The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-24
riot IN PHILADELPHIA
Aobs Visit Homes Of Former PoIiti-
cal Bosses.
DURHAM'S HOME is STONED

Leaders Of Mayor viewers Party, AFTER
Hsarine Gov. Folk speak. Go to Pray
and Are Joinsd by Stone Throwing
Hoodinrns-Boss AroNLchoI's SON Held
Up-Newspaper rhreatsned.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Led by City party
agitaters, one thousand men and boys
marched from the Academy Of Music,
where Governor Folk OF Missouri, I'M
der the auspices Of the reformers, de-
aiyered his address on cleanliness in
Enuilicipal affairs, down upon the house
of Boss Durham. 1410 Spruce street, at
night.
Folk filed the Academy to overflow
ing and there were hundreds outside
who could not get in. After the meet
ing was over City agitators mounted
the steps of the Academy and called
for volunteers to march upon the
houses of Durham and McNichel.
They got together about two hundred
men and began the march singing
Blest Be the Tie That Binds Be
fore they had gone a block hundreds Of
men, many OF whom were drunk, and
all disorderly, joined in. Arriving be-
fore Durham's house the speakers took
their turn on the steps, denouncing the
boss and calling on him to leave town..
Then the two hundred faithful dropped
to their knees in prayer and sent up
Supplications for Durham. The disor-
derby portion then began to throw
stones. Not a policeman dared to in
teEfere and the whole street was at
The mercy of the mob.
Just as it was beginning TO get seri-
GUS the ringleaders called for the next
move, march on the home of Boss
McNichol Arriving there, the speakers
took their station on the steps. Nc
Nichols young son, returning home,
arrived just at that time. He was held
by three men while the leader adj
dressed speech to him.
This should be in jail" shouted the
fanatic. 'sYour father is a thief, crook,
liar and hater of God. If we did right,
we would tear every stone Of your
home down and scatter his bones to the
winds, You are son of crook. You
are tainted
The boy struggled to get free, and
shouts Of protest were heard from the
go" I'll is not his fault"
ssSins of the father shall be visited
on the heads. Of his children" shrieked
the fanatic.
McNichol's son managed to wrest
himself from his captors, and struck
the speaker in the face.
Instantly the crowd made a dash
Tor him, aud he stood up against the
door, defying them. In the meantime
the disorder in the crowd increased. A.
number of men, sympa thizing with
the boy, rushed to defend him, and the
fight became general The boys father
was not at home.
Just when the agitation was at Its
fleight~aHd the fight became fierce IF
teen policemen came. They had orders
not to use force against City party
Sympathizers The crowd was induced
to move on. and it marched down
upon the Office of the Philadelphia In
quirer, the only paper In Philadelphia
supporting the Republican organiza-
tion.
Denunciation there was fierce. The
crowd filed Market street from side to
side. sEsinger of God is on this build
mgr shouted the chief speaker.
just at this point a ripe tomato
struck him squarely on the head, and
from another crowd, rapidly gathering,
rose counter shouts for the Republican
organization. Another fight began, and
one solitary policeman had his hands
full trying to protect the plate glass
front of the building.
At last it was rumored that the In
Quirer people were preparing to turn
fire hose on the crowd, as they actually
were, and under discreet leaders the
mob marched away.
Dare to treat this meeting unfairly"
shouted one of the speakers, land
wen tear down the building"
Then the mob moved away to the
machine headquarters in the Betz
building, where, after similar scenes
of disorder, it disbanded.