The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-27
Rock Islands Commission Gov. ernment Mayor Center
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Militia in Control of City Gov ernment - Further RiOting Feared Attempt to Assassi- nate Mayor
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 Adtutant General Frank S. Dickson will be in charge.
 Governor Deneen was informed by Mayor Harry M. Schriver and Com missioner of Public Safety Hart thai it will be necessary to keep the troops here until after the primary election April g, to prevent further r1ot1ng.
 An attempt to asSaSsinate the May or was made today. Mayor Schrivei was standing in the police station when a bullet fired from high power rifle crashed through the window and buried itself in the wall above the Mayors shoulder. The police could find no trace of the would-be assas- sin.
 Springfield. H., March 27-Adjutant General Dickson received message today from Sheriff O. L. Bruner, of Rock Island. asking for two more companies of National Guards. The sheriff reports that ''undesirables are 1locaxtng in from Davenport, Chicago and other points, Dickson now is in conference with Governor Deneen.
 Rock Island, H., March 27-With the local militia company and one from Moline, supporting the police and sher- ifrs deputies, this town was quiet al daylight today, following night of the most bloody rioting in the history of the community.
 Two persons were killed and 12 in- jured when the police fired upon a mob that had attacked the poliee sta tion. The mob attempted to l1berafe men who had been arrested in earlier minor disturbances.
 The attacks upon Mayor Schriver by John Looney. publisher of the News, in his paper, and the Mayors retorts
 ~-1- kr mob'e attack on the jail followed the arrest of two men who attempted to address a crowd on the street. May or Schriver personally directed the at- tack of the police against the mob: The police were jeered and a crowd of stones at the officers and through the windows of the poiicc station.
 Seeing that the police would be swept aside, Mayor Schriver gave the order to fire. Yhe officers fired df- rectly into the crowd that choked the streets and a dozen men fell. The mob broke and fled. Two Of those lying o- +he pavement were picked up dead
 Nine others were sent to the hos pitals desperately wounded After the dead had been removed by the police the mob reformed and attempt cd to break into a hardware store to secure arms. The police surrounded the place and the crowd was finally dispersed. Mayor Schriver appealed to Sheriff Drummer, at midnight, and the sheriff, an hour later. called upon Governor Deneen to order out the militia to preserve order The local company and that at Moline, across the river, were at once ordered on duty and word was received early today that the company from Gatesburg is eni oute.
 Civil law was practically suspended today. Members Of the illinois Ma sional Guard are patrolling the streets, all saloons are closed and no one is allowed to loiter. Four companies of the militia are on the ground and four other companies are at their armory nearby awaiting an order to rush here at the first sign of further outbreaks.
 The trouble which led up to last nights bloodshed grew out of a bit ter political fight that had been rag ing for a month or more between Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver, Rock Is- lands first Mayor under the commis- sion form of government. and the men opposed to him.
 Infuriated by the speeches of Harry McCarskerin, candidate for the Re publican nomination for States Attor- ney, Edward Gardner, editor of la bor paper, and several other speakers in Market Square, the crowd gathered
 
 station demanding a speech from Mayor Schriver answering the charges against his administration. When Schriver failed to appear the crowd began throwing stones at the building. The Mayor ordered Chief of Police James Bryn. to clear the streets Schrfver, with Bryn appeared in the street and when the police inc was being swept back, the Mayor gave an order to fire. The volley from the revolvers of the officers brought down 15 in the front rank of the mob. A Kellogg, is dead. Another was taken to the hospital, dying. Neither of these is known to the police.
 The crowd, frightened by the firing of the police. dispersed but collected again an hour later and made an at store, a few blocks from the police station. The leaders smashed the windows Of the store and sought tC secure firearms. Peter Hayman, the watchman, drawing his revolver. held the ringieaders at bay until the police thrown about the building and the rioters dispersed into smaller groups.
 One gang went to the office of the News, a weekly paper published by Looney, and bitter enemy of Schriver They demanded copies of Looney's pa per Wnicn recently puDliSHeO d OltIei attack upon the Mayor. This entire edition had been confiscated by Schriver. Looney had been arrested and was assaulted by Sc1river in the police station several days ago Looney was so badly beaten at that time that he has been in the hospital ever since, under arrest.
 When the crowd failed to secure copies of the paper the building was wrecked and there was another cal called upon Sheriff Oscar Drummer utfes Joined forces with the police, but at midnight the situation was so grave that Drummer telephoned Governor Deneen at Springfield that the crowd was beyond his control Colonel Channon of the National Guard was ordered out with the local company and State troops from Moline, Genesec and Sterling The first troops started patrolling the streets at a. m. Col onel Channon ordered all saloons clos ed
 At o'clock today Colonel Channor said he believed the trouble was over Mayor Schriver said he believed the object of attack from all parties, in cluding the Republican, was his ar flee
 A special Grand Jury may be sum- moned to investigate the rioting and bloodehed. The police and friends of Schriver claim that the rioters were