Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-05
FATAL RIOT IN BOSTON.
"The Little Red Scho olhouse"
 Stopped the Parade.
ONE MAN KILLED AND MANY HURT.

Ike American Protective Association Came
 to Grief In East Boston Battle Ragged l
 Furiously In the Streets For Some Time |
 Until the Police Arrived.
 BOSTON, July Tho Fourth of July parade of the patriotic societies of Boston and vicinity at East Boston ended in Q pitched battle between some of the parad- CTS and the spectators. in which sticks, stones and revolvers were used, with fatal effect.
 John w. Wills, a laborer of East Boston and ore of the spectators, was shot and instantly killed; Michael Doyle of East Boston had his head split open by a club and now lies dying at tho City hospital; . young man named Stewart had his nose cut off with saber in the hands of one of the paraders, Patrick Kelly sustained a severe scalp wound, whether from a club or Q bullet is not known, and Officer A. $. Bates was hit in the mouth by D brick thrown by an unknown person and lost several teeth, besides suffering from severe decorations.
 It is claimed that the trouble all result sd from the persistence of those who man. aged the parade in introducing as fea- ture float presenting "Thc little rcd schoolhousc," which, from its association as tho emblem of tho American Protective association, has become obnoxious to many persons, especially those who do not sym pathize with the A. P. A. movement.
 The Fourth of July committee refused to permit this feature to appear in the pa- rade, 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 controversy and the expressed determination of the parad- CTS to display the schoolhouse that fully 30, 900 visitors gathered at East Boston.
 Tho police officials, in anticipation of any. hostile demonstration, had q special squad of $50 men, under the direction of Deputy Superintendent Pierce and Captain Irish in addition to the East Boston force on duty, but they marched at the head of the procession. At several points the feel ing of tho crowd was given vent in misses at the 1, 800 paraders and the schoolhouse, but no further demonstration was made until the rear of the parade had reached Putnam street, when the crowd tried to | ovcrturn tho last carriage.
 The First Bloodshed.
 Word was sent to tho front for police assistance, and a squad of 20 officers was sent back. A skirmish followed between l the crowd and the officers, and Michael ! Doyle of 21 Morris street received frac- turcd skull. He was taken to the City | hospital. A man named Stewart of Brooks street had his nose cut off by sabcr in tho hands of Albert E. Andrews of Ever ctt private in tho Roscbury horse | guards, who was in full uniform and who | went to the assistance of the occupants of the carriage.
 l By this incident the feeling of tho crowd was intensified and when the parade
 broke up and those who had participated were proceeding in companies to the ferry
 in order to reach this city n group of be- | tween 60 and 70 was surrounded on Bor- | der street by a crowd who commenced | hooting and throwing stones.
 l It is said that number of the paraders
 became frightened and lost their heads. l A dozen revolvers were drawn, and in re-
 sponsc to the fusillade of stones eight or
 nine shots were fired. The firing of the | roVOlvcrS brought a large body of police to | the spot, and the mob was soon dispersed.
 As the scene was cleared tho officers found John Wills dead in the street, with
 a bullet hole in his right side, and Patrick A. Kelly lying seriously wounded about th' h, ad. It was learned later that scvcr-
 al other persons had been slightly injured, all of whom were taken away by their
 friends.
 | The police arrested Harold Brown of
 467 Dudley street and John Ross of 50 | SCitcn SIfCeU as the pflnclpalS Wno dlu the
 shooting. It is claimed by six witnesses
 who were taken to the station house that
 Brown did the shooting which killed Wills
 and wounded Kelly. Ross is said to have
 injured several others who were taken
 away by their friends.
 Wills, the murdered man, is q labore1
 by occupation and leaves widow and six
 children. His home was 12 Webster ave
 nrc Kelly is d single man living at
 Fremont court. There is deep feeling
 over tho affair throughout the city today.