St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-10
away from his eloquence and take up their

both of the order and your country, restrain
yourselves and do no violence. Remember
that you are our sworn brothers. Do not
forget that you are the Knights, and that you
are pledged to obey the laws of the order and
the commands of your com mitteemen.
AT this point Dwyer broke in with:
Yes: why don't you talk for Jay Gould and
and you ask us to be quiet. / say hang
them!
The crowd took up the words. crying
BURN, KILL AND SHOOT"
Brown pointed his finger at Dwyer and
asked him:
"Are you a Knight of Labor?" Dwyer
lodged the question and yelled on, xii the
brutes!''
"Are you all knights of LaborG" asked
Brown.
mo" answered Dwyer, but 1 am with
them on everything, you can bet"
~ knew you were not a Knight" said
Brown. II knew that no knight would talk
as you do. Again, brothers, l appeal to you,
be calm aud disperse TO your homes. If you
do not obey our laws, remember that you are
foresworn that you are no longer knights of
Labor. Brothers, beg of you do nothing
rash. What, oh what will the Knights of the
country think of you? Oh, what will the
whole world think of our great order? Don't
forget how hard we have worked to build up
our order. Oh, do not tear IL down in ruins
by one rash act. All men who incite you 10
strife are not true Knights of Labor. They
are worse than the detectives OF the railroads
who are trying to hunt you down. Shun
them, shun them as you would a murderer,
While Mr.. Brown was speaking, Com
mitteeman Hayes walked eXcitedly up and
down the platform, eXclaiming in despair
ing manner: ''0h, my God! my GOdi
wish this had not happened" HIS eyes
were watery. He was almost crying. and
when he addressed the mob after Browns
harangue his voice failed and he was
obliged to pause for utterance. Hayes
speech was of the same tenor as Browns.
as was also that of Mr.. O'Neil, who followed
Hayes. Casper Keys, another prominent
Knight, who had arrived in the meantime,
was busy among the crowd trying upon the
MORE EXCITED INDIVIDUALS.
the arguments which the committeeman
were urging from the platform. After a
while the temper of the mob cooled down
and they dispersed with threats to avenge
the deaths caused by the deputy sheriffs.
Mayor Joyce, after his encounter with the
deputies on the bridge, when he attempted
to arrest them in their flight, went through
the excited crowds to his Office. He at
tempted TO calm the men, but found it use
less. The streets and sidewalks were
blocked with men, women and children.
who rushed in every direction. Reaching
his office about an hour after the shooting. he
at once issued a proclamation to close all
saloons, and warning women and minors to
keep off the streets. He was seen with
Messrs. Bailey and Hayes of the Knights OF
Labor, who were urging him to do all in
his power to calm the men. He said that
he had notified the governor two weeks ago,
but that he had done nothing and he was
utterly powerless. AT noon to-day Sheriff
sent the following dispatch tC
the governor.
A mob of 200 men invested the entrance OF
he Lo uisville & Nashville yards and stopped
he empl Dyes OF the road. When commanded
by me and my deputies to disperse, they
hooted and derided my posse and applied
epithets, and refused TO disperse in the pres
ence of the city police officers. With the
force at my disposal, i cannot preserve the
peace and afford protection TO the railroad
companies. Under the circumstances / in
tend to send my posse to their homes.
hereby invoke the aid of the state for militia
sufficient TO aid me in the execution of law
and protection of property. 1 will forward
a written request for militia by the next
mail. SHERIFF RoPIEQUET.
DURING THE SHOOTING
Sheriff Ropiequet sent the following dis
patch:
Gov. oglesby. Springfield: The mob is
concentrating with rifles and guns to storm
the Louisville g. Nashville freight house
One man was killed on the bridge. Danger
is imminent.
To this the governor replied:
Your telegram received at D. IN. have
given orders for a militia force to report al
obo Nr ...sll 4,
on the ground to take charge of forces.
several companies, possibly eight or more
will go. You will have reliable force upoI
which to depend. will instruct the colone
to report to you, and must exact of each OF
you the great care and earnestness in youl
councils and cooperation with the officers In
command of the force. If Gen. Vance leaves
here on the p. N. train. will send him down.
Please keep this dispatch for the present u
yourself. Will communicate with you more
fully In writing. Keep me advised of impor.
tant events until the arrival of militia.
HUNTING FOR DEPUTIES.
A few of the more violent strikers, after
arming themselves. announced their inten-
ton of attacking the deputies on guard al
the Ohio S Mississippi yards and advanced
in that direction. When near the yard:
they were met by several deputies and free
upon, killing as they say. one of their mum
Der. Some of the deputies who failed t.
escape with those who fled to this city were
chased by the crowd into the freight ware
house and offices of the Louisville e. Nash.
vile. The warehouse was surrounded by
an immense crowd, who hooted anC
urged the men to attack the strong
hold and drive the deputies out
Men went among the crowds urging Others
to procure arms and shoot all the deputies
they could find. Some of the deputie!
watching their opportunity slipped out anC
worked their way among the freight car,
unobserved. A Louisville e. Nashvill,
freight car backed down alongside the plat
form and took away the others to places O
safety. Two were sighted by the strikers
who had procured arms, and were chased un
der the bridge. One or them was caught il
front of Toney's house on the levee anC
was beaten to death by the mob. Anothe
was reported to have been shot as he wa
escaping under the approach to the bridge
The other deputies escaped unharmed.
AT MIDNIGHT.
The situation in East ST. Louis. so far as
can be ascertained at midnight, has beer
pretty quiet Comparatively few peopl,
were on the streets after dark, and onl,
small knots of men congregated and dis
cussed the events of the day. Later in tn
evening two companies of militia, one fron
Decatur and one from Nashville, ILL.,. came
in and were assigned quarters. Still late
good deal of excitement was caused by
the discovery of fire in car loaded wit
hay in the Louisville & Nashville yards
but no damage was done beyond the burn
ing of the car. About IL o'clock fire brok
out in the Cairo Short Line yard, at tn
lower end of the island, and reports from
there at midnight say three or four car
were burned but no other damage wa
done. Two fire engines and Babcock ex
tinguisher were sent over from here sool
after the fire in the Louisville & Nashville
yard, ana it was through their assistanc
that no more property was destroyed. Thre