Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-05
ROT IN : hub STREETS.
Objections TO the "Little Red School.
house" In q Parade.
Sticks, Stones and Revolvers
Freely Used.
One Man Killed Outright and Number SerI.
ousIy Hurt

house" parade in East Boston yesterday
afternoon was the leading feature of the
celebration Of tho nations birthday. IN
this vicinity.
On account of the bad blood stirred ny
by the parade, one man lost his life, an
Other lies at the city hospital unconscious
and several others were painfully though
not seriously injured.
The name Of the man who lost his life
n John w. Wills, and he lived on Web.
sosr avenue, East Boston.
John Ross and Harold q. Brown are
held as prisoners, charged with firing the
shots that killed Wills.
The killing Of Wills did not happen til
After the parade was finished and the par.
ticipants had been dismissed.
Michael Doyle had his head split open by
a club and now lies at the city hospital;
young man named Stewart had his nose
cut Of with saber In the hands Of one Of
he paraders; Patrick Kelly sustained o
severe scalp wound, whether from club
or bullet Is not known, and Officer A. S.
Bates was hit in the mouth by brick
thrown by an unknown person and lost
several teeth, besides suffering from severe
laoerations.
1t Is claimed that tho trouble resulted
from the persistence Of those who man
aged the parade in introducing as o feature
q float representing "The Little Red School
House." which, from its association as the
emblem of the American Protective asso-
ciation, has become obnoxious to those
who do not sympathize with the A. p. A.
movement. The Fourth of July COM
mittee refused to permit thh feature to
appear in the parade and those desiring
to present 1t tried to have an order passed
by the board Of aldermen. but failed
Thirty thousand Lookers-On.
So great was the interest excited by this
controversy and the expressed determine
tion Of the paraders to display the school
house that fully $4,000 visitors gathered At
East Boston. The police officials, In an
ticipation Of any hostile demonstration,
had a special squad Of $50 men, under the
end Captain Irish, In addition TO tho 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 at the
1900 paraders and the schoolhouse,
but no further demonstration was
made until the rear Of the parade had
reached Putnam street, whom the crowd
tried to oyerturq the lest eaxyiees. Word
vas sent to the front fOf poliN assistance,
and squad Of 20 officers was sent back.
"A skirmish followed between the crowd
and the officers, and Michael Doyle re-
ceived fractured skull. He was taken TO
the city hospital. A man named Stewart
had his nose cut of by saber in the
hands Of Albert K. Andrews, q private In
the Roxbury Horse Guards, who was in
full uniform and who went to the assist
ance OF the occupants In tho carriage.
Killing Of Wills
The feeling Of the crowd was intensified
By this incident, and when the parade
broke up and those who had participated
We're proceeding In companies to the ferry
In order to reach the city, group Of be-
tween 90 and 10 persons were surrounded
On Border street by . crowd, who com.
menoed hooting AID throwing stones
1t is said that q number of the paraders
became frightened and dozen revolvers
were drawn, and In response to the fusi-
lede Of stones eight or nine shots were
fred The firing Of the revolvers brought
Z large body Of police to the spot, and the
Job was soon dispersed. The officers
Jbund John Wills dead In the street With
. bullet hole in his right side aid Patrick
A. Kelly lying seriously wounded about
Che head. 1t was learned later that ssy-
eral other persons had been slightly Ia.
3nrsd, All Of whom were taken away by
their friends.
The police arrested Harold Brown and
John Ross as the principals who, It is
alleged, did the shooting 1t is claimed
BY six witnesses who were taken to the
station house that Brown did the shooting
which killed Wells and wounded Kelly.
Ross Is said to have injured several others,
who were taken away by their friends.
Willis, the murdered man, was laborer
BY occupation, and leaves . widow and
Ok children. Kelly II . single man.
4hers 10 much deep feeling over the affair
throughout the city.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Pierce.
who had charge of tho police escort st tho
parade, said The trouble on Border
street. happened half mile from the pa
rode. II had nothing to do with IL 1t all.
The procession itself was we'll protected,
end nothing occurred inside the police
line. IL was an entirely different affair
down there"
Lively Celebrations.
BOSTON, July 5.-Independence day in
The various large cities and towns of New
England was celebrated generally with
enthusiastic patriotism, although In not
Few cases stormy weather proven ted the
completion Of the program, comprising a
wide range of attractions. In many in
stances, however, the festivities were
carried out on an elaborate scale. Early
morning demonstrations Of the usual
boisterous nature were the rule, and tho
antique and horrible was out In all his
glory. Trade disDlavs too Ureua fraoueck
and 50 were parades Of bicyclists.
Pairolmsn Roughly Tresssd.
BOSTON, July 5.-Patrolman Scholl at
tempted TO arrest man on Kneeland
street for brutally assaulting q woman,
bat before he could call the patrol wagon a
large crowd of hoodlums set upon him. He
was cut and bruised In many parts of the
body and was severely injured about the
head. Patrolman Corey rushed TO his as
astance when he heard the rumpus, and