Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-09
A RIOT IN CHICAGO
Aoar sblsts and Police DO Batth
IN tho Streets.
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE ARE HURT
Five AnArchlsIa, Including Mrs' Par
sons, Arresied Trouble drew out
OF an Attempt by Anarchists TO
Hold "A Meeting

Chicago Aug, 0.-An anarchist Toi
occurred yesterday afternoon az thS
corner OF Twelfth and llulsVead
streets, In which twenty-five people
were bruised In struggle with forty
five policemen, summoned 20 qnell
dhe disturbance Five persons were nr
rested, among them being Mrs, Lucy
Parsons, widow Of Albert H. Parsons
who was executed November II, 1887,
In Chicago for aiding and abctuing the
bomb throwing Ia the llNSnGlrket
mot, She was charged with disorder
~ conduct. opSlructing ihe street aud
resisting un officer, Her BAIL vas fix
ed ut Sl,lO0,
The Others arrested were;
Paul Van Drce, charged with dis
tributImg incendIury literature; bail
fixed at $1,000.
CIeemeM pfuctzner, charged with
assault dsorlcrly conduct Nlnl OBJ
strucldng the street,
Herman Goodman. charged with
distributing iuccndjary literature;
BAH iiScd at 81 600,
Abraham lldrlstadt, charged with
disorderly co1duck obsuucling the
streets aryl resisting um officer; re.
leased ON $l,lOO bond.
A mass meeting had hccn cnllcd at
West Side Turner Han, nt which
speeches were 10 be- made by Mrs, Par
SONS and others on the topic, "1he
Execution Of the King Of Italy,"
The call concluded: "Workmcn,
come in crowds and show that the
feeling Of brotherhood Is strang
nmong YOU"
Mrs, Parsons was ON her way to the
hall, but finding that IL had been
closed by the police, she stepped Into
a doorway. Soon W crowd formed and
a police officer, puslllng his way
through the throng caught glimpse
OF Mrs Parsons, Thinking she was
making an anarchlslic speech, he en-.
deavored to dlsperse the crowd.
His efforts were in vain anil the of.
hcer sent in a call for rclnrorccments,
Additional officers arrived and imme.
diately general fight was preclptat-
ed. Fists and clubs were used and
the officers, finding themselves being
worSted sent I'm n riot call The mum.
Der Of police was increased 10 forty.
five, and they rushed into the throng.
Mrs. Parsons was seized. II Is claim.
cd she resisted arrest and her asso.
'ciatcs fought for her, Bricks were
'hhrown, clubs were wicldcd, and n
fierce struggle ensucd before the
crowd was finally dispersed.
Clement Pfuct2ner, one of those ar
rested, was badly cut In the hand. A
mimber Of children I'm the crowd were
knocked down In the melee and
trnmpled upon, but none were injured
seriously, In all, twenty-five persons
were badly beaten and bruised.
After the Htlrny numerous small
cards were found on the streets and in
fhe vicinity containing two verses Of
poetry, urging the worklngmcn to be
free, to throw off the yoke OF bond.
age and fight for liberty, and lay
down their llvcs II necessary to over.
throw dhe government and attain
freedom. The card bore the heading:
"Worklngmen-Emancipate Your-
selves"
The police assert that Hhese cards
were printed in Sam Francisco and
were received here by the anarchists
several days ago and have been secret
W distrlbuted. A large quantAty Of
literature advocating anarchy, and a
book containing the names and ad-
dresses of several hundred anarchist
sympathi2ers were secured by the po.
Rice.