The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06
.RIOTOUS SCENES At
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
"Open Contest Disgraced by Slug
ging, Cutting and Shooting At
trays and Minor Disturbances.

There were many scenes Of disturbance
and disorder bordering on riot at the poll
Ing places throughout the city. In some
of the close wards, where the feeling be-
| tween the factions was very bitter, the
partisans wrangled continuously through
out the day. and only the presence Of the
police prevented serious trouble. At nearly
| every booth there were minor disturbances
resulting in cracked heads, black eyes and
bloody noses In some of the wards. the
Republican workers took advantage Of the
rigid instructions issued by the Police Board
to defy the police. and in one instance. at
least. a patrolman was assaulted by Re
| publican heelers and badly hurt.
| Numerous arrests were made of men
charged with illegal voting and attempting
| to repeat"
at No. 1906 North Twelfth street. got into
an alteration at o'clock near the polling
place at No. 1211 OFallon street. The police
say that Gable pulled his revolver and fired
four shots and that Bensick knocked the
weapon from Cables hand and struck him
| a blow above the right eye. A cut was in
flicted. Gable was afterwards arrested and
is held at the Fourth District Police Sta
ton on charge of discharging firearms.
Shortly before o'clock furniture wagon
filled with negroes drove along Twelfth
street. the negroes shouting at the tops of
their voices. The wagon turned into Frank
lin avenue, and in front of No. 1121 Franklin
avenue n number of shots were fired from
the wagon. One of the bullets shattered
the plate glass in the front Of the tailor
shop conducted by ]. 6. Bremser at No. 112l
Franklin avenue. All the occupants Of
Tillman. got away. He was arrested. and
when searched at the Fourth District Po--
lice Station loaded revolver was found
on him.
Barney Dierkes. a laborer. of No. 1s4s
South Fourteenth street, and Sam Young.
who declared he had no home, were arrest
eenth street after several shots had been
fired in n lively chase by Officers Eichorn
and Sieger of the Third District. DierkeS
and Young are held to answer a charge OF
alleged repeating.
Young. in his effort to escape. jumped
through window, but was closely followed
by the officers, who succeeded in stopping
him by firing several shots from their re-
yclvers.
Clarence Lewis. 25 years old living at No.
$40 Salisbury street was arrested yesterday
afternoon with Charles Stieber. 81 years
old. of No. 2l19 Obear avenue. on the charge
of having engaged in a fight ut at t, Broadway
They were held at the North Market street
Station, charged with disturbing the peace.
Jo5n 1g,, A Wasser 30 years old ivng at
day afternoon charged with disturbing the
peace at the polling place at No. 2iO9 North !
Twenty street.
Henry ". Pearson of No. s33 Red Bud |
avenue, and Andrew Manley, who said he |
had no home. were arrested yesterday even |
ing, charged with having voted Illegally at |
the polling place at No. 5022 North Broad |
way.
Thomas Murray Of No. 1912 John avenue |
was arrested yesterday afternoon on a |
charge of having attempted to vote Illegally |
at the polling place at No. 1907 Florissant !
avenue.
James Smith of No. sos Kossuth avenue |
was arrested yesterday evening, charged |
with having voted Illegally at the polling
place at No. 4907 F1orissant avenue.
On complaint Of Otto Herget Of No. 2216 |
South Broadway, judges of election Will
lam Dean of No. 1921 North Nineteenth and
Joseph Gamache Of No. 1913 North Eighth
street, were arrested on charges Of violating
The election law. It is charged that they at
tempted to vote at the polling place at No.
zoos South Broadway.