The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-11
STATE TROOPS PATROL
WITH VOLUNTEERS
Scollay Square and South
Boston Were the Scenes
of the Greatest Disorder
During the Night = Ma
chine Guns Were Mounted
i'm Former Place = Three
Persons Killed at South
Boston.

Boston, Sept. ll.-Five dead and score
of other wounded was the penalty paid
up to noon to-day for the lawlessness be-
gun when the greater part of the police
deserted their posts Tuesday night.
Three men were killed in the rioting
of last night. Margaret Walsh, wound
ed during the night in South Boston
when the state guard fired upon mob,
died this morning Raymond Bayers,
who wore a uniform of a sailor, dropped
dead from a, bullet in the neck when he
tried to escape from soldiers who broke
up a dice game on Boston common
party Of men were gambling on the spot
on the common where religious services
are held on Sundays when state guards
rounded them up. The gamblers were
told to throw up their hands. Bayers
turned and fed and was promptly shot.
The Others were marched to the city
prison.
Leo Emery, member Of the state
guard on duty in the Roxbury section,
was beaten by crowd of toughs and re-
moved unconscious to a hospital
The hospitals treated many cases OF
broken heads while a far greater num-
Der nursed their wounds in private
The strong arm Of the law exemplified
In indicious use of shot and shell had
its SOLDERING effect upon the hoodlums
and criminals who had terrorized the
city until the state guards arrived last
night. During the day there We're iso-
lated outbreaks of violence, and toughs
lost no opportunity to set upon lone
soldier or loyal policeman, but they
skunk to cover when confronted with
any considerable force Throughout the
city the state guard did patrol duty over
regular beats, at street functions, direct
ed traffic and kept the crowds moving.
in addition to the state guards the vol
unteer police continued to render excel
lent service.
A press survey of the police on duty
showed that greater number Of patrol
men had remained faithful to their trust
than had been claimed, Out of a total
of 63S police officers in the department,
33S answered roll call to-day. This nu.
cleus of the old guard gave new courage
to volunteers and Others who might be-
come regular members of the depart
ment.
Mayor Peters o.day declared that he
TO settle the strike.
Governor Coolidge to-day asked the
secretary Of the navy to have naval
forces in readiness if they were required,
Striking Policeman Shot
Richard D. Reemts, striking police
man, was shot and dangerously wounded
this morning At the hospital he said
that he had been shot by Police Sergeant
John D. Mcdonald According to the
sergeant, the shot was fred by Abraham
Karp, a storekeeper in the south end,
who explained that he thought someone
was attempting to break into his shop
and, going out to investigate, saw
Reemts rushing toward him and fired.
Karp was arrested.
The authorities claim that Reemts
was one of two former officers who held
up two volunteer policemen during the
night and stripped them of their guns,
clubs and badges. Arthur y. Shea,
striking policeman, and the alleged com
panion of Reemts, was arrested charged
with robbery.
Crowds filed the streets during most
of the night They surged through the
business district with accompanying dis
orders and along the streets in South
Boston, and in many instances it was
only after charges of cavalrymen and
the use of riot guns that they were dis
PEELED.
Traffic conditions in the business sec
tions were improved to-day with the as
signment to duty of volunteer traffic of
fcers.
The most serious disturbances last
night were in Scolay square, Bowdoin
square, Adams square and South Bostonf
After frequent outbursts at Scollay
square and in South Boston, with the
use of riot guns in the latter district,
machine guns were mounted and the
sight of them appeared to have the de-
sired effect South Boston gave the au-
thorities the most trouble. State guards
men arriving first were sent to that dis
trict and were Immediately greeted with
showers of stones The first appearance
of 35 soldiers was quickly supplemented
by Others with riot guns. Besides be-
ing kept busy clearing the sidewalks and
street functions, they were frequently
obliged to rescue groups of volunteer
police from serious situations. During
one of the outbreaks the troops unable
TO clear the street by firing into the air
turned their guns on the mob. A dozen
persons dropped to the pavement Three
died. Many others were seriously in
iured.
Scollay square one Of the amusement
centers of the city, was the starting