Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11
Ten Thousand Men and BOYS
Indulge in One,
HOOT AND YELL AT POLICE
ohieers Fire Their Guns Into the Air
Mob Responds with Brick.
bats and Cobbiestones,

Detroit Mich, May 1O.-Fully 10000
men and boys ran riot in the main
streets Of this city for more than
three hours tonight. and continual
running fight with policemen. both
mounted and on foot, caused great ex-
element In the heart Of the city. The
net result, as far as know, is twelve
clt'zohs ana FIVE policemen Injured.
Inc names Of but two citizens are
known at present, They are Michael
.Maldin and Louis Cabin. Both had
'helr heads bruised by being trampled
on by horses ridden by the mounted
police in charge on the crowd.
James Tuomey, scalp cut by brick.
Henry Scott, hit on head with cob-
blestone.
Thomas Murphy, cheek cut open with
brick.
George Moore badly cut about head
py brlck taken home in ambulance
barney Roonan hit with brick.
The beginning Of the riot was last
night when Director OF Police An
dreWs, who recently superseded the old
ponce board through the passage OF the
ripper biz by the legislature. issued
an order TO the police 20 ALLOW no one
10 stand about the wagon OF Tom Baw-
zen, local single tax exhorter, who
had incurred the ill-Wll Of the police
director by the extraordinary nature
OF ms remarks on sO-called wealthy
TAX dodgers When Bawden began
ms eNhortation a crowd quickly gath
ereu. Director Andrews supervised the
work OF the police In keeping the peo-
PIE moving, The crowd good -natured-
ly hooled at the police and no violence
was done.
Tonight however, the temper OF the
crowd changed when It was announced
that Director Andrews had called on
the reserve officers to assist In keeping
the Campus Martius clear. The slnele-
tax eXhorter came with his wagon ana
found the campus jammed with people.
The police refused TO allow him to To-
cate at any particular point. and he
drove from one spot 10 another, the
crowd following,
The mob frequently blocked traffic,
and the police attempted to dlsperse
them. II was hut a moment before
stones began to fly through the air. aud
general mlX-up followed in which
the foot police used their clubs and
the mounted men charged. The pollee.
men hred their guns In the air, and
the mob returned the fusiade with
bricks and cobblestones At one time.
when the mob had gathered around the
central police station at Fort and Ran
uoIpn streets, bricks were thrown
through the windows.
In a charge made by the mounted
police at this point Michael Waldn
was Knocked down and three horses
trampled over him, cutting his head so
badly that he was taken to the emer-
gency hospital. Policeman George
Moore was hit with stone In this
charge and his cheek laid open. The
other policemen We're not hurt
At one stage Of the riot a section OF
hose was secured by the order Of the
police director and the stream turned
on the crowd. but the hose was cut
and the man who welded the nozzle
was driven into a saloon and pounded
on the head with an iron cuspidor.
Mayor Maybury was down town
watching the crowd and at one time
made a speech to the people from the
postoilice steps cautionng them to do
no violence. but stated that he was
not IN sympathy with the order OF
Police Director Andrews denying free
speech on the public streets
AT II o'clock tonight the mob had
gradually dwndled TO a mere handful
and the city was quiet.