Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-20
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
BLOODSHED At CHICAGO.
Strikers Fired On By Pink
erton Men.
THE WORK OF THE KNIGHTS.
A Well Fatted Plum For
PowderIy.
The new YORK CAMPAIGN. |
Hewitt Makes His Answer
To George.
The new YORK CAMPAIGN.
Hewitt Makes His Answer
To George.
THE PINKERTO MEN OPEN FIRE
On the Striking Pork Pakers at Chi


THE PINKERTON MEN OPEN FIRE
On the Striking Pork Pakers at Chi
| cago.
| CHICAGO. Oct 19.-The stock yards
strike, which promised to pass into history
as bloodless one, has been attended by q
reckless sacrifice of human life. At noon
to-day Lake Shore train of seven cars left
Armour & Co.'s packing house. On board
the train were one hundred of the imported
men, who were leaving the stock yards to
return to their homes, not caring to remain
| longer, as the old hands were coming back.
| In the three cars at the rear of the train were
| about one hundred and seventy Pinkerton
men acting guards to the others. These
guards had their rifles with the muzzles
pointing out of the windows. The train
| went along without disturbance until Hal
| stead street was reached, when a stop was
made to attach other cars. A crowd had
assembled at this point and as the inmates
of the train were recognized some jeering
remarks were made and there was hooting.
Suddenly Pinkerton man stepped out on
the rear platform of the car and fired his re-
volver into the crowd. This was the signal
for general volley and fifteen of the Pinker-
ton men began to fire their rifles from the
car windows. The crowd, which was large
ly composed of boys, fled in panic and great
excitement prevailed Terrence Begley,a con-
tracing teamster and a well known
citizen, was leading his horse up the street
when he was struck in the abdomen by
rifle bullet and fell to the ground. He was
removed to his home and it is doubtful if he
- ~ oh
telephoned to headquarters and when the
train reached the Twenty-second street sta |
ton all the Pinkerton men were arrested and |
locked up at the armory. The non-union |
workmen who were on the train were also |
detained for time, but afterward were set |
at liberty and advised to leave the city as |
soon as possible in order to avoid contact |
with Tho otrikers who were greatly 1nturiated |
at the shooting. At 2 O'Clock this afternoon /
William Pinkerton came to the armory where |
his guards were held and asked those of his
men who had done any shooting to step for
ward. Six did SO and they were held to
await the result of the coroner's jury.
The rest of the Pinkerton
guards were discharged from custody.
Captain Frank Joy who was in CHARGE of the
Pinkerton men when the $780, eaonrro5 |
said the strikers gathered around the cars
lust as they were about to start and began |
throwing stones and some shots were fired.
"When my men were fred on" said he,
ssthey returned the shots, thinking doubt
less that the lives of the employees who were
in their charge were in danger was on the
rear platform of a car at the time and rush
ed into the car and ordered the men to cease
firing"
Charles Beck, one of the guards, says the
crowd fred at least five shots before the fire
was returned. One of the bullets, he says,
passed through the car he was in and was
embedded in the opposite walls: Bricks and
stones were thrown and the side of one car
was considerably battered. Mr.. Pinkerton
says his men have been subjected to constant |
assault and abuse while on duty at the stock |
Yards and two of them are now laid up with |
wounds which may prove fatal. Begley, |
evening