The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-05
A.P. A. RIOT IN BOSTON
The Little Red School House"
Starts Red Blood.
One Mans Nose is Cut Off With
a Sword.
MANY SHOTS FIRED.
An Officer Hit in the Mouth
ANY SHOTS FIRED.
An Officer Hit in the Mouth
With Brick.

BOSTON, July 5.-The Fourth of July
parade of the patriotic societies of
Boston and vicinity, at East Boston,
ended in a pitched battle between
some of the paraders and the specta-
tors, in which sticks, stones and re-
volvers were used with fatal effect.
John Wills, laborer of East Boston,
one of the spectators, was shot and
instantly killed; Michael Boyle, Of
East Boston, had his head split open
by club, and now lies dying in city
hospital Ayoung man named Stewart
had his nose cut off with saber, in
the hands of one of the paraders.
Patrick Kelley sustained severe scalp
wound, whether from club or bull
let is not known, and Officer 4. S.
Bates was hit in the mouth by g brick,
thrown by an unknown person, and
lost several teeth, besides suffering
from severe LAGER atoms. It is claimed
that the trouble all resulted from the
persistence of those who had managed
the parade in introducing as a feature
a float representing the '1ittle red
schoolhouse," which, from its associa-
ton as the emblem of the American
Protective Association, has become OBJ
noxious to many persons, especially
those who do not sympathize with the
A. ?. a. movement.
The Fourth of July committee re-
fused to permit this feature to appear
in the parade, and those desiring to
prevent it tried to have an order passed
by the board of aldermen, but failed.
So great was the interest excited by
this controversy and the expressed de-
termina ton of the paraders to display
the schoolhouse, fully 80, 1000 visitors
gathered at East Boston. The police
officials, in anticipation of any hostile
demonstration, had special squad of
$50 men, in addition to the East Bos-
ton force, on duty, but they marched
at the head of the procession. At
several points the feeling of the crowd
was given vent in Kisses at the 1900
paraders and the schOOlhouse, but no
further demonstration was made until
the rear of the parade reached Putnam
street, when the crowd tried to over
turn the last carriage. Word was sent
to the front for police assistance and a
squad of twenty officers was sent back.
A sl1irrnish followed between the crowd
and the officers. When the parade
broke up, and those who had partici-
pated were proceeding in companies
to the ferry a group of between
sixty and seventy was surrounded on
Boarder street by crowd who COM
menced hooting and throwing stones.
A dozen revolvers were drawn, and in
response to the fusilade of stones,
eight or ten shots were fred. The
firing of the revolvers brought large
body of police to the spot and the mob
was soon dispersed. AS the scene was
cleared the officers found John Wills
dead in the street, with bullet hole
in his riUht side and Pafriok A Ka11av
lying seriously wounded about the
head. It was learned later that sew
eral other persons had been slightly
injured, all of whom had been taken
away by their friends.
The police arrested Harold Brown
and John Ross as the principals who
did the shooting.