The Washington times., 1908-11-15
Builder of a City, on Balti-
more Monument DeheS
Angry Mob.
FINALLY FLEES
IN STREET CAR
Police Needed TO Keep Crowd
From Doing Harm to
Richard ReSpTess.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Nov. 14-Cumbing
: upon Battle Monument. and declaring
20 an immense throng Of foreign labor
ers that he would willingly sacrifice his
life, If they desired TO punish him for
business reverses. for which he dis
. claimed responsibility, Richard Respess,
. a land promoter. today created intense
! excitement In Courthouse Square.
/ 1t has been said that you want my
. body" he cried IF you do. I #ill die
on this monument; die fighting as these
man carved above me died! But II you
/ want me for your leader. say SO now
Denounces Police.
/ He denounced the police authorities.
J begged the stockholders In his company
TO stand by hum, and dene5 his enemies
in the crowd. who were endeayOr.ug 20
work Up sentiment against the speaker.
Prompted by curiosity, hostility and
genuine interest, the mob surged for
ward. until 1t looked as though Respess
was Ia danger Of bodily harm. and sew
eral Of his business associates hustled
him OF into an office building. where
he waited until he could jump on
1 car and escape the pursuing crowd. He
I was accompanied by Two policemen.
/ who told the mOtOrman 10 run al high
speed until the mob was distanced.
/ kespess Is The promoter III KCspess
City, near Annapolis Junction He
founded a colony there, organized
stock company, and sold stock 70 oil OF
his labOrers. A stakeholder was en-
Uiued to work al Respesz City for s. a
/ day. Respess says that ne has sold
4 SO, 900 worth Of I0Js and $4,000 worth OF
stock in the company, and he predicts a
great future for JAe community.
A Motley Crowd.
It was a restless crowd that surround
/ ed ResEess. and in and out employees
who were in favor of going after Res
+ pess violently worked hard, trying 70
make converts &c their belief such a
( heterogeneous COugIomcratiUn Of COS
IuopoIItss has not been seen In Balu-
more in long time Possibly never.
4 IL was a mixture OF Poles. HlngaTLaus,
I LIthuauiaus Swedes, Germans Italians.
BChemiaus, and crossed breeds OIL hui
man energy.
This was Paw day. Most Of the crowd,
purchasers Of So, $50 or 500 worth Of
Respess City stock, watch emitted ther-
( to labor at s. a day, had worked from
1 two weeks to two months, receiving
I their pay regularly, and were sItished-
Another element. satisfied up 10 this
point. wanted 20 know il they would be
paid today. Then there were some VIC
lent Cucs-onIy handful-Uh0 de-
uOuuced Respess as a salesman of blue
sky and. with all the fervid dramatics
of the Latins, howled loudly for ven
geanCe.
Three or four others pushed the riot
maker 10 the outskirts Of the crowd a
woman IN a red skirt and black coat
and hat-Fedora Asauliuk, whose hUs-
band is a Respess empl0ye-Dulled her
contract from her skirt and held It up
so that he might see il. AL this was
only for moment. and in all the crowd
only a scaut half dozen seemed TO have
hostile feelings. Stretching both arms
far out, Respess spoke:
Here to Stay.
Mem. he shouted, i've come out
here to say that / want you to stand by
me. / want you TO stop listening 20 peo-
PIE who are telling you lies and trying
70 stir you up. I am going to build
Respess City, and If you'u only give me
a week to straishten up my affairs you
won't lose a penny. Iouu set every
collar You that are satisfied stand by
me, and you that are not satisfied wait
awhile until can get my breath"
The man with the red mustache
sc0WIed. clinchgd his INST and nodded 70
those right and left of his position.
We'll" said Respess, III tell you
that If you want my personal body I'll
die right here on this mOnument-die
fgI ting as those men carved above me
died." And he pointed to the figures
on the monument, at which the crowd
looked up and was hushed. But" he
continued, If you want me for your
leader, say so now"
There was a wild yell Of approval. and
the woman in the red skirt, who didn't
understand a word Of it, applauded with
the rest
Enemies in Crowd.
Il know I've got enemies in this crowd
right now. There's one, and there's
one, and there's oner And he deuber-
ately pointed out three men, who
scowled back at his pointed finger dog
gedly and said nothing. But. men, d"
he continued, 4 am proud of what
enemies 1 have made. because they
know I'm an earnest and honest man,
ana LH6y re AFRAID or me- The lU3ll2n
consUl-yoUr consul, mean-your Ital-
ian cOnsul-sent a letter TO Humphrey.
and when that letter is made public and
you learn the truth you'll see that 1
have suffered wrongly,
Daniel r. Randall, Of Annapolis, and
John W. Jarden, over here in the Law
building, have deprived me Of my rights.
Randall sold me land for s.. 500 and az
ter / have paid him S, 100 he drives me /
OF and organizes an opposition COM
pany in Portland Park, I've got no
money to fight him with. but I've got
power Of brain, and I'm going to make
my brain put me back on my feet. y
IF they put me in Jail I'm going 10 /
work with the brain Of my thirty-fve /
managers. But if you men viii quietly /
dispense and go home you won't lose a |
cent. one week from Monday you'll all |
go to work again. Meantime. send a /
committee to me and I'll adjust all !
your grievances"
Warns Promoter.
The police have not looked with favor |
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