Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-14
LIVERPOOL POLICE
BATTLE WITH
RIOTERS
ONE CONSTABLE SLAIN
MANY PERSONS INJURED
Strikers Complain Bitterly of
Alleged Brutality Of Imported
Police Guardians Who Are
Blamed for Starting Trouble,

NY Morning Journal Special Leased Wfrei
Liverpool. Aug. 13.-Serious rioting
in the growing out of the strike here
took place today. One policeman was
killed by being struck on the head
with brick, and many persons were
injured.
An alteration between a policeman
and strikers during the transport
workers demonstration at ST.
Georges han started the trouble.
When this disorder had been put down
and the strikers scattered they gath
cred again in the 1slington quarter
and resumed their attacks upon the
Officers with serious results.
One hundred thousand men were
gathered in groups about ST. George $
hall listened to speeches by labor agi-
tators, and the scenes Of violence Toll
lowing the attack upon the policemen,
necessitated the calling out Of police
reserves. When they arrived one
party OF fifteen policemen were sur
rounded and dlsarmed. the rioters,
attacking them with their own batons.
In the fight the commanding officer
of the police was dangerously
wounded
So great was the disorder that the
riot act was read and troops We're
called out to assist the police. The
mob fought desperately with sticks
and stones Gradually. however, by
the combined efforts of the troops and
police, the crowd was cleared away.
Many policemen and rioters were
injured in the hand to-hand fighting
After the fight st. Georges hall was
converted into a temporary hospital
Driven from the center OF the city
the crowd repaired to the lslington
quarter. one of the lowest In Liver
pool. Here the police were baffled
in the narrow streets for the desper-
ate rioters barricaded themselves In
the house and volleyed down bricks,
states and chimney pots from the roof
upon their heads.
While the details as to casualties
are not complete, Constable Cochran
is known to have been killed by a
b4ew on the head and superintendent
of Policie Bolton was taken to a hos
pital In n preearious condition. II II
rumored that some houses were set
on fire.
The outbreak, il is alleged, was
largely due to the strikers resentment
of the indiscret conduct on the part
Of the police brought here from Bir-
mingham to assist in maintaining
order.
Tom Mann. who was one the
leaders OF the demonstrauQrR bas
lodged a formal protest with the cAief
constable against what he describa%
as brutal attack by birmingham
constable on one of the sWbkers.
The rioters haye UyateneIto att
tack the newspaper tW9es, tThieh
are closely guarded. ~fXU, AS
At 2 O'Clock this tMortyS1 -morn7 '
ing, mob set fire to two hdp#s IN
Gerard street and stood about aapJ
cheered while they We're burning.
Altogether forty policemen We're
treated for injuries received during
last nights fighting with the strikers.
Several persons suffered from broken
limbs and one policeman had his Jaw
smashed with a bottle.
Fierce fighting continued In the
Islington quarter until nearly mid
night. In Christian street the rioters
erected barricades and started Tires
TO impede the mounted police.
The riot act was read for second
time and troops were called to deal
with the situation. A military officer
was wounded and much property
wrecked. The temper of the rioters
was shown by the fact that they even
attacked the ambulance surgeons ana
Tho firomen who were called to ex-
tinguish incendiary fires.