The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-14
Police Directors Obnox-
ious Ord er the Cause.
CHOKED OFF
Would Not Allow Single Tax
Advocate to Talk In the
Street--Crowd Re-
sented It.


90 men and boys ran riot in the main
streets of this city for more than
three hours and 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 known is 12 citizens
and five policemen injured. Mike
Waldin and Louis Caplin had their
heads crushed by being trampled on
by horses ridden by the mounted po-
lice in a charge on 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, badly cut about
head by brick and taken home in an
ambulance; Barney Roonan, hit with
q brick.
Police Directors Obnoxious Order.
The beginning Of the riot was
Thursday night, when Director of the
Police Frank 7. Andrews, who re-
Gently superseded the old police board
through the passage Of the ripper
bill by the legislature, issued an or
der to the police to allow no one to
stand about the wagon Of one Tom
Bawden," 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 tax dodgers"
When Bawden began his exhorta-
ton a crowd quickly gathered. .Di.
rector Andrews supervised the work
OF the police in keeping the people
moving. The crowd good-naturedly
hooted the police and no violence was
done.
Last night, however, the temper of
the crowd changed when it was an.
nounced that Director Andrews hpd
called on reserve officers to assist in
Keeping the campus martius clear.
Inc single tax exhorter came with
his wagon and found the us
Jammed with people. The police re-
FUSED to allow him to locate at any
particular point and he drove from
one street to anotner the crowd Noi.
lowing. The mob frequently blocked
trafhc and the police attempted to
disperse them. 1t was not long be.
fore stones began TO fly through ne
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 fusilade with
sticks and cobblestones. At one
time, when the mob had gathered
about the central police station, at
Fort and Randolph streets, bricks
were thrown through windows.
Trampled Upon by Horses.
In charge made by the mounted
police at this point Mike Waldin was
knocked down and three horses
trampied over him, cutting his head
SO badly that he was taken to the
emergency hospital. Officer George
Moore was hit with q stone In this
charge, and his cheek was laid open.
he was taken to his home in an am.
buiance. The other officers were not
seriously hurt.
AT one stage Of the riot a section
OF hose was secured by order of the
police director and lie stream turned
on the crowd, but the hose was cut
and the man who welded the nozzle
was driven into saloon and pounded
over 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
postoffce steps, cautioning 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.