The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-09
PATROLMEN HAVE
A RED-H0T TIME
Ex,erienced Much Difficulty In Making
an Arrest In Bellevue.
WERE BATTERED WITH CHAIRS
In Order to Get Their Prisoner
Through a Large Crowd That Had
Gathered, the officers Were Gem
pciied to Draw Their Revolvers and
Fire in the Air--Pelted with stones.
Patrol Wagon and Reinforcements
Called to the Scene.

A red hot riot participated in by a
crowd of 300 persons, followed the eff
forts of Patrolmen NJ. ]. Walsh and
Tom Jones to arrest Edward O'Mal-
ley, a young man, in Dodgetown, last
night. During the melee both officers
were struck with chair In the hands
of OMalley, who himself was cut and
knocked senseless by a blow from Pa
trolman Jones club, and six revolver
shots were fired in all; five by the Of
ficers, one from some one in the crowd.
Patrolmen Jones and Walsh made
their way with OMalley between them
from Second street to South Wyoming
avenue, a distance of two blocks, the
crowd hurling at them volleys Of sticks
and stones. Besides O'Malley, Thomas
Caffrey, a one-armed man. was arrest
ed for interfering with an officer. Pa
trolman Walsh stated last night that
today he would swear out warrants for
the arrest of four or five other resi-
dents of Dodgetown, who he noticed
in the crowd.
The exciting affray was started in a
simple manner.
Complaint had been made to the po-
lice department that Sunday night cor
ner loafing had beconte too general.
Last night the patrolmen in the Dodge
town district, Jones and Walsh, decid-
ed to make a systematic tour Of the
principal streets. Each officer took
separate sides of the streets as they
proceeded.
TROUBLE ON BROADWAY.
Several gangs were broken up with
out any trouble, but in going west on
Broadway at 1905 o'clock the patrol
men experienced difficulty. Standing on
the sidewalk in front of John Coar's
saloon, corner of Second street and
Fifth avenue, were three or four young
men. Patrolman Jones was on that side
of the street He ordered the crowd
to disperse and move on. O'Malley did
not move at once, saying: "I live right
here"
II don't care where you live, you
must move on" said Patrolman Jones.
O'Maley stepped quickly from the
sidewalk to the saloon porch, and turn
ing to the officer he made an insulting
remark to Patrolman Jones, adding an
| oath. Patrolman Jones made a leap
| for O'Malley, but the latter turning
| quickly opened the side door of the sa-
| loon and rushed in. Patrolman Jones
! followed as far as the doorway, where
| O'Malley's companions pushed their
| bodies against him and he could not
pass.
Patrolman Walsh saw and heard the
| racket from across the street and he
| rushed over to the assistance of his
| brother officer. Jones threw one of
! O'Malley's companions into y lshs
arms, telling hi to hold the fellow
while he made after O'Malley, who, by
this time, had passed through the bar
room and into a rear apartment. He
was about to escape by a rear door
when Jones grabbed him. O'Malley did
not show fight at this time saying:
"Oh, I'll come along"
At that moment Patrolman Walsh
was having a tussle in the hallway with
| O'Malley's companions, and was call
| ing for PatrOlman Jones to assist him.
Jones left O'Malley and rushed to where
! Walsh was wrestling with two or three
young men.
USED A CHAIR.
OMalley followed Patrolman Jones
through the bar room, and picking up
a chair struck the officer on the head
while his back was turned. Another
blow from the chair struck Patrolman
Walsh on the left shoulder. Walsh drew
his revolver and fired one shot into
the ceiling of the bar room. The blow
that struck Patrolman Jones smashed
his helmet and felled him to the bar
room floor He arose and turned upon
O'Malley. who made another blow with
the chair.
1t fell short, the chair breaking,
O'Malley holding one of the legs in his
hand. This he threw at Patrolman
Jones, who lodged. O'Malley picked
up the broken chair and swung again
and again he missed. AS he did so
Patrolman Jones felled him with a
blow on the head from his club.
The three fellows who were scuflng
with Walsh escaped. OMalley lay
senseless on the floor, the officers drag
ging him to the rear door. A trail of
blood shows where his head rubbed
along the floor. outside a crowd had
collected and in front of the saloon
Patrolman Walsh fired two shots from
his revolver into the air. Patrolman
Jones also drew his revolver anl dis