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FATAL RIOT In BOSTON.
A Fourth Of July Parade Of Various
Orders Put to Rout.
PISTOLS DRAWN AND FIRED.

A Little Red School House" and tho or'
ange Ribbons Started the Fight and
After Several Encounters the Process
sion Was Broken Up---A Cavalryman
Rescues Distressed Women.
The Fourth of July parade OF tho various
societies OF Boston. Mass, and vicinity at
East Boston ended in pitched battle BE-
tween some OF the paraders and tho specta-
tors, in which sticks. stones and revolVers
were used with fatal effect. The paraders
represented A. P A. lodges, Patriotic Sons
Of America, Orange lodges, the Order OF
United Workmen, and other kindred socie-
ties.
John W. Wills, laborer Of East Boston,
one of the spectators. was shot and instantly
killed. and Michael Doyle, 0f East Boston,
had his head split open with club. A
young man named Stewart had his nose cut
off with sabre In the hands OF one of tho
paraders, Patrick Kelly sustained severe
scalp wound, whether from IL club or bull
let was not known, and Officer A. S. Bates
was hit in the mouth with brick thrown Dy
an unknown person, and lost several teetn
besides suffering from severn lacerations.
It is claimed that the trouble all resulted
from tho persistence OF those who managed
the parade in introducing as feature 1oat
representing, "the littp red school house"
which from its as ;ociation as the emblem OF
the American Protective Association had
become obnoxious to many persons so
great was the interest excited by this con-
troversy and the expressed determination OF
the paraders to display the school mouse
that fully 81, 900 visitors gathered mt Enst
Boston. The police officials, in anticipation
OF any hostile demonstration, had n special
SQUAD OF $50 m en-, under the'direction OF Depu-
ty Superintendent Pierce and Captain Irish.
In addition to the East Boston force, on duty,
but they marched at the head OF the process
sion.
At several points tho crowd Kissed at the
fifteen hundred paradcrs. and the scnool
house. but no further demonstration was
made until the rear of the parade nad reached
Putnam street. when the crowd tried to over.
turn the last carriage, in which rode several
ladies. one wearing I'm orange costume.
Word was sent to the front for police assist
ance, and squad Of twenty officers was sent
back. skirmsh followed between tho
crowd and the off GERS and Michael Doyle re-
ceived a severe clubbing.
Stewart's nose was cut off by sabcr IN
the hands OF Albert e Andrews, OF Everett.
private In the Rosebury Horse Guards.
who was In full uniform. and who went 10
the assistance Of the occupants OF the car
riage. By this incident the feeling OF the
crowd was intensified, and when the parade
broke up and those who had participated
were proceeding in companies to the Terry
in order to reach Boston, a group OF between
sixty nnd seventy was surrounded on Border
street by crowd. who commenced hooting
and throwing stones.
dozen revolyers were drawn and IN re-
sponse to the fusillade Of stones eight or nine
shots were flrc,,. The firing Of the revolvers
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 bullet wound
in his right side, and Patrick A. Kelly seri.
ously wounded about the head. Several
other persons. slightly injured. had been
taken away by their friends.
1t was claimed by six witnesses who were
taken to the station house that Harold
Brown, who was arrested, did the shooting
which killed Wills and wounded Kelly.
John Ross, also arrested, was said to have
Injured several others who were taken away
by their friends. Wills was laborer by oc-
cupation, and leaves widow and six chill
drcn. There is deep feeling over the affair
throughout Boston.