The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-17

CSa Gonzales, VINO conducts the stand
you've got to stop selling these
papers or something will happen to
you.
They then tore up the papers and
fed down the stairs.
Nearly Every Boy Attacked.
Only a small proportion of the actual
of assaults made on newsboys
were reported to the police. In almost
every case where boy attempted to
sell copies of the afternoon editions !
yesterday he was set upon by a gang
of thugs, who, not content with tear
ing his papers up, knocked him down
and kicked him until he was rescued
by the police. In several cases the
boys were taken to hospitals in al
serious condition.
One small boy at the southeast cor
ner of East Monroe street and South
Wabash avenue was attacked about
A p. m. His papers were scattered
in the street, he was knocked to the
sidewalk and only saved from more
serious injury by the arrival of Pat
rolmen Stephens and Sticken. They
made one arrest and Mounted officer
Geary came up in time to capture a
second man who was alleged to have
been guilty of smuggling the mite of a
boy. The latter was cut about the
mouth and mark over his right eye
caused the police to believe that he
had been hit with a blackjack.
Try to Drown Boy.
Seven men alleged to be strikers
caught one boy who was selling papers.
carried him to the Madison street
bridge and were about to throw him
into the river when a platoon of po-
lice arrived and saved the boys life.
Several arrests were made, the prison
ers being locked up at the Desplaines
street station.
There was an incipient riot at the
station of the Chicago G Northwestern
railroad. A gang of thugs set upon a
small newsboy. Two arrests were
made, the prisoners giving the names
of Con" Healy and "Mose" Ransom.
Frank Pietro, a newsboy, at South
State and Monroe streets, was knocked
down and brutally beaten. The mob
tore up his papers. The thugs escaped
when a force of police doomed up in
the distance.
Henry Hessner, who has a stand at
Madison street and Wabash avenue
was attacked by nine sluggers. One
struck him on the head, knocking him
senseless. Then the other eight kicked
him as he lay helpless on the ground
Policemen who went to Hessner's as
sistance captured one man, who re
fused to give his name. Hessner says
that he knows the names Of several o.
his assailants and warrants for theil
arrest will be issued today.
Police Guard Doubled.
Expecting that further attempts will
be made to interfere with the distribu
ton Of newspapers today, the police
guard at every corner in the loop dis
trict he's been doubled, every member
of the department is being held III
reserve and Chief McWeeny declares
that he will maintain order at any cost
Uniformed officers are to be sent GU
with every wagon carrying papers t.
trains or distribution agencies.
The police have received instruc
lions to arrest every known thus
found acting in suspicious mannel
and the records of all prisoners will bt
looked up when they are taken to thu
stations the police maintaining tina
the strikers have enlisted in thei
cause sluggers who are known to have
prison records.
McWeeny Makes Statement.
"Cowardly attacks by mobs on un
protected men, rioting and disorder b,
strikers or any others will not b.
|. tolerated for an instant" said Chic
. of Police McWeeny.
1.-The calling of the strike does no
: give strikers or their sympathizers tn
right to break laws"
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