Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
A BLOODY RIOT.
The Striking Street-Car Men Of St.
Louis Use Mob Violence to
Garry Their Point.
onrs Upset, Drivers and Conductors
Severely Handled and Mules
Turned Loose.
one of the strikers Shot and killed i,y a
f"lic"man-scv several Of the Icnders
Under Arrest.


TIM SITUATION IN rim MORNING.
Sr LOuis. Mo-, Oct. g.--Tbr sitna,,ou
regarding the striking strcct-car mon nr,.
Scnts no marked changes from that of
yesterday, but there is a feeling of nreat
uncertainty and expectation OF further
violence, All lines are running some cars
and several of them are doing nearly. n
not quite, full service. The broadway
and Fifth street line, which Is the longest
In the city. and which has been suspended
since the strike began, sent out a few cars
this morning under the protection of
policemen. Police officers arc stationed
at numerous points on the streets occu.
pied by the railways Officers have been
placed on the cars of some other roads.
No disturbances have been reported up TO
noon and IL is hoped that the large dis.
play OF police will prevent further
| trouble.
| The so.callcd arbitration committee an.
pointed by the Trades assembly was In
session with the executive board OF the
knights of Labor until four o'clock this
morning, and the session was resumed TO.
day They claim TO be arranging plans
Tor u settlement OF the troubles, but moth.
Ing effective seems TO have been done yet.
They also claim that much OF the violence
Of yesterday was committed by outsiders
and all strikers are under strict orders To-
preserve The peace.
MORE SERIOUS AsPEOT.
lATER-rhe quiet of the morning hours
was not continued, rs about noon the
strikers began to assemble in various
parts of the city, and things presented an
oniinous appearance. First riot oc-
Cured on the Chontcau Avenue road.
Several cars were dumped into the gut.
ter, and the drivers and conductors werr
severely handled.
Next big crowd of strikers attacked
several cars of the Union Depot
line on the Twelfth street
bridge, within square OF
the four courts and the police headquar.
tcrs. The drivers and conductors were
badly beaten, one conductor being rem
dercd lnsensihlc, The rioters were in
such a hurry 30 tip over the cars that the
passengers were not allowed time to get
ont OF them, and two ladies were badly
bruised ON the Twelfth street bridge
while stepping from ear which the
strikers had already tilted IN The air.
Mayor Francis aud Chief Of Police lIarr-
gan with squad of police arrived on The
bridge soon afterwards and
MADE SOME ARRESTS.
The rioters dispersed suddenly. about
p. m riot broke out on the Cass Avenue
line, the road extending from Ninth 20
Fourteenth streets; az least dozen cars
of the Cass Avenue line were laid in the
cutters between the streets named by
the mob, All the conductors and drivers
were thumped very roughly and the mules
turned loose on the street. Shortly after
this another riot occurred on the tricks
OF the Union lines on O'Fallon street,
near Tenth street. Here the cars were
tossed about and the widest excitement
prevailed.
The mobs were In close proximity and
the crowds soon united, some 1000 or 5000
people filling all the adjacent streets and
preventing traffic. In u few minutes an.
other mob began TO overturn the cars OF
the Lindcll Railway company on Eighth
street and Washington avenue, and here,
too, an immense crowd gathered
Up 10 . 80 p. IN. nobody IS reported
badly hurt, but serious trouble may occur
at any time.
nLoODsuED
The first really serious event, and one
involving loss Of life, occurred this after
noon on Stoddard avenue. One of the
cars OF the Onion Depot line was coming
up the avenue in charge of Policemen
Griffith and llannon, and when near
Hickory street II WAS surrounded by
some fifty men, who began 70 cut the .
harness and make other demonstrations 4
The officers ordered the men TO desist, I
Int they paid no attention, and assaulted !
the officers with sticks aud rocks Ham
non was struck with arock, and Griffith I
was Knocked down by man named John I
lIovey. While the latter was beating
Griffith, Harmon drew his pistol and shot (
him IA The head, killing him. The body /
of llovey was taken TO the morgue, aud (
llannon went 10 headquarters and re-
ported the affair aud was placed under I
arrest. There Is a difference OF opinion
as 10 whether Harmon was justified In
shooting lIoyGy, but the weight of tcsti-
mony so far is IN his favor HOyey was
a brick-layer, but had been driving Il car
on the Lindell road Of late.
-Four OF the rioters ia the Twelfth
street bridge affair, four Of the Chouteau
avenue gang. five Of those who upset the
cars on Washington avenue and six OF
those who stopped cars on O'Fallon street
were arrested this afternoon and locked
hut when they found that they would be-
confined in the hold-over and released on
bail, they cooled down and were more
docile.
William Jackson, chief clerk OF the q
Arlington hotel at Hot Springs, while go-
Ing 10 the fair grounds in a Cass avenue
EAR, was struck by a rock during the riot
ana had his jaw badly fractured.
Henry Yeagcr, prominent citizen, Was
also struck in the face with rock, and
received severe wound.
All QrIET Ar MDNIGHT.
None Of the roads involved IN the strike
IRE running cars tonight, they having
suspended operations as precautionary
measure. They will resume tomorrow,
however. 1t was apprehended this even
ING that some sort u movement would
be made tonight against the Olive and
Market street lines, whose men have not
the strikers, and the mounted police
force was brought In from the suburbs 4