The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27

gle lines and charged the mob with
fixed bayonets, in the hope of break
ing 1t up The mob was showed back
slowly, but refused to break and roc-
cas1Onally rocks we're thrown at the
hall. The mob was 5ullen and defiant.
and apparently determined. Six COM
panies from the First regiment. under
command of Lieutenant OReilly,
came up soon afterwards, making
eleven companies on the ground,
Penned I'm the Hall.
penned up. some of the women were
crying and those who Tentured to
glance out at the risk of broken
head saw the mob and the long lines
of artillery in all directions and found
nothing to encourage them. The mill
tary were deploying 50 as to drive the
mob back, and form q hollow square
about the hall while the consultation
of the commanding officers and mayor
was held.
Captain ]. II. Dillon, one OF the most
prominent Catholics Of the city. ten
dered his services as peacernaker- He
brought Vicar-General Cafferty, who
is In charge of the diocese in the alb
sence of Bishop Becker, to the scene
of the trouble. The yicar-seneral ad-
dressed portion of the mob.
This man Slattery.' said he. ''can
do your church no harm. You are
bringing disgrace upon your religion
by your conduct here tonight It can
meet with but condemnation 1 plead
with you to dispense and so home, Do
not render it necessary to shed blood
here tonight.
A few of those he addressed shook
the Vicar-general by the hand and left.
but the majority stood still
Kisses and Jeers,
Major Mfldrem and others urged the
mob to dispense, but to no purpose.
With a 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 Kisses.
Slattery and his wife and a few men
remained in the hall. Colonel w. w
! Gorden, of the West Georgia cavalry,
! informed Slattery's wife that it was his
| intention to leave the First regiment
and the hussars to protect the hall
| while the guards battalion escorted
| Slattery to the Pulaski house.
| It was some time before she would
consent to leave her husband. Sht
! was assured that under no eircun
| stances would the mob be. allowed tC
harm him. The guards then banked
!
| police and Slattery was brought down
AS he came out with the police and the
mayor there was q howl from the mob
The other military. charging, pushed il
! back in all directions. Slattery was
| placed in the center of the military
| and, headed by a detachment O.
mounted police and with foot police OF
| the sides and four companies Of in
fantry. amid Kisses and jeers marched
to the Pulaski house At the hotel
mob OF 400 OF GOO had gathered. TIL
military made a solid mass in front o
| the entrance, presented bayonets AM
4 police was left at the hotel TO guart
him over night. Every door to tn
hotel was locked and guarded, a
( Masonic hall the other seVen oompan
les remained as guard for Mrs. Slater.
! and to prevent further damage Z
property Finding that Slattery hal
1 gone the mob largely dWindled away.
\ Military ON Duty.
Mrs Slattery was placed in a car
\ rage later in the night. and with
strong force of police was brought [
/ the hotel The military was still o
duty at midnight.
Threats are made that they will b
i, driven from the city tomorrow
Prominent Catholics and the priest
are using their influence TO quen tn
riotous element,
: Several policemen we're go tnjure
that they. had to be sent home. SeT
eral of the militarymen We're wounde
, by being struck by rocks.
Slattery'S manager was hnoche
senseIess with a sandbag-
At m a large police force is stf
at tbe hotel. It will guard the prem
ises all night.