The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-06-10
ANGRY MOB BURNS
AN AMPH|THEATER
advertised Bull-Fight Failed to
Take Place.
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
several Thousand Wen nnd noy- NJ
tact House Ia which Richard
Norris, Hail TiHbt rromut-
cr. n Darricndrd.

81. Louis, June G.-The bull hghi
which was advertised TO take place
near The Worlds fair grounds Sunday
afternoon was prevented by officers Of
st. Louis county. who placed the
agcr. II. a. Tullldge. under arrest
When the disappointed patrons found
that the frl.t would not be permitted
they s,ormed the Office OF the com.
rany, breaking an he windows. and
then 90, nfc TO the large amphithoater
burning IT To the ground. \ majority
Of the several thousand people who
had paid the admission price OF 81
formed the angry mob which did the
work OF destruction.
Richard Norris. the promoter OF the
bull fight. and his employees. are sait
to have lCit the Office In disguise. talk
.ig tho gate :,tcirts with them. after
the iuuriatcd mob began 10 denollsi
the windows aud loudly demand III,
return Of the admission fee. An al.
tempt 10 arrest one OF the men who was
seen throwing a rock ihroug a window
procipit9tcl a riot. IN which there wcr,
N'NfAAN " AfNNAFNNn hAaNhH ''h'A
officers stood together. however. n
after Clubbing some Of the men viii
their rcyOlvors and threatening ic
shoot the Gi%sturbers down the crowt
dispersed
uuItdinRs Set ON rirr.
A riot cell Vas turned In TO the 81
Louis police department. and a message
was sent to Sheriff Hencken at Clayton
In the Meantime. the building had beer
fred. ard the FIRE was beyond control
and the fry OF the people seemed tt
have been appeased. Thip was about
seven o'clock. and the people stood
about watching the flames shoot NJ
from the Pine structure. The few fire
men sent out from the Worlds fail
grounds busted themselves saving fur.
nlturc and several small stands anG
houses adjacent to the arena. The cost
OF the arena. including the amphithe.
alter. II Is said. wa nearly 10000.
A. two o'clock. the time announceo
for the opening Of the show. the seat
were nearly all taken. Deputy Sherln
John y. Ossenfort. OF Clayton. with
Deputies ]. VIII Andrae and Henry
lily dc. from the sherin's Office. and Ro-
zler G.. Meigs. Of the Humane society
with six St. Louis detectives. occupied
seats near the entrance TO the ring
Mrs. Mary W. Calkins. Mrs. Emma;
BARLEY. Mrs. Belle Nation and Mrs
S. ]. Marks. all Humane society work.
ers. occupied n box next to the officers
For a c~ugtain-raiser the management
introduced an aggregation OF wild west
performers. The show began abou,
three o'clock. and for two hours the
people were entertained with a cred.
table display Of riding. shooting and
roping. but the crowd was impatient
and from every corner came calls for
the hull. So loud and persistent were
these that the management explained
the bull fight would take place imme-
dlatcly after the preliminary perform
anco. This announcement was greeted
with wild yells and vigorous hand
clapping.
wanted 60 See the TIHbt.
Just before the managers were ready
10 Introduce the bull and the toreadors
the people loudly renewed their calls
for the bull fight. and when the an
nduncer attempted 10 state that the
fight was the next number on the pro-
| eramme he was compelled by the Jeers
and yells TO retire to the background.
From different parts Of the audience
came requests for the treasurer OF the
company.
After ~abandolng efforts to address
the people, the management gave the
word which caused the gates 10 open.
and two horses, with riders costumed
In flaming red jackets, followed by six
Spanish toreadors. entered. They went
to the enter OF the arena, where the
manager stood. Then the order 10
bring In the bull was given, but Dep
MY Sheriff Ossenfort stepped ou' with
three other officers and read the war
ram To Mr.. Tullldge, The members Of
the humane society cheered. the aud
fence Kissed. and the manager become
frantic. Mr.. Norris stepped up. how
ever. and, after saying a few words TO
hi. manager, the latter accompanied
the officers out OF the ring.
In the meantime some of the men
had stolen a dozen bales of hay from a
nearby camp and set the pile on fire
under the northwest corner Of the
structure, The officers made every at
tempt 70 %extingpish the flames. but
were prevented, A woman s~tenogra-
pher in the Office of Mr., Norris rushed
in and made an attempt TO put out the
flames, but she was pushed away by
the crowd with rough hands