Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-05-16
BRICKBATS IN THE AIR.
The Disturbance Lasted More
Than Three Hours.
A SINGLE TAX ADVOCATE.
The New Director Of Police Objected
TO His Speaking on the Streets, but
He Refused 10 be Silent and Ri.
Row was the Result.

Detroit, Mich, May 11.-Fully 10000
men and boys ran riot in the main
streets of this city for more than
three hours, and a continual running
fight with police, both mounted and
on foot, made an exciting night in
the heart of the city last night. The
net result, so far as is known, is II
citizens and five policemen injured.
The names of but two of the citizens
are known at present. They are
Mike Waldin and Louis Caplin. Both
men had their heads crushed by be-
ing trampled on by horses ridden by
the mounted police in a charge OH
the crowd.
The officers injured are: James
Tuomey, scalp cut by brick; Henry
Scott, hit on head with cobble-
stone; Thomas Murphy, cheek cut
open with brick; George Moore, bad
ly cut about head by a brick and
taken home in an ambulance; Barney
Roonan, hit with brick.
The beginning of the riot was
Thursday night when DrectC: of the
Police Frank T. Andrews, who recent
ly superseded the old police board
through the passage of the ripper"
bill by the legislature. issued an order
to the police to allow no one to-
stand about the wagon of one Tom
Bawden, a local single tax eXhorter
who had incurred the i'll will of the
police director by the extraordinary
nature of his remarks on so-called
wealthy tax dodgers"
When Bawden began his eXhorta-
tion a crowd quickly gathered. Di-
rector 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. Last night, however, the
temper of the crowd changed when it
was announced that Director An
drews had called on reserve officers
to assist in keeping the Campus Mar
titus clear. The single tax eXhorter
came with his wagon and found the
campus jammed with people. The
police refused to allow him to locate
at any particular point and he drove
from one street to another, the
crowd following.
The mob frequently blocked traffic
and the police attempted 10 dispense
them. 1t was but a moment before
stones began to fly through the air
and a general miXup followed, in
which the foot police used their
clubs and the mounted men charged.
The officers fired their guns in the
air and the mob returned the fusil-
lade 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 a charge made by the mounted
police at this point Mike Waldin was
knocked down and three horses
trampled over him, cutting his head
so badly that he was taken to Emer-
gency hospital. Officer George Moore
was hit with Il stone in this charge
and his cheek was laid open. He
was taken to his home in an ambu-
lance. The other officers were not
seriously hurt.
At one stage of the riot section of
hose was secured by order of the po-
lice director and the stream turned
on the crowd. but the hose was cut
and the lnan who welded the nozzle
was driven into a saloon and pound
ed over the head with an iron GUS
pidor.
Mayor Maybury was down town
watching the crowd and at one time
made speech to the people from the
post office steps, cautioning them to
do no violence, but stating that he
was not in sympathy with the order
of Police Director Andrews, denying
free speech on the public streets.
At II o'clock last night the mob
had gradually dwindled to a mere
handful.