The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
LED BY A NOTORIOUS WOMAN
WIDOW OF ALBERT n. PARsovs
WAS TO ADDRESS ASSEMBLED
ANARCHISTS
FISTS AND CLUBS FREELY USED
IN All Twenty-Five Persons Were
more or Less Severely Wounded
by the Oficers-Incendiary
Literature COnhsca;ed.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-An anarchist riot
occurred this evening at the corner oe
twelfth and Halsted streets, in which
twenty-five people were bruised IN
struggle with forty-five police summoned
to Quell the disturbance. Five nersons
were arrested, among them being Mrs
Lucy Parsons, widow of Albert r. Par
sons, who was executed on Nov. II. 1887
IN Chicago for aiding and abetting the
bomb throwing in the Haymarket riot
0he was charged with disorderly conduct,
oDstructing the street and resisting an
| officer. Her bail was fixed at S1,1OO.
The others were: Paul Vandres, charR-
ed with distributing incendiary literature;
| bail fixed at $1,000
Clement Pfuetzner, charged with as
sault. disorderly conduct and obstructing
the street
Herman Goodman, charged with dis
tributing incendiary literature; bail liked
at $1,000
Abraham Edelstadt, charged with dis
orderly conduct, obstructing the steets
and resisting an officer; released on s., 100
bail
A mass meeting had been called at West
Side Turner hall, at which speeches were
to be made by Mrs. Parsons and others
on the topic Of THE Execution Of the
King of Italy" The call concluded:
"Workingnen, come In crowds and show
that the feeling of the brotherhood is
strong among you"
HOW THE FIGHT STARTED
Mrs. Parsons was on her way to the
hall, when feeling i'll from the intense
| neat, she stopped into shaded doorway
to rest. Soon a crowd formed and a po-
| lice officer, pushing through the sthrong.
caught glimpse of Mrs. Parsons Think
ing she was making an anarchistie
speech, he endeavored TO disperse the
crowd. His efforts were In vain, and the
officer sent in a call for reinforeements.
| Additional officers arrived, and imnedi-
ately a general fight was precipitated.
Fists and clubs were used, and the Off
| GERS, finding themselves being Worsted,
sent in riot call The number Of po-
| lice was increased to forty-1ve, and they
rushed into the throng. Mrs Parsons
was seized. 1t Is claimed she resisted
arrest, and her associates fought for
her Bricks were thrown, clubs were
welded, and a fierce struggle ensued be-
fore the crowd was finally dispersed.
SOME WE'RE WOUNDED
Clement Pfuetzner, one of those arrest
ed, was badly cut in the hand. A num-
| Der OF CnllUT6n III the cIOWQ were Knock
! ed down in the melee and trampled up
on, but none were injured seriously. In
all, twenty-five persons were badly beat
en- and bruised.
! After the affray numerous small cards
were found on the street and in the VI
cinity containing two verses of poetry,
urging the working man to be free, to
throw off the yoke of bondage and fight
for liberty and to lay down their lives
If necessary to overthrow the government
and attain freedom. The card bore the
heading:
"Workingmen, Emanclpate Your
selves"
PRINTED IN SAN FRANCISCO.
The police assert that these cards were
! printed in San Francisco and were re-
ceived here by the anarchists several
! days ago, and have been secretly distri-
buted. A large quantity of literature
advocating anarchy, and a book contain
| ing the names and addresses of sew
eral hundred anarchist sympathizers,
were secured by the police.