The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19
Officers Stoned for Doing Their Duty
and "A Bloody Affair Narrowly
Ayerted.
CAMPAIGN GROWING WARM
NOVEL PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED
OUT BY MUNCIE SPEAKERS.
Echoes still LOud from, III. Mou~
Monster Rallies Over the State
on Saturday.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Oct IS-The peo-
pie of Morgan county got the benefit of the
strife engendered by the rivalry of political
demonstrations here yesterday, and the
only l1ng that prevented riot was that
Mayor Kennedy called together a few
members of the fire department and turned
the water from the fire hydrants on the
mob that filled the street. Several stones
we're thrown at those in charge of the fire
nose and only the greatest good fortune
prevented loss of life during the attack.
Inc mob had been warned to dsperse and
that the water would be turned ON. But
1hey gave no attention to that and only
ciamored the louder for the rescue of three
or their companions whom the city mar
5hal and deputies had arrested a few mo-
ments before and taken to the Justices
office not for the purpose of prosecuting
them, but for the purpose of quelling the
disturbance by removing the most bolster
Gus and bloodthrsty of the dissuroers. It
mas always been the custom in this county
for the Republican and Democratic parties
to have their demonstrations at different
times-alternate Saturdays Martinsville
being a Saturday town. But the Popo-
cratic party refuses to be governed by
Democratic precedents in this The Re-
publicans erected stand in the courthouse
yard The Popocratic chairman agreed to
Vacate the courthouse yard on alternate
Saturdays and to hold meetings in the
opera house on those days to avoid con-
hict.
This agreement was broken Yesterday
and the Popccrats also built a stand in the
courthouse yard. Two weeks ago to-day
Hon. w. ID. Owen had much larger and
more orderly crowd than Alba Haywood
had
that angered the Popocrats, who had made
an extraordinary effort to get out the
larger crowd. At that time some OF them
sought a disturbance, but the Republicans
Kept the peace. Last Saturday the Popo-
Gratis had the day and the town to them
selves and many Republicans were respect
ful listeners to the speech by M. II. Parks
Yesterday the Republicans made no effort
to have rally. but delegations. glee clubs
ana great crowds of people came in to hear
Hon. Theodore Shockney and the parade by
these delegations was so imposing as to
kinde the Popocraticl discomfort into rage
1t Is learned now that some OF the Popo-
Gratis had understood for a Week before
that there was TO be trouble. One en-
ployer told all of his men that there would
De trouble and he urged them to remain at
work and thus avoid the opportunity to
mingle in it. But he is a Democrat. Only
Popocrats INDUCED in the brawf.
After officers had been forced to arrest
some of them they threatened to tear down
OF the Justices office. Justice Baldwin re-
monstrated with them, but their anger con-
t1nued to grow beyond control. Wise heads
predicted q riot and bloodshed within five
minutes If the mob should not be dispersed
The efforts of the officers TO dispense them
were fruitleSS on account of the mere press
of numbers and the officers remained in
the thickest of the crowd preventing fights.
One Popocrat threw brick officer Pol
lard, who promptly knocked him down and
started to the Justices office with his pris-
oner. Pollard caught another In Che act of
A ~ i'm
also. The water was turned on at that
moment and the crowd scattered to a safe
distance from which stones were thrown.
When the water was shut off they were
prevented from cutting the 1rc nose only
by the presence of the officers with maces
drawn. Fire Chief Blair was threatened
and surrounded by the mob, and one
OF the Popocrats himself says that Blair
would have been attacked il he and some
others had not explained to them that he
fire department worked under orders and
were compelled to obey orders.
The real temper of the occasion Is shown
by the fact that Republicans took tho
water in good part and the Popocrats grew
very angry about it, wanting to administer
the spirit of their national platform upon
those who preserved order in spite of them.
However, as intimated above, those who
are Democrats rather than Popocrats, al
though supporting the Popocratic ticket.
tempt made to break up the Shockney
meeting. Mr.. Shockney had as large
speaker in Morgan county this year il,
spite of the fact that great number of
Republicans were in the street attempting
to preserve the peace and had left the
speaking for that purpose.
Governor Foraker addressed one thousand
people here instead of two hundred as
given in the Journal While he was intro
duced by his army comrade. Dr. Gravis.
yet he was escorted to the stand by Drs.
Gravis and Kessinger, the latter being an
Ohio man also. The Nutter sanitarium'e
lawn was only part of the accommoda-
ton afforded the audience. the Martins
vile sanitarium's grounds being also occu-
pied by them. The speakers stand was
astride the fence between the two grounds
and this Same stand will remain for ex-
President Harrison's meeting Tuesday
morning.