The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-29
THREW EGGSAT BRYAN
Democratic Candidate InsuIted at
Chicago.
PUBLIC CONDEMNS THE INCIDENT.

The Act Supposed To He the Work OF Stu
dents I'm a business College That the
Processiou Passed-Bryan Not Annoyed
nv the Insult One OF His Escort Has His
Coat Spoiled - Carriage and Occupants
Escape.
Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Eggs were thrown
at Mr.. Bryan Tuesday afternoon wnhe
the carriage containing the presidential
nominee and his wife was passing the
Powers building, Michigan avenue and
Monroe street None of the missiles
struck the distinguished visitor at
whom they were aimed.
The incident was universally con-
demned by citizens. without distinction
| OF class of party, one Of the first 10
denounce it being Mark Hanna. who
expressed a wish that the perpetrators
might be arrested and punished ihe
description of the affair furnished oy
the City Press association says; Inc
| eggs were thrown from the Tc"efs
building at the northwest corner Oh
Monroe street and Michigan avenue
supposedly by students In the Metro
politan Business college,.
Continuing the City Press report
says:
"The eggs all missed the carriage.
hut struck persons in the vicinity. one
| OF them falling on the shoulders or r.
II Murray of $3.50 Sherman street, one
| ~ the six members of the Cook County
| democratic Marching club who were
| acting as special escort for the canoi-
date. -
The crowd at this point was the
| largest along the line of march from
the Union depot to Battery d. which
| s,a,ds directly across the street from
| the place of the egg throwing. When
| the crowd realized what had happened
| rush was made for the building. many
| nersons threatening dire vengeance OH
the perpetrators. Many policemen
from the Central detail police station
were on the corner and they succeed
ed In stopping the crowd until a NUM-
; Der of officers could be rusheo 10 'ae
aoors of the building. Under the di-
rections of Captain Dutton the crowd
| was dispersed and search con-
renced for the egg throwers AS soon
as the crowd had dispersed so that
! the danger was over search OF the
| building was made for the miscreants'
s but they could not be found
' Mr.. Bryan Was Standing.
"Tbe carriage in which Mr.. and Mrs.
, Rrvan and Thomas Gahan were In had
almost reached the corner or michigan
avenue and Monroe street when mis-
s,Ie from the Powers building whizzed
| through the air and struck Murray
e | Who was marching on the left hnno
| side of the carriage, on the shou'oer
The missile proved TO be an egg. aho
!. n spattered over Murray's clothes ann
e those of Sol Van Pragg. VINO was
n marching behind him. Two other egg
e | were thrown, one of them. SO IL IN saio
striking Mrs. Sigmund Goiostein' wn.
e was on the opposite side. The thiro
n egg missed the object at which it va:
aimed and fell harmlessly to the side
Ivalk.
o "Nr. BRYAN at tie time was STANDING
e M in the carriage, and the eggs wer!
g evidently intended for him. He noticed
d | tho fact that a member or his escor
e had been struck by the eggs, but di'
IT not allow himself to be annoyed py th
d Insult. Mrs. Bryan was kept In ignor
n apcs of the matter until she reacne'
n the Auditorium. -.
II q. w. Powers, the owner or the puiiu
n | ing and principal of the business COZ
d | ,eye was one OF the first to go TO TN
p lake Front police station. where n
ie nuh,,clv apoligized to Murray, VINO ha'
3 renorted the matter to Sergeant bret'
lie Af,erward he announced he would pa
D ssoO for the apprehension or the es
We ,hrovver As soon as the matter wa
called To the attention of the police Tn
Central station detectives were notihe
ard a message was sent to Chief bad
W enoch Detective Sergeants McCai
n e., .nd Fay were sent to the scene I
he work with Detectives Otto and Mao
ne den who had been put to work py Car
!. tain Dutton.
Egg Throwers Arrested.
o c,hauncey Foster and l.. ]. Hanchet
= two of the four students Of the Metre
a politan Business college accused
:. having thrown eggs at w. j. brya
~ and Mrs. Bryan during the parade pa
tire college. were arrested about noe
hv detectives McCaffrey and Fay. WI
had been working on the case. II
r. two bovs are the sons Of well-to-S
at | southside families. At IL O'Clock chi
s. Padenoch announced that the your
of | men had confessed to the egg tnro,
a ing. He would not say what would
is, done with them. but gave out TOT pu
is- l,cation the following letter received
mt him from Thomas Gahan. the Dem
me cratic county committeeman, wrftt'
by Mr.. Bryan:
"Auditorium Hotel. Chicago. Oct.
tse6.-Dear Sir: ! wish you wouio q
ten for the release OF the boys arrested
.cy | throwing eggs / am sure IL was
III oct of thoughtlessness, and their arrs
OIL has doubtless been a sufficient lesson
yht | ,haro and TO others. Yours truly.