The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-20
STOCK YARDS STRIKE.
A VERY BLOODY ENDING OF IT,
The Imported Men Leave the Yards aud
the Train Being Assaulted by tho
Strikers tho PIukerton Detectives
Fire on the Jeerlng Mob,
ERY BL0opY ENpIEG on IT.

OHICAdp, Oct' lb,-Ene STOCK Yards
strike, which promised to pass into hIs-
tory as bloodlssa one, hns been attended
by sacdRce oI human life. Terry Beg
ley aud another man were mortally
wounded by Pinkerton men this after
noon, and some one hundred aud fifty
Of the latter were arrested 20 await dispo.
sitiOn on q charge OF murder. All but
8 were afterwRrd released, Armour
& Compsny's imported workmen, three
or four hundred in number, went out this
morning. They had made up their nlndH
that they did not care to remain any
longer, il the old hands were 10 Come back,
TherepoTt Of their fears was communicat,
Oh 10 Mr., Cudahy whoassured thom OF
protection II they desired to stay,
They had concluded, however,
that while they might be protected for a
while, the other bn.Chera would ultimate.
ly make 1t 30 unpleasant for them that
they would be unable to work thera long,
and that they had better quit at once.
A train was telegraphed for, ana before
u o'clock the last uon.union man had
left the premises. As the men were be.
ing loaded nn tho train, the chief clerk
Ut Armour'a main Office tOli the
men 10 remember their numbers
on tho rolls, and assured them
II at any time within the next two years
they wanted work they would be given
tho preference. The men were 90 a Lake
Shoie train, the butchers in the front CNrs,
the guards In the three at the rear end,
The latter had their rifle muEslea point.
lug out tho windows,
THE FIRST BLoODsHHD.
There was stop ut Halstead and For.
tieth street to attach other cara and the
train was switched back some little
distance. Qpito crowd OF curious
people had assembled, and as tho inmates
Of tho train were recognized there were
some jeeIing remarks made. AS the
train rePassed tho point Pinkerton man
pnahed his rifle out, aiming at the c'owd
and raising the hammer, fred bis weapon
and TORY Begley fell IRortalIy wounded.
The noise ot tho explosion caused excite
pent in aud out Of the cars. In 3 moment
It was followed by u regular vnlley from
tho other riAamcn, and the crowd, which
was largely composed Of school children,
fled In 3 panic, In the flight u man fell
and was hastily carried away by his
friends
He was also wounded, Ths train
steamed gu. CAptaIn Markey, OF tho
Town Of Lake, police, was at hand with u
few men, md would have arrested tho
man he sAw hre the shot, bu. feared to
stop tho train as u rio! might hIYs result :
ell. He tOlephoned to the rwenty.SsCOnd
street station, however, and when the
train reached there II was boarded by u
detachment OF Chicago police, who placed
all the up JCiGls under arrest.
When tha train reached the terminal
station at Van Buren Station thare was
another squad Of pOllCa from the Harrison
street station reinforced by dett ctlv9s, aud
the whole crowd was marched to the
armory. Captain Markpy tslegraphel
that he could identify ths man who shot
Beglsy, and his pressucs was anxiously
awaited. Begley, who was taken to his
home was still living late this afternoon,
but bic death was almost momentsrily ex-
psctOd. HO Is employed ng teanser en-
gagged about tho yards. Ho has q vile
aud family, aud took no part in the atrlke.
WHAT rHE FESEERroN MEN SAY.
The Plnkorton men say thst the sshk-
ets made the assault arst with s!ouos and
later with rovolvers, aud that they male
no attack until they had been fred upon.
Captain Markey said, however, that the
Plnkerton men did the frat shooting, aud
without any provoCation. When the
specials were lodged in the HTrlson
street station, the city police began the
work Of asserting the ones who did the
shooting Captain Markey, three boys aud
man who were present, all deCl Ared they
could identify the mau who shot Bagley.
The specials were made to march b9iOre
them and two were picked out as paTtiC,-
pants In the shooting, The weapons of
the specials were seized by the police.
When the work OF identifying the mea
who were said to bo guilty Of shooting
began the non.union men were set ireo.
IEsy marched out Of the station into the
street bu: seemed afraid to go far without
the protection Of the WinChestefs and
some OF them loItered about the station for
sometime. After the boys had picked
out the two men the whole forcs was fled
back into the court room where Leuten-
ant Kepley and Central Station detective
examined their rides and reyolvers to SOC
| II there were any empty shells to indicate
that they had been recently discharged, |,
One was found to have and empty shell
in 1t and the bearer was told tE stand In.
side the court railing. Alter all the me n
had filed into the bcncsss: William A;
Pinkerton said, "Those OF you W." ares
out Of the car window step here" One
young fellow with blonde mustache
arose and walked up to his chief. No ono
else moved.
II SHOT,"
"Be as manly as this brave fellow here"
cried Pinkerton, and the man within tho