Show 1 i 1 i i i I I I I I i 1 I SOUTH OMAHA I SCENE OF RIOT AND PILLAGE I Frenzied Mob Attempts to I Drive Greeks From Pack Packing I ing House City i TWO YOUTHS WOUNDED DURING THE SCRIMMAGE KILLING OF POLICEMAN FRIDAY NIGHT RESPONSIBLE FOR DE DESIRE DESIRE DESIRE SIRE FOR VENGEANCE I I Omaha Neb Feb 21 Following a at a mass noting mooting at the city hall hull in itt South Omaha this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon at which two members mem ers of th the state legislature and an attorney were the principal speakers a n wild mob of SOO to men started for the Greek Creek quarters to avenge the death of Patrol Patrolman Patrolman man iran Edward Lowery who was shot and killed Friday night by a Greek whom he had under arrest Be Before Befort fort fore their thirst for fo blood had been satisfied two boys were shot and at least eight persons had been injured by heavy missiles which the crowd I used as QS s weapons and not less than thirty buildings were partially demol demolished demolIshed The injured boys are Frank rank Sweeney and Joseph Gamble each about 15 years ears of age who received part of ot the contents of a shotgun fired into the crowd by the maddened Greeks The other persons injured were all foreigners and after their wounds were dressed they were sent to their homes Mob of Thousands A crowd of perhaps OO or quickly gathered to augment the size of the mob ana and a general assault was be begun begun begun gun on n the homes and business places of the Greeks This attack was cen centered centered at and Q streets where Is located the principal Greek quarter The maddened crowd began Its work of ot destruction by b throwing stones and brick through the windows of stores and houses known to be oc occupied occupied occupied by b the Greeks Greek In a very ery short time havoc was made with the fronts of these thebe places and the stocks of the stores were quickly laid waste wa rte Two blocks east another crowd smashed the front of a 0 saloon and several daring spirits attempted to pillage the interior when a squad of police charged the crowd and prevented the mob from rom securing the liquor It was at this place that the two boys bos were shot and the other persons persona injured Doors Kicked In InA InA InA A third crowd rushed to and L streets and attacked a n confection confectionery ery store run by b Demos Bros Dros The big plate plato glass windows were quickly smashed the doors kicked in and the stock and show cases destroyed Mrs Mary Many Demos and her aged father were in inthe Inthe inthe the store and both narrowly escaped death at the hands of the mob The three attacks were made almost simultaneously and the destruction was completed before Chief of ot Police Br gs could get his scattered forces together Riot Lasted Three Hours Meantime Sheriff Brayley Draley all aU aUthe the deputies possible and rushed them to South Omaha to aid the police It took some time to get this force organized and during the interval Greeks were attacked on every hand The members of the mob assaulted many man Italians and who were mistaken for Greeks The law lawlessness lawlessness lawlessness Jasted for three hours before a semblance of quiet could be restored The police pollee gained control about 6 G but were unable to disperse tho the crowd Every home and business place of o tho the Greeks Greks was surrounded by officers who ho found It impossible to keep back the crowds At 6 G Chief Briggs asked the Omaha city authorities to send all aU the available police officers to South Omaha as more serious trouble was anticipated tonight After considering the legal phases of oC the case cafe it was as decided not to comply with the request for Omaha po pa policemen policemen Sheriff Brayley will swear In a 11 large number of or extra deputies who will cooperate with the South Omaha police Attempt at Lynching An unsuccessful attempt was made Fri Friday Frida Friday day da night to lynch the Greek who killed Patrolman Lowery and aDd this was followed by b a call fo fop a mass meeting for this aft afternoon afternoon to take some action with regard to the Greeks A thousand persons attended the mass meeting which was addressed by b State St te Representatives Perry Howard HowardJ J P Krause Frank a It prominent Bohemian and Attorney H U i C Murphy Murph Attorney Murphy Murph shouted The lh blood of an An American is on the hand of these Greeks Creeks and some method should be adopted to avenge aen e his death The meeting was then dismissed an ant half the audience rushed to the Greek quarter where the tho destruction began At 9 tonight the mob again be began began began gan depredations and riot calls came caIrn in from several places The mob set fire to the house of a Greek Gr k Three men were taken laken from the place After being se so severely verely verel beaten two of them were put In a passing street car while the tile other was taken away by a the mob who intended to put him on board the outgoing train It is not known what hat was nUt done dono with him The fire department extin extinguished extinguished extinguished the blaze Charles Charies aged 30 3 a sap of the mob which was trying to Break Into a building received a ft dangerous gunshot wound A mob smashed smash d the thO th front of oZ a store and andone andone andone one of the Greek of the place was waa Wa badly Injured The police rescued him and sent him to a hospital in an auto automobile automobIle automobile mobile |