Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-03

sod the rioters were dubbed and dragged
into the patrol wagons. Finally after push
ing and nghting for q long time the police
managed TO get the wagons 20 the barns
and the doors were closed
Tonight another serious fight teok place
a. Twelfth and State streets. Meat was
being removed from the packing houses by
two retail hrms. Probing & Hoppe and
Bsttingen a Honher. There we're six
wagons belonging to the frat firm and two
wagons Of the second firm In the after
noon the wagons had been loaded and
police escort was secured TO accompany the
loads. The owners Of the butcher shops
were with the loads to encourage their
men and oier such assistance as they
could in the event Of trouble.
Crowd Jeers Drivers.
A crowd awaited wagons at the
packing plants and t A., were hooted
and jeered, but ther A, -e until
the wagons reached Ia ffr "a
due There the crowds beos. ty,,,,
90 threatening that it was deepoe- ''st -
10 return the wagons to the packing -
plants From q few hundred the crow
had grown into the thousands and after
the wagons had been turned back they could
not be driven through the dense masses.
The three policemen accompanying them
tried TO frighten the crowd By display Of
weapons, but while the policemen were at
tempting TO guard two wagons each, the
strikers and their sympathizers removed
the nuts Of the aKles and cut the races.
The strikers clambered into the wagons
and threw the meat into the street The
- l-s,-
by the owners Of the shops fought the mob
but they were being overpowered-
Negro and n Razor.
Police Sergeant Mooney came TO their
assistance from State street As he did so
be vEs seen by Edward Allen, colored
Allen, It is said. was six months ago sent
70 the BrideveIl by Sergeant Mooney. The
colortd man, welding g razor. threw him
self al the policesergeant. hTe two grAp-
pied and fought in the mud until the col
ored man, 1t is said had cut the sergeant
twice an the head with the razor. Allen
was then pulled away by another police
man Mooney was taken to the Samaritan
hospital. His injuries are not fatal
Meanwhile Oflcer Weber had forced his
way to the patrol box and sent IN a riot
call. Patrol wagons from the Central Har-
Grove avenue and Thirty-ffth street police
stations were sent to the scene. The po-
hoemen surrounded the wagons and fought
back the crowds. Slowly the attacking
party gave way and In the serimmage the
police arrested six men. among them Allen.
Five patrol wagons were detailed TO ae-
company the meat wagons. First the meat
owenrt rescued the meat from the muddy
street and then, under heavy guard. drove
TO their places Of business.
Crowd stops Patrol.
The six prisoners were placed In q patrol
wagon and started for the Harrison street
station. A crowd followed the wagon and
threatened the policemen. At Taylor
street the wagon was stopped The horses
could not be driven through the crowd. As
the wagon stopped and the policemen or
dered back the crowd another hght started.
The horses were taken from the patrol
wagon and the six prisoners were for =
time relsassd- The ofhcers fought hard
and the crowd was forced back The prs
uners were again loaded into the wagon
and the horses attached. With the crowd
shouting and threatening the patrol
| wagon was driven TO the police station
| without a stop and the SIX men were
locked in cells.
Frohling a Hoppe said that they had
saved a weeks supply Of meat and that II
Was originally their intention to stock their
store for that length Of time Rettingsr q
/ Hoffner also saved most Of their meat.
Twelve policemen were placed IN front Of
each ci the stores to protect the places
from attack through the night. One hun
dred and fifty extra policemen were sen!
TO the packing plants Rt Sixteenth and
State streets to be on guard through the
i night.
Later in the evening q crowd gathered
in front Of the Frohling q Hoppe store and
threatened the police ofhcsrs. Stones were
thrown and the windows broken A hurry
call for help drove away the mob.
In the tight at Twelfth street viAduct
where the police were severely handlNd
Lieutenant Moore was knocked down and
dased by q heavy stone. He recovered
within q short time and continued AT his
/ duty.