The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-27
BLOODSHEU At CHICAGO.
EXCITING CONFLICT BETWEEN
OFFICERS AND STRIKERS.
One Of the Most Sensational Features
In the History Of the
Strike.

Shepard issued an injunction against
seventy Of the Lake Shore striking
switchmen on an affidavit signed by
P. p. Wright, general superintendent.
In his affidavit Mr.. Wright charged
that on April IL, 1886, the defendants
made q request In writing which they
presented TO the company, asking for
the discharge Of eight men. The com.
pany refused TO grant the request on
the ground that, with one exception,
the eight men had been in the employ
OF the company from ten 10 eighteen
wears. The only complaint made by
the defendants against the objections
BILE men was that they had remained
in the employ OF the company during
the strike OF 1871. The affidavit goes
on 10 say that the company cannot
discharge the eight men; they cannot
take them ont Of the employ OF the
road as switchmen and yardmasters
without sending them out OF the State;
they are all men who have families TO
support and the company cannot put
them in any other line OF employment
inwhichths can make o. much money.
II is then charged that the strikers are
interfering with the business OF the
company 10 It's capacity OF common
cartier; that the company is ready 10
pay the strikers what money is due
them; that they have no right on the
premises OF the company except 10
collect what is due them, and that
they can get the amount through the
cashier in Chicago. The Court Is
AnlraA 10 Wontrofsa tha QfNflr awa fenna IN
terfering with trains, pulling out
couplings, or trying TO induce the men
now at work TO quit the employ OF the
road.
THR RAILWAY COMPANY
was engaged this morning in eDdeav-
oring 10 clear the tracks south OF the
wrecked trains which remained there
over night. Nearly all the tracks from
F~orty-third to Hity.ffth street were
blocked this morning with partially
overturned cars. All traffic on both
the Lake Shore and Rock Island roads
was delayed In consequence OF the
blockade. BY 10 o'clock the tracks
had been pretty thoroughly cleared.
During the night the roundhouse and
other property OF the Lake Shore road
were guarded by Pinkerton's police
and members OF the town OF Lake pc.
lice force. II was the general expeota-
ton that the company would make
another determined effort TO move O
train today, although in the opinion
of the officers OF the town Of Lake po-
lice, the train, even II taken TO the
town limits at Englewood, would prob
ably stick there, as the strikers have a
committee at that point, and the town
police cannot afford protection beyond
the corner OF State and Sixty-thlrd
streets. At this point there are at
least thirty tracks abreast, which are
connected by switches, and constitute
the principal yards OF the Lake Shore
Company. Even II a train should get
through Eng ewooi, trouble is ex.
pected in passing the South Chicago
yards, where the mass OF the people
are said to be in sympathy with the
strikers.
BADLY BATTERED.
Five men stood In Superintendent
WIight's office this morning. Two of
them were terribly battered up. One
had q bad cut over his eye, his cheek
was swollen and he bore bruises all
over his body. They were demanding
their transportation back home. 1--WE
were taken into q rat hole yesterday"
said the worst used up OF the men,
"and left TO BIO killed. | was with
five or six others and left in the round.
house yesterday afternoon. There
was q fellow left with us who was
called q detective. About twenty OF
the strikers came In and make a rush
at us, The detective skedaddled the
first one. There was no chance for Us.
The mob was around with monkey
wrenches, iron bars, coupling pins and
iron ore. They threw me down and
hammered ana nearly killed me. l
finally got away. ! met q policeman
who stopped me, turned me around
and asked me II my throat was cut. /
told him that / had been mobbed at
Forty.third street. He asked me II !
had taken the place Of the strikers. /
said yes. He kicked me, and said, Il
wish they would kill you"
II am going to my home twenty
miles the other eide Of Toledo"
KXCITING CONFLICT BETWEEN OFFICERS
AND STRIKERS,
1 p. M.-Shortly after u O'Clock
the Lake Shore officials took an en-
CINE out OF the roundhouse at Forty
third street, supplemented by q large
number OF idle men and boys. In the
caboose were a number of town OF
Lake police and Pinkerton's police.
Immediately after the engine started
thf strikers made an attack ON the
Mndhouse and drove away the few
,sth6s les on guard. They then took
Nj. Sion oitwo locomotives which
War, been fred up, and proceeded
"a on the railroad to oyertake the
staboose. This high-handed proceed
ing was Witnessed by a large crowd,
which made wild demonstrations OF
approval rs tue locomotives pulled
ont, On board the locomotives were
forty or fifty strikers or adherents,
The captured locomotives were
run at a high rate Of speed snd soon
overlook the train, the foremost loco.
motive running into the rear OF the
caboose, but not overturning it. The
deputies in the caboose when the loco
motive ran into the caboose fred some
Shots from their reVolvefs, but as near
rs can be learned injured no one.
The police then deserted from the
train and fed toward Englewood. The
mob at one took possession OF the
train and ditched II. The excitement
over the affair is very great, The
police APPEAR to have lest complete
control, and the strikers sre in practi.
cal possession Of the railway COM
pany's shops and property outside Of
tho city.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Lake Shore engine, in charge
OF tue regular crew, left the round
house shortly after 10 o'clock. Two
cabooses we've attached to II, instead OF
one, as first announced. On each ca
boose were about fifteen Town OF Lake
police and twenty Of Pinkerton's men.
The train proceeded ct a rate no
faster than a walk until il arrived in
Euglewood, when the officers mounted
the cowoaicherB OF both engines and
the train started of 81 the rate of two
miles sn hour. A large crowd OF the