Daily Republican., 1886-04-10
BLOODSHED.
AND DEPUTIES MEET
= IN DEApLx CONFLICT.
A Reign Of Terror-Flve Men and One
Woman K'iied-The Cover
nor's orders.

ceased work Id support OF the striking /
knights ON the Gould south western I
svstem, rumors of riots and bloodshed I
have daily gained circulation, but un-
iii to-day no serious oonfict has oc- 4
curred bet weep them and the deputy 4
aheriffs and United States marshals {
stationed In the various yards to pro
tect the company's employees and
property. The County Sheriff has
sworn in numerous deputies, and upon
several occasions has brought TO that
city bodies Of armed men 70 suppress
an anticipated attack on the railroad
yards and their projectors.
Upon one occasion only. however,
has the presence Of these men been
really needed, and the railroads have,
with some few exceptions. but generally
with slight interference, done their
nsual business. To-day opened with
bat little prospect Of serious trouble,
although some Of the strikers init
mated that the roads would hnd IL less
easy TO rom their trains than they had
anticipated. Early in the morning the
yards presented an animated scene |
ISwitch engines were running back |
and forth making mp trains; the plat |
form men were busy loading and un-
loa.iing freight, and trains were arriv-I |
| ing and departing without any inter.
| ference. Il
This condition Of affairs continued
until noon, and 1t was thought that the
lday would pass without any demon
strations By the strikers, and that 1t
would be recorded rs one Of the quiet
est since the strike began. At that
hour, however, the trouble which after
wards grew 70 such alarming proper
Itiops, began. A number Of strikers
without apparently having formed any
Iprecohcerted plan, congregated Mt the
Relay depot, and began discussion OF
the general situation.
As time passed the number increased
tuntil the original knot of men increas-
led 10 fully 200. The discussion be-
Icame more animated and the crowd
lmore demonstrative until some one pro
posed that they 20 to the Louisville and
NASHVILLE yards and drive out the men
employed there. The cry Of "oa TO the
Nashville yards" was caught up, and
1.-THE crowd advanced. AS they proceed
ed their NUN bers again increased, some
IjoininR the mob simply rs spectators,
while others were In full sympathy
with the move neDt, until from three TO
our.hurdred we're advancing toward
the yard.
Arrivin there, they swArmed into
the yards and persuaded the men at
work TO desert their posts. The crowd
Remained In the yards for some time,
4 Il aud although considerable excitemen
prevailed, no violence was resorted TO.
just at this time, however, . Louisville
and N ash Vile freight train was slowly
passing, guarded by eight Deputy
y Sheriffs, armed with Winchester rifles.
In the meantime crowds OF men had
IconRreRated on Broadway where the
nj louisville and Nashville tracks crost
j the street, and also upon the Broadway
Bridge, which spans the Oahekia creek
land In the open space 70 the cast.
Just rs this train reached the Broad
Iyay crossing the trouble began. Th,
}, crowd on the bridge began 70 yell anC
!. Ijeer at the officers, and 1t 10 ASSERTED
stones were thrown, which struck two
G Or three OF them, and 1t 10 also said tha
, la pistol was discharged.
The deputies Immediately levellet
their rifles and fred two volleys init
the crowd on the bridge with fata
efIeot, four men being killed and on'
1 mortally wounded. The dead are Pat
u rick Driscol, Wabash section hand
n not q striker; Oscar Washington,
painter, not striker; John Bonner, I
Ii coal miner, not D striker, and Majo
I Ry Gilman, q mill employe, not striker
Mrs. Pteffer, said 20 be the wife of
striker, was shot in the back and NOR
tally wounded,
The greatest excitement immediatel
ii prevailed, and pandemonium reigned
The crowd fed In every direction, an
when the deputies realized how fearfu
was the result of their fire, they sough
means OF escape by rushing for tn
III bridge, with q view Of fleeing to th
city. At the approach, and just at th
= bridge toweo, on the east side, the
J were met by Major Joyce, City Ger
!' Canty and third man, who seized th
l. deputies guns and endeavored 20 tur
them back. One OF the deputies, in hi
terror, fred upon the trio, killing
man named G. b. Thompson, wh
stood between Joyce and Oanty. Som
S. shots were fred by the remainin
deputies at the approaching strikers
a and all started over the bridge.
q The scene on the bridge was one I
widest confusion and excitemen
Coal teams loaded and other team
with wagons were ealloping WESTWARD
and their drivers shouting to ell p
~ destriaus and tesmaters to run bacl
Women and men on foot were runnin
toward the city and waving back a
they met, while Immediately benin
came the deputies pursued by Il
vanguard Of the crowd from East St
ILouis.
dl One OF the frightened guards thre
his gun into the river, while anOth'
hid his In a wagon that was in full =
re treat.
w On arriving In this city the deputi
went at once 70 the police statio
where, after stating the facts of th
shooting. they surrendered to the se
II geant In charge and were taken to Il
Four Courts, where they were plact
h In custody after giving the followiI
, 4 names: p. G. Hewlett, John Hagu
q Samuel Jones, John II. Williams,
Luster, Stewart Martin, George Ma
nell and W. u. Laird.
About half an hour after the shootis
/, an excited and angry mob gathered
IS the square between the City Hall On
the police station. A man NAM
Dwyer, q gambler, and In no way COL
nected with the strike, became q
centre of crowd, who loudly cheer,
the incendiary statements which
uttered. He urged the men 70 "haI
and kill" and was In the midst OF I
n appeal TO the mob TO follow him TO q
lIlI0hio and Mississippi depot TO "hu
for Deputy Bheriffs," when John '
Hayes, q member Of the Gener
Executive Committee, knights
Labor, Martin O'Neiil, and Knight
Labor Brown arrived upon the see
from this side. Mr.. Brown, who ira
els with the general board in the o
pacity Of knights OF Labor orator al
lecturer, mounted the stairs leading