The Mankato free press., 1902-06-06

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show of force only to arouse the
crowd again. Stones were thrown at
the police and the rioters were
clubbed and dragged into the patrol
wagons. Finally, after pushing and
fighting for long time, the police
managed to get the wagons to the
barns and the doors were closed.
Another serious fight took place at
Twelfth and State streets. Meat was
being removed from the packing house
plants by two retail firms. There were
six wagons belonging to one firm and
two wagons to the other firm. In the
afternoon the wagons had been loaded
and then request was made for
police escort to accompany the loads.
Il was feared that violence would be
offered the drivers. The owners OF the
butcher shops were with the loads to
encourage their men and offer such
assistance as they could in the event
Of trouble.
A crowd awaited the wagons. The
drivers were hooted and jeered. but
kept their seats and awaited for a
signal to leave the packing plant.
Shortly after o'clock in the evening
the wagons started. Policemen Web
er, Mccarthy and O'Connor were de-
tailed to follow the men and prevent
trouble.
Throw Meat Into the Street.
The men held back from open VIC
lence until the wagons reached the
Twelfth street viaduct. The wagons
first passed the viaduct on State
street, but as the crowd enlarged and
threats increased, it was deemed ad-
visable to return the wagons to the
packing house plants. The wagons
were turned and had reached the via
duct again when the first open trouble
occurred. The crowd had rapidly in
creased. From a few hundred it had
grown into the thousands, and the
wagons could not be driven through
the dense masses. The three officers
tried to frighten the crowd by dis
play of weapons, but while the police
men were attempting to guard two
wagons each the strikers and their
sympathizers removed the burrs on
the axles and cut the traces. The
strikers clambered into the wagons
and threw the meat into the street.
The three policemen and the eight
drivers, aided by the owners of the
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being rapidly overpowered. Police
Sergeant Mooney was passing on a
State street car. He pushed his way
through the crowd and took place
near one of the wagons where the
fighting was the thickest. AS he did
so he was seen by Edward Allen, col
ored. Allen, it is said, was six months
ago sent to the Bridewell by Sergeant
nj iNlI
ing razor and he threw himself at
the police sergeant. The two grap-
pied and fought in the mud until the
colored man, it is said, had cut the
sergeant twice over the head with the
razor. Allen was then pulled away by
another policeman. Mooney was TAX
en- to the Samaritan hospital. His in
juries are not fatal.
Meantime, Officer Weber had forced
his way to patrol box and
Sent in a Riot Call.
Patrol wagons from the central, Har-
rison street, Twenty-second street, Cot
tage Grove avenue and Thirty-fifth
street police stations, were sent to the
scene. Lieutenant Moore of the Har-
rison street station had charge of the
men. The policemen surrounded the
wagons and fought back the crowds.
Clubs were used and revolvers were
drawn to intimidate the mob. Slowly
the attacking party gave way and in
the scrimmage the police arrested six
men, among them Allen.
The six prisoners were placed in
patrol wagon and started for the Har-
rison street station. A crowd followed
the wagon and threatened the police
men. At Taylor street the wagon
stopped. The horses could not be
driven through the crowd. AS the
wagon stopped the policemen ordered
back the crowd and another fight
started. The horses were taken from
the patrol wagon and the six prisoners
were for time released. The officers
fought hard and the crowd was forced
back. The prisoners were again loaded
into the wagon and the horses at
tached. With the crowd shouting and
threatening, the patrol wagon was
driven to the police station without a
stop and the six men were locken in
cells.
During the fighting thirty-eight pris-
oners were taken by the police and
locked up,