Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Story of One of the Most Dissraceful
Fights in Legislative History.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13.-The legis-
lature broke up in wild riot, in which
almost every member participated. Re-
volvers were drawn and many persons
were seriously injured, Adams Of Park
county perhaps fatally.
For fully 20 minutes the state house
was filled with a bowling, surging mob.
Men who had been friends and sat side
by side during the session became
deadly enemies and made every effort
to injure each other. Myron King,
Governor Matthews private secretary,
was locked in the elevator and big,
burly man guarded the door and refused
to allow him to leave. The police
Finally Drove the Man Away
and the secretary was released. When
he arrived at the door Of the house at
11:15 he found it locked. He had an
important message from the governor
and a great deal depended upon it's de-
livery to the house before II o'clock.
He pounded on the door but was denied
admission. He cried that the door was
locked and requested that it be opened
as he had message from the governor.
His voice was heard by a number OF
Democrats who We're in the corridors,
and they ran to his assistance An at
tempt was made to force open the doors,
but the crowd Of Republicans who were
keeping the governors secretary out
with his message resisted with all the
force they could command The doors
We're
Unable to Stand the Pressure
brought to bear upon them and they
were forced open. King, who was in
front, was forced right into the crowd
OF Republicans, who We're bent on keep
ing him from reaching the speakers
desk. With one accord the men began
striking at each other and the secretary
was in great danger of being killed.
kill him! kill himn' cried 100 voices
The women who We're in the galleries
yelled and one or two tainted. All was
confusion and friends and enemies alike
were fighting. The sole aim of the
Democrats was to get King through the
crowd to the speakers desk with the
governors veto, and the Republicans
were determined to hold him back until
IL o'clock, at which time the house
would adjourn sine die. Inch by inch
the
Democrats Gained Ground.
Many persons were knocked down and
trampled under foot. Revolvers were
fourished in the air but as fast as one
was drawn the man holding it was
knocked down. The heavy chairs were
torn from the floor by the mob and the
desks were broken to pieces. Doors
leading to other rooms were shattered
by persons in the corridors trying to ef-
feet an entrance to the chamber. The
police were powerless to check the
mob which seemed bent on destroying
everything in fhe room.
At :57 the excitement was intense.
Men were wrestling at every part of
the room and several of. them We're
Bleeding from Numerous Wounds.
The Democrats were gradually forcing
King toward the speakers desk and the
Republicans were growing weaker
on account of many of their num-
Der being injured. A few seconds
later, with his clothing torn from his
body and his face bleeding, he was
pushed by main strength through the
crowd and thrown heavily against the
speakers desk. He still held the COVER
nor's veto in his hand, but it never
reached the speaker
Just as King was about to place it in
his hands Speaker Adaws kicked and
beat back the crowd, and, in a voice
which could be heard above the horrible
din, cried:
'The House Has Adjournel!"
This raised a great cry from the crowd
and everybody made a rush toward the
speaker. The veto was torn from Kings