The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
THE TROUBLES IN CHICAGO.

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Continuation of the Street. Car Com
ductors' and Drivers Strike-Cars Run
Under Police Protectfon-violent DEM
STATIONS.
CHICAGO, July Cars were run yester-
day Oh four of the West Side lines-Lake,
Randolph, Van Buren, and Madison streets.
They are still under the protection of the
police force, although the number of officers
to each car has been diminished. The
noon hour released nearly three thou
sand mechanics and laboring men from
the factories and machine shops
in the neighborhood of Jeffer-
son and West Randolph streets, and they
all with one accord eongregated on the
latter street to watch the ears go by. The
crowd allowed several cars to get through
without molestation, merely contenting
itself with jeering and hooting at the
police and carmen on board. Cries of
" RatS!" and "Scabs!" were indulged
in extensively without notice from
the police. About 1890 o'clock car $40
came along on the way downtown, with a
gOodly load of passengers, four policemen
and deputy sheriff or two. The crowd be-
came bold and made rush to the center of
Randolph street, compelling the driver to
stop his team. 1t looked like trouble for a
moment, but the crowd seemed to be salts
fed with its success in stopping the car,
for no violence was attempted. The
police drew their clubs and the deputies
their revolvers, and stood by the car steps,
prepared to resist any overt act A dozen
officers in the neighborhood ran up to as
sist, and formed Gordon round the car,
where they stood until a patrol-wagon with
squad of men from the DeSplaines Street
Station came galloping up, at the sight of
which the crowd backed to the sidewalk
and the car went on No clubbing was
done and no arrests were made.
George Hatchell, driver, while turning
switch ON Western avenue shortly after
noon, was struck ON the back of the head
by stone thrown by some one in Sympa-
thy with the strikers. He was quite serious
ly hurt, and was sent home in wagon. No
one saw the stone thrown and no arrests
were made.
: A small mob attacked a Van Buren,
street car at Robey street at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The mob assaulted the
driver, tore him from the platform, and
struck him in the face, badly disfiguring
him. The police sprang to his rescue,
and there was lively scuffle fol-
some time. One policeman fired two
shots without hitting anybody, and the
lady who was on the car escaped without
any injury. One of the rioters was ar
rested by the police and taken to the station
During the turmoil some of the men who
made up the mob hauled the car off the
track and overturned it into the ditch.
An hour later a mob, somewhat smaller
in dimensions, attacked car $50 on Ran.
dolph near Lincoln street. There were
Deputy Sheriffs on the car, but they were
either afraid or powerless, and patrol.
wagon had to bring relief in this instance
Also Help however, came too late to save
the driver, Wallace Chaffy, from harm. He
had been Fstruck on the head by heavy
stone, and was lying in his blood on the
pavement when the police arrived. Six ar
rests were made in this instance. Chaffy
was taken to the County Hospital, where
he now is in dangerous condition, his
skull being fractured.
At 1880 p. M. the crowd on Van Burer
street had gathered new courage, and at
tackled a car near Lincoln street. There
were four officers of the Second Precinct on
the car, but it seems that they played the
role of inactive spectators. The horse:
were unhitched in the twinkle of an eye
but the driver held on to the lines prevent
ing the animals from getting away In the
nick of time the Larrabee street and Thirty
fifth street patrol wagons came upon thu
scene, the officers firing their revovers ii
the air and soaring the mob away. Sever
members of the mob fell into the hands Of
the police
Another attack was made at the cornel
of Robey and Madison streets, the attacking
party being the same as at Van Buren, ant
Robey streets, where it succeeded in de
railing the Van Buren, car On Madison
street the strikers crowded around thu
Car and, after assisting tho passenger
to alight, unhitched the horses anC
dragged the driver and conducto
from the car into the street, They pro
ceeded to beat the two men, while Others
held the four policemen ON the car anC
prevented them from rendering any assist
ance. The arrival of a second ca
dispersed the strikers, only one O
their number, Thomas Caruth, bein!
left behind in the hands of the police
The officers of the second car used their re
volyers, and having released the four off
GERS ON car 531 they in turn assisted in res
cuing the conductor and driver. TIL,
former, Thomas Bell, was out abou
the eye, his injuries not being serious TIL,
driver likewise escaped with slight in
juries
The news OF the four assaults on the new
employees spread among the men, and in
short time after the attack ON Randolph
| street the drivers and conductors began t,
grow impatient to quit work. The employs
on car 400, Immediately following $50, OF
which Chaffy was engaged, refused to make
a round trip after that occurrence. The,
ran the car down to Union Park, turned
back, despite the requests of the policemen
on board, and retraced the route to tn
barn. Other cars followed at short inter
walls, and by 80 the thirty-three cars wer
all housed, and the conductors and driver
| permitted to go or stay as they saw fit
Judge Prendergrast, of the County Court
has notified the strikers of his willingness
to act as arbitrator on their part The com
| pany still refuses to submit to arbitration
| A committee of the Trades Assembly calle'
on President Jones, of the West Division
Company yesterday to talk over the mat
ter of compromise They were, however
| refused an audience ON the grount
that they were er pdrte to the matter; tina
| IL Ulu not concern them. ana tnat The dlI1l
Guilty rested only between the company ant
the strikers Largely attended mass-meet
ings of citizens in sympathy with tn,
strikers are held nightly. The City Coun
| ell last night appointed committee to in
quire into the trouble between the railwa.
company and the strikers.
The strikers remain firm in their position
| They say that the running of few cars un
Tor ian 1o - 4Lo
| pany, and as long as they can keep tn,
company doing this they feel that in TIN
end they will gain Their point.
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