The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-01
RELIGIOUS RIOT At SAVAHaAH.
A Mob Of Five Thousand Try to Kill
Ex-PFlest Slatterly.
THE HALL WINDOWS BROKEN,
Militia Charged the Mob Several Times
With Fixed BayORsss But i Stub
beraly Refused to Retire.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 27.-Tuesday
night was the most exciting night in the
history of Savannah. For five hours
the city trembledOn the verge Of re-
igious riots. The entire white military
force Of the city. except the artillery,
was on duty. There were 10 infantry
companies and the Georgia Hussars, the
latter being dismounted. A mob eS.
timated at from 5000 to 5000, the
greater part being Catholics, challenged
their forbearance to the extreme. bat
sOr the GOODNESS Of Mayor Meyers and
the officers commanding the troops,
blood might have been shed. Bayonet
charges were made several times tocleaF
the streets, but the mob which had
gathered sbout the Masonic temple, one
Of the prominent buildings of the city
and situated in the heart of the city,
stubbornly refused to retire. For thres
days it had been apparent that grave
trouble was brewing. The city had
been literally placarded with notices
that ex-Priest latlery and his wife, de-
seribed as an ex-nUn, would lecture here
on Catholicism.
By Z o'clock several hundred had col.
lected, When SIattery arrived the mob
had not assumed large enough proper
tions to cope with the police. By 8
o'clock bowling mob of over !, 900 sur
rounded Masonic hall. In the hall were
an audience of about 400, including
number of ladies. The lecturer had
hardly begun before brickbats and
stones began to rain on the windows.
The police had closed all the heavy in
side shutters, thus saving the audience
from injury, only two or three being in.
jured by falling glass The rest of the
police force was called out and 90 men
were soon in front Of the hail. The
mob made rushes to secure an entrance,
but were driven back time after time by
the police. Before 8 o'clock the mob
had grown to probably between 5000
and 1000. Window after window IN
the Masonic temple was crashed. Cries
of Kill him. Down with Slatteryw
"Death to the renegader' were heard.
Militia Called Out.
Chief McDermott summoned the
mayor. The lecture closed at $50 o'clock
and it was apparent that it meant the
loss Of many lives for the lecturer and
the audience to leave the hall. Up
stairs a number of members of secret
orders, who had cheered Slattery's dec
laration that he belonged to them, had
gathered around the ex-priest to defend
him as he left the hall. A number. it
was evident, had come armed in antici-
patton Of trouble. As the ex-pyieSt was
about to leave the hall with his friends
the chief Of police stopped them and re-
fused to allow any one togo down stairs.
Major Mildred and others urged the
mob to dispense, but to no purpose.
With double line of soldiers block
was formed and while the rest of the
military kept the crowd back nearly all
of the audience passed out of the hall
amid Misses. Slattery and his wife and
a few men remained in the hall. Colonel
W. ". Gordon, Of the First Georgia
cavalry, informed Slattery's wife that
it was mis- intention to leave the First
regiment and the Hussars to protect the
hall while the guards battalion escorted
Slattery to the Pulaski house. 1t was
some time before she would consent to
leave her husband. The four companies
on guard were then banked about the
door OF the hall with the police, and
Slattery was brought down. As he
came out with eight policemen and the
mayor there was 4 howl from the mob,
bat the militia charging, pushed It back
in all directions.
Slattery was placed in the center Of
the militia and flanked by a detachment
Of mounted police on the sides and four
companies of infantry, amid Kisses and
jeers, marched to the Pulaski followed
by most of the mob. A detachment Of
police was left at the hotel to guard him
over night. Every door to the hotel was
locked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slattery are both booked
for another lecture here. Threats are
made that they viii be driven from the
city. Prominent Catholics and the
priests are using their influence TO
quel the riotoUs element and to induce
them to pay no attention to Slattery's
attacks on Catholicism.
Several policemen were so badly in
iured that they had to be sent home
Several Of the militia were wounded by
being struck by rocks. Slattery's man
ager was Knocked senseless with a
sandbag.
Double Outbreak In Cubs.