The evening times., 1901-05-06
4 RIOT on LONG ISLAND.
Stores Destroyed and Citizens Beat
en- by n Gang of ROuEhS.

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NEW YORK. May "a crowd of riotous
men held the RavenswooG section Of Long
Island City in a reign Of terrcr for almost
an hour yesterday afternoon They smash
cd TWO saloons. seriously hurt one man.
bruised several others and defied the sin
gle policeman who was sent to handle a
crowd Of 100 They He'd only when there
was a false alarm that the reserves were
coming. The gang calls itself the Rough
Riders and is made up of men living
in the reighborhood of Vernon Avenue
and Ninth Street
\ week ago the Rough Riders and the
Lockwood Social Club had a collision at
North Beach. The Lockwoods outnumber-
ed the Rough Riders 1v1 to one.
and the latter were sent home sore They
planned yesterdays raid as retaliation
About 5 O'Clock one hundred or more Of
the Rough Riders went out Vernon Ave
nue. 10 the vicinity of Broadway and the
Boulevard. Their announced intention was
20 whip the LoCkwoods and any friends
that might happen to try to help them.
Most OF the Lockwoods were away.
William F. McMaiI. the president of the
club, however, was just preparing to move
his saloon into d new building. His bar
tender, James Flaherty. with John AIahr
NztbA Et OA1ti- anu JlIli Ryan HttIHDeIS t1
the club, were aiding in packing up his
stock to move
NIcMaH had left his place and was
standing in front of J. Rises saloon. at
9S Broadway, when the Rough Riders
came upon him He fed toward his home
He was hit on the head and body many
times in his fight and finally downed
by 2 stone as he was getting through a
fence. He was then kicked and stamped
upon He managed to get away again,
and this time headed for his saloon,
Word was sent ahead of him. and Flah-
eTty and the other three sailed out to
save him. They had no idea Of the crowd
they would have to face supposing the
trouble was simply with a small gang.
They met AIcMaiI, and fought their way
back 10 the saloon The Rough Riders
smashed in the door and windows The
five made a short fight. and then AIc1IaI
and Flaherty fed into the new saloon,
and the other three went over the back
fence and sent word for the Lockwoods TO
hurry home, but as the cIub was miles
away. they did not get back until dark
last night.
The Rough Riders broke into the new
saloon after AIcMan and F1aherty, who
then fed to the apartment above and the
Rough Riders followed
NcMan was caught there. but FIaherty
burst open . skyligh~ and reached the
roof. where he vas safe. as the gang
found Tor every time q head was put
through the sCUttIe hole II was net with
q WeIl-aimed brick and the owner Of the
head had no recourse but 10 droD below
McMan was kicked and beaten into in
SenSIbIity- With him out Of the way and
no one else about to vent their spite upon,
the gang turned its attention to the
stores. The fronts of both were demOIish-
ed The bar fixtures and other furnish
inEs were destroyed. Part Of the liquid
stock was drunk and the rest spilled.
The police had been telephoned for. but
only one man. Patr0imsn LaTkiu, re-
SDOndeC As the reserves were on extra
duty at North Beach and the seriousness
Of the affair had not been appreciated
L-arllin tried to beat back the Rough Rid
erS single handed and was hit the head
with q beer mdllet. but WAS saved by his
helmet James F. Pigney. a blacksmith
Of great strength, went to the policeman's
aid a. saved him Iarkin shot at one
OF the rioters but the bullet missed The
Rough Riders then drew revoIvers and
began firing in the air and the cry was
raised TO clean oct the whole neighb0T-
mood Just then some one shouted the
reserves were coming
This was true, but IL was from the Sew
eHty-lifth precinct, a long way off and
from which precinct the rioters belonged.
The rioters took possession Of a trolley
car and ordered the motOrTuau TO speed
II away. Dut he was dTa gged from them
by Larkin and Rigney. The m0t0rTnan
took his controller crank with him, and
the efforts made 10 start the car were
useless The gang then fed. Fifteen
minutes later the reserves came
McNail was unconscious when found.
lie had several bad scalp wounds These
were stitched up by Dr. Platt. who fears
his skull IS fractured. His body is a mass
OF bruises and cOutusiCns He vas taken
home Flaherty was also bruised as were
MahT- Opel, and Ryan
The police reserves last night were sent
out TO patrol both sections Of the CITY
The LockwoOds were Wild when they re-
turned and wanted 10 pay a return visit
but were warned that If they went the po-
lice would go along
IN the haUnJs Of the Rough Riders the
police were trebled. and every prepara-
ton was made for further trouble a big
batch Of warrants directed at Rough Rid-
ers viii be Issued today