The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-16
indiana's House of Representatives
Indulge in a Row.
CLUBS AND GUNS WERE USED
For Twenty Minutes the State House
Was Flied with HnwIiug.
Surgin NIB.

Indianapolis, March 1.-THE legisla-
ture broke up in a wild riot tonight in
which almost every member participat-
ed RevOlvers were drawn and many
persons We're seriously injured, Adams
of Park county perhaps fatally. For
fully 20 minutes the state house was
filled with a bowling, surging mob. Men
who had been friends and sat side by
side during the session became deadly
enemies, and made every effort to in
jure each other.
Myron King, Governor Matthews pri-
waite secretary, was locked in the ele-
vator and a big. burly man guarded the
door and refused to allow him to leave.
The police finally drove the man away,
and the secretary was released. When
he arrived at the door of the house at
IL 55, he found it locked He had an i'm
pOrtant message from the governor, and
a great deal depended upon it's delivery
to the speaker of the house before y
O'Clock He pounded on the door, but
was denied admission. He cried that
the door was locked and requested that
1t be opened, as he had a message from
the governor. His voice was heard by
a number of democrats who were in the
corridors, and they ran to his assist
ance. An attempt was made to force
open the doors. but the crowd of repub-
iicans, who were bent upon the COVER
nor's secretary being kept out with his
message, resisted with all the force they
could command. The heavy oak doors
were unable to stand the pressure that
was brought to bear upon them and
they were forced open. King, who was
in the front, was forced into the crowd
of republicans, who were bent on keep
ing him from reaching the speaker.
THE FIGHT BEGAN.
With one accord the men began strik-
ing at each other, and the secretary was
in great danger of being killed xiii
him." cried a hundred voices. In a
moment everything was confusion and
friends and enemies alike were fighting.
The sole aim of the democrats was to
get King through the crowd to the
speakers desk, with the governors We
to, and the republicans were determined
to hold him back until ~ o'clock, at
which time the house would adjourn
sine die. Inch by inch the democrats
gained ground. Many persons were
knocked down and trampled under foot.
RevolVers were fiourished in the air,
but as fast as they were drawn, the
men holding them were knocked down.
The heavy chairs were torn from the
floor by the mob and desks were broken
TO pieces. The doors leading to other
rooms were shattered by persons in the
corridors trying to effect an entrance
to the chamber.
THE SPEAKER OBJECTED.
The police were powerless to check the
mob, which seemed henr on destroying
everything in the room. King, with his
clothing torn almost from his body, and
his face bleeding, was pushed by main
strength through the crowd and thrown
heavily against the speakers desk. He
held Governor Matthew's veto in his
hand, but it never reached the speaker
Just as King was about to place it in
Speaker Adams hand, that official
kicked and beat back the crowd, and, in
a voice that could be heard above the
horrible din, cried: "rhe house has adj
tourned." This raised great cry from
the crowd, and everybody made rush
toward the speaker. The veto was torn
from Kings hand by a man who dashed
out of the crowd with it and made good
his escape. This practically ended the
riot.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
The trouble originated over an at
tempt this morning to supplant Custo-
dian Griffin, a democrat, with republi-
can. The governor has three days in
which to consider all measures. The
bill was delivered to the governor three
nights ago. 1t was his scheme to hold
it until the last minute, and then the
legislature could not pass it over his
veto. as it's statute adjournment would
take place at u o'clock. The governor
secretary started with the bill with II
minutes time.
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