The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-26
ARE after THE RIOTERS
Many Arrests Mill Take Place as a
Result Of the Trouble.
POLICE OFFICERS COMMENDED
Eye Witnesses Declare That Their Self
Restraint Was Marvelous-Story Of
officer Jones' Expericnce-More
Details OF Early Morning Battle.

When the West Side awoke yesterday
and learned through The Tribune of
the exciting scenes enacted on Main
avenue during the early morning hours
the greatest surprise was expressed
at the extent of the lawlessness which
prevailed Some were of the belief
that owing to the haste in which the
facts Of the story must have been
CLEANED that they were inaccurate and
possibly exaggerated, but when the re-
ports of the eye witnesses and particu-
larly those of the officers dispelled this
supposition and established the reli-
ability of the Tribune's account every
other subject. even Christmas itself,
was lost sight of. 1t was the upper
most, 1t might be said only, topic in
every group and wherever anyone who
had witnessed the riot declared him
self, he was Immediately the center of
an excited. eager group.
The action of the officers particu-
larly Patrolmen Thomas Jones and
Thomas Lowry, was commended in the
highest terms on all sides. That they
could In the face of such peril refrain
from taking extreme measures of pro-
lection, which would have been justi-
fable under the circumstances, won
them showers of encomlums. Those
who were chance eye-witnesses of the
afair and saw the desperation Of the
mob We're the loudest in crying the
praises Of the police. There were some,
however, who We're 80 carried away
with Indignation upon learning Of the
abuse and indignities heaped upon the
officers by the drink-crazed toughs
that they censured the police for not
being more severe.
Rioters VIII he Brought to Trial.
Mayor Connell. Chief Simpson, Cap
tain Edwards and Lieutenant williams
all emphatically declare that they will
bring the rioters to justice. The mayor
Will call upon Lieutenant Williams to-
day for detailed report of the affair
and Will then adopt measures to meet
the case. Yesterday many names Of the
leading participants in the riot were
learned and warrants will be issued for
their arrest.
The two men whose arrests percipi-
tated the attack on the police are
Thomas Lloyd, Of Bellevue. and Michael
Graham, Of Luzerne street. The third
man arrested Is named William Con-
merry. He was locked up by Lieutenant
williams after the first two had been
Jailed. He wanted to argue with the
officers when they were driving the
crowd before them down the street,
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as he was in no wise belligerent he was
spared taste of the club and locked
up. He was held in 5000 bail for rioting,
the other two were held in $500 bail
each for melting riot and fined SO
apiece for resisting arrest. All claimed
that they were mere eye-witneSses and
not concerned in the fighting. but
Mayor Connell, who conducted the
hearings, concluded to let a jury settle
that question. All three secured their
release before nightfall
Patrolman Jones was on duty last
night little the worse for his encounter.
The only visible effects Of his rough
usuage was an abrasion and swelling
on the left leg where someone landed
a kick while he was down on the pave
ment. He says he remembers being
kicked repeatedly. but owing to being
well padded by his heavy winter uni
form and being more or less insensible
to pain from the excitement, did not
suffer much from the blows.
TnlIics with Tribnne's Report.
Patrolman Jones description of his
experience tallies exactly with The
Tribune's report. When the crowd first
made q rush at him he was rendered
powerles from the fact that he was
hemmed In closely on all sides and be-
fore he could make precautionary step
his club was grabbed on one side, on the
other side a number of men were tug
ging at his prisoner to pull him away
and somebody else got hold Of one Of
his legs and lifted him Off the ground.
In order to free one hand to save him
self from q hard fall, he had to let go
of the prisoner. He clung to his club
even while lying on the pavement re-
ceiving the toughest kind of treatment
and 1t Is lucky that he did, for the tug
ging which ensued in the effort to wrest
1t from his grasp assisted him in regain
ing his feet. When he got into an erect