The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
PACKERS TAKE A HAND.
A LAKE SHORE TRAIN ASSAILED AT
THE UNION STOCK YARDS.
Forbearance of the Pinkerton Guards--A
Bloody Riot Ayerted-Controversy Be-
tween President Newell of the Lake
Shore and Sheriff Hanchett-A Victim
of the winchester-Strike Notes.

BLOODY hiot yerted-ContrOversy Be-
tween President Newell OF the Lake
Shore and sheriff Hanchett-A Victim
of the winchester-strike Notes.
46e, escorted by thirty special policemen, at
II O'Clock Wednesday morning was sent into
the stock yards. On arriving near the pack
ing houses intense excitement prevailed.
Every window of the packing houses was
crowded with workmen, who yelled offensive
epithets at the guards.
At Il O'Clock the Lake Shore engine which
was attached TO tool-car and cabocss was
stopped behind the Chicago Packing and
Provision company's slaughter house by a
train of cars in front As the packing
house whistles blew the sigma! for the dinner
hour crowd of at least 1900 employees
gathered in the vicinity. The win
dows of the packing house immedi-
ately beside the train We're thronged
with the workmen, who Logan to yell at the
officers, and in a few moments tine widest
excitement prevailed. Some oiial was
thrown from the windows and struck one of
the three flnkerton men who We're on the
top OF the car. This was the signal for Il
shower of stones and clubs which were
thrown from tho windows and roofs of the
building.
Officer Mike Begley was struck on the
Jaw by one of the clubs and was seriously
wounded The pinkertun men raised their
rifles to shoot, but were restrained by a
deputy sheriff. This was fortunate, as
shot at that moment would undoubtedly
have precipitated serious riot The crowd
was finally broken up when the whistles
summoned them back TO work at l4:,U
O'Clock. The train was started up and
moved behind Armour and Murphy's pack
ing houses amid shower OF missiles, which
did no damage
At Il clock Tuesday morning an old man
came down the track, and gust an east
bound freight was passing, stopped and
picked up coupling pm. Due Ut Tinker
toms men, thinking that the man was in
the act OF hurting the mi 'sile ut the cab,
fired a shot from his Winchester over the
mans head. The ball entered the rear OF
the house at 4l1i Butterlield street, passed.
through a two-inch board partition, ami
cut a fuTTow in the back OF the neck OF
10-year- old boy named John Kenny,
third of an inch deep The father of the
lad, recognizing the fact that the shooting
was purely accidental, refused to prosecute
the officer, although he was urged by the
strikers to do So
About O'Clock Tuesday afternoon en-
CINE No. As and its crew of "ubiectiona-
bic switchmen made up q train of cars
from the various packing houses The
train consisted OF about thirty loaded cars,
manned by ten Pinkerton men with Win,
hos - n.
curves which would throw II from the most
southerly to the tracks on the north side of
Transit avenue While following these
curves, and when tie train was strung out
along the elongated shaped letter = and
blocking three tracks, the switch 100 feet
or so west OF Packers avenue was thrown,
and In moment hve cars IN the
very center of the train were either run.
ming upon different tracks or humping
along over the ties The Pinkcrton men on
top were given thorough shaking up but
one of them, John Dalton, was not SO badly
ratified that lie failed to see and shoot at the
man who derailcd the train The bullet
from the Winchester plcwei up the dirt at
the fleeing mans feet Dalton and several
others imInediately gave chase, bat did not
succeed in effecting his capture
y Hunttti VI Shiittltb "cib k'ltN ditut
the corner and when the people in the
neighborhood heard of the circumstance
they became very indignant, and tor a while
were very excited They wanted to take
| Dalton and lynch him, aud were On the
| point of advancing upon him for this pur-
| pose when the other Pinkerton mon rallied
about him and would not permit HIM to I've
| touched Those who were not armed with
| Wnchesters drew and tourished their big
revolvers, and for several minutes every in
| dication pointed TO a bloody conflict on the
spot. This was happily averted, however,
although numerous threats were made
| against Dalton It took an hour to cleai
| the track
| Sheriff Hanchett has made a full state
| ment of his connection with the compromise
two months ago between the striking
| switchmen and the Lake Shore officials II,
had conferences with President Newell and
the governor. he says, aud was prepared tC
protect the road Ho told Mr.. Newell, ht
says, that he had no means to employ eXtrS
force, but MIR. Newell promised to reimburse
him if the county board did not provide fol
| 1t. He paid the men he hired from the de
tective agencies s ,d+2, and has not been re
imbursed The evening ssbeforc the day %
the compromise, he met Mr.. Newell, and th'
agreement was drawn up. The men then re
| turned to work. Mir Newell said the sler
i'll. "was DESTROYS of settling the matter with
out affecting the dignity of the company
and answered him that | could get place
for the eight Objectionable men, whicl
seemed to please him and he authorized III,
to act MIR. Hanchett asked for the name,
of the eight non unionist, and they wer
sent him on a sheet OF the company paper
with the heading torn of. He succeeded il
getting the men places, and they appearet
to be satisfied. The objectionabeS, how
ever, declined the offer, Mr. Hanchett says
on the advice of the Michigan Southern
officials. The sheriff was informed, h
says, that the Lake Shore officials wante'
TO bring on a general strike, because tn
other roads had violated an agreement il
discharging switchmen. He regards tn
statement that the Lake Shore people vii
sue his bondsmen as bluff" to cover u
their failure to pay him that S2,642. Tn
force of his office, he says, was Away
ready to do its duty.
On the other hand, President Newell, be
ing interviewed by reporter, said: 1T
untrue that requested Sheriff Hanchett
secure places for the switchmen. And tn
statement that any of the ohjectionabl
men were requested not to take the position
offered them by the sheriff is also untrue
have talked with the other officials of tn
road, and they all say they never made an
such REQUEST"
How about the allegation that vo
agreed to pay the expense OF providing del
uties for the protection of tine company
property"
"That is false. l did not agree TO pay IL
expenses but did say that | would ad anc
money for that purpose to the sheriff O
condition that lie give proper county cert
ficates for it"
Trouble Expected in the Mines.
ST. LOUIS July IA special from Dal
willie, Ills, says: Trouble among the stri
ing miners in the employ of the Grape Cree
Coal & Coax company of Grape creek is @
nected The company Wednesday a