The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-14
Law MAKERS In A RIOT.
Wild Scenes Mark the Close OF
the Indiana Legislature.
One Man Probably killed.-A Free
Fight IN Which Many Men are
Injured Follows


Injured Follows.
Indianapolis, Ind, March IL
The Legislature broke up in a riot
to night in which almost every mem.
Der participated. Revolvers were
drawn and many persons seriously
injured. Adams of Park county,
perhaps fatally.
For fully twenty minutes the state
house was filled with a bowling,
surging mob. Men who had been
friends and sat side by side during
the session became deadly enemie 8
and made every effort to injure each
other Myron King, Cover
nor Matthew'S private secretary, was
locked in the elevator and big
burly man guarded the door and re-
fused to allow him to leave. The
police finally drove the man away
and the secretary was released
When he arrived at the door of the
house at 11:55 he found it locked.
He had an important message from
the governor, and great deal de.
pended upon it's delivery to the
Speaker of the House before IL
o'clock.
He pounded on the door, but was
denied admission. He cried that
the door was locked and requested
that it be opened as he had a mes
sage from the governor. His voice
was heard by a number of democrats
who were in the corridors and thew
ran to his assistance. An attempt
was made to force open the doors,
but the crowd of republicans who
were bent on keeping the governors $
secretary out with his message, re-
sisted with all the force they could
command. The heavy oak doors
were unable to stand the pressure
brought to bear upon them, and
they were forced open. King, who
was in front, was forced right into
the crowd of republicans, who were
bent on keeping him from reaching
the speaker. With one accord the
men began striking at each other,
and the secretary was iu great dan
ger of being killed.
MEN FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS
XIII him. Kill him." cried hun
dred voices. The women who were
in the gallery screamed and one or
two of them tainted. In a moment
everything was confusion and friends
and enemies alike were fighting.
The sole aim of the democrats was
to get King through the crowd to
the Speakers desk with the govern
or's veto and the republicans were
determined to hold him back until
II o'clock, at which time the house
would adjourn sine die. Inch by
inch the democrats gained ground.
Many persons were knocked down
and trampled under foot. Revolvers
were fourished in the air, but as
fast as one was drawn the man hold.
ing it was knocked down. The
heavy chairs were torn from the
floor by the mob and desks were
broken to pieces. Doors leading to
other rooms were shattered by per.
sons in the corridors trying to effect
an entrance to the chamber. The
police were powerless to check the
mob, which seemed bent on destroy.
ing everything in the room
At list the excitement was in.
tense; men were fighting in every
part of the room and several of them
were bleeding from numerous
wounds. The democrats were grad.
ually forcing King toward the
Speakers desk and the republicans
were growing weaker on account oi
many of their number being injured
A few seconds later King with his
clothing torn almost from his body
and his face bleeding was pushed by
, main strength through the crowd
and thrown against the Speaker
desk. He still held Governor Mat.
thews' veto in his hand, but it neve,
reached the speaker. Just - King
was about to place it in his hand
Speaker Adams kicked and beat becl
the crowd and in . voice which coulS
be heard above the tsrribls din. cried
''The house has adjournedI"
This raised . great cry from the
crowd and everybody made . rust