The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
sticks, stones. Revolvers and Sabres
Used by Parnders and Spectators
with Fatal Eject.
ONE MAN SHOT TO DEATH
ANOTHER's HEAD SPLIT OPEN AND
ANOTHER's NOSE SLICED OFF.
Others Clubbed or Wounded with
house, the Cause Of the Fight.

BOSTON, July 1.-The Fourth of July pa
rade OF the patriotic societies of Boston
and vicinity, at East Boston, this after
noon, ended in fight between some OF
the paraders and the spectators. in which
sticks stones and revolvers were used with
fatal effect.
John W. Wills, laborer of East Boston,
one of the spectators. was shot and in
stantly killed. Michael Doyle, OF East Bos-
ton, had his head split open by a club.
and now lies dying In city hospital A
young man named Stewart had his nose cut
off with a sabre in the hands of one of
the paraders. Patrick Kelly sustained
severe scalp wound. whether from club
or a bullet is not known. and officer A.
5. Bates was hit in the mouth by a brick
thrown by an unknown person. and lost sew
eral teeth. besides suffering from severe
decorations.
1t is claimed that the trouble all re-
suited from the persistence OF those who
managed the parade in introducing as a
feature float representing the Little Red
Schoolhouse,'' which, from it's association
as the emblem of the American Protective
Association. has become obnoxious to many
persons, especially those who do not sympa-
thize with the A. p. A. movement The
Fourth of July committee refused to per-
nit. this feature to appear in the parade.
and those desiring to prevent il tried to
have an order passed by the Board of AL
dermen, but failed. So great was the in
terest excited by this controversy and the
expressed determination of the paraders TO
display the schoolhouse, that fully thirty
thousand visitors gathered at East Boston.
The police officials, in anticipation of any
hostile demonstration, had special squad
of $50 men in addition to the Boston force
on duty, but they marched at the head of
the procession. At several points the feel
ing of the crowd was given vent in Kisses
at the 800 paraders and the schoolhouse,
but further demonstration was made
until the rear of the parade had reached
Putnam street, where the crowd tried to
overturn the last carriage. Word was sent
TO the front for police assistance and a
squad of twenty officers was sent back. A
skirmish followed between the crowd and
the officers, and Michael Doyle received a
fractured skull. man named Stewart, Of
Brooks street, had his nose cut off by
sabre in the hands of Albert z. Andrews,
of Everett, a private In the Rosebury Horse
Guards.
When the parade broke up and those who
had participated were proceeding in COM
panies to the ferry. in order to reach this
city, a group Of between sixty and seventy
was surrounded on Boarder street by a
crowd. which began hooting and throwing
stones. dozen revolvers were drawn and,
in response to the fusillade of stones. eight
or nine shots were fired The firing of the
revovers brought large body of police to
the scene and the mob was soon dispersed.
AS the scene was cleared, the officers found
John Wills dead in the street. with bullet
hole In his right side, and Patrick A. Kel-
ly lying seriously wounded about the head
1t was learned later that several other per-
sons had been slightly injured all of whom
were taken away by their friends.
The police arrested Arnold Brown and
John Ross as the principals who did the
shooting. 1t 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 in
jured several others, who we're taken away
by their friends. Wills. the murdered man,
I is laborer by occupation. and leaves a
widow and six children. There is deep feel
ing over the affair throughout the city to-
night.