The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-10
STRIKING CAR-DRlVERS.
AN EXCITING DAY At ST. LOUIS
Cars Overturned and tho Drivers aud
Conductors Badly Bexten--several
Persons Seriously Iniurcd and
One striker Killed BY the
Poiice-Not Yet Ended.


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-The situstion xe-
garding the strike of the street car
mon presents no marked changes from,
that Of yesterday, but there Ia fsellna
of great uncertainty for explanstlon Of
such violence. All lines ARC running
some cars, and several OF tham arc
doing largo, II not quite full SER
vice,
The Broadway ard Fifth street .ine,
which in tho longest in the city, and
which has heen practically suspended
since the strike, again sent out few
ears this morning under protection of
the police. Police officers ara stationed
on tho numerous streets occupied by
The railways and officers have been
placed on the cars on some other
roaos. No disturbances were reported
up to noon, and 1t is hoped that tho
largo display OF police will prevent
further trouble. Tho so-csllod arbitrs-
ton committee appointed by the
Trades assembly was Ia session
with the executive board Of the
Knights of Labor until O'clock
this morning, and the session
was resumed to-day. They claim
to no arranging plans for settlement
OF the troubles, hut nothing seems TO
have been doae yet, They also claim
that much OF the violence oi yesterday
WAS committed by outsiders, and that
all strikors are under strict orders 10
preserve tho peace.
The iirHt really serious event, aud
one involving the loss OF life, occurred
Gbont a o'clock this evening. On Stod-
dard avenue n car of The Unj0n
depot line was coming up tho avenue
IN charge or Policemen Grllliths and
Hannop, aud when near Hickory street
u was surrounded by somo so mon,
who began TO cut the harness and
make other demonstrations. The oiii.
cers twice ordered tho men TO desist,
but they paid 90 attention 10 the order.
end assaulted the officers with s,ioks
and rocks. Harmon was struck with n
rock and Griiliths wHa Knocked down
by q man named John Haver,
While the latter was beating Griffith.
Hannan drew his pistol and shot him
in tho head, killing him. The b body OF
Haver WAS taken to tho iaurgue and
Harmon vent 10 headquarters and re-
ported the affair and gave himself up.
'Tnore is difference If opinion az TO
Whetnor HaDpon was justified in
shootng Haver, but the weight OF tes-
nmony 30 FAR Ia IN his favor. Hayer
was brick-layer, but has been
drlvlnB car 0u the Lindell
road OF late. Foar Of tho rioters IN the
Twelfth street bridge affsir, tour of
tho Ohataau avenue gang, five of those
who stopned cars on Washington
avenue, and six Of those WHO stopped
cars on O'Fallen street we're arrested
this afternoon and locSsd up. The
prisoners were quite defiant, but when
they found thoy would bo coniiueh in
the "b0ld-over" and not released on
bail, they cooled dowu and were more
docile,
LATER The QUOT OF tho morning
hours was not continued, as about
noon tho strikers began TO assemble in
various parts OF the city and Ghings
presented an omipcus appearances,
First, riot occurred on tho Chateau
avenue road and several cars wero
dumped into tbs gutter and the
drivers sud conductors ware
severely handled. Next, big
crowd Of strikers attacked several cara
OF the Union Depo. lino on the Twelfth
street bridge, within square of Tho
-Four Courts and police Headquarters.
Tho drivers and conductors ware
badly beaten, ono conductor beipr
rendered inseDsible. The riOtors wero
In such hurry to tip over the cars
that the pssseugsra wore not allowed
time TO get out Of hem, and two ladies
were badly bruised on the Twelfth
street bridge whilo steppinc from a
cor wbish tho strikers mad al.
readY tilted IN tho air.
Mayor Francls and Chief nf
Police HarriRap, with ecuad
OF police, arrived on the bridge sOon
afterwards and msde some arresta,
Tho rioters disperBeG sulleuly.
About 2 p. M, a riot broke cut on
the Casa avenue line, the road extend.
ing from Ninth TO Fourteenth atreets.
AT least dozen cars of tho Cess ave-
nue. line were laid in tho gutters bs.
tween the streets namOd by the mon.
All the conductors and drivers were
thumpad very roughly, end tho mnles
turned loose on the street. Shortly sf.
ther this, an thor riot occurred on the
tvaogs Of the Union lines, Oh Allen
street, near Tenth street. Here
the cars were tossed about and
the widest eXcitcment prevailed.
Tho mohs were In clone proximity nm 4
the crowds soon unitsd, aome 1000 or
5000 people filling ali tho aiincent
streots and preventing traffic. In a
Tow minutes another mob began 10
overtarn the cars OF tho Llndeli Rail.
way company on Eighth straet and
washington avenue, and here, too. nm
immense crowd gathered. I'm to o,gO
D. IN nobody Ia reported yofy bsalv
hurt, but serious trouble may occur a,
any time.
None Of tho roada Involved In thu
striko are runniug cara Tonight. thev
having suspended operations as \ pro.
cautionsry measure. They will re-.
sumo Tomorrow, however. Is ,ves an.
prehondod this evening ths, some sort
OF a movement wonlu be made Ia
night sgainst the Olive and Market
street lines, whose men haye
not Joined tho strikers. and
the mounted police fore, wss
brought In mom tho suburbs 10 rnerI
them. This iorco has patrolled thn
rofd Tonight, but no ciomnpetrntlon
was made. The Franklin ayenue ilna
ilTtN D0Il0H@
mon being assigned 70 each car.
very bitter feeling exlsts among tho
ttriketS on account OF tho killlnr az
Hovop, and the ect is dsroupoed - "A
deliberate murder. Tho enSertiyo
board OF tho Knights cr Labor sens n
committee ot nlx mqn 10 yisit
the. pIesi1onta nf tho rail-onla
to-day, but ;hCy viii not royseI No 20.
sult. Tho police board, At an fxecu.
two meeting this afternoon, ordered
oVo 90, special police put ON duty 10.
Alta meeting Of leading cl,iscna this
afternoon 70 consider tho situation, a
commit,eo OF ave prominent mar
chants were nnpulnthd Go set M thyoe
separate hours tn.morrow 60 haer
statements hom tic rsilrnsd tiIlslnia.
lhn stlaerp, or mon emp,ovpd on Tho
railroads, aud roprssoutatisea of the
knighls OF Labor. When those s,rie-
ments ato nsdu tho cnmmit,ao win no.
port TO the general cltlzsna' commiiisa
ior hnal action. II wau fespivcd
nov oyor by tho general colnmittre TO.
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