The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05

police charged the crowd again and again.
driving them from the streets and door
ways into side streets. At Fifth avenue
near Madison street, three coal wagons
tried to blockade the streets again. One
teamster drew revolver and threatened
to shoot anyone who touched lis horses.
The police pulled his team aside, however,
but the driver was not arrested.
The cavalcade had scarcely broken
through the coal wagons on Fifth avenue
when "a more serious blockade followed a
few yards farther south on Madison street
A number of vehicles driven by men pre-
sumably in league with the strikers had
blockaded the street and tied UP the street
car lines running through the intersec-
ton. In the jam was bus loaded with
boys. The lads climbed out of their We
hicle only to meet the crushing police and
many of them were dubbed to chorus OF
"Shame." from the spectators.
There was one humorous feature TO the
otherwise serious situation. A wagon con-
tanning a live calf was broken into during
of the caravan and the bewildered animal
taken away amid applause.
SHOT PROVOKED RIOTING.
On Fifth avenue. between Adams and
Monroe streets, the first shot of the day
was fired and it gave rise to report that
the police had fired on the mob. An Off
Ger was hit by a pop bottle by man
standing on fre-escape ladder. The off,
Ger, unable to reach his assailant any
other way drew his revolver and fired two
shots The man escaped. The incident
created great excitement and soon one of
the worst riots of the day was in progress
dense crowd, attracted by the shots
collected and again missiles flew thick
through the air. Several policemen were
hit driver. catching man in the crowd
throwing at him, upon receiving a stone in
the face drew his revolver and fired at the
man. The latter's cheek was grazed and he
ran with the blood streaming from his face
The police arrested the driver. AT Quincy
street and Fifth avenue, while there were
no shots fired, the police were again called
on They used their clcbs with vigor
somewhat impaired by re fatigue of their
long days fight, but after making several
arrests succeeded in moving the caravan
again.
geant Miller fired at a man who threw
Something at the officer, but failed to hit
him. AS soon as the cavalcade reached the
alley back of Van Buren street the police
adopted the policy of firing volleys in the
air TO scare the crowd. About thirty shots
were fired.
The police were forced to resort TO the
use of their revolvers again as the caravan
of empty wagons reached Sixteenth street
and Michigan avenue on its way back to
the stockyards. AS the wagons drew under
the railway viaduct of the St Charles Air
line a shower of missiles flew down upon
the teamsters. Fifty shots were fired by
the police 10 cow the rioters into order
No one was reported wounded. Six of the
empty wagons that had become separated
from the main caravan were halted at
Thirty-ffth street and Grand boulevard
until reinforcements of police could be OBJ
tained from the Stanton-avenue Station
before going on TO the stockyards. where
trouble expected
At Thirty-fifth street and South Park
avenue the first division Of the cavalcade
was reached on the return trip to the
stockyards The wagons then lined up in
their original order, but as the railroad
tracks were reached a few blocks distant
the procession was cut I'm two. Seeing this
the mob again took courage and surged
about the wagons. Bricks were thrown
and the police were compelled TO charge
the crowds. At the entrance to the yards
a large crowd had gathered and when the
wagons came in sight il was signal for
an outbreak. Stones. sticks and mud were
thrown at the approaching cOnveyances,
but with final dash the wagons were
landed inside the gates and the rioters
slowly disappeared, shouting defiance at
the police.
Ii is doubtful II the packers will again
try 10 move their wagons in a big body
IL was thought that in this way the police
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