Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
KILLED IN A RIOT
Fighting Between A. P. a. Men and
Catholics.
EXCITING SCENES IN EAST BOSTON
Unfortunate Disposing of Police
Forces.
HIT BY A RANDOM SHOT

Speclal Dspatcn 10 Inc Evening star
BOSTON. Mass, July GA conflict be-
tween the members of the A. P. A. and theiy
Catholic opponents resulted in two riots
in East Boston yesterday. One man, 4
Catholic, was killed. and many others WERE
wounded by bullets or missiles, some Of
them fatally. 1t was at the Little Red
School House" parade in the afternoon,
when some 1000 of the members Of the A.
P. A. and allied organizations appeared In
line. The school house feature was refused
admittance to the regular morning parade
by the Boston board Of aldermen, but was
granted a permit for a separate demonstra-
ton by Gov. Greenhalge, seconded by the
police commissioner. Knowing that trouble
might be expected. the police sent 300 blue
coats to the scene, more than were ever
detailed to guard a civil procession in the
history of the city.
The action of the aldermen had fired the
A. r. A. hearts, and thousands of the
order from neighboring cities were massed
in East Boston, wearing the badge of the
little red school house. Men, women and
children were arrayed together in the
crowds both of the friends and the enemies
Of the paraders.
The line moved from White Street square,
from the upper end of the city, about 2
O'Clock. The police were massed about the
school house and in front of the line but
unfortunately, left the rear unprotected
Had this been guarded one riot, at least,
might have been averted. As the police
disappeared with the front of the process
sion, the crowd closed in and began to
jostle and abuse the men in line.
Blows Struck.
In a few minutes blows were struck, and
the pent-up passions of the opposing SYM
pathizers burst forth with the fury Of an
exploding magazine.
In an instant the line of march was split
In twain, and the street was a perfect
maelstrom of struggling humanity. man
pushed into the fight shouting with an oath
xiii the A. P. A.!'
An instant later the crowd parted and he
| emerged with his head laid open from
crown to chin and covered with blood He
leaned up against tree, sickening sight,
and was borne away by friends.
A large man, with strongly marked
| oountenance of Hibernian cast, seized one
| of the paraders by the throat In an in
slant the assaulted man drew a formida BILE
| club, and raising his right arm brought
| the club down with terrific effect on the
head Of his assailalt. splitting his hat in
| halves and laying his head open to the
| bone The man dropped to the ground and
was carried away.
Cries of XIII the A. P. AS" resounded on
every side: the struggling combatants after
| fierce battle. separated, and the column
resumed its march.
Just the carriage containing Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar c. Emerson, II. E. Roberts
and Mrs. S. ]. Campbell turned into Sara
toga street the crow Nd renewed the attack
| and again split the procession. Some Of
the crowd grasped the horses by the heads,
many more took hold OF the wheels OF the
carriage and an attempt was made to
oVerturn the vehicle. A score of friends
rushed to the rescue; curses and wild out
cries resounded; fists and clubs rose and
fell, and vicious-looking man drew a
knife and attempted TO stab one of the
horses. He failed in his purpose and at
TINS Juncture two pistol shots were fired.
There were cries that two men had been
o
the carriage to pass on.
There was short line Of paraders fol-
lowing the carriage, and this line bore the
brunt Of the battle thereafter, especially
the last men in the line.
The Fatal Shooting.
Riot number two, in which the fatal
shooting occurred, took place just as the
line was breaking -anks on Border street.
John w. Wills, 'longshoreman, who was
out as spectator, was argumentative,
but, 1t is said, not Quarrelsome. He was
having alterca ton with John Ross an
A +. A, and an Orangeman, but not in
the parade, when Harold G. Brown, who
had been assailed by the crowd, drew q
revolver and fired several times at random.
One of the bullets hit Wills in the side,
and he died almost instantly. Both Ross
and Brown were arrested, but the former
after a rigid examination, was held only as
witness
Michael Doyle had his skull fractured by
policeman's billet and cannot recover. 4
half dozen other people were injured, some
with bullets, some with bricks John
Quirk and Patrick Kelley received scalp
wounds when Wills was shot, but both
will recover. Wills leaves a widow and
seven children.
The Case Continued.
BOSTON, July 5.-Harold G. Brown ana
John Ross, charged with the killing of
John w. Wills, during the riot attending
the Little Red School House. parade In
the east Boston district, were today ar
ra!gned in the district municipal court
Judge Emrnons continued the case until
July II. The defendants were not admitted
to bail. Six witnesses were released on
bail.
The vicinity of the court house was
crowded by the people, who wildly cheered
the prisoners as they were taken to and
from the court, handcuffed to officers.
Michael Doyle, who was reported to be
dying from the effects of police clubbing
during the riot, is recovering.