The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
BLOOD SPILLED IN ROCK ISLAND
OVER BITTER POLITICAL BATTLE

smashed the windows OF the store and
sought to secure fire arms. Peter Hay
man, the Waterman, drawing his re.
volver. held the ringleaders at bay un-
til the police arrived. A Gordon OF
police was thrown about the building
and tho rioters dispersed into smaller
groups which committed many minor
outrages.
One gang went to the ONCE Of the
News, the paper published by John
Looney. lawyer and bitter enemy OF
Mayor Schriver. They demanded
copies of Looney's paper, which re-
Gently published bitter attack upon
the mayor.
This entire edition had been confis-
Gated by Schrivor. Looney had been
arrested and assaulted by Schriver in
the police station several days ago.
Looney was SO badly beaten at that
time that he has been in the hospital
since, under arrest.
Newspaper Plant Wrecked.
When the mob failed to secure
copies of the paper the building was
wrecked and there was another call
for the police. Mayor Schriver then
called upon Sheriff Oscar Brumer for
assistance. The sheriff and his ten
deputies joined forces with the police,
but at midnight the situation was SO
grave that Brumer telephoned Cover
nor Deneen at Springfield that the
situation was beyond his control.
Colonel Channon of the national
guard was ordered out with the local
company and the state troops from
Moline, Geneseo and Sterling. The
first troops started patrolling the
streets. Colonel Channon ordered all
saloons closed until further notice
and instructed the soldiers to permit
no lettering.
At $3.50 today Colonel Channon
said he believed the trouble was over
although certain elements in the
levee districts would have to be
watched.
| Recall Demanded.
| Mayor Schriver has been the object
1 For attack from s.ii parties, inoiudins
| the republicans who elected him, be
cause of his alleged arbitrary meth
| DDS since coming in control of the
city and all it's departments under
the commission form of government
4 Political speakers in every meeting
during the present primary campaign
| demanded his recall by the people
The principal issue of the campaign
has been the discussion of sentiment
and the circulation of petitions fol
! the recall of Schriver and Archie
Hart, commissioner of public safety
Looney, said to be personal enem.
| of Schriver, started the fight agains
him. Schriver 1t is charged by thu
opposition, went to an extreme In til,
use of his office to overcome Oppose
ton.
Looney is Fighter.
/ Two years ago Looney engaged il
a street duel with Charles Wilmerton
a rival editor, in which Looney wa
badly wounded
States Attorney L. Y. Magill an
nounced that he would today ask tn
circuit court to summon a specia
grand jury to investigate the riotin
and bloodshed and indict those re
sponsible.
! The police and friends of Schrive
claim that the rioters were led b
hoodlums from Davenport, Moline an
Chicago. Both the dead man and tn
one said to be dying are unknow
here and nearly all of those in tn
hospitals are strangers to the polio
and are unknown in the town. Schriv
er says he will charge that the me
were imported for the purpose c
starting a demonstration against tn
city officials.
Entire Regiment Sent
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Mar 2T-At