Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
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were shot and the other persons in~
;ured.
A third crowd rushed to Twenty
fourth n l. streets n attacked q
confectionery store run by Demos Bros.
The big plate glass windows We're
quickly smashed, the doors kicked in
and the stock and show eases destroy
ed. Mrs. Mary Demos, and her aged
father were In the store and both mar
rowly escaped death at the hands OF
the mob.
The three attacks were made almost
simultaneously and the destruction vas
completed before Chief Briggs could
get his scattered force. which is not
great at any time, together and stop
the depredations. Meantime. Sheriff
Bradley was notified and collected all
the deputies possible and rushed them
TO South Omaha TO aid the police. IL
took some time TO get this force organ
lied, and during the Interval Greeks
were attacked on every hand. The
members OF the mob assaulted many
Italians ard Roumanians who were
mistaken for Greeks. The lawlessness
lasted for three hours before q sem
blance OF quiet could be restored.
The police gained control about 9
O'Clock, but were unable to dispense
the crowd which thronged the streets
In the vicinity OF where the trouble
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place of the Greeks was by
officers, who found 1t we'll nigh impossi-
BILE TO keep Jack the crowds. AT 8
o'clock Chief Briggs asked h Omaha
city authorities to send all the availa-
bio police officers to South Omaha, as
more trouble was anticipated during
the night. After considering the legal
and other phases OF the case II was
decided not 20 comply with the request
for Omaha policemen. Sheriff Bradley
Will swear In a large number of extra
deputies. who will cooperate with the
South Omaha police In preventing fur
ther disturbance.
Murderer IL Sought.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Friday night to lynch the Greek who
killed Patrolman Lowery, and this was
followed by a call for a mass meeting
fer yesterday afternoon to take some
action in regard to the Greeks. Nearly
! 200 people attended the mass meet
ing, which was addressed by State
Representatives Jerry Howard and J.
p. Krause, Frank Dolzial, a prominent
Bohemian, and Attorney III. G.. Murphy.
The tone of these speakers was gener-
ally hostile. to the Greeks and Attorney
Murphy. who was the last speaker. laid
especial stress on what he termed the
undesirability OF this class Of foreign
ers.
9TH blood OF an American 10 on the
hands Of these Greeks" he shouted, In
closing his speech. land some method
should be adopted to avenge his
death and rid the city OF this class or
persons.
The meeting was then dismissed and
half OF the audience rushed to the
Greek quarter. where the destruction
began. The crowd gave little heed to
location. one OF the damaged houses.
a two-story residence, being less thar
Inn gaaf fran tha cfotfAp Or,a ctar< Nr
ed on Its errand OF vengeance the
crowd soon became n great unruly mob
against which the small force of off,
GERS at and was as nothing.
Firebrands Busy.
The rioters Joined forces about Z
o'clock and started on another raid up
Q street. The first point of attack was
smashed In the plate glass front of a
Greek grocery store. The proprietor.
Dionysius Catapodis, and his family
were in the rear of the store, and as
the husband came out he received q
shot In h leg. A squad OF officers
reached the place In q few minutes
and succeeded in getting the wounded
mar TO the police station In an auto
mobile by stealth. Three officers were
left to guard the family and a mo-
ment later the fire department was
called out to Thirty-second and q
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a Greek grocery and residence. The
rioters beat two of the Greeks into UNI
consciousness and started down town
with the third. beating him as they
went. The police succeeded In get
ting the mar away from the crowd
and took all three Of the injured men
to the station.
At 3 o'clock the fire department was
called TO Twenty eighth and r streets.
where a large two-story double frame
building was in flames. About 80
Greeks had been quartered in the
place, but all are believed to have es-
capped. The building vas entirely de-
stroyed, however. This structure had
formed a point OF attack earlier I'm the
evening, during which the besieged
Greeks had defended themselves with
firearms, with which they apparently
were all equipped. They fired a fusil-
out of the windows, one shot hit
ting Charles Estroyl in the head. II
was this scrimmage which undoubted-
Iy enraged the crowd into setting fire
to the building.
Young Blood in Mob.
BY this time the crowd had begun
to appease its wrath n began to par
TALLY dispense. However. several hum
dred of them continued to surge up
and down q street, apparently looking
for additional places which might fur
nish some excuse for lawlessness.
Cnief or follce Brlggs urged the crowd
to dispense, and was received with
silent contempt. In an automobile with
several deputies he patroled the streets.
rushing to each point of new trouble
A noticeable feature of he crowd was
that II was composed almost entirely
OF youngsters ranging from IS to 20
years OF age.
Curiosity brought many apparently
in hearty sympathy with the maraud-
ers to the scene. This latter horde was
ready to applaud each act OF lawless-
ness, but took 10 active part In tho
themselves.
Late In the evening william Chan
dler and Edward Porter were arrested
and sent to the station charged with
disturbing the peace. Chandler was
haranguing q crowd to violence and
Porter was leading a crowd OF hood
lums.
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