Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-09
WAsA FIERCE RIOT
SOCIALISTS MET TO PASS REs0-
 BUTTONS OF SYMPATHY.
Speakers Declared That Mover and Haywood of Western Federation of
 Miners Were Innocent Men.

San Francisco, April 9-The fiercest riot San Francisco has witnessed in a
 generation was a sequel last evening to a meeting of Socialists held at
 Woodward's pavilion as an expression of sympathy for President Mover and Secretary Heywood of the Western Federation of Miners, who are impris- oned in Idaho on the accusation that they were implicated in the assassina- tion of former Governor Steunenbcrg.
 At the meeting some typically yio- lent sOciallstic speeches were made in
 which it was declared that Mover and Haywood were innocent and that if convicted they would not be nang-' ed unless the entire United States ar my was brought in to assist in their execution. At the conclusion of the speechmaking, q procession was or ganized and the participants in the assemblage marched down Market street headed by a band. At the cor ner of Kearny and Market streets a halt was made and one of the para ders who carried a red banner climbed Lotta's fountain and affixed the em- blem to the topmost lamps. The ban her bore the inscription: '1The Consti- tuition Be Damned; So Say the Cor poratiOns" It was decided by the leaders to hold an outdoor meeting and A. C. McGinty was selected to address the crowd. So great was the tbrong, however, that he could not make himself heard and George $. Holmes, a metal worker with DOW erful voice, was substituted as speak CT. He was in the midst of his talk when Policemen Jack Stelsner and w. J. Cavanaugh and D etectiye Ryan made their way through the crowd. Ryan tore down the red flag and pass ed it to Stelsner. Rya nthen ordered Holmes to desiSt but was met with a refusal, and the detective pulled Holmes down to the pavement. In moment riot was precipitated. Stelzner was knocked down and kick ed in vicious hand to hand fight, the crowd seeking to recover the flag.
 Ryan and Cavanaugh came to his assistance and began beating back the crowd with clubs. The flag was torn from Stelzner's grasp and then Ryan. who had held Holmes all of the time, started to take his prisoner through the crowd, beating path with his club. An electric car was passing and halted opportunely for the detective. He boarded it and the other officers tried to keep the crowd back. Near the fountain new build- ing is being erected and the street was full of building debris. Almost instantly there was a shower of scrap iron, brick and blocks of wood upon the car, and the missiles crashed through the windows injuring q nuln- Der of passengers.
 The motorman was made target but he slowly forced his car through the human blockade and gaining speed ultimately reached the hall of justice.
 In the meantime alarm calls had been sent to neighboring police sta tions and patrolmen came hurrying to the scene. They found themselves confronted with a maddened crowd armed with sticks and stones and for half m hour lively battle was in progress, the police using their clubs with telling effect and the crowd re- taliated viciously.
 Policeman Stelzner was struck sev- eral times by flying bricks and was cut in the neck and head. Policeman Doran was also bruised and cut. PO- liceman Harry Seguine was seriously hurt. He was knocked down and kicked again and again, one of the blows striking him In vital spot and incapacitating him. Seventeen of the rioters were arrested. three being charged with assault with deadly weapon. The rest were booked at the prison for misdemeanors. Holmes, the orator, was charged with disturbing the peace. It was fully an hour from the time the trouble started that quiet