Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-02-15

ram, and persons who had not heard
the news would board the car and pay
their fare, only to be left at the car
stables or some other distant place.
As the day wore on men who dared to
drive car were caught and beaten
for their impudence, and in many
cases mules were unhitched and the
cars left standing on the street and in
some cases lifted across the track. A
number of the associates were locked
up by the police, and along in the af-
ternoon general riot was feared and
the sympathies of the people turned
against the street car men. Ladies in
many places felt that they were not
safe on the streets.
In the afternoon there occurred
RIOT AT LEE CIRCLE.
There was large collection of men
and boys, black and white, at the cor
ner of Canal and Royal and spreading
all over the neutral ground. They
were standing still, shuflling round on
their feet, craning their necks, then
pulling them'in, as if trying to draw a
Prytania street car in sight, and asking
all sorts of questions relative to the
strike and how they were to get up
town.
There were strangers in that crowd
who were anxious to get somewhere,
ladies with tired feet, and little chill
drcn holding them by the hands; men,
wives and mothers, who w ,nted to get
home, and whenever car rolled up to
the stand rush was made, II scram-
bic for seats, and push to gain en-
trance, were the occupations of the
moment. The trips were growing in
frequent and much further apart, for
committeeman OF the strikers were
persuading and frightening the men
off the cars, which in consequence
| soon ceased to run
The reporter then walked out to
Baronne street where one of the Car
rolltOn line was ready to move up
town. 1t was jammed when it left the
stand, and the mules could scarcel V
pull it along. 1t was then quarter to
3. AS it turned from Delord street to-
ward st. Charles and neared Lee place
it stopped. Just ahead, on the down
track, was car No. 81 of the same line
surrounded by an infuriated crowd led
by striker named Mason. The driver
of No. 81, man named Depez, was
dragged over the dashboard, knocked
down, kicked and brutally used. On
regaining his feet he started to run and
was pursued and beaten. He finally
sought refuge in house on St. Charles
street, the mob following him to the
door and breaking the flower vases
that were on the side of the steps.
Mason then, followed by his gang,
returned down the track, stopping
cars 81 and 81, taking out the mules
and driving them off. He was ours
ing, yelling, defying the law. shout
ing, wanting to fight, abusing bystan-
ders, assaulting passengers, and, back
ed by his followers, began ordering
people away and threatened TO whir
any man who dared open his mouth.
Mr. Charles Ranlet, who was stand
ing On the front platform of car No
81 ut the time Mason unhitched the
mules, demonstrated at the action be.
ing taken, saying that the passengers
had paid their fare, and were entitled
to trip up town. Mason replied by
vilcly curSing him, and climbing upor
the dashboard struck him alongside
the face. "Whcre did YOU come from
anyway" demanded Mason. Il was
raised here among you, and the sym
pathies of the people which have beer
with you will be withdrawn and yol
will be the sufferers by it," replied
Mr., Ranlet. 'Well," said Mason
"wc are now running this and will
down things for the present
People who protested were ordered
to keep quiet or it would be the worse
for them, ''they weuld get the same tha
the driver of No. 81 got" Mason