Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-16
FOUGHT WITH THE POLICE.
Mot D" the Streets Of Detroit. Mich-. Fol-
lowing an A,tempt to Restrict
Free speech.

Detroit, Mich, May 1i.-Fully TO-.
900 men and boys ran riot in the main
streets of this city for more than
,hfce hours last night, and a contin.
ual running fight with police, both
mounted and on foot, caused great cx.
eiteincnt in the heart of the city. Tn.
net result as far as known il IL citi-
zens and five policemen injured. The
names of but two citizens are known
at present. They are Mike waldin
and Louis Caplir. Both had their
heads bruised by being trampled on
by horses ridden b. the mounted DO
ice IN charge on the crowd. The
officers injured are: James Tuomey.
scalp cut by brick; Henry Scott, hit
on head with cobblestone; Thomas
Murphy, check cut open with brick;
George Moore, badly cut about head
by brick, taken home in ambulance,
barney Eoonan. hit with a brick.
The beginning of the riot was
Thursday night, when Director of the
Police Andrews, who recently super
ceded the old police board. through
the passage of the Ripper bill by
the legislature, issued an order TO tho
police to allow no one to 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 pature of his re-
marks on so-called wealthy tax dodg.
erx."
When Bawden began his exhortatiou
q crowd Quickly gathered. Director
Andrews supervised the work of the
police in keeping the people moving
The crowd goodnaturedly hooted at
the police and no violence was done.
Last night, however, the temper OF
the crowd changed when it was an
nounced that Director Andrews had
called on reserve officers to assist in
keeping the Campus Martius clear.
The single tax exhorter came with his
wagon and found the campus jammed
with people. The police refused tc
allow him to locate at any particular
point. and he drove from one point
to another, the crowd following. The
mob frequently blocked traffic and the
police attempted to disperse them. II
was but a moment before stones be-
gan to fly through the air and a gen
eral miS-up followed. in which the
foot police used their clubs and the
mounted men charged. The officers
fired their guns ia the air and the
mob returned the fusilade with
bricks and cobblestones. At one time
when the mob had gathered about the
central police station at Fort and
Randolph streets. bricks were thrown
through the windows.
In charge made by the mounted
police at this point Mike Waldin was
Knocked down ana three horses tram
pied over him, cutting his head &C
badly that he was taken to Emer-
gency hospital. Officer George Moore
was hit with stone in this charge
and his cheek was laid open. He was
taken TO his home in an ambulance.
The other officers were not seriously
hurt.
NJ one stage of the riot section of
hose wis secured by orders of the
police director. and a stream turned
on the crowd, but the hose was cut
and the man who welded the nozzle
was driven into a saloon and pounded
or the head with an iron cuspidor.
Mayor Naybury was down town
watching the crowd. and at one time
made speech TO the people from the
top of the steps,. cautioning them tc
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 IL o'clock last night the moi
had gradually dwindled to a mere
handful and the city was quiet.