Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-16

'.show and gusto" is absol utely
groundless. The people who went
from this city were among our best
class OF citizens. They were I'M
armed except that some carried
canes, and most of these were left in
the cars In order to avoid the ap-
pearance Of hostile front. Reach.
ing Fulton the obstruciionists there
showed fight at the outset. Mayor
Schwab at the head of the mob met
the Rock Islanders with an oath, and
those about him were armed with
clubs. rocks. coupling pins and such
other weapons as they could Law
their hands on. The Fulsoa people
began the riot, and despite the fact
that the Rock Islanders were Tn.
armed they whipped the mob TO
standssill, gained what they went az.
ter. and would have gotten away
with it had the Burlington road
moved the train promptly It was
not until the arms Of another state
were sent into Illinois and the
Fultonites were armed with them
that the Rock Islanders became help
less. and then getting the upper
hand the hoodlums Of hoodlumville
in the sight OF the sheriff. ma yor
and other local authorities, imposed
insults and indignisies upon those
held in the cars that only
armed with temporary ad-
vantsges and authority would have
been guilty Of. Had the Rock Island
people been released from the cars
they could have taken that Fulton
mob and all that it included. guns
and all, out into the street and wiped
up the earth with it. But they
we're held at bay by the use OF
Iowa arms, and the governor OF ILL
nois. instead of taking this outrage
up with the state Of Iowa. sits of ut
q distance and talks about the '.show
and gusto" made by the Rock Island
ers in going to Fulton.
Two 4 aings Ave Demanded.
Two things are demanded by the
Rock Islanders who went to Fulton
One is of Gov. Tanner that he take
such steps as are necessary to re-
quire the proper reparation for the
bringing Of Iowa arms into Illinois.
and the other is that the c., b. &
Q. road cause an investigation as to
the outrage committed through it's
failure to move the Rock island
ers who were coOped up In cars, and
incideD tally that the road look into
the conduct of its station representa-
Of Enlf
divulging to the public com pany
business in communicating to the
people Of Fulton the coming Of the
train and thus arousing their wrath
in advance.
Despite the fact that these rail.
road representatives did their part
in defeating the object of the special.
for the furnishing Of which the c,m-
pany was paid, the Fulton people
had other sources OF information.
They had been prepared for weeks to
become unlawful the very instant
the law failed to serve their end and
purpose. That they had the advant-
age of private advices from Rock ISL
and that kept them posted day by
day and minute by minute, there is
no doubt. This is shown in the Civ.
ing of the we'll understood alarm 10
minutes before the trains arrival,
and the reception at the depot when
it arrived of the preparations at the
bridges, and Information comes
now from reliable source that the
mob was prepared to use dynamite
had all other means of preventing
the trains departure failed, while
the same destructive agency was to
have been used had any attemp pit
been made to land or get away BY
river.
Fulton Bravery.
While some of the Fultonites
showed courage and bravery, the
majority Of them did not. The Rock
1slanders had no weapons, and yet
they took revolvers and billies from
the belligerents repeatedly and then
we're arrested for having the arms
they had seized from their assault
ants. A sample Of the Fulton spirit
was afforded in Aid. Maucker's case.
When the fight WAS over and the
train was effectually tied up. Mr.
Maucker desired to 60 up town to
get q lunch. He finally gained the
consent of deputy sheriff to pro-
coed on condition that the tin-starred
limb Of the law accompany him. Mr..
Maucker and the Fulionite pro-
ceeded to restaurant, where re-
freshments were ordered, which Mr..
Maucker paid for. Then the latter
wanted to 60 back to the train, but
the deputy said: "Oh, no; let us
walk about q little The troubl is
over now, and no one will modest
you Will, I am with you" The
alderman's suspicious we're aroused,
but he thought he might as well ac-
company the Fultonite for short
distance. at any rate. Directly the
pair wound up at the Jail building.
Come in here just q moment, !"
said the Fultonite, It'll We see who
is arrested. We will not be but a
moment, and then we will 90 back to
the train"
Il do not care to 60 in there un-
less l have to-" said Mr. Maucker.
al have NO ho s;noa. IN eha.o - L.