. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . Clearin!T Out West Twelfth S. t Turner Hall in Riot of 1877. THE RIOT OF 77. 179 coming from the south, and the mob quickly scattered. Asthe bhie-coats passed the point where the cars were wrecked,several shots were fired out of one of the buildings, but noha)ni was done. The police marched along, clearing thesidewalks as they advanced across the Halsted street via-duct, but encountered no more opposition iintil they came tothe corner of Halst
. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . Clearin!T Out West Twelfth S. t Turner Hall in Riot of 1877. THE RIOT OF 77. 179 coming from the south, and the mob quickly scattered. Asthe bhie-coats passed the point where the cars were wrecked,several shots were fired out of one of the buildings, but noha)ni was done. The police marched along, clearing thesidewalks as they advanced across the Halsted street via-duct, but encountered no more opposition iintil they came tothe corner of Halsted and Fifteenth streets, where a largecrowd of laborers liad assembled. The police formed inline here, chartjed the crowd with their clubs, and scatteredtliem in all directions. Several, who stubbornly held theirground or resisted, were pretty badly beaten. The mobgathered again about a block away and marched west, hoot-ing and yelling as they went. In a few minutes Lieut. Hood,commanding about 100 men, came down Halsted to Twenty-second street, clearing everything before him. The firstthree companies remained in the vicinity of Thirteenthstreet, which was considered the mos
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