The Worthington advance., 1895-03-14
How IT HAPPENED. I %

injuries are OF an internal character
HOW IT HAPPENED.
| Story Of One OF tho Most Dkgrace6u1
l rights In Legislative History.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13.-The legis-I
llature broke up in a wild riot, in which
almost every member partioi oipated. Re-
volvers were drawn and many persons
were seriously injured. Adams Of Park
county perhaps fatally
For fully 30 minutes the state house
was filed with q howling, surging mob
Men who had been friends and sat side
BY. side during the session became:
deadly enemies and made every effort.
to injure each other. Myron King,
Governor Matthews private secretary,
was locked in the elevator and big,
burly man guarded the door and refused
to allow him to leave. The police
Finally Drove the Man sAway
and the secretary was released. Whom
he arrived at the door Of the house at
11:15 he found it locked. q. He had an
important message from the governor
and great deal depended upon its de-
livery to the house before 10 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 message from the governor.
His voice was heard by a number Of
Democrats who were in, the corridors.
and they ran to his assistance. An at-s
tempt was made to force open the doors.
but the crowd Of Republi licans who were
keeping the governors secretary out
with his message resisted with all the
force they could command. The doors
were $50 z l S= s5s s
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
Eef Repnbli leans, who were bent on keep
ing :hi1n from reaching the speakers
desk With one accord the men began
striking at each other and the secretary
was in great danger Of being killed.
xiii him! kill himr cried 100 voices
The women who were In the galleries
yelled and one or two tainted All was
confusion and friends and enemies alike
were fighting The sole aim of the
Democrats was tOg get King through the
crowd tostheS speaker desk thu
governor's veto ana the Republic cams
were determined to hold him back until
IL o'clock, at which time the house
would adjourn sine die. Inch by inch
the. 81. Es:s 81
# Democratic Gained Ground.
Many persons were knocked down and
trampled under foot. Revolvers were
hourished in the air but as fast as: one
was drawn the man holding it Wns
knocked down. The heavy chairs were
torn from the floor by the mob and the
desks were broken to pieces. Doors
leading to other rooms were shattered
by persons in the corridors trying to ef-
feet an entrance to the chamber. Tbs
police were powerless to check the
mob which seemed bent on destroying
everything in fhe room. Y. z#,ss9
At 81 the excitement was intense.
Men were wrestling at every part Of
the room and several Of them were
Bleeding from Numerous Wounds.
The Democrats were gradually forcing
King toward the speakers desk and the
Republicans were growing weaker
on account of many of their mum
ber being injured. A few seconds
later, with his clothing torn from his
body and his face bleeding, he was
pushed by main strength through the
crowd and thrown heavily against the
speakers desk. He still held the COVER
nor S veto in his hand, but it never
reached the speaker.
1,o,,&
his hands Speaker Adaws kicked and
beat back the crowd, and, in a voice
which could be heard above the horrible
din, cried:
'sThe Houso Has Adjournetl!,
This raised a great cry from the crowd
and everybody made rush toward ths
speaker. The veto was torn from Kings
hands by a man who dashed out of the
crowd with it and made good his escape. Il
This practically ended the riot. Several
small fights occurred, but the police and
others finally succeeded in driving the
men from the chamber. No less than
two dozen persons were hurt n ar
rests were made. s3 5siss
4 81 The trouble originated over the bill TO-
supplant Custodian Griffin, "a Demo-
crat, with a Republican. The governor
has three days in which to consider all
measures. The bill was delivered tas
the governor two nights ago. Itswas
his idea to hold it until the last minute
and then the legislature coglid not pass
st over his Veto as adjournment would
take place at II,
The governors secretary started with
the bill within 10 minutes time. The
Republicans attempted By force to pre-
vent his reaching the legislative hall
with the bill in time. 3 &
Adams, who was injured, was TIA.
representative Of Parke county. He
was kicked in the pit Of the stomach
and had to be carried from the hall.
Antitrust Match Factory.
GREEN BAY, Wis, March &c Colonel
Downs, president Of the Continental
Match company and G. s. Croy, his
associate, representing the Gould inter