New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-20
SHOT BY PINRERTONS MEN.
FIRING ON A MOB OF CHICAGO STRIKERS.
TWO MEN woUNDED-scENEs OF VIOLENCE IN THE
STOCKYARDe.
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CHICAGO Oct 49, The strike OF the packing
house employees, which ended yesterday, cumlh"'eu
in boodshed this afternoon. The fact that tue oi'
workmen were to be unemployed caused panic
among the men. Their lives had been threa'eheu'
and they finally being willing to take the chance'
of being assaulted by the union men. asked 10 oo ~
to their homes out of the city, The managers oi ne
houses promised to that they were fully proec'eu
and notices posted up in all the buildings 'n'oa'
ening with immediate discharge any man who IN
any way interefered with the newly engaged ii en-
This did not SUFFICE however in the face o. the threat
enings and murmurngs of the crowds of old men VINO
swarned into the yards during the forenoon. lhs
crowd was supplemented with hoodlum element
which loudly threatened to punish the guards ana all
non-unon men. Shortly before noon, special IRAN
the Lake Shore road was alongside the Armour
packing house. and boarded by about loo nom
union and 16O Pinkerton guards. Two oil lhe
latter had been caught by strikers early In the ioI
noon and been badly beaten and the men on the Tram
were jcered it left the yards The tram came 10
stop at Foreth and Hasted SITS which Is just OUT
sid the city limits to be switched to another rach
While waiting there crowd collected when pcgan
making hostile demonstrations. and PInke"ton men
charge that stones were thrown and several snots
fired. The chief OF the Town OF Lake police however
declares that seriously hostile move was made Dy
the crowd. However that may be. the Pnkerton men
fired ten twelve shots and Terence Begley, a leam
stcr. shot the abdomen and probably moftaiiy
wounded while another wounded man was cairieo
away. The facts were telephoned 10 the city ponce
headquarters and members of the regular ponce 9ic9
boarded the train at Twentysecond ST. anu "ai ~
all the Pinkcron men and work men TO tie pgieo
station The latter alter released anu siA
Pinkerton men identified confessed TO The
shooting were kept under arrest and the remainder
released The impression If that the hrihS Dh '"o
Pinkerton men unwarranted although "ip'dm
Pinkerton says that he has pie evidence 10 SNOW
that his fired upon first. The omcei III
charge OF tue Pinkeron men SAYS that he is conae a
that the workngmrn the train were being hleu
upon and for tins reason he declared that his mon
justified in returning the fire. The assaults
which had been made upon the individual rlhker,ph
had caused the corps to expect an attack,
so they declare II is also stated that several active
agitators urged the union men to not permh., tno
Pnkerton or nonunon men to leave the scene "itno"'
engagement.
The departure of the men and the excite
occas;oned by the shooting has complicated the stua-
ton. The packing house did not open. to-uaS, as
contemplated. thong large number OF the ola meu
re-engaged. The packing house owners arc no"
entirely dependent unon their old men, and thc
sincerity of the latter is questioned One OF the
packers said. this afternoons think the troune ~
only beginning. The gave up to- soon ana 100
easy to be sincere Ii will not surprise me TO see
another outbreak soon a. the men fancy they are
strong enough TO maze troubles look at this crowd
of unruy and angry people surgng IN aud out, reahy
at any moment do violence to any one that al all
disagrees with them any matter. Look AT the way
two strangers beaten and kicked this morning,
directly under the eyes of the Police
The outrage referred TO occurred during the fore
noon. Two well dresse men, who were near the
sheep market, who had been seen walking along, not
moestpp speaking to any one we're attacked oy
infuriated strikers and kicked, knocked down. rolled
in the mud and called scabs. They escaped into the
Exchange building followed by part of the crowd.
One of the victims was one Root, who was slght-
seeing. The other was Michigan newspaper CORE,
sponaent The stockyars managers at once announced
that all the main ALLEYS would hereafter be patrolled
by armed guards for the protection oi the puoilc'
A second Lake Shore train which had drawn up to
take away some of the men did not go away
when the of the shooting at Fortiethst reached
the yard, las il was deemed unsafe.