The Washington times., 1912-03-27
ENTIRE REGIMENT
ORDERED TO DUTY
At ROCK ISLAND
Attempt to Assassinate the
Mayer Follows Night
Il. of BloodShed.
Continued from First Page.)


McCaskrin, candidate for the Republi-
Edward Gardner, editor of a labor
paper, and several other speakers in
Market square the crowd gathered by
these orators went to the police sta
ton demanding a speech from Mayor
Schriver answering the charges against
his administration.
When Schriver failed to appear the
men began throwing stones at the sta
ton house. This outbreak was the sig
nal for determined measures against
me crowd The mayor ordered CHIEF
OF Ponce Br1nn to clear the streets.
Schr1ver, with Brinn, appeared in the
street, and wheE the police line was be-
ing swept back, the mayor gave an
order to fire.
The mob choked the street. The vol
ley from the revolvers of the police
brought fifteen from the front ranks of
the crowd to the pavement One, a
man whose name is given as kellogg,
was dead. Another, known as Swingie,
was taken to the hospital dying. Neither
OF these Is known to the police.
The crowd, frightened by the firing
again an hour later and attacked the
Rock Island Hardware Store, few
blocks from the police station. The lead
eTs smashed the windows and sought to
obtain firearms.
Peter Hayman, the watchman, draw
ing his revolver, held the ringleaders
at bay until the police arrived A cor
don OF police was thrown about the
building and the ,Tioters dispersed into
smaller groups. One gang went to the
ontce of the News, weekly paper pub
ilshed by Jchn Looney, a lawyer and
o bitter enemy of Mayor Schrivcr.
Demanded Newspapers.
They demanded copies OF Looney's pa
per which recently published a bitter
attack upon the mayor. This entire
edition had been confiscated by Schriv-
er Looney had been arrested and was
assaulted by Schriver in the police sta
ton several days ago. He was so badly
beaten at that time that he has been
in the hospital since under arrest.
When the crowd failed to obtain cop
les Of the paper. the building was
wrecked, and there was another call
for tho police. Schriver then called
upon Sheriff 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 Governor Deneen at Spring
field that the crowd was beyond his
control. Colonel Channon, OF the Ma
tional Guard, was ordered out with the
local company, and the State troops
from Moline, Geneseo, and Sterling 7 he
hrst troops started patrolng the streets
at a. IN. Channon ordered all saloons
closed and instructed the soldiers to
permit no lettering.
At $50 today Channon said he believed
the trouble was over, although certain
elements in the levee districts seemed
to be in bad temper.
SchriVer has been the object of attack
from ell parties because of his alleged
arbitrary methods since coming into
control of the city and all it's depart
n1ents under the commission form oc
government. Political speakers in every
meeting during the present primary
campaign have demanded his recall.
The principal issue of the campaign has
been the discussion of sentiment and
the circulation of petitions for the re-
call of Schriver and Archie Hart, conf
missioner of public safety.
I.ooney started the fight against the
mayor. Schriver. it is charged. by the
opposition, went to any extreme in the
use of his office to overcome opposition.
Two years ago Looney engaged in a
rival editor, in which Looney was badly
wounded.
States Attorney Magil announced
that he would ask the circuit court to-
day to summon special grand jury TO
investigate the rioting and bloodshed
and indict those responsible. The police
and friends of Schrlver claim that the
rioters were led by hoodums from Dav-
export, Moline, and Chicago. Both the
dead man and the one said to be dying
are unknown here. Nearly all of those
IN the hospitals are strangers to the
poltce and are unknown in the town.
Schriver saws he will charge that these
men were imported for the purpose OF
starting a demonstration against the
city officials.