The menace., 1914-10-10
A More Detailed Account
of the Minneapolis Riots

gEfhsrst ana split % risccs and car
Fisd 81 huntrets 81 feet e Ne -
naindur.
on noaday nisht Btny PArhsr rave
an Illustrated lecture IN the Frbt upi' /
tartan church 20 q large and apprecin- /
tive audience. The Emanuel BAPTIST
church seatlnE 1900 20 zoo uAn odercc
and accepted cor Tuesday niEht sept
asnd Dr. Boics spoke 20 over 500
that nieht on the outside Of the
church from 1000 20 1000 people we're
raging and rs policemcn uere nero
and the mob threw rocks but no AZ
rests and no attempt 20 diaperse the
mob we're made. BY careful planning
b. police and fricnds Bolcs vas safely
gotten Into q car And taken home
"Wednesday Night. Sept. 23rd Was a
BlOooy Night.
on this niEht about 500 people erect
Cd BoieA over three thousand gath-
cred az a mot. on the outside. Thirty
Eve policemen we're there. II took two
not calls 20 ret then. Mob began
thriving rocks through the great
church when Boies began 20 speak.
1 The men would climb trees and set on
top Of houses and throw boulders
throukh the windows toward the pull
pit Two women were hit and bsily
hurt and one man vas also wounded
Boles would stop once In a while 10
calm the people. telling them 10 get
away from windows and not 20 leave.
He told them that n the police did not
drive that mob away. then. We must 80
out and line up with our guns and
drive them OF. This was cheered 20
the echo. Boles called for volunteers.
, Nearly every man arose. They were
ready. A hwyer out OF doors. q X c,
, made a speech 20 the mob. Boles
went on for two hours with fearful
arrAignments OF Rome, rum and ruin
| Finally no noise was heard. DR.. Boles
was informed that now was the time
10 close. He was escorted by womer
, around HIN. men and police ne1t and
, taken 20 a patrol auto with plenty oI
, police and friends and carried safely
4 70 his hotel.
But sad was the plight OF many ief
behind. One woman and daughter
/. were beaten. One preacher knockeC
down and remained senseless fo
, hours. Two policemen were struck
. One young man was held In the churcl
J, until nearly day light Three other
|. were beaten. The windows on thre'
4 sides were shattered. The police mad,
!, no attempt 10 disperse the mob or q
= arrest anybody, not even the pinheat
!, lawyer. who spoke 10 the mob an
4 inhamed them.
y On Thursday morning not a pap6
= dared 20 publish the facts, only CIV
: Ing a paragraph or two, minimizin
the whole AFFAIR The mayor had gon
: east and left directions for the actin
l, mayor and chief Of police 20 see tina
= protection 20 DIR. Boles be given. f,
4 A large delegation went 70 see actin
- Mayor Carl De Laittre, and the chic
= on Thursday and were gravely insu
ted and cursed by the chief OF police
!, Oscar Martlnson. The chief refuse
n 70 give any further protection Thur
4 day night. Friends went out an
!, opened the church and Ave polio
drove them out and would not allo
a, any meeting, and several more me
~ we're knocked down.
y Then the people, business men an
N men all over the city became alarme
a at the situation. The mayor returne
: by Friday morning. He was great
10 aroused and chagrined. prominer
70 attorney now came 20 the front and AZ
. dressed a letter TO the mayor settin
~ forth ably the circumstances and n
actual situation. He was backed I
some OF the most distinguished eff
No zens OF Minneapolis. other lettel
no from prominent citizens we're a
y dressed 10 the mayor
ii The mayor gave every assurance
"A regret, and promised that the me
n. hereafter should be kept entirely aw;
~. from the church and that law ar
of order should prevail. He said .