The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-05

Boston, July 1.-The Fourth of July
parade of the patriotic societies Of
Boston and vicinity at East Boston
this afternoon ended in a pitched bat
lie between some of the paraders and
the spectators, III which sticks, stones
and revolvers were used with fatal eff
feet. John Willis, d laborer of East
Boston, one Of the spectators, was shot
and instantly killed; Michael Boyle, Of
&. East Boston, had his head split open
by clu6 and now lies dying at the
city hospital.
y young man named Stewart had his
nose cut off with d sabre in the hands
of one Of the paradeFS. Patrick Kelley
sustained a severe scalp wound,
i. whether from a club or u bullet is not
known, and officer A. 5. Bates was
hit in the mouth by d brick thrown by
an unknown person and lost several
teeth besides suffering from severe
decorations.
Little Red SchoOI-House.
1t is claimed the trouble all resulted
from the persistence of those who
managed the parade in introducing as
a feature a float representing the Lit
lie Red Schoolhouse," which, from its
association as the emblem of the
American Protective association, has
/ become obnoxious to many persons,
' especially those who do not sympa-
thize with the a. 2. 4. movement. The
Fourth OF July committee refused to
permit this feature 10 appear in the
para de, 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 con-
6roYerSy and the expressed determina
tiCn of the paraderS u display the
School-house that fully SO, 900 visitors
gathered at East Boston. The police
officials, in anticipation Of any hostile
demonstration, had a force of $50 men
in addition TO the East Boston 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 al the 100 paraders and
the SchOol-house, but further demon
stration was not made until the rear of
the parade had reached Putnam street,
when the crowd tried TO oyerturIE the
last carriage.
Yelled For Assistance.
Word was sent TO the front for police
assistance, and q, squad of twenty Of
1icers was sent back. a skirmish fol-
lowed between the crowd and officers,
and Michael Doyle received fractured
skull \ man named Stewart, of
Brooks Station, had his nose cut off by
q sabre in the hands Of Albert Z. An
drews of Everett, private Of Rose
b]6ry horse guards. When the parade
foroke up, and those who had partici-
ES>ated were returning in companies to
~ ferry, d. group of between sixty
IN seventy was surrounded on Board
e,T street by a crowd who commenced
h6cting and throwing stones. a dozen
rAvolvers were drawn, and in re-
Spouse to the fusilade Of stones eight
fir+p1
The firing brought a large body of
police to the spot. and the mob was
soon dispersed. AS the scene was
cleared, the officers found John Willis
dead in the street, with a bullet hole
in the right side, and Patrick A Kelly
living seriously wounded about the
head. 1t was learned later that sever
al other persons had been slightly in
jured, all of whom were taken away
by their friends.
The police arrested Harold Brown
and John Ross as the principals who
did the shooting. 1t is claimed by SIX
witnesses that Brown did the shooting
y,hich killed Willis and wounded Kelly.
Ross IS said 10 have injured several
others who were taken away by their
friends. Willis, the murdered man,
was a laborer by occupation and leaves
a widow and six children. There is
deep feeling over the affair throughout
the city tonight.