The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20

heir rine muxzles pointed out OF tne
Eindows. There WAS stop at Hal
tied and Rortieth streets to attach |
other cars and the train was switched
back some little distance. Quite
crowd OF curious people bad Assem-
bled, and as the inmates Of the train |
we're recognized there were some jser-
ing remarks made. As the train re-
passed this point a Pinkerton man
pushed his rifle out, aiming at the
crowd, and, raising the hammer, the
m n fred his Weapon, and Terry Beg
lev fell MORALLY wounded, The noie
OF the explosion caused excitement in
and on side Of the cars. In a mo-
ment it was followed by a reg
ulsr volley from tbs o her rife
men and the crowd, which was
largely composed OF school chill
dren, fed in panic. In the
fight man fell and was hastily car
RED away by his friends. He also
was wounded. The train steamed on.
Capt. Markey, Of the Town Of Lake
police, was at hand with few men,
and would have arrested the man he
saw fire the shot, but feared to stop
the train, as O riot night have re-
suited. He telepboned to the TWEEN
ty.second Street Station, however, and
when the train reached there it was
boarded by a detachment Of Chicago
police, who placed all the spe Gals under
arrest. When the train reached the
terminal station at Van Buren, Station
there was another squad OF police
from the Harrison Street Station, re-
inforced by detectives, and the whole
crowd wss marched to the a'mory.
Capt. Ma,key telephoned in that he
could identity the man who shot Beg
ley, and his presence was anNously
aVaited.
Bepley, who YVES taken TO his home
at Emerald and Forty.second streets,
was still living late this aft ernoon, but
his death was almost momenntaIily
expected. He is an, employing team
ster engaged about the yards, has a
wife end family, and took no part in
the strike.
The Pinkerton men FAY that the
strikers made the assault, first with
stones and then with revolvers, and
that they had made no attack until
they had besn fred upon. Capt.
Msrkey said, however, that the Pin.
ker.on men did the first shooting, and
without any provocation. When the
spe oials were lodged in the Harrison
S rect Station the city police began
the work OF asserting out the ones
who did the shooting. Capt. Marley,
three boys and a man who were pres
emit, all declared they could identify
the man who shot Begey. The
specials wers made to march before
them, and two were picked out as par
Elephants in the shooting. The weapons
of the specials were seizsd by the
police. When the work OF identity
ing the men who were said to be
guilty OF the sh )oting began the no1
union men were Get free. They
marched out of the station into the
street, but seemed afraid TO go far
without the protection of the Win.
chesters, and some Of them loitered
about the station for some time. After
the boys had picked out two men the
whole force was fed back into the
courtroom, where Lieut.. Ripley and
Central Station detective examined
their rifles and revolvers to see II
there were any empty shells to indi-
cate that they had been recently dis
charged. 0ne mans rife was found
to have an empty shell In it, and the
bearer was told to stand Inside the
court railing. After all the men had
fled into the benches William A.
Plnkerton said: "Those OF you who
fred out Of the car step here" One
young fellow with blonde mustache
arose and walked up TO his chief. No
one else moved.
"Be ss manly ss the brave fellow
here" cried PinkertoD, and the man
within the railing said: 81 shot," No
others volunteered. The two men
who had first been pict ed out by the
boys stood under guard OF two police.
men in the outer entry Of the court
room. Joseph Hill and Walter An
drsws are the two men identified as
two Of the men who did the shooting.
Richard Latch, Guy Sewer, Robert ].
PMtram and Stephen Peyner con-
fessed 10 having shot into the crowd
OF strikers. These six men are held
at the armory. The remainder Of the
PiDkerton men and the wolkmen who
were on he train were lei go.
Ospt. Joy was in charge OF the
Plnkerton men when the shooting &C.
Cured. He was standing on the rear
platform. He said thai the men
picked out 10y the city police were not
The guilty parties. He said alec that
the strikers gathered about the car
400 strong just a. they were about to
start, and began pelting them with
stones, and some Of them ehot also
I'VE were sent down there" said
Capt. Joy, ITO preserve the peace, not
to disturb it; but when some of my
men were fred upon they returned
the shots, thinking perhaps that the
lives Of the employees who were in
their charge were in danger. | was
standing on the rear pla form of the
train at the time. i rushed into the
train and ordered them to stop firing.
did net know what injury was done
until IoAme into the city"
VIM. A. Pinkerton Gays he has am-
pie proof that his men did not FIRE
upon the crowd until they had been
fred upon. Charles.Beck, one Of his
men, who was in the car ahead Of the
one from which the shooting was
done, says the crowd fired at least ave
shots before the fire was returned.
One Of the bullets passed through the
car and imbedded itself in the oppo.
site wall, Bricks and stones were
then thrown until the side Of the car
was we'll battered up. Mr.. Pinkerton
says the men had been the subjrcs Of
constant assaults and abuse while in
the yRIds, and two of them are now
laid up with wounds that may prove
fatal.