Evening journal., 1912-02-26
SCORES INJURED, MANY
ARRESTS AT LAWRENCE
Shooting ARRAY in the Italian District Followed by a
Street Parade Which is Charged by
the Police.
BY The United Press

BY The United Press.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 26.-Riot-
GUS scenes IN which one man was
shot, scores Injured, and fifty arrests
OF men and women made occurred
early today, following shooting af-
lair in Common street in the Italian
district. The police version of the af-
fair is that a squad of fifteen specials
was passing when a tenement win
dow was thrown up and hand hold
ing a a. calibre revolver was stuck
out. shot was fired and another win
dow was raised and a hand thrust
forth holding a revolver. A second
shot fired and then the special police
began shooting at the windows Fifty
or more bullets ratified against win
dows and doors of the tenement.
Carmelo Milaz, striker, was shot
in the back as he ran from the scene.
Three of five men. all strikers, who
were standing in an alley from which
Milaz could not possibly have been
seen, were arrested and charged with
murder All three had cracked heads
when they were thrown into cells at
police headquarters. The police say
Salvatore Bruno, one of the prisoners,
had smoking gun in his hand when
taken. Two of the crowd got away.
An immense crowd gathered as If by
magic at the sound Of the shots. Many
persons had gone TO the station early.
having been told another attempt
would lie made today to send children
TO Philadelphia. The crowd was COM
posed cf men and women strikers.
Strikers Singing.
The excitement in Common street
having subsided. the strikers turned
down the street toward North sta
tion and thence to Essex street, the
principal business thoroughfare. All
were singing. They rcsembled a great
crowd turning out for a gala event,
except when scores of police dashed
recklessly in and out of the crowd
when they were booed and hissed the
jeers being succeeded by a peculiar
huzzing hum as if made from millions
of bees
During all this time the police
admittedly fearful of leaving their
seats in automobiles and big freight
days. were being urged by officers
of the militia to "go in and break
'eU up-break them up" For some
reason not an armed militiaman was
seen during the entire affair The
strikers. still singing patriotic airs,
and keeping far enough apart so as
not 10 block the pavement and street
JEiaiiy. reached Jackson street with
-,ont mOlestatiOn. Here were standing
seventy-fivc members Of the Metro
politan State police. grey uniformed
and swinging wagon spokes.
fharOod hr pOIiep
AS the head Of the advancing sing
ers reached Jackson street. and at a
signal the Metropolitan police formed
a flying wedge and raining blows on
heads and hands and shoulders, re-
gardless of sex. charged the crowd
As the grey coats charged, one hun
dred or more bluecoats who had
dashed up i'm automobiles jumped to
the street, and joined the affair about
fifty yards from the corner. For the
point from the bluecoats rushed
leaders Of the crowd on Jackson
street. men. women and young girls
were beaten by brute force and com
peled to turn into Jackson and head
toward the Common.
The women were beaten about the
hips and breasts as much as pos
sible. The police lieutenants. were