The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
Air Thick with Flying Bricks and
CobbIestones, aud Several
Officers Wounded
SINGLE TAXER THE CAUSE
WANTED To USE THE STREETS To
DENcUNCE WEALTHY PEOPLE.
Policemen Ordered Him 10 Move ON,
the Crowd sided with Him,
and the Trouble Began

DETROIT. Mich. May l0-Fully ten
thousand men and boys tonight ran riot
In the main streets of this city for more
than three hours. keeping up a continual
running fight with police. both mounted
and on foot. AS far as known twelve citi-
zens and 1--WE policemen were injured. The
names Of only two citizens are known at
present. They are Mike Wald!n and Louis
Caplin. The heads OF both men were
crushed by being trampled on by horses
Of the mounted police in a charge on the
crowd The police officers injured are
James Tuomey, scalp cut by brick. Henry
Scott. hit on head with cobble stone; Thom-
as Murphy. cheek cut open with brick;
George Moore. badly cut about head by
brick and taken home i'm an ambulance:
Barney Roonan, hit with brick.
The riot began last night. when Superin-
tendent of Police Frank Andrews. who re-
Gently superseded the old police board
through the passage of the Ripper bill by
the Legislature. issued an order 10 the po-
lice to allow no one 10 stand about the
wagon of "Tom" Bawden. a local single
tax exhorter. who had incurred the ill-will
of the police director by the extraordinary
nature of his remarks on so-called wealthy
exhortation, a crowd quickly gathered. su-
perintendent Andrews supervised the work
of the police in keeping the people moving.
The crowd good-naturedly hooted at the
police and no violence was done.
Tonight. however, the temper of ths
crowd changed. when it was announced
that Superintendent Andrews had called
on reserve officers TO assist in keeping the
Campus Martius clear. The single-tax ex-
horter came with his wagon and found the
campus jammed with people. The police re-
fused to allow him 20 locate at any par
ticular point and he drove from one street
TO another. the crowd following. The mob
frequently blocked traffic and the police at
tempted to disperse II. 1t was but mo-
ment before stones began TO fly and a gen
eral mix-up followed, I'm which the foot po-
lice used their clubs and the mounted men
charged. The officers fired their guns in the
air and the mob returned the fusillade with
bricks and cobble stones. At one time. when
the mob had gathered about the Central
Police Station, bricks were thrown through
the windows. In a charge made by the
mounted police at this point. Mike Walden
was knocked down and three horses tramp
led over him. cutting his head so badly
that he was taken TO Emergency Hospital
Policeman George Moore was hit with
stone in his charge and his cheek was laid
Open He was taken 10 his home I'm an am
bulance The other policemen were not
seriously hurt
At one stage of the riot. section OF
hose was secured by oroer OF the police su-
perintendent, and the stream was turned
on the crowd but the hose was cut and
the man who welded the nozzle was driven
into a saloon and pounded over the head
with an iron cuspidor. Mayor Maybury
was down town watching the crowd and at
one time made speech TO the people
from the postoffice steps, cautioning them
TO do no violence but stating that he was
not in sympathy with the order Of Police
Superintendent Andrews. denying free
speech on the public streets
At II o'clock tonight the mob had great
ly dwindled TO a mere handful and the city
is quiet.