The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
ENFORCED PEACE.


! Ihesrr essence of a Large Body of Militia
Has Quioting Eject as East st. Louis
Witnesses at the Inquest Agree That Fri
days Shooting was Without Provocation
jay Gould Held Responsible by the
knights for the Tragedy-The Travelling
Public Warned.
ST. LOUIS, April 12.-East st. Louis was
very quiet Saturday and Sunday, and only
few disturbances of minor Importance
were reported. The militia was out in
force, and strong guards were sta
TONED at the broadway crossing, where the
shooting occurred; and at other exposed
| points where trouble might be feared AT
| the relay depot the Gatling gun brought
| from Sprin gtied was placed in position
| commanding the tracks, and squad OF
| ten men under Sergeants Galehouse and
MAR were detailed to operate it. Alto.
/ gether about six hundred troops made up
| chiefly from the Eighth and Fifth Regi.
ments are present in various parts of the
| eityi but chiefly i'll and about the yards.
Their tents are pitched just north of the
| railroad depots, With Generals Reece and
| Vance in command.
| The specific orders to the officers are to
| dispense all crowds of men, even in squads
| of two or three, and in case of assault or
| resistance to arrest the offenders and turn
them over to the sheriff. In case of resist
| ance such as imperils the lives of the troops
| or the public peace they are authorized to
| employ all the force at their disposal. This
| Is in strict compliance with the written au-
| thority OF the sheriff OF st. Clair County.
| Having received information that large
crowds OF people from st. Louis contem-
| plated crossing to East st. Louis during the
day, General Reece issued a peremptory
| order to prevent any one from crossing
the river either by the bridge or ferries,
unless provided with passes from the bridge
| company or from the military. This was
| not to include any through passengers on
railway trains. 1t was believed that this
would occasion no individual hardship and
might prevent the city from being overrun
with irresponsible persons whose presence
was not to be desired in view OF the recent
! excitement.
The losses sustained by different railway
companies by the four incendiary fires of
! Friday night amount to about $50, 900;
| Insurance, about $50, 900.
Early Saturday afternoon the coroner s
| Jury of six citizens of East st. Louis visited
the homes OF the dead to examine the
bodies and then proceeded to the
| city hall, where at three O'Clock the inquest
was begun. Twelve witnesses were eX-
| amined and at the end of their testimony
an adjournment was taken to to-day. The
evidence of the leading witnesses all tended
to show that the firing was begun by the
| deputies without sufficient provocation
he e'ght deputies are still locked up in
the Four Courts. Their explanation of the
| outbreak of the trouble is different from
that brought out at the inquest. Their
story is told by Hewlett, who says that
while he was attempting to arrest de-
monstrative striker the crowd massed
around him. He heard pistol shot near
| him and lodged stone hurled at his head
The shooting then in some way became
| general. He was exposed to a cross-fire
| and ordered his men to- retreat to the
freight depot, where the crowd again as
sailed them and they sought safety in
fight.
Mr., Bailey and other members OF the gen
eral executive board as well as prominent
local Knights of Labor, state quite EN-
phaticallv that the deputy sheriffs who
fired on the people in East st. Louis
will be prosecuted TO the full OK.
tent OF the law; that plenty o
money will be forthcoming for that
purpose, and that the best legal talent
obtainable will be employed. Large
amounts OF money are coming here now
to relieve whatever distress may exist
among striking Knights.
The executive board OF the Knights o
Labor prepared the following telegram
| and sent it out as an expression OF The
boards opinion OF the affair
r.
| Now York: The following advertisement
appeared in many of the leading papers o.
the 7th inst:
/ LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD Co,
/ OFFICE OF AGENT, April 6, 1856.
NOTICE.
Ten good men from here are wanted as Dep
uty MarShaiS at East ST Lou to prOtec
Louisville and Nashville employees. Five dol
lars per day and board will be paid. Also
number OF platform men can be glve1 EN-
TY OF GRIT AND MEAN BUSINESS NEEI
T. S. GENUNG, Agent
How well this advertisement has beer
answered is seen by their work Of to-day
IN East st. Louis. Six men and one WON
an were murdered by those who had plenty
of grit and meant business.
By your actions in refusing the peaceful
negotiations solicited by the board for arbi
4 tration, you and you alone must be held
responsible by the world for the lives o.
these innocent people. (Signed)
JOHN w. HAYES,
Per order of the Board
ST.. LOUIS, April 1.-THE following was
Issued by tho three executive boards Satur
day and scattered broadcast along tn,
lines:
$50 the TrdUelimg Public: In the interest
of humanity and those who may become
the innocent victims of corporate cupidity
we beg leave to state the following facts q:
pertaining to the system of railroads now
affected by the great strike in the South
west: The withdrawal of nearly tht
entire force of skilled and expert
enced mechanics and trackmen from
| the service of the company at the time
of the year when the frost Is coming
out of the ground and when every tie anc
rail on the road needs attention and which
renders a large force of trackm9n imper
ativeiy necessary to keep the tracks il
order the absence of such force is danger
Gus to travel Engines must needs be over
hauled at the end of every trip or it becomes
dangerous to use them, and skilled men are
needed to perform this work. Switches anC
bridges must be handled with skill or danger
results. The bungling work of unskillet
woramen may cost life and limb and WI
| feelit a duty to warn the travelling public
against the condition of the Missouri Pa
cific, Iron Mountain, and Missouri, Kansa
1 lbActS railway W dlS VIII
one-fourth OF their necessary force, anC
those they have are class who can nevel
get employment save when good and ex
perienced men are on a strike.
EXECUTIVE BOARDS, d. A. 101, 90. H."
New YORK, April 12.-In an interview re
speeding the strike in the Southwest. Jag
Gould SAID that the warning sent out t.
the travelling public by the Knights of La
Dor that the present employees of the Mis-
soul Pacific are not competent mechan
les was without foundation.
Heavy Failure.
BRisroL, Pa, April 12.-Rogers Broth
ers, Touring mills proprietors, have failed
The estimated liabilities are $4,000
1920 OF which are in mortgage, ant
over 100000 in notes. OF the latte
amount about $4,000 are the savings Q
poor people who placed their money in tn
ands OF the firm, and in many cases tn