The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-09
THE LATEST OUTRAGE.
A Mob Of Union Moulders Attack Non-union
Men.

Men.
One of the most diabolical outrages that |
has been committed in Troy in many years |
occurred Saturday evening. Halsey A. |
Alexander and James II. Mills, of Lam
singburgh, two non-union moulders en-
ployed at M. L. Filley's foundry on Green
Island, were set upon by union moulders
and desperate attempt made 10 either
MAIN them for life or murder them out
right.
After reaching home Saturday evening
they concluded to pay visit to some
friends in Troy, and at about 10 o'clock
started for Lansingburgh. Alexander hav-
ing had no supper, owing to his mother
being absent az the time OF his arrival home
from work, invited his friend into Curley's
dining saloon on Franklin square to have
an oyster stew. While waiting for this to
be prepared an apprentice who formerly
worked at Filley's entered the saloon and
opened conversation with Alexander. Sus-
pectng the fellows presence BODIED them
no good, as soon as they had partaken of
their lunch, they attempted to leave the
saloon TO take the street car for home. On
reaching the front door they found !,
guarded on either side by Sc, eral union
moulders whom Alexander knew, and who
with oaths threatened to knock the heads
off the "scabs" If they dared venture out
Mills and Alexander then went TO the side
door of the dining room, on Grand Divi-
sion street, thinking to quietly make their
exit by this passage, and by circuitous
route reach the car unmolested, but they
| found their enemies lying in wait for them
at this point also.
Returning to the saloon, several friends
CHANGED to come in, to whom they related
their difficulty, and the friends volunteered
to escort them out of the place. The union
men made no demonstration and after &C.
companying Mills and Alexander short
| distance the gentlemen returned. When
Alexander and Mills reached Bodden's drug
store they discovered several of their enc
mics ahead of them. Alexander said to
Mills, "those fellows are laying for us,
and they turned, thinking to go up Federal
street, when they discovered another gang
coming up River street. Seeing no way
OF getting clear of them, Mills and Alex.
ander went into Bodden's store, and called
for cigars. While Alexander was paying
his bill one of the union men came in and
also called for cigar. Alexander seeing
a crowd surrounding the door, accused the
union moulder of getting him into a trap
This he stoutly denied. At the same time
another of the crowd walked up TO Mills
who was standing near the soda fountain
and accused him of being ''scab" who
carried pistol. This Mills denied, wher
the other called him q liar. Every well,
said Mills, "have it So" and just then {
paving stone weighing between three ant
four pounds, hit him over the right eye
knocking him down.
The crowd continued to increase in mum
bers, and Mr.. Bodden called Sergeant Nc
Grath and Officers Shanahan and Seery t
escort Mills and Alexander from the store
Not daring to take a street car for fear o
being dragged from it by the bloodthrst,
mob, they asked to be taken to the station
house. The crowd followed, THROWN,
stones and brck5ats, and it was expected
Mills and Alexander would be taken from
the officers.
Captain Murphy came to the officers as
sistance at Hutton street. Mills was knocke
down Ivy the missiles thrown, three differen
! times, before reaching the hay scales o.
|
wound in the head, one in the back and on
in the hip. Sergeant McGrath walked be
hind Mills and Officer Stranahan, benin
Alexander, to protect them, while Office
, Seery was placed in the mids
Of Tie u fEawfclnHy6r 4E3e" hay Sc Scales al
J exandcr ~as hit in the back with stone
/ Turning he saw the fellow run in an allie
way between two buildings, and drawin
his revolver fired another shot from re-
volver was fired almost at the same instant
The crowd at this time became still NOR
violent, and cries Of shoot the "scabs
were heard on all hands and stones wer
!, hurled in all directions. The men ver
finally got in the station house, and to pre-
vent Alexander from attempting to g
home, which would have surely cost hin
his life, Officer Shanahan prepared
charge of disorderly conduct and he wa
locked up.
| Just as Alexander and Mills had beef
got in the station house, the mob learne,
that William Sheehan, a union moulder O
$50 North Second street, had been shot
He was taken to his residence and DR.
, Akin was sent for.
, He was lying in semi.u unconscious stat
last night and the physicians say he ma
live for several days.
After Alexander and Mills had arrived a
station three the mob increased to full,
five hundred, and. fearing raid would b.
made on the building, the entire reserve O
the third precinct, together with sixtcel
men from the second, were placed on dat,
to guard the premises.
All things considered, it is the mos
tendish outrage ever committed in this vi
cinity, says the Troy Wing, and the guilty
parties are undoubtedly some Of the sam
gang who made the murderous attack OIL
Filley's boarding house short time since
Every citizen is entitled to protection s,
long as he obeys the laws, and the authori
ties owe 1t TO the public that this band o
assasslns be brought to justice.