The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22
The Wound Is Dangerous, and He
Was Brought to the City and
Taken to the Hospital.
TWO YOUNG MEN ARRESTED
CHARGED AT THE POLICE STATION
WITH INCITING A RIOT.
There Were Thousands at the Park
and the Riot Caused Grent En-
cftement-MiIitia Called For.

The part of the great throng at Fair
view Park last night that felt most vividly
the free holiday spirit rioted fercely in the
"refreshment pavilion" at 8 o'clock
Charles Daniels of 1256 Kappas street
eighteen years DID, was shot through the
neck. He was taken to the City Hospital
ON a street car. Edward Entwhistle, of zoo
West New York street. fifteen years old.
and Roy CHAMPION, of 900 NIiley avenue,
were arrested. Besides other persons mere
" bruised these were the material results
OF the free-for-aIl fight
There had been small fracases in the park
early in the evening. At che. foot of an
incline down which a professor" was to
ride on a bicycle a tall. broad-shouldered
negro was standing Four or five young
white men approached him gayly and one
of them exclaimed. Pipe the big niger"
Maybe you don't like big niggers." said
the colored fellow.
I'VE don't" shouted the white men. and
one of them stepped forward and struck
the negro in the ear. He toppled over and
the white men were greatly gratified-
BECAME EXCITED.
This occurrence and others OF varied
nature excited the crowd, particularly the
several hundred young white men that were
determined stirring up as much joility
as they could. In the pavilion many
young men and it could hold
were clamoring for and consuming ice
cream and soda water. The counter in
front of the soda fountains was the chief
attraction for a crowd OF young men who
preferred to drink their soda there be-
cause perhaps II had the appearance Of a
real bar. During this crowds playing. guy
ing and showing Edward Entwhistle, who,
though only fifteen. years old. is nearly six
feet tall and is correspondingly broad of
shoulder. took objection TO something that
a fellow at his side said and knocked him
down.
police force, was behind the counter as
sisting the five drawers" TO serve soda
wheatley did not approve OF Entwistle's $
violent diversion and came out from be-
hind the counter and arrested him. He
dragged the unwilling boy around behind
the soda fountains, intending to hold him
there until he turned him over to a regular
policeman.
ROARED ITS DISPLEASURE.
The crowd in front of the counter roared
its displeasure at Wheatley's interference.
The fellows in the front rank attempted to
climb to the counter. yelling that they
would take Entwhiste out. Those behind
threw their glasses at the soda fountain.
and the playful crowd became a raging
mob. The women sitting at the tables
rushed out of the pavilion, followed by the
men that were not beligerent and this left
the place clear for battle ground. Tables
were overturned. dishes and glasses
crashed on the floor. The shouting drew the
thousands in the park TO the pavilion.
But Wheatley and the five drawers"
had one protection. Fighting back the mob
that tried 10 press in over the counter they
reached up and pulled down the sliding
shutters OF solid wood portcullis-like. The
mob rushed out of the pavilion and to a
window at the east end OF the soda room.
Two stones crashed through the glass and
one or them raped hard on Wheatley's s
ribs. Then followed three shots. One broke
through the window and smashed a candy
Jar and another sank in the wooden wall
The drawers" and wheatley sought re-
fuge behind the fountains and then
Wheatey, desperate. pulled his revolver
and shot three times through the window
He said after the trouble was over that lie
shot above the mob. but whether il was
one of his bullets or a shot fired by a mem
Der Of the crowd. one of them struck
Charles Daniels, who was sitting in a
swing some distance east of the pavilion.
SIGHT ENRAGED RIOTERS
Daniels fell 10 ahe ground and was
picked up and carried into the pavilion
The sight OF his PROSTATE body and the
blood flowing from the wound in his neck
further enraged the rioters and again
they filled the pavilion yelling and strue-
Cling. The police station had been informed
OF the trouble at the park some time be-
fore the shots were fired and Detectives
Kinney, Splan and Morgan, who were AZ
the corner OF Illinois and Washingto,
streets when they heard OF the lighting at
the park. jumped on a car bound for the
place. They arrived after Daniels had been
carried into the pavilion and saw the wild
crowd around the table on which he laid.
They decided quickly 10 clean out the
place and lost time in starting Their
fists and elbows worked rapidly and as tnev
struck they ordered the men out OF the
pavilion Some arose after they were
Knocked down and pushed toward the door
and others left without being knocked down.
Many In the crowd were young fellows that
had long taken pride In knowing the detec-
tives and they fed at the sight OF their
faces.
In a few minutes Daniels lying on the
table the detectives and the pavilion at
tendants. who had hid in the rear rooms.
were the only persons in the pavilion The
attendants came out or their places OF