADE 70 HOB Hin.
An Angry Crowd Outside the Lee
ture Hall.
HE APPEARS HEAVILY ARMED

HE APPEARS HEAVILY ARMED
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Jan. Ill. v. Nc
Namara, who styles himself sn ex-prSest
OF Rome. marched on the stage at Turner
Hall last night with q loeded rane IN his
hands.
I'm taking my life in my hands," he
shrieked, as he raised the rifle to take sim
But let the hoodiums and blackguards of
Rome come on. My life is not my own. u
belongs to God and the A. p. A / know
there Is plot to murder me In Kansas
City this very night but there will be other
blood spilled before mine. I fear neither
Bishop Hogan nor Father Dalton nor
Father Lillis nor any of the church's
gang OF blackguards and hoodlums and ruf-
hans; but let them come. / am ready"
Then he advanced to the footliRhts ana
dramatically declared that there was muir
der In the air.
by me-" he shouted. Il want twenty-four
voiunteers. men who have Protestant
hearts. stout arms, strong nerves and quick
eyes stand up. those who are Willing.
"A dozen men stood up. McNamara told
them TO go TO the gallery, range Themselves
81 equal distances and be ready for QUICK
action.
Forward. march," he called. ana th.
Twelve men went up to the gallery
The hall was crowded at the time ,h.r>
being at least LOO people packed into n.
There was not the slightest disorder any-
wnere when McNamara appeared ana not
suggestion or trouble. His bold iuyitarion
for riot was gratined before night va
quite half over. but there was no disorder
OF consequence in the hall during the loc-
ture. $50
whan fha ,ua,ano~ - .., .
quickly seen that a good many of those in
side had been Catholics. determined to hear
church.
Another proportion was OF A. p A man
They Joined the mob outside. until fully
S,Vo men were about the hall. II was =
perfectly orderly crowd. marvelously Quiet
Ior one that was waiting q chance for an
The hall is on the second foo-. The
lights were turned out and McNamara ana
his wife were left alone In the darkness.
For forty-five minutes the crowd waited
quietly on the outside Then the uoJice he
came satisfied that there would be no OUT
break, and q carriage was called.
IL was compelled to W for -1ve minutes
ana IN this interval gC portion of the
crowd lined up 18th an. Oak. uncertain
which way Mcnamara would depart He
came down the steps. rife I'm one hand re-
volver In the other. His wife followed, with
her arm across her breast. holding Q bio
revolver. They quickly stepped into the
carriage. As 1t started up 18th street one
OF the doors new open. A man ran up e
n to shut II for those inside but instsaA
broke the glass with a cane he carried.
A moment later McNamara stuck his M
tol out OF the window and fired point blsnk
At the people on the south side Of the street.
the crowd. Canes. stones, bricks, anythine
upon which hands could be laid were
thrown at the rapidly moving carriage
dozen shots were fired at IT The driver
Hb hi~
to escape.
Every glass in the carriage was broken IN
twinkling and its sides threatened to give
way under the shower Of stones McNam-
ara and his wife crouched in the bottom Of
the vehicle and did not even attempt %
fire q second shot.
Two blocks east a stone hit the driver
and at the same instant a bullet went
through his clothing and graxed his left
side. He slipped down on the footboard
and lost control OF his team completely
They ran two blocks further east on l2th
ana then turned north on Holmes street
An attempt to follow was made by the
crowd, but IL was soon distanced The
driver regained his seat after half a dozen
docks ana by circuitous route took the
couple to the Midland The carriage y
badly wrecked
McNamara and his wife refused to b
seen by any one. but the driver says neither
were seriously injured and were not hit
by any of the twenty or more shots fred.
The widest excitement prevailed In that
entire section Of the city.
No one knew positively where the couple
was stopping. and one portion OF the mob
went out to Woodland avenue to the house
of a man named McNamara, reported Q
relative of the ex-priest They found that
he had been stopping there and proceeded
to stone the house, breaking many win
dows. Only an old man was at home, the
Others having gone to the lecture. He
stood on the porch. threatening TO kin any
man who entered the yard. with a loaded
Winchester in his hand He affected the
crowd SO the bombardment was kept up
only from n distance.
A large number Of people were hurt 6y
flying missiles on 18th street, but nearly
all were spirited away by friends. Only
three arrests were made.
Riot Narrowly Avertea.
LEAvENwORTH. Kan. Jan. ia oa4-
Gus riot was averted narrowly in this city
yesterday at Grand Army Hail. where q.
H. Hile. an A. p. A editor and organiser.
was addressing a meeting. He was speak
ing on the objects OF the A. p. A. and Bit
terly denouncing the Catholic Church. when
he was interrupted many times and fire.
ouently branded q liar. His audience
seemed equally divided between Catholics
and Protestants. and in q short time was
worked up TO a high pitch.
Those In sympathy with the speaker made
an effort to put out a man who was inter-
rupting the address. when blows followed.
Canes and chairs were used, and the two
men were knocked down.
Then Hile drew a large revolver from his
pocket and placed II on the table In front Of
him.
1t had a quieting effect While the trou-
Bile was going on people rushed from the
building in a stampede and ran over ono