The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-23

MdJOT beueTdl DlCh lSbueu dn
order several days ago that all sol
diers without passes could not enter
the town or remain in it IL they did
get in and to enforce the order he
established the provost guard.
About 1880 o'clock a crowd Of 100
to $50 soldiers assembled in Court
street and deliberately formed in col
umns of fours and marched up the
street with the intention, it is said,
Of seeking trouble with the provost
guard.
In front of the city hall, they turn
ed column left and marched past Cap
tain Van Gorder and three men who
were on duty there, called them
VILE NAMES
and dared them to touch them, invit-
ing them to come after them. They
passed by down to the square and
there met Corporal Charles Clark and
his patrol of eight men.
On seeing the patrol, the crowd Of
regulars at once began to call names
and closed in on them. In all, about
sixty shots were fired by the regulars.
The guards had nothing but blank
cartridges and used their guns as
clubs. The attacking party used re-
volvers. So soon as those who had
revolvers had emptied them, one of
their number shouted Camp" and all
the attacking crowd ran up the hill
and disappeared.
CORPORAL CLARK
put up game fght and fiercely thrust
his bayonet into the crowd with great
rapidity until felled by bullet
through the heart. The wounded men
were taken to various places nearby
and doctors were summoned to care
for them Corporal Clark's patrol in.
cluded himself, Sergeant William
Blessing, Corporal Heald,, Private
Pond and Private Oil. Corporal
Ponds life was probably saved by his
bayonet scabbard which stopped bull
let
Sheriff Murphy Immediately after
the shooting communicated with Gen
eral Dick and five hundred soldiers un
der command of Captain Van Gordei
were sent to clear the streets. All
the
SALOONS WE'RE CLOSED.
| Orders were issued revoking al
passes issued to soldiers. The two
United States army batteries in camr
are the Twenty-flrst battery and the
Fourteenth battery. Orders were Civ
| f1 fnr ra
turning regulars.
Corporal Charles Clark, Company D
of the Fifth regiment, was shot
through the breast. the bullet entering
the body near the left nipple ant
passing through the body just above
the heart. =
DEATH RESULTED INSTANTLY.
Sergeant William Blessing is prob
ably fatally injured as the. bulle
passed entirely through the thigh
shattering the bones. The weapoI
used was a 3S.callbre revolver. tn
pattern carried, 1t is alleged, by th'
United States army soldiers in CAM
Herrick. The dead man Is "a year
old, and resident of Warren, wher'
his corpse will be taken. For tn
present the body Of the dead man will
be kept at the Office of Tinker an
Henry, and later will be removed Il
An undertaker's establishment wher
it will be prepared for shipment to hi
home. This however, will not TAX
place until after the coroner's inques
which will be held tomorrow and vii
be conducted by the civil and militar
authorities.
Sergeant Blessing Is occupying
room at Hotel Berry, where Surgeo
Major William P. Love and his assis
ants, together with many of the cit
physicians are in attendance.
Corporal Head received a painfl
but not serious wound In the foo
Private Walker was injured by bein
clubbed over the head with the but
Of a revolver.
The bloody riot between the Nation,
Guard and United States troops Is tn
result Of strained relations which hay
existed between the two for a ,fe
days past.
J fHE3uENT CLASHES
have occurred, but nothing of serio,
nature until this afternoon. The
Private Kelley Of the Twenty-sevent
United States Infantry was arrested
an Athens saloon by the provol
guards, but not until he had emptie
his revolver. Then he was clubbe
into insensibility. He was bound han
and foot and taken to the Jail whel
he now lies.
: Since that time until the fatal ou
break occurred tonight, trouble hs
been brewing.
The shooting between the regular
and the provost guard was
ALL OVER IN A MINUTE
and when the smoke had cleared ava
Corporal clark lay dead on the sid
walk and Sergeant Blessing lay pc
haps mortally wounded. According
the latest reports fully 160 shots we
fred. The crowds came as II by mag