The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-27
CHICAGO IS INVADED BY
armed HOSTILE FORCE
II Makes Descent by Water, SeizeS Land Near Lin
coin Park and EreCtS FOTtifiCatOnS.
Horse Killed and Boy Hurt-Sheriff and Police Chief
Gather Army and Nayy-EndS in Farce.

his right knee, inflicting a serious
wound Another bullet passed through
the lapel Of Detective Hiotts coat.
Attacks With Clubbed Rifle.
While the onlookers fell back and the
excitement of the morning gave way
to a panic. another horse and buggy
approached the line. but Judge Niles
still maintained his ground. The occu-
pants of the vehicle. man Of the name
of Murphy and his 10-year-Old daugh-
ter. did not seem to realize the gravity
of the situation, and the man pressed
his horse forward. Niles dubbed MS
rifle. attacked Murphy with the weapon
and forced the horse back from the
territory.
Rival Army is Modified.
Meanwhile a conference had been held
in the office of Acting Mayor W aikeI,
and it had been determined that the
sQuatters should be driven out at 9ny
cost Chief OF Police Ripley was in
structed at once to mobilize his I0-ces
and use such measures as high be nee
essary.
The plan was to have the Lincoln
park police order the StTeeter force to
disband. and, if they did not, - have
President WiCkeTsham of the Lincoln
park board call upon the chief
The sheriff was to repeat the demand
ana call upon the police to dispense
them # there was fuHher resistance
IN this way there would be no question
as to the jurisdiction.
Fire Tug Gets Into Action.
Chief of Police Ripley secured the CO
operation of Fire Marshal Sweeney and
the tug Illinois was detailed to carry
forty men with rifles down the river TO
{ or71rooo oh the district from fbo lake II
reserve forces under Inspector Hart
nett at Harrison street; Inspector Kali
as, at West Chicago avenue; Inspector
Shea at Des PLANES street. and In
spectOF Heidelmeyer at the East Chi
cagO avenue station were ordered to
rendezvous at the latter station. Then
orders were issued to bring up the po-
/ lice battery, consisting of one Calling
gun and two smooth boTes.
All these preparations required time.
and it was agreed that $3.50 would be
the hour at which the forces would be
in readiness. Chief of Police Ripley.
when notified that 500 men awaited his
orders at the East Chicago avenue sta
ton, selected as his aides Inspectors
Hartnett, Heidelmeyer and Shea. Sher-
III Magerstadt found that by enlistine
bailiffs and almost his entire force he
could muster about 100 assistants. Then
the chief heard from Captain Fowler
+ of the police battery, who had already
begun active preparations in getting
the guns ready.
Army Numbers Over a Thousand.
By 3 p. m. street cars and sixteen pa
troll wagons had collected 500 police
men at the East Chicago avenue police
station. At the same hour Chief OF
Police Ripley had q telephone message
that 200 officers were on their way from
Hyde park By way Of the Illinois Cen
trail railway to the north side.
1t was found that the other fire boat
was so busy with a big fire on South
Water street that it could not be used
and a city tug was pressed into service.
Police Captain Revere was put in
! charge of the men on this boat.
The trouble was over, however. be-
fore the naval attack could be made.
and tonight "BucklebarS's sail boat
returned quietly to South Chicago.
Ends in a Farce.
The impending conflict ended in a
fiascO about - minutes after o'clock.
When Judge Niles and his four men.
all that was left of his army, after
/ series of assertions, heard that they
were to be BUSTED they sent word to
/ Captain Baer requesting a parley. Up
/ on his appearance the FIVE men surren-
/ dered and We're escorted to the East
/ Chicago avenue police station. On the
way there the police attempted to dis
arm the members of the army" and
/ the efforts Of the sQuatters to retain
/ their rifles created some cOmmOtion.
Niles Struck by the Crowd
/ After his rifle had been taken from
/ Niles and while he was on his way to
/ the station he was struck several times
/ by men in the crowd who pressed
around him. Once he endeavOred to
+ snatch his rife from the officer who
carried it, intending to shoot a man
who had just hit him, but he was quick
/ ly subdued by the police.
Streeter caused TO be circulated by
| the men who took possession of the
/ land a grandeloquent proclamation,
written after the style Of the Declara-
ton of Independence, in which he stat
/ ed at great length that the land did
not belong to the state Of Illinois nor
anybody else and was the property Of
| WhOsOever settled upon it. He is now
threatening legal proceedings against
everybody.