Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-03

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attempted to use force, only to arouse
the crowd again. Stones We're thrown
1t the police, and the rioters We're
dubbed and dragged into the patrol
wagons Finally, after pushing and
lighting for long time, the police
managed to get the wagons to the
barns and the doors We're closed.
Last night another serious fight took
place at Twelfth and State streets
Meat was being removed from the
packing house plants by two retail
firms, Frohling & Hoppe and Rettinger
& Hoffnerr. There were six wagons be-
longing to the first firm and two wag-
ons of the second firm. In the after
noon the wagons had been loaded and
then "a request was made for police es-
cort to accompany the loads.
| 1t was feared that violence would be
offered the drivers. The owners OF the
| butcher shops were with the loads to
encourage the men and offer such as
sistance as they could in the event of
| trouble.
A crowd awaited the wagons. The
drivers We're hooted and jeered, but
kept their seats and awaited for sig
nal to leave the packing plant. Shortly
after o'clock the wagons started. Po-
| licemen Weber McCarty and O'Connor
| were detailed to follow the men and
prevent trouble. The crowd held back
/ from open violence until the wagons
reached the Twelfth street viaduct The
/ wagons first passed the viaduct on
State street, but as the crowd enlarged
| and the threats We're increased, 1T was
deemed advisable to return the wagons
to the packing plants. The wagons
| were turned and had reached the VIA
duct again when the first open rupture
| occurred The crowd had rapidly m
! creased. From a few hundred IL hau
grown into the thousands ana the
wagons could not be driven thru the
dense masses. The three officers trleo
| to Brighten the crowd by display OF
| weapons, but while the policemen were
attempting to guard two wagons eacn
| the strikers and their sympathlAers re-
moved the nlts on the aXles ana cut
| the traces. The strikers clambered INTO
the wagons and threw meat INTO the
| street The policemen and the eisht
drivers. aided by the owners OF the
shops. fought the mob, but they were
being rapidly overpowered. Police Ser
4 -
geant Mooney was passing on a state
street car. He pushed his way shru
the crowd ard took place near one OF
the wagons where the fighting was the
| thickest.
AS he did so he was seen by EDWARD
Allen. colored Allen, it is said, was SIX
months ago sent to the Bridewel by
Sergeant Mooney, The colored man
was WELD a razor, and he threw NM
self at the police sergeant. The two
srapled and fell in the mud until the
colored man, it is said. had cut the SER
peant twice over the head with the raz-
or. Allen was then pulled away by am
other policeman. Mooney was taken 10
the Samaritan hospital. His injuries
are not fatal.
Meantime officer Weber had forced
his way to patrol box and sent in
riot call. Patrol wagons from the Gen.
trail Harrison street, Twenty second,
Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-hfth
street police stations were sent TO the
scene. Lieutenant Moore of the Harri-
son street station had charge of the
men. The policemen surrounded the
wagons and fought back the crowd
Clubs wre used and revolvers We're
drawn to intimidate the mob. Slowly
the attacking party gave way, and IN
the scrimmage the police arrested SIX
men, among them Allen.
Five patrol wagons We're detailed to
accompany the meat wagons. First,
the meat owners rescued the meat from
the muddy street, and then, under
heavy guard drove to their places of
business.
The six prisoners were placed In
patrol wagon and started for the Har-
rison street station.
A crowd followed the wagon and
threatened the policemen. At Taylor
street the wagon stopped. The horses
could not be driven thru the crowd. AS
the wagon stopped and the policemen
ordered back the crowd another fight
started The horses were taken from
the patrol wagon and the six prisoners
were for a time released. The officers
fought hard and the crowd was forced
back The prisoners We're again loaded
into the wagon and the horses attached.
With the crowd shouting and threaten
ing the patrol wagon was driven TO the
police station without stop and the
six men were locked in cells. They are:
Edward Allen, colored; Michael Muir
ray, Charles McDole, George Gore.
James Woyselark and John Richie.
Frohling & Hoppe said they had saw
ed weeks supply of meat and that it
was originally their intention to stock
their store for that length of time.
Rettinger & Hoffherr also saved most
of their meat. Twelve policemen We're
placed in front of each of the stores to
protect the places from attack thru the
night.
One hundred and fifty extra police
men were sent to the packing plants at
Sixteenth and State streets to be on
guard thru the night.
Later in the evening crowd gath
cred in front of the Frohling & Hoppe
store and threatened the police officers.
Stones We're thrown and the windows
away the mob.
In the fight at the Twelfth street via
duct, where the police were severely
handled. Lieutenant Moore was knock
ed down and daZed by heavy stone.
He recovered within short time and
continued at his duty.
George Frohling, butcher, was
knocked down and his skull fractured
by heavy missile.
He is in a serious condition, but 1t is
thought that he will recover.
One hundred and sixty police officers
were transferred from the south side
stations to livestock yards at midnight
to prevent trouble tomorrow morning.