Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-07-11
RIOIING IN BOSTON.
sARApERs WERE ATTACKED.
The Carrying of the LMsis Rcd School
House Cnuses Hard FeeiinE-One Mao
Killed and o Number Injured.

Boston, July 5.-The Fourth Of July
parade of the patriotic societies Of Bos-
ton and vicinity at East Boston yes
tcrday ended in a pitched battle be-
tween some of the paraders and the
spectators. In which sticks, stones and
revolvers were used with fatal effect.
John Willis, a laborer Of East Boston,
one OF the spectators, was shot and In
stantly killed; Michael Boyle of Fast
Boston had his head split open by a
club, and now lies dying at the city
hospital.
A young man named Stewart had his
nose cut of with n sabre In the hands
Of one OF the bdrdders.
Patrick Kelley sustained q severe
scalp wound, whether from d club or d
bullet, is not known, and Officer A. 3.
Bates wns hit III the mouth by brick
thrown by ail unknown person and lost
several teeth, besides suffering from Sc
yere decorations. 1t Is claimed the trou.
Die ill resulted from tile persistence OF
those who managed the parade IN In
trbdjicing as feature d fiodt repre-:
senting the little Red Schoolliouse."
which from Its association as the en-
blem Of tile American Protective Asso-
clation, has become obnoxious to many
persons, especially to those who do not
sft11pathlae with the A. T.. a. move
iiient.
The Fourth Of July committee re-
fused to permit this feature to appear
In the parade, and those desiring to pre-
vent 1t 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 deter
nlination of the paradcrs to display the
school house, that fully 10000 visitors
gathered at East Boston. The police Of
ficials In anticipation Of any hostile
demonstration, had a force of $50 men
III addition to the East Boston force on
duty. but they iiihfcl1ed at the head OF
tile. procession. At several points the
feeling OF tic crowd wits given vent ~
Kisses at 1900 bdrdders did tile school
house, but further demonstration wds
not made until the rear Of the parade
had reached Putnam street, when the
crowd tried to overturn the last car
riagd. Word ~as sent TO the. front for
police assistance, and d sIuad Of twen-
y officers were sent back. 4 sklfnilsli
followed between, the crowd aiid otii-
GERS, and Michael Doyle Received a
fractured skull. A man NAMED Stew
art of Brooks station had his nose cut
on by saoer In tile hands Of Albert Il.
Andrews Of Everett, private, Company
b, Roseburs Horse guards.
When the parade broke UP and those
who had participated we're proceeding
III companies to tile ferry, d group df
between sixty and seventy were SUR;
rounded on Boar1er street by crowd
who commenced hooting and throwing
stones A dozen reyolvers were drawn,
and in response to the fusilade Of stones
eight or ten shots We're fired.
The firing brought large body Of po-
lice to the spot. and the mob was soon
dispersed. As the scene was cleared.
the officers found John Willis dead In
the street, and Patrick A. Kelley lying
seriously wouhded about the head. 1t
was lcdrned later that several other per.
sons had been slightly Injured, dill Of
Which were taken away Dy their
friends.
Thc 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
which killed Willis and wounded Kcl
ley. Ross is said TO have injured sew
ernl 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 through
out the city tonight.