The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-14


the Order and the commands cf your COM
mit{eemen."
At this pc5nt Dwyer broke il: Eyes, why
don't you tslk for Jay Gould, and be done
with iI2 They shot our mec down in cold
blood, and yeu ask US to be quiet. / say:
Hang them hang theml"
The crowd took up the words, crying:
''Burn, ELL and shoot"
BTownipointed his finger at Dwyer, and
asked bi-H, Are you a Knight OF Labor"
Dvyer lodged the question, and yelled on
XII The brutesl"
''Ase you a knight OF Labor, ask?" said
Brown.
Ne" answered Dryer, "but I'm with
tilem in everything, ycu can bet"
'tlRktew that you were not a knight" said
Brown. 81 knew that no Knight would talk
as You do. Again, brothers, / appeal to you
20 De calm and disperse to your homes. If
Won will not obey our laws, remember that
you are foresworn; that you are 10 longer
Knights OF Labor. Brothers, i beg of you,
DO nothing rash. What, oh, what! will the
Knights Of the country think OF you?
Oh, what will the whole world
forget how hard We worked to build up our
organization. Oh do not tear it down in
ruins by one rash act. All men who incite
/ you TO strife are not true Knights of Labor.
! They are worse than the detectives of the
railroad who are trying TO hunt you down.
murderer"
While Brownwas speaking Committeeman
Hayes walked excitedly up end down the
! platform, exclaiming in a despsiring man
ner: ''0h, my God! my Godl / wish this
bad not happenedm His eyes were watery
| he was almost crying-an6 when he ad-
dressed the mob after Browns harangue
his emotions choked him several times and
! he was obliged to auseIfor.utterance. Hayes
| speech was of the same tenor es Browns, as
was also that Of Martin O'Nes., who followed
| Hayes
Casper Heep, another prominent knight
| OF Labor, who had arrived in the meantime,
was busy among the crowd, trying upon the
more excited individuals the arguments
| which the committeeman we're urging from
the platform.
After awhile the temper O. the mob cooled
| down somewhat and they dispersed, not,
however, wholly Paci6ed, many of them
| threatening TO ayenge the deaths caused by
| the deputies.
Mayor Joyce after his encounter with the
| deputies of the bridge, when he attempted
10 arrest them in their fight, went through
the excited crowd to his ef1ice. He attempted
to calm the men, but foxnd it useless, The
streets and sidewalks were blocked with men,
1 women and children, who rushed in every
| direction at every indication of trouble.
| Reaching his Office Sb9us an hour after the
shooting be at once issed proclamation to
| close all saloons and E5srning women and
minors TO keep off the streets. He was seen
ID company with Messrs. Bailey and Hays,
| OF the General Executive Committe of the
| knights of Labor, who were urging him to
DO all in his power 10 calm the men. Ee said
! that he had notified the Governor two weeks
| ago that he could do nothing, and that he
was utterly powerless.
At noon to-day Sheriff Ropiequet sent the
following dispatch to the Governor:
mob OF 2oo men invested the entrance of the
employees of the yard. When commanded by me
| and my Deputies 10 disPeSsc they hooted and de-
Tided ne and my posse, and applied epithets to
me and refused to dis2eTSe in the presence of the
city police officers. With the force at my disposal
can not preserve the Pes &C and afford protection
stances Intend to Send my posse to their homes.
| hereby invoke the aid Gf State militia sufficient
u aid me in the execution OF laws and protection
| OF property. Will feC2a1I written request for
militia by next mail.
SHERIFF RorIEoUEr
During the shooting Sheriff Ropiequet
sent the following dispatch:
| r. ]. Oglesby, Springfield III
Mob concentrating wish rifles and guns 10
storm the Louisville and Nashville freight house.
One man killed on bridge. Danger imminent.
| RoPIEQ6ET
To this the Governor replied:
Your telegram reeei lived ct 8 D. m. have given
orders ier military force 10 report at once under
command Of a Colonel, who will be on the grounds
| to lake charge OF said force. Several companies,
! possibly eight or more, will go. You will have a
! reliable force upon which &C depend: 1 win In
stTuct the Colonel TO report 70 you, and must ex-
ect OF each of you the STeai est earnestness aud
discipline in yOnr councils ard cooperation with
/ the officers in command OF the force III General
! Vance can leave here or the 4 p. m. train, will
send MIN down Please keep this dispatch for
YOU more fully in Writing. eep me- advised %, Of
important events until Tie arrival Of the militia
| force. r. j. OGLEsBY.
Some of the deputies who failed to escape
| with those who fed TO tlsis city were chased
farrr 4
! offices of the Louisville and Nashville. The
warehouse was surrounded by an immense
! crowd who hooted and yelled and urged
The men 10 attack the stronghold and drive
the deputies out. Men went among the
crowds urging others to procure arms and
| shoot all the deputies they could find.
| Some OF the deputies watching their
| opportunity slipped out and worked their
way among the freight cars Cnobserved. A
Louisville and Nashville freight car backed
down alongside the platform and took away
the others to place of safety. Two were
! sighted by the strikers, who had procured
arms, and were chased under the bridge.
One of them was caught in front of Toney' s
| house, on the levee, and was beaten to death
by the mob; another was reported to have
been shot as he was escaping Erder the ap-
PToach to the bridge The other deputies
escaped unharmed.
A few Of the more violent strikers, after
| arming themselves, announced their inten-
tiOn of attacking the deputies or guard at
the Ohio and Mississippi yards, and advanced
! in that direction. When near the yards
they were met by several deputies end fired
upon, killing, as they say, one Of TIER num-
| Der.
The situation i'll East st. Louis, &c far as
] can be ascertained at midnight, hes been
pretty quiet. Comparatively few PEOPLE
were on the streets after dark and ocly here
4 and there small knots of men congFegated
and discussed the events of the day.
Late in the evening two companies CT NIL
i itia, one f5cm Decatur and one from Nash
! vile H., came in and were assigned TO GUAR
I tiers.
4 Still later good deal OF excitement was
caused by tie discovery of fire in car
loaded with hay in The Louisville and Nash
vile yards, bat no damage was done beyond
the burning % the About IL O'Clock
fEe broke out liz the Cairo Short Line yard,
at 1ne lower end of the island, and the mea-
| ger Eeports from chat locality at midnight
J say three or four cars were bG<ned, but no
| further damage was done. Two Gre engines
and Babcock e1t;aguisher wess sent over
| from here soon afte< the fire iE the Louis
vile and Nashville yaGsd, and it was through
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