The Portland daily press., 1896-06-11
KILL THE POLICE"
Rallying Cry of Harvard Stude nts
Yesterday Afternoon.

An Exciting Riot on Harvard Square Be-
tween Students and Officers-Former
Were Celebrating IA Base Ball Victory
Several Arrests and Numerous Sore
Heads the Result.
Cambridge, Mass, June 10.-A riot
took place in Harvard square tonight
during which several Harvard students
received severe bruises and several police
men were wounded. GoIdthwait II.
Door. q junior, Clay Briggs, a special
student, and Arthur L Pilling, a sopho-
more were locked up. The latter was
badly cut about the head, twelve stitches
being necessary to close the wound.
Patrolmen Dynam, Corcoran, Murray
and McElroy wers roughly handled and
were struck in the face with fists md
stones.
After receiving the news of Princeton's
defeat Mt baseball by Harvard, Harvard
square filed with students. Fire crackers
and other explosives were discharged. A
student got on the roof CT lunch cart
and announced there would be Il parade
There were many police In the square
aud Chief Cloyes called out to the
students that they must enter the college
yard, and that he would allow no ire
arms discharged on the street. The
students paid not attention to this and
formed n parade of some 5000 of their
number, marching sdown Massachusetts
avenue fifty ebreast headed by band Of
students. Firearms were constantly dis
charged. The police could not detect
those firing them. Tue police claim that
of no arr Hn6
with blank cartridges.
The patrolmen were frequently jeered.
After reaching Putnam square the pro-
eession returned to Harvard square and
made another start. Patrolman Corcoran
and Stevens saw Clay Briggs discharge
revolver and they made grab for him.
Briggs fought to retain the weapon, but
it was wrested from him, and the patrol
men started with him to the station one
about 1000 feet distant.
With cries and yells the students and
other persons in the parade rushed for
the officers while. other policemen
fought their way through the crowd to
the assistance of their brother officers.
xiii the police" was shouted
throughout the line Ct students. About
three hundred students formed
wedge" and ran down Brattle street
with Tremendous force. Officers McElIOy
and Murray preceded the officers in
charge of tho prisoners, attempting to
open path and the other officers acted MS
Il body guard. In Brattle square Dorr
with his fist struck MoElroy terrible
blow in the face. He was seized by
officers who were Immediately sur
rounded by a hundred students, and in
| an instant all three officers were on the
ground with hundreds of persons ap
parently on top of them. The officers
| were kicked and pounded, their faces
lyuar otnI. md th..ir nj nf hoC fnn
but they held Oil to Dorr, and after
| effectively using their clubs they sue
! ceeded in arresting him.
| Pilling, it is claimed, assaulted Patrol
| man CorcoraD, but was seized by Officer
Murray ana a savage fight ensued.
Pilling being an athlete, the latter
ssizad CGreoran BY , the neck ana L. began
head with club, but continued fighting.
Then, it is claimed he tore Corcoran s
coat from his back. The students and
Others blocked the doorway to the station
house, and the officers had to fight their
way into the building, many students re-
ceiying severe blows from the officers
clubs. Pilling had to be carried into the
station. He fought all tue way.
| For half an hour the crowd ramained in
| front of the station threatening to effect
an entrance, and several students were
allowed to enter to talk with the arrested
men. When they went out one pleaded
with the crowd to dispense, saying:
"The police have only done their duty,
andw are to blame" He was greeted
with cheers, and when he told the crowd
to 80 to Holmes field it slowly dispersed
to meet again there. where speeches were
made condemning the police for their
action. Some of the students defended
the officers and they were cheered.
Briggs, Dorr and Pilling were soon
bailei. Dorr ard Briggs went to Holmes
| field where they were carried about on
the shoulders Of their comrades. The
prisoners will be given hearing tomor-
row.
Patrolman McElroy was seriously in.
jured about the head. Chief Cloyes said
it was at the request of the Harvard
authorities that he ordered the students
to remain in the college yard.
MAINE SCHOONER DESERTED.