The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-06
Shoot to XIII Order
Given in Denver

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ilton Armstrong injured. Three Of
the Officers were IN serious condition.
Although he was knocked unconscious
last night by a brick hurled by n
member ~ the mob. Chief Armstrong
today was directing Preparations for
p%reventing renewed hostlitios tonight.
Private w. l.. Dewitte. medical de-
partment, United states army, was ar
rested at noon In tho offices Of The
Denver Times, whore he had gone to
write what he said was an "explnna-
tion" OF the attack on the building
of The Denver Post last night. lie
had been arrested last night. accord
ing 10 officers, hut was taken from
the police BY the mob, He belongs TO
the medical detachment mt the United
states hospital at Aurora. The police
1 charge he was the ring leader In the
attack on h Posi-.
Horace N. Hawkins. special attor-
neg for the city OF Denver, and Wayne
Williams. counsel for b striking
| tramway union, FLASHED IN the dis
trict court today when argument waa
| resumed before Judge Greeley Whit
ford to determine whether the union.
leaders shall he adjudged In contempt
! for striking.
The hearing was marked by tense
feeling, which reached a crisis when
Hawkins sprang 20 his feet to resent
what he construed as a threat OF FUR
| Their mob violence and revolution IN
the state should the courts injuno-
ton against n strike be upheld.
COnrt stops cash.
III such a rule is declared Will
ianaa said. then nothing n prevent
a revolution in his state and the law
will be chan6ed. 1 do not preach
revolution but IL is bound TO come
" the court denies the working man
| hia right TO strike, There Is no law
| or authority for such d declsion.,'
1t was at this point that Hawkins
| interrupted.
we win meet that trouble when
llt comea.'' he declared. III counsel
/ undertakes to make threats I want to
anawer him. n this trouble. that the
gentleman speaks OF comes. wen
crush Il with an iron heel and an
Eyes. and III be with yod when
you do H." responded Williams.
Judge Whitford stopped The dis
cussion. 44s b. a.
Denver Post Wrecked.
The rIotine began Tate In The after
noon nnd II was NIT untii M o'clock
In the morning that pembers Of mobs
which had kept police. busy in various
parts OF the city for o than six
hours had dispersed.
Eight street cars were wrecked, the
| office OF The Denver Post partially
demolished and damage. done tn car
barns in widely separated sections Of
I the city.
The dead:
: John Blake. union sympathizer,
shot and instantly killed.
A. q. Smith, Denver, died OF bullet
wounds.
The riots followed the first success
full enor Of the tramway company to
carry passengers on street cars
manned by armed strike breakers.
Two cars were blocked By a motor
truck Just as n parade OF 1000
strikers and sympathizers were pass
Ing. Some one threw n brick and the
paraders heeame an unbridled o
Car windows were smashed, protective
steel screens torn on and strike
breakers badly beaten before police
could reatoys order. One man was
shot in the Foot, aliegediy by a strike
breaker.
rhe Denver Post wal the next OBJ
ject OF the mob's attack, that paper
having Opposed the strike. Every
window in the place was broken,
presses were hammered and sand
thrown into the rollers; h business
UlNNtt WIS Mlfththf ittNAdn aAAa In
lures being thrown into the street;
tho engraving room was demolished
and type and linotype matrices scat
tered throughout the composing room.
The publishers said they would at
tempt to publish this afternoon.
street Cars Overturned.
While the mob was finishing the
job III the Post, another crowd had
gathered at the East Denver car barns
and a third mob had attacked the
South Denver barns where $50 strike
breakers who had arrived during the
day were housed. Several hundred
shots were fired at the latter place,
at which the two fatalities occurred
This mob did not disperse until well.
after midnight.
While police were engaged In quell-
ing these mobs, four street cars
which had beer waiting IN a roslden.
tial section for the trouble down town
to nbate. were attacked by a crowd
OF 5000 persons. The cars we're over
turned, the strike breakers after re-
ceiving a severe beating sought refuge
In the cathedral OF the Immaculate
Conception, and were saved by inter
vention OF priests until rescued by the
police. An attempt was made to burn
the cars but serious damage by fire
was prevented.
! All during the evening Mayor Bal