The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Feb 26.--Riot-
GUS scenes in which one man Is known
to have been shot, scores injured and
fifty arrests OF men and women made,
occurred early today following shoot
ing affair In Common street in the
Italian district. The police version Of
the affair is that squad of Is special
police was passing when tenement
window was thrown up and hand
holding a a. calibre revolver was
stuck out A shot was fred and an
other window wns raised and hand
thrust forth holding a revolver. A
second shot was fired and then the
special police began shooting at the
windows. Fifty or more bullets rat
tied against windows and doors of the
tenements.
Carmelo Milaz. striker, was shot In
the back as he ran from the scene.
Three of five men, all strikers, who
We're 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 al
police headquarters. The police SAY
ifsesalyatorc Bruno, one OF j5hs prisoners
had revolver in his hand when tax
en-. Two Of the crowd got away.
| A crowd Of nearly 10000 gathered
as il by magic at the sound of the
shots. Many persons had gone to the
station early, having been told another
attempt would be made to send chill
| dren to Philadelphia. The crowd was
composed Of men and women strilS
ers. The excitement in Common street
4 having subsided, the strikers turned
down the street toward North station
and thence to Essex street, the prin
cipal business thoroughfare All were
1 singing. None was disorderiy.
They resembled great crowd turn
ming out for gala event, excep
when scores of police dashed reck
lessly in and out of the crowd, wher
they were hooed and Kissed, the jeers
being succeeded by peculiar buzZint
hum as if made from millions of bees
During all this time the police, ad
mittedly fearful of leaving their seat
in automobiles and big freight drays
were being urged by officers OF th'
militia to "go In and break them up
For some reason not an armed mill
tiaman was seen during the entir'
affair.
Il The strikers. still patriotic and keep
ing far apart SO as not to block traf
fic, reached Jackson street withou
molestation. Here were standing q
members of the metropolitan state pc
lice, gray uniformed and swingini
spokes. As the head of the advancin.
singers reached Jackson street AM
at signal, the metropolitan polio
formed flying wedge and, rainini
blows on heads and hands and should
ers regardless Of sex, charged TIL
crowds. AS the gray coats charged
' 100 or more blue coats who had dash
{ ed up in automobiles, jumped to tn
street and joined the attack about f1ft
/ yards from the corner. From tn
! point where the blue coats rushe
| leaders of the crowd on Jackson stree
men, women and young girls, wer
> beaten by brutal force and compelle
to turn into Jackson street and hea
r toward the common BY this tim
] more paraders had congested at tn
. corner and nearly surrounded by p,
:. lice beat hasty retreat. Climbin
into the machines they rushed to tn
r next corner. Here they re-forme
I flying wedges and when the crow
! reached them again they flew at then
r smashing and tearing clothing an
Q cursing.
] The women were beaten about til
g hips and breasts as much as was po
b sible. The police charged. They coul
r be heard to yell, get the men an
e where YOU can hit EN-. Hit the wor
j en- on the hips and arms. We don
want to break any women's heads"
A woman would be seen TO sho,
Z from the crowd and run to a sit
/, street Instantly two or three polit
J. would be after her. Usually a nigl
/, stick well aimed brough the woman
l. the ground like a shot. Instantly Il
police would be on her pulling her