The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-13
Two Men and One Boy Killed in
Disturbance Guards Have
Hands Full
MACHINE GUN is USED
IN scoLLAY SQUARE
Several Wounded by Fire After
Cavalry Charges Crowd
Mob Still Beyond Control

| Boston, Sept. 1G.-Two men and a
boy were killed tonight in turbulent
riots growing out of the police strike.
milor nature to members of mobs,
police officers and State .Guardsmen.
The most serious disturbances We're
in the vicinity of Scollay Square and
South Boston. Cavalrynaen charged
the crowds and machine gun was
used, one man being killed and sew
eral wounded by its fire. At late
hour the mob was still uncontrolled.
Property damage was slight COM
pared to that inflicted by the wild
rampage of hoodlums last night.
One OF the most serious elements in
the complicated outlook was the pos
sibility OF sympathetic strikes by la
Dor unions which have declared their
support Of the policenen's union.
Like the patrolmen's organization,
most Of these unions are affiliated witt:
the American Federation of Labor.
The State branch of the federation,
at its annual convention in Green
/ field today instructed all Boston ,1n-
ions to vote tomorrow nigh, OH the
question of action to back up the po-
licemen.
Scollay Square was thronged all
day and well into the night The
crowd early became riotous and cav
alrymen were sent to disperse it.
The mob surged in and out Of the
Square. Shots were fred and an ur-
identified man was killed. a woman
was wounded in the arm. a middle
aged volunteer policeman was 50
badly beaten up that he was re-
moved to a hospital ard three cav
alrynien were hit over the head by
bottles and other missiles and also
were given hospital treatment. After
infantry reinforcements arrived the
square was finally cleared.
The South Boston. district which
was so turbulent last night was con-
sidered one of the worst danger spots
and a large force Of troops was
thrown in there early in the night
Fer some time they held IN check the
mcbs of polyglot residents Of the
peninsular section but. late at night
conditions were so menacing that a
machine gun crew was rsisEed over
70 aid them.
So fierce was the resistance CT the
angry crowd to the efforts OF the
Guardsmen to preserve some sort Of
order that guns were levelc6 and the
machine gun was put IN position.
All sorts of missiles were hurled at
the guardsmen. a shower O. stones
90 endangered the soldiers IA. the
machine gun crew were ordered TO
FIRE. One man was Killed. a3d several
wounded
Windows wore broken in different
parts OF the city but there was little
footing.
1t was noon today when Mayor
Peters assumed control Of what was
left Of the police department and call
ed upon the commander of the Tenth
Regiment of the State Guard to as
sist him in preserving order. At the
same time ne asked Governor Coolidge
,or additional troops from outside the
city The governor Immediately call
ed out the Fourth Brigade, compris-
ing men from cities and towns in the
Metropolitan district, and this even
ing ordered out the Fourteenth In
fantry from the Cape and the Twen-
tieth Infantry from Western Mas
sachusetts. Boston also furnished a
motor transport corps. a troop Of cav
airy and an ambulance company.
This force was believed sufficient to
cope with the situation Immediately
resulting from the strike of police
last night. but the threat that synapa-
thetic strikes might be declared by
the city firemen, street car men. tcle-
phone operators and electrical worx-
ers and other organized bodies a!liliat-
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