Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-30
Suggestion for Immediate
Withdrawal of Militia Re-
jected; No Violence En-
countered Last Night.
GRAND JURY WILL
TAKE UP CHARGES
Thirty Individuals, Includ-
ing Number of Politicians,
May be Indicted for Incit-
ing Riots.

e May be Indicted for Incl
ing Riots.
Rock Island, ILL.,, March 2S.-Jud
Frank Ramsay of the Rock 1slal
county court today ordered a speci
grand jury to take up charges of
citing riot which have been MAJ
against about thirty individuals, amor
whom are number of local politician
The grand jury will make a rigid i
JURY into all the cases which cont
,uted to Tuesday nights fatal ric
The grand jury will be called late t
lay and it is planned to have session
Begin tomorrow. 1t was said by cou
y officials that no one will be spare
md that responsibility will be fixed {
he people to blame for the troub
lere. W
Developments in the situation can
'apidly today.
Adjt. General Frank Dickson.
who is directing members Of the
sixth regiment in enforcing or
der instituted a severe militia
regime despite the protests OF
some merchants who complained
that business was being injured.
Members of crowd of forty
mon, arrested as Migrants last
night were today sentenced to
more than a month at hard labor
In the county Jail. The men were
at once taken to the jail to begin
serving their sentences.
Harry M. McCraskrin, candidate
for states attorney issued state
ment which he sought to have
published in local newspapers. The
statement was referred to Ad jutant
General Dickson, who, after a con-
ference with Sheriff Bruner, de-
cided to suppress the document.
McCraskrin then arranged for
circulation Of the statement by
other methods. General Dickson
declined to indicate possible &C
zion against McCraskrin.
Former Mayor Geo. McCraskrin
Of Rock Island, a brother Of Harry
McCraskrin, arrived today from
Rantoul, H., where he left the
bedside Of a sick relative to hurry
to this city.
He conferred with a number Of
friends, but did not say what no
expected to do in the crisis in local
political circles. Also he would
not discuss his purpose in return
ing here at this juncture.
Tho miIitiamen continued to
make arrests on the streets today.
Several men who came here on
street cars from Davenport, la,
were taken into custody shortly
after noon. No explanation was
given for their imprisonment.
Despite the activity Of the SOL
diers, several personal clashes &C.
CURED in the down town district
during the day. Bitter arguments
were numerous and the under
current Of bad feeling between op-
posing factions came TO the surface
frequently.
Sheriff Bruner has made close
inquiry into the possibility Of dyna-
mite plot and today directed sew
erai arrests for this reason. He
said, however, that he believed the
situation was we'll under control.
Believing that presence OF troops
ID the practical martial law which
evails in Rock Island are the best
laranty against a renewal Of the
cody riots Of Tuesday night, city
ID county officials rejected today the
question that the troops be i'm
ediately withdrawn.
Some citizens said they believed il
ould be wise to hold the soldiers I'm
after the primary election, April 9
Although deputy sheriffs made
ores of arrests in the railroad yards
ID along the river front last night
ere was no disturbance worthy OF
ention. All of those arrested were
ken to the county Jail and will be
Id for investigation for several days
Dynamite Outrage Was Feared.
rear Oh pOSSlUic uy udLlllS OuC
ge as sequel to Tuesday nights
tai riot caused Rock Island munich
/ and county authorities to invoke
e protection of martial law late yes
rday.
A complete regiment of twelve com
MES national guard, the sixth, 500
rong, was modified here last night
a result an early threatened dem
stration was averted, and Mayor
AIRY M. Schriver relinquished his
wer to the military authorities.
Sheriff Oscar l.. Burners fear Of
owder men" was substantiated wher
was learned that several experienced
Instruction workers familiar with the
e of high explosives were mingling
tn the malcontents.
Scores Are Arrested.
This discovery was followed by g
id on the railroad yards, in which a
ore of men were arrested and taken
Jail. Deputy sheriffs, aided by
ilitia officers, investigated reports
at a dynamite plot had been per
cted.
A recapitulation of the dead and in
red revealed the fact that but one
an lost his life in Tuesday nights
it. A confusion Of Identities and the