New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
ATTACKED BY STRIKERS.
A CONDUCTOR BEATEN NEARLY TO DEATH.
A CAIRO SHORT LINE FREIGHT TRAIN STOPPED AND
THE CARS UNCOUPLED-THE STU
ALTON IN T. LOUIS.

A CAIRO SHORT LINE FREIGHT TRAIN STOPPED AND
THE CARS UNCOUPLED-THE STU
ALTON IN ST. LOUIS
ST, LOUIS, April ia freight tram Oh INC
Cairo Snort Line stopped by strikers al be"eVo
m tonight and the cars uucoup!ed. The conductor
Francis Wheeler. sprang from the caoo'se
and srushing between two cars o"uh"'
mnn OF the name of Odds IN the act OF drawing p'"
they clnched and struggling beside the 'racH ".
Wheeler was set npon by the mob ana Oeateh a''os' "
DEATH The strikers LETT him for dead ana hauo 'Ne'
escape. The train was cut into hali dozen Soo''0"
and coupling pins were thrown away.
Amass.meetlng OF strikers with a large attehianco
WAS held this afternoon at Flannigans Hail. III h"s "
Louis for the purpose of discussing the stu"'i'u ~,
dresses made by Executive Committee 'no" D 80,
Coughlan and Brown. Jay Gould ana all 'h' i.' ,
companies were denounced and the militia caIeu He
lings." ., ,,s ,ooA
The inouest on the bodies OF the Fast 81 lou w.
was resumed again to-day, and dozen Witnesses -
examined. An opportunity was S'e w -,
nanio. 70 Introduce testimony. but they DEFINED
rarc, WA returned by the jury holding the uepuo'
respousible for the killing. ana an apphca.ion ioi
reonsjt!on was made to Governor Oglesby Inc dopu'
ties sre now wanted by the authorities OF two states
James scalard. who was shot In the 'hieh
in the riot Of Friday died Ia the hosPi'a
this morning. and the body was taken BACK 70
East ST. Louis Thomas Murray, who was shot In the
mouth ia sinking rapidly and the death OF Cass Jones
ia expected hourly Scotland was eighteen years OF age.
and came from Stamford. Conn. He Will DO purieu
under the auspices OF the Knights OF Labor Coroner
Ndee OF this city. held inquest to-day on the pody
Of c. p Thompson, the man killed on the st. LOUIS
bridge in the retreat OF the deputies All the deputies
and about n dozen other witnesses were examined Ihe
evidence In effect that Mayor Joyce OF East S'.
Lou stopped the ugtves on the bridge ana requos'eo
them to return with him. They refused and ne TOOK
the leader Hewlett and another into CUSTODY
He was then attacked and knocked down
with GUNS Tho testimony is corroborated
"a this point When no three OF the deputies say
he handed man who stood beside him revolver ana
the man began fro on them. Five OF the dePuues
say they did this. The posse returned the nre
and killed Thompson. They could not Identity lhomP
son az the who shot them. Mayor joyce peS''"ou
that he mover saw Thompson until to-day ana never car
ried a revolver He exhibited his arm ana shouiuoi
bruised and dscoored from the blows he had recei'cu
Charles Knser. the cowboy was the only deputy VINO
admitted firing directly the people. No revolver was
found Thompson and 1t is not known that ne Is INC
IN All referred to by the deputies The jury returned
verdict stating that the killing of Thompson was not
justified and holding the deputies responsible 1hey
were returned to jail.
citizens mass meeting was held AT the |ou''
House for tho purpose OF taking some ac-
ton TO end the strike. The trade OF the CITY Is
paralyzed with prospect OF resumption. knights Oh
Labor and business present by the thousand
and OF the situation were ably DEBATED he'o
luons adopted providing for the appointment VI
al arbitration committee OF nlne-thtee ciI'%chS' 'nioo
resident directors of the Missouri Pacific and three en-
poyes great effort Will be mace py tho 0Oinp'"oN
business element TO settle the trouble
The whole force OF strikers of the St. Louis transfer
Company confident OF protection by the inliiIia Hon
moesaon have returned TO their old places ana scores
Of transfer wagons. together with private trucks anu
other vehicles were busy today hauling freight to the
various depots OF the railroads centering III East ~
Louis The force OF switch and yardnen VINO returne"
10 work Yesterday, was increased this morning many
more ayailinc themselves OF military protection W Sc
cure employment. Most OF the roads now nave iuli
crews OF and yardmen and Is expected that !"
few days the resumption Of operations by largo ma
iority OF the roads will be complete. Yesterday the
Bridge Company had not been able to secure su'hceh'
number OF men TO handle all the freight that the roads
were Offering but to-day several more OF the Ola men re-
sumed their old positions and the company uu ous
ness most large was before the strlhc III he
wards across river switch engines nave Deen run
ming backward and forward all day making up frelgnt
trains No disturbances occurred last night or this
morning beyond the firing OF shot about O'CLOCK IN
the apos and St Louis yards by one OF inc SEN
tinels at crawling along the ground between two
trains aud would obey the order to matt Inc
| shot did not take effect aud the man escaped.
Grand Master Sargent, Of the brotherhood OF Loco
motive Flremen, continued his investigation into the
grievance. OF his discharged men on the Could system
ana is prepared to say that the grievances VIII all Do
relieved and that there is no probability OF srike OF
| he
tied already" he said. land there Will be no more
trouble about the grievances soon as we get them III
shane and present them Ny talk with Mr. Hoxie ana
| Mr. HerrIcan to-day satisfactory
Information Was received here this morning from Sc
daia to the enect that strike is dying out Ne" men
are gong to work daily, generally Of the class most
many OF the old men are gong
10 other places search OF work, not being aDe 10 re-
m ain any longer Several Will 90 10 CahlOrnlh' Inc
master he has all the men tlat ne heeus
AT present his department Is equally wei sup
ped al Parsons and Hannibal Az meeting, ol the
knights Sedaia sunday resolutions were auopeu
coudemulng all violence and lawle.sncss tht mas oeen
committed and favOrng the presentation OF pettoh
10 the General Executive Board Tor In0dca"h Oh tne
and bylaws OF the order so that no sTKe
or boycot ordered except by direction ana uhder
tho slpervislOn OF the General Executive Committee
A dispatch from Denison says sn attempt was maze
The warrant will be sent to Dallas or Fort Worth In
order TO take him into custody. The charge Is not
/ stated.
| ArCUIsos Kan April 13.-Eight strikers beat John
Patterson a Missouri Pacific engine wiper Yesterday as
he was leaving his house TO 90 TO WORK hree OF Inc
assnants were arrested last evening and placed under
teen truckmen ant work In obedience to knghts OF
Labor order The company unable TO get new men
10 take their places IN the afternoon the jobbng er-
chants sent to load the cars. which prevented
blockade in the freight house. The company report
sriy-fOur men at work in the Acbison shops yester-
day The Knights OF Labor say only fourteen men were
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