The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-21
Army Of Foreigners Going to
Call on the Mayor Have
Serious Trouble.
TWENTY PERSONS HURT;
FOURTEEN ARRESTED
Drivers Who Attempt to Force
Way Through Column Pulled
from Seats and Roughly
Used-Three Policemen
and an Innocent
Spectator Shot.
~ H1LADELPH1A, February 2o.-
- The marching OF nearly 1000
foreigners upon City Hall.

~ H1LADELPH1A, February 2o.-|
- The marching Of nearly 1000,
foreigners upon City Hall.
where they said they intended
to make demands upon Mayor Reyhurn
for work. prcclpitated riot In Broad
Street, In the heart of the city, late
this afternoon. In which twenty per-
sons wore injured before the police, by
picturesque and heroic methods, dis
persed the marchers and arrested four
teen OF them.
The men, most Of whom were 1tal-
ians and Poles, marched from the for
elgn settlement. in the lower section
Of the city. They intended to call on
the Mayer as a preliminary to meet
ing which they Intended to hold In a
hall tonight. The leaders and score
OF others in tho line carried red flags
having a black border. When they
reached Broad Street, few blocks be-
low the City Hall. several wagons at
tempted to pass through the line and
the drivers were dragged from their
seats by the marchers and badly
beaten.
Policemen ran to the rescue Of the
drivers, aud riot call was sent in.
The motor bicycle police were sent
flying through the centre of the city
and rounded by the entire mounted po-
lice squad-the hg reserve street squad
and all patrolmen-who were hurried
to the scene in wagons and automo-
hiles. The reserve police force from
six central districts were also hurried
out.
A number of persons who were
watching the paraders got into the
first disturbance. and when the big
reserve fore. of police hurried down
upon the marchers general riot was
in progress. Some of the marchers
drew revolvers and began firing at the
police. and the mounted officers. riding
into the centre of the fight. used their
batons right and left upon the heads
of the leaders. In the melee three po-
licemen We're shot and slightly wound
ed. and Charles Mum. who was watch
Ing the fight, was struck in the leg by
a stray bullet. Reserve Officer Pyott
was beaten numerically, and Is in n
hospital. as is Policeman Smith, who
first went to the rescue OF the drivers
who We're attacked.
Harry Druding. OF These. was beaten
and nearly stripped of his clothing,
and fourteen participants in the demon-
stration were SO severely dubbed by
the police that they also had to be
sent TO hospital.
The clash with the police occurred
directly in front of one OF the big
hotels on Broad Street. and for few
| moments 1t looked as though the
marchers would sweep into the place.
Joseph Troi is declared by the po-
lice to have been the leader OF the
marchers. while Domic Donnetti and
Michel Costello were assistants.
Donnetti according to witnesses. is the
man who shot one OF the policemen,
and. with the other two. he was locked
up on charges of melting to riot and
assault and battery. with intent to
kill. The other eleven prisoners are
charged with melting to riot. Nearly
all those arrested carried weapons OF
some sort They deny being anar-
| chists