Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-05-12
BOMB UNDER WAGON.
II Was Hurled at Vehicle Of an
Express Company
SCATTERS A CROWD,
Police Had Their Hands Full Trying
to Clear the streets and Mis-
siles Of Various Descrip-
tIUns Thrown.

Chicago. May s-Suspectcd OF hav-
ing thrown a bomb under a United
states Express company wagon. Julius
Hilbrecht is under arrest charged with
deadly assault He is also accused OF
violating injunctions OF the United
states circuit court The alleged bomb
throwing took place Friday night at
Desplaines and Van BUren streets
The scene OF the explosion is half
a dozen squares due south OF Haymar-
ket. where the celebrated bomb throw
ing of the anarchists took place nine
teen years ago almost to a day. When
Friday nights explosion occurred a
number OF policemen we're guarding
the express wagon. which was en-
route from the United states Express
company's station at Desplsines street
and the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railroad tracks. The wagon was
being escorted through the streets
amid riotous scenes. Many times the
police had been forced to use clubs.
and threatened persons who followed
and threw stones, sticks. pieces OF coal
and bottles at the. non-union driver.
on the sides OF the wagon were copies
OF injunctions issued to the seven ex-
press compnies by Judge Rohlsaat OF
the United States circuit court forbid 2
ding all interference with the business
of the express companies. At the time
the police pointed to the injunctions
and warned persons in the crowd
against violation of the Injunction and
mourning the danger of being held for
contempt In the Federal court. This
had a good effect on the crowd. which
generally ceased for a timo throwing
missiles. but continued to follow the
wagon. At Van Buren, aud Desplaines
street a car blocked the progress OF
the wagon. The police cleared the OBJ
struction, only to be encountered by q
crowd OF 1000 persons, which rapidly
swelIed to $500 or more. All trafiic al
the corner was stopped. The police
meanwhile were vainly endeavoring tc
,disperse the crowd. Soon persons liv.
ing in buildings in the Vicinity begar
TO throw missiles. The crowd follow
ed suit and in short time the ali
was flled with pieces OF crockery. ole
coal shoveis. oil cans and eyen ashes
The police did their utmost to stop tn
.rioting, but were overwhelmed.
Suddenly while the rsoting was a
its fiercest and the crowd kept pressinl
closer to the wagon a dsafening soun'
was heard and a fash was seen unds
the express wagon. Smoke poure'
from under the vehicle and the crow
fell back.
"Bombl Bombl Run for your iives!
was the shout taken up by the crowd
A riot call to the Desplaines stree
station brought two patrol wagons I'LL
ed with policemen to the scene. bu
there had been almost an immediat
Transformation from the fightina
swearing mob of minute before. an
now the crowd was much diminishe
that pressed toward the express wag
on.
A general search was made for tn
persons who threw the bomb. membe'
of the crowd assisting. Many detec
tives were scattered about and 500
arrested a man named Hilbrecht. La
ter two men named James Rogers an
Henry Pfeiffer were also arrested. ES
animation of the express wagon at u
.companys stables showed II was b'
slightly damaged. ,.-~