Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-29
J Labor Demonstration In Union
Square Followed by Death
and Serious injuries.
IhB WAS INTENDED FOR POLICE
an Who Carried Bomb Says He. was
Commissioned to Kill Blue Coats
His Companion Killed and He Was
aortally woundcd-Not Alone in
Act.
Continued on PAGE Thrcc.)

SNEW YORK, March 2S.-A red flag
Uttered in Union Square today: n
ljnb fell; two men lay dying in the
aPple's playground and New York
4loke 10 the fact that It harborcd
3pse prepared to give their lives in
5lncd! resistance TO continued \auth
slty.
grhc bomb was Intended for the
II ice who with roucbr frmness had
gpkcn up u mce,irEsSof 10000 uncm
Eyed. II exploded prcmaturcly in
IN hands of the assassin, horribly
'tunding him. killing his companion.
Turing slightly four policemen and
flowing to he ground a score of
4 bse who were masscd in the vicini
AI'cmb throwing In the foreign set
Nmcnt of the East side Is a rather
Hinmon occurrence, but, for the first
he. today saw an engine Of dcstruc-
IN openly and deliberately directed
siinst n squad of police officers. 1t
rs meant for Captain Rcilly's squad
q 20 men and longer or slower
btning fuse would have proven an
fyinc OF death for probably every
En- of the 81. A labor. or more cX-
fly, lalorless meeting without po-
n sanction had been advertised to
hold in Union Square park this af
moon. In the thousands that ga
Erred were many of riotous dispo-
zion. large number wore red hats
~ n rcd flag was displayed. Sud-
tyily an order to clear the park was
zen an the $50 police. half OF them
Sunted. charged the jeering. boot
( crowd. arriving in time to drive
M back TO the streets of the
.tiare circling the park. In the
Sic streets the crowds fast assuming
.f nature of a mob. fell into an in
afercnt formation and marched about
ID square.
No Warning for Police.
s5Iaving cleared the park of all but
lSew apparently harmless men, who
5fupied benches. the police content :
4 themselves with keeping the pa
elers moving. Encouraged. the
Secession grew and shouts of deris :
- at the police filled the air and
IN as though by prearrangemcn.
Il, strains of THE Marseillaise" rose
FIN ten thousand throats. The po-
sSc hastily reinforced. held them in
straint. Teilly's squad, which
Id becn stationed at the East side
h the square started at a double
flick pace, two abreast. across the
Srk. AS It cleared the fountain that
ISrks the center of the resceation
ibunds. slightly built man dartel
q from the shadow cast by the he
&c statue of George Washington. and
In toward the officers whose backs
IRE now turned 10 their pursuer. y
fithin 90 PAGES OF the moving squad
Il, two men halted and the smaller
Escd a hand in which was clasped a
Boxing bomb Even as he drew
Eek his arm to throw the weapon, i;
lplodcd.
lsrhc shock that shook the skyscrap-
IS in tho square threw Il score of PEG
n TO tho ground The assassin ana
n companion fell. the latter dead
Eth his breast torn out. The bomb
hover still lived, but his right hand
t.u uttIl SHOl bi, uUlll vi H.S tycS
Fro gougcd out and his skull and n
touldcr are fractured.
Panic Followed Explosion.
IA panic followed the explosion and
II thousands that surrounded the
Irk crushed together rs perhaps half
n the number rushed towards the
Is,ne of ihc killing, while as many
Ere turned in flight from the square.
liMany were injured as the mounted
IIlicc surrounded the injured and
lain drove back the mob. a half dozen
sresis were made on hand of those
;Iarcst to bomb throwing. nut no par
|lular importance it attached to the
rests. Little Is known of the
IImb thrower beyond what he has
I'D himself.
lIRcndcred unconscious at first, lie
/ er rcgaincd his senses at hospital
HID under prolonged questioning de-
bred he had been commissioned to
III the police.