Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-11
4 DEAD, MANY
SHOT IN BOSTON
Young Woman Added to List Of
Victims in RiOts
GOVERNOR ASKS MORE TROOPS
Striking Police Wounded ---
Fear Further Disturbances
During Day
GOVERNOR ASKS MORE TROOPS

5U The Associated Press
BOSTON, Sept. 11:-The death to-
day of young woman believed to be
Miss Margaret Walsh brought the
number of last nights riot victims to
four. The young woman was shot
during the disturbance In the South
Boston district where state guard
troops fired into a crowd. Two men
were killed at the same time.
Another death occurred when
Raymond Bayers, of Cambridge.
tried to escape from state guards
who had rounded up q group of sew
enty-five participants In dice games
on Boston Common. Bayers was
shot through the neck.
Governor Coolidge today wired the
secretary of the navy request that
naval forces be held in readiness for
O call to supply additional troops for
Boston's protection. With six regi-
ments of state guards under arms
the governor had mobilized all the
forces at his command.
Richard ID. Reemps, striking po-
liceman, was shot and dangerously
wounded this morning. At the hoSpl-
tai he said Police Sergeant John ID.
Mcdonald fred the shot. The latter
said the shot was fred by store
keeper who explained that he thought
some one was attempting to break In
to his shop. The storekeeper was ar
rested.
The authorities said that Reemps
was one of two former officers who
held up two volunteer police during
the night and stripped them of their
guns, clubs and badges.
A score of persons, including sew
eral women, were injured last night
in clashes with troops, 5000 of whom
policed the city. ...sl
Show windows were broken IN
many places, but in only q few was
there looting, troops and the skelton
police forces of regulars and Yolun-
teers being quick to reach the scene
OF the disturbance
Possibility that the situation would
develop into q general strike as the
result of the action OF the state
branch of the American Federation
of Labor in ordering sympathetic
strike vote of the Boston unions to-
night was discussed on all sides.
Puhlic cooperation in the restora-
ton of law and order was sought by
Mayor Peters in a proclamation ne
issued.
The more serious disturbances last
nipht were in Scolly Square, Bowdoln
Square. Adams Square and South Bos-
ton. After frequent outbursts al ScolT
ly Square and in South Boston, with
the use of guns in the latter distrlcts,
machine guns were mounted and tne
sight of them appeared TO have the
desired effect. South Boston gave tne
authorities the most trouble. stare
guards arriving first were sent to tnat
district and were Immediately greeted
with showers of stones. During one
of the outbreaks the troops. unable TO
clear the streets by firing into the
air, turned their guns on the mop.
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killed instantly while second dled OF
his wounds within a short time Many
others were seriously injured.
Scollay Square was the slalILhs III,
point of several big crowds. Tney
gathered only to be sent scattering
down side streets by troopers VINO
used the broad side of their sabres
freely but it was not until the troop
ers had fired their pistols into the
crowd and seriously wounded an un-
Identified man that order was fully re-
stored.