The record-union., 1899-04-18
Nearly Two Hundred Men Are Now
Under Arrest
IN Connection With the Trouble Just Out
side The Preside Sunday Night.
All Efforts to Discover the Names
of the Recruits Who Set Fire to
Rehfeld's Saloon so Far I'm
availing, the Soldiers Declining
to Peach on the Ringleaders.

San FRANClSCO, ApTli II iici Z
were no new developments to-day I'M the
trouble which occurred at the Preside
Reservation last night. Every effort is
being made to ascertain the real Gull
prits in the riotous proceeding, ana
nearly 200 men, mostly recruits, are
under arrest, pending further investiga-
tion. The timely arrival of Lieutenant
Harris with a squad of soldiers and
number of policemen doubtless prevent
ed more serious trouble, possibly muir
der
The trouble. so Far as can. be ascer-
tanned started in the saloon of Adoaph
Rehfeld, when several soldiers who had
gathered there commenced discussion
of the Cuban campaign. One of the
soldiers, Charles L. King, claimed to
have been in the Cuban campaign, and
on being questioned became badly
mixed up in his story, and one of the
interrogators called him liar, and was
punched for his remark.
This started a general fight, in which
the man who represented himself as
being a returned soldier from Cuba re-
ceived terrible drubbing. He was
compelled to go TO hospital, and it was
soon noised about that he was dead.
groups, and determined to wreak
vengeance on the establishment of Reh-
field, to which place they repaired.
armed with cobbestones and clubs. A
wellsdirected stone crashed through the
thin walls of the saloon and nearly
struck Rehfeld, who rushed from the
place, only to be met by a shower of
missiles.
icrt,f inc a a
his assistance The officer hurried to
the scene and tried to disperse the SOL
diers, who by this time had BEEN worked
into a fury. The soldiers commenced
an assault on the peace officer and he
was soon disabled. and had to be car
ried 10 a nearby house More police
men arrived, and order was temporarily
restored. and word was sent to the Pre-
sidio for aid. Lieutenant Harris or
dered the call to arms and Troop B of
the Fourth Cavalry and Company L of
the Twenty fourth Infantry responded.
In the meantime the riot had broken
out again, and when the soldiers under
Lieutenant Harris arrived on the scene
they found the building occupied by Reh-
feds saloon, his brothers barber shop
and the tailor shop of A Goldberg in
flames. The soldiers were inviting the
police to enter a contest of arms, and
pandemonium reigned.
Lieutenant Harris ordered his men to
surround the belligerents. and in a few
minutes they We're all under arrest, and
We're taken to the Preside guardhouse
where an investigation was immedi-
ately commenced. The soldiers were
not disposed TO name the ringIeaders
and further investigation was deferred
until to-day.
Late in the day the investigating Off
GERS discovered the culprits who SO un-
mercifully beat King. They are known
as Clark, shorty" and Miller So far
all efforts to discover the perpetrators
of the incendiarism have been unavail-
ing. Over 100 men have been examined
but very little information has been OBJ
tained so far.
The saloon-keeper. Adolph Rehfeld
his brother, and Goldberg, the tailor
have been summoned to appear before
the board of inquiry. Rehfeld, the sa-
loon man, feels certain that he can
identify the ringleaders. but is afraid
to do so for fear that the soldiers will
do him some bodily injury. He has
been assured of protection. and is now
looked upon to make some startling dis
closures
The saloon man. the barber and the
tailor. whose shops We're destroyed by
the fire, will take immediate steps to
get compensation for their losses.
The Government officers have not yet
taken official cogniZance of the breach
of discipline committed by the soldiers
who burned Rehfold's saloon, near the
Presidio, on Sunday night Their pres
ent purpose is merely to assist the civil
authorities in the effort to locate and
arrest the persons guilty of arson.