Telegram-herald., 1886-10-20
WANTON BUTCHERY
PInkertOn Guards Fire Into s
Crowd OF Chicago Strikers.
Al INNOCENT Man SHOT DEAD.
One Hundred and Sc, snty Pinkerton
Men Arrested SlN Held too Mur-
cer-Tne Cause or the Shoot
ing-The Statements

CHir4so. OCT l3.-The stock Yards strike
which promised Go pass into history a. a
o-qod.ess one. Ass been attended by 4 reck
less sacrifice oi human lie AT noon today
a LAKE Shore train of seven cars lee
Armour 60. ; packing house CA board
las train were Ole hundred of the imported
woTsmen who ~ere leaving the STOCK
i ards 10 return 90 their h0mes not caring
10 remain any longer. a. The old hands were
coming back ln tie cars. al tie rear o.
tie Train. were about one hundred and
seventy flnkerl0n detectives acting
a. guard L. the others The latter
had iArlI rifles With them and were wan
tonly pointing thrm 9lt ~ To-, car sin
tuN. The train went along without dis
tarnanle until HalsJed 81 IA, reached
when Stop NEs made tO attach other cars.
A crowd Lat scM0led 40 this point aud
tle men OH tle tran. WeIe rvc 1-uiLed Some
Ieerlns remarks we're made and there VA.
GODS 'trrthle nuuflug lileuiy one Of the
Pnkertol guard, stepped oUt on the
platform oi toe Fear ear aun ured hl, rcsoi-
veg luto tAe crowd lal, Was The signal ior
a general vpiley and ltteeu or twenty Of
tAe plnkerlon men b, gan 90 tre their rile-
from tre car wieuoNs. The CROWD. which
wa, largely composed % BOYS. ileG ia pauic
all tLe greatest excitement prevailed
Terrence Itg.es. a contracting team
SEER. and we'll known ciuL-n. was
leading a horse up the street when be
ga, struck in the abdomen uy ariI. bullet
and iell lothe ground. Tie was removed 10
his home and if = doubtful { bee RECEIVERS
The facts oi the shooting were telepAOued
10 Police Headq and when the train
reached the Twenty -secOnd-st. Station. oil
a
up in the arm0ry The non union work
men Who were al the train We're also de-
tanned Tor while, but afterwards We're set
al liberty AMI advised 20 leave the city as
soon as possible in order tO avoid a contact
with the strikers. who were greatly infuri-
ated AZ the shooting
At = o clock this afternoon VIM. Pinker-
ton came TO the Arnory = g. MS guards
were held and asked those OF - men who
had done any shooting 10 step forward.
SIX men responded and they were held to
await the ao,iOn Of The coroner Jury. The
remainder of the Pinkerton guards were
discharged from custody. Capt Frank JOY,
who was in charge of the PinkertOn men
when the shooting occurred, said that the
strikers gathered al the cars Just rs they
were about 10 start and began throwing
stones and some shots were fired. when
my men We're fired ON said Captain JOv
they returned the shots, thinking doubt
less that the lives of the employees who
were in their charge were in danger / was
standing on the rear platform Of a car al
the time / rushed into the car and ordered
the men 10 stop firing Charles Beck, one
OF the PiukerrOn men. says the crowd fired
at least five shots before the fire was re-
turned. one OF The bullets. he SAYS. passed
through the car be was in and Was imoet-
deG u he opposite wall. Bricks and stones
were thrown and the side OF one ear Was
considerably battered. Mr. Piukertgu says
hi, men have been subjected 10 constant
assaults and abuse while on duty AZ toe
Stock Yards. and two Of them are now laid
up with wounds which may prove fatal
B,-ley. uo was shot during the hrng.
diel this evening