The San Francisco call., 1906-04-09

portunity. Following In it's wake and
where the crowd could not interrupt their
passage, they reached the next stopping
place at the corner Quickly Ryan got his
man aboard and shouted to the motor
man to rush ahead. Before this order
could be obeyed the angered rioters
realized that their game was gone.
Quickly they made another attack.
building in course of construction and
about which were scattered bricks, terra
Gotta and other debris, furnished what
the rioters Were looking for Instantly
volley of bricks, scraps Of iron and
blocks Of wood struck the vehicle and
crash of glass followed Terrified pas
sengers fell to the floor and those who
were on the outside jumped to the street
In an effort to escape. Several people
were struck and Ryan himself felt the
force of missile. The motorman man
fully stuck to his post, despite the threats
Of the crowd, and forced those ahead of
him on the track to leave his path.
Cavanagh and Steiner kept in the wake
Of the car, as its speed was slow. and
endeavored to beat back the immense
mob that followed.
CAR ATTACKED BY RIOTERS.
Before Post street was reached the
motorman succeeded in increasing his
speed to such an extent that he was
dDAS " iSaNo the crOWu- Ills OIoSiS
were to stop at no stations until he
reached the Hall of Justice. And SO,
with his car In which nearly every win
dow had been demolished and portions
of woodwork broken, he sped along
with the manacled orator
Cavanagh and SteIzner were left to
the mercy of the maddened crowd. The
latter, cheated of their. leader, lost no
time in attacking the officers These
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liam Doran and Harry Seguine, fought
a fierce battle for nearly ten minutes.
Time after time the policemen were
struck by bricks and went down, but
they stayed in the fight and used their
clubs in every direction. No mercy was
shown by either side in the combat and
it looked for a time as if the police-
men would have to resort to the use
of their weapons. This fortunately did
not occur, and, although torn and
bloody. they fought like demons.
News quickly reached the Central po-
lice station of what was going on and
Sergeant Lional Shaw, In charge, imme-
diately sent out a riot alarm to all the
stations in the vicinity. This action
brought many more blue coats and. when
they pitched into the fracas order was
somewhat restored. The scene of trouble
was then transferred back to Lotta's
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to return and another attack was planned
upon the police, who, by this time. num-
bered nearly thirty, and started to dis
perse the crowd.
MOB is HARD TO SUBDUE.
The presence of the police seemed to
have no effect upon the rioters. Again
and again they rushed forward. casting
bricks and striking at the policemen.
hurting epithets at them and cursing
them for their action Again and again
the police repulsed their, assailants and
carted off wagon after wagon load to
jail. Jeers were heard at every hand and
each time an arrest was made an effort
would follow to release the prisoner.
The police, were fortunate and, with the
exception Of two men who were on the
statue and who were arrested during the
first trouble by Cavanagh and Steiner,
not a prisoner was lost. The two latter
men were obliged to sacrifice their pris-
oners in order to assist Ryan with
Holmes to the car.
1t was nearly an hour before the police
succeeded in restoring quiet and clearing
the streets. BY this time they had ar
rested the following for disturbing the
peace: Robert Miller, teamster; Alfred
Kitchiner, laborer; Clyde Fonda, boiler
maker; John Klingkamer, butcher; An
drew Schumacher, butcher; George S.
Holmes, metal WOrKers CndrleS heily,
metal worker; William Connolly, cement
worker Albert Krshak. laborer; John
Pierson, tailor; William McDevitt, edi-
tor; Harry l.. Sully, student, and Thomas
Wardlow, schoolboy.
William Meyers, a laborer; Ben Mich
aels. Snowman, and Rudolph Weiger,
laborer. were arrested on a charge of as
saut with a deadly weapon, and John
Rubanik and George M. Powers were ar
rested on charge of obstructing the side
walk The three former, it is charged, are
three of the crowd that threw stones and
injured the policemen. All the men. with
the exception of Rubanik, were charged
to Sergeant McGovern and posse.
The policemen most seriously injured
is Jack Steiner. who was severely cut
in several places about the head by
bricks; William Doran sustained an ugly
cash on the forehead and Harry Seguine
was badly kicked about the l--ao and
body.
While the patrol wagon was hurrying
to the scene William Howard. a tinsmith,
residing at S69 Market street. was struck
down and seriously injured. The quick
action of Driver Nathan in pulling his
horses to one side prevented what pos