Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
Attends Arrest Of San
Francisco Socialists.
Police Officers Roughly Hand
led by InceRdiary Mob.
Missiles Hurled by Crowd Injuries Passen'
gers on a Trolley Car.

san Francisco. April a-'rhc hcrceSt
riot san Francisco has witnessed IN u
generation was 4 sequel Sunday even
ing meeting of Socialists held al
Wodward's pavilion rs an expression
Of sympathy f"r Pres. Moycr ana Sec.
Haywood of Western Federation Of
Miners, who are imprisoned i'll Idaho
on I'll" accusation that they were i'm
plica:cd in the assassination OF former
Gov. StttnCnhcrG.
At ;hc meeting some typicallv violent
Socialist speeches were made in which
ii was declared that Meyer ana Hay
wood We're innocent ana that if con-
victcI thcy would not be hanged unless;
the entire United States army was
brought in 10 assist in their execution.
Az tho conclusion Of the spccchmak-
iIiE Il procession was organized and the
participants in the asscmblaSe
marched down Market street headed
by Il band. Al the corner of kc;lny
and Market streets a halt was made
and one of the pHradclS who carried -
red banner climbed Lotta's fountain
anG affixed the cmblcm to the tnpmnst
lampS. The banner bore tho insclip-
Srriptiop "'rhc Constitution he
damned; 50 say the corporations" II
was decided by the leaders to hold an
other meeting ana A. G. McCiinty was
$, lCctcd to address the crowd. So great
WIS he throng. however, that he could
not make himself heard and George s.
Holmes. a metal worker with power
ful voice, was substituted as speaker
He was in tho midst of his talk when
u II; Io.I fol-
vanaugh and Detective Ryan made
their way through the crowd. Ryan
tor" down the red flag and passed il
to StcIsncr. Ryan then ordered Holmes
to d"s:ist but was met with u refusal
ana the detective pulled Holmes down
10 the pavement.
In Il moment u riot WAS precipitated
Stclsncr was knocked down and kicked
In vicious hand-to= hard fight. the crowd
seeking to recover the flag. Ryan and
CavanaEh came to his assistance and
began beating back the crowd with clubs.
The flag was torn from Stclsncr's grasp
and then Ryan. who had held Holmes
Ill Of tho time, started to take his priS-
onCr through the crowd, beating u path
with his club. An electric car WIS pass
ing and halted opposite the detective. u"
boarded il and the other officers tried e.
Keep tho crowd back. Near the fountain
4 ncw building is being erected and tn"
street was full of debris. Almost in
stautly there Wa 4 shower of scrap iron,
bricks and blocks of wood upon the ear
ana the missiles crashed through tie win
dows. iniuring Il number Of passengers.
The motormdn WIS made Il target but
nc slowly forced his car through the hui
man blockade and. gaining speed. uti-
mat"Iy reached the hall Of Justice In the
meantime alarm calls had been sent To
nefGhboriuG police stations and patroImen
came hIuryinG to the scene and them
s"lvcS were confronted by Il maddcncd
crowd armed with sticks and stones and
for half Hm hour 4 lively battle was in
progress. the police using their clubs with
telling effect and the crowd rctaliatcd
viCi"ISly.
Policeman StrISncr WAS struck several
im", hv lying bricks ana was cut in the
rock and head Policeman Doran mas
also bruised ard cut. Policeman Harry
ScGuin was seriously hurt lie was
Knocked down ANA kicked again ANA
again, one Of tho blows striking him in
z vital spot and incapac acitatng him. S,sv-
"utccn of tic rioters We're arrested three.
being charged with assault with deadly
weapon.
The rest were booked at the prison for
miS'l"mcanorS. Holmes the orator, WAS
charged with disturbing the peace. X
was fully an -Four from the time the
trouble started until quiet was restored
in the neighbOrhnnd.