Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-28
THE COAST.
The Rioters Again in San
Francisco.
ANOTHER NEW RAILROAD.
A Woman Killed-Bent on Suicide
-Sonoma Brewery Burned
Other News.

rs S)scinl 10 the Herald bu the Associated Press
SAN FRANCIsco, December 27.-At an
early hour this morning a number of
strikers on the Geary street cable road
assembled at the corner of Geary and
Franklin streets with the determination
to prevent the cars on that line being
run. As soon as the first incoming car
reached Franklin street, the strikers
made a rush for it and drove both grip
man and conductor from the dummy and
cars.
There were but few passengers on the
car, and they quickly jumped from their
seats. No sooner had they done this
than the attackers started the dummy
down the line, the only person remain
ing on board being police officer. He
managed to stop the dummy before any
further accident could happen. The
strikers. seeing this, made second rush
for the car and pelted the officer with
stones. He drew his revolver and fired
several shots into the crowd, injuring, it
is said, some of them. While this was
occurring ON Geary street number OF
strikers on the Sutter street line at
tackled the incoming car on that line,
and the conductor and gripman met
with similar treatment. One arrest has
thus far been made. George w. Kelly,
who was recognized as former con.
ductor on the Sutter street road, Is t e
mans name. Later information regard
ing tho riots ON the Gearey and Satter
street roads this morning shows that
they were premeditated. On the Sutter
street road boards had been placed
across the track near Octava street so
as to compel the train to stop and give
the attackers an opportunity of carrying
out their design. When the train ap.
preached the boards Martin Bowman,
the gripman, stopped the train and got
off the car to remove them. He was
seized, beaten and kicked and then
stoned so severely that he was incapaci-
tated from further duty and is now con-
fined to his bed. The conductor Of the
train, whose name could not be learned.
fled as soon as trouble began and so
escaped injury. The train rested on
the summit of the hill with steep
slope on either side. The dummy was
uncoupled from the car, and the former
sent down the incline toward kearney |
street, while the car was allowed to de-
scend the hill toward the upper part of
town. As soon as the train was stopped !
the three passengers on it scenting |
trouble hurriedly got off and thus avert
ed any injury to themselves. The dunn |
my speeded as far as Polk street where
the grip caught on the bumper under
meath the cable rail and was broken.
This partially checked its headway, |
and after ascending the hill just the
other side of Larkin street, it came to |
full stop without further injury. The
car in its descent towards tue western |
part of town ran. into dummy of the
train behind it. Fortunately the grip
man of the latter saw the impending |
danger, brought the train to stand
still, and warned the single passenger
and the conductor in time to permit |
them to get out of harms way. The dunn
my, however, was badly damaged. Owing
to the early hour no officers We're on
train and the assaulting party met with |
no resistance in its work. They num-
bered about twenty and each was
masked, so that none could be identi.
fed. About the same time a similar
attack by masked men was made on
the Geary street line near Franklin
street. The train was boarded by riot
ers and the conductor assaulted. In the
which followed the mask of
one Of the rioters was torn off and he
was recognized as David Thomas, an OK.
employe of the road. He was arrested
later. As soon as the attackers gained
possession of the train it was uncoupled
and started each way, the same as had
been done on Sutter street. On this
train, however, there were two officers,
who quickly stopped the train and then
gave chase to the offenders. who, while
the officers were trying to stop the train,
kept up a continuous shower of stones.
Officer Faul persued one of them, Geo.
w. Kelly, and brought him to anchor
by shot, Kelly was subsequently, rec
ognized as former employe of the SUIT
ter street road. In the course OF the
trouble three shots were fired by the
police, but it is now known that no one
was hurt. No other injuries are known
TO be sustained but those recorded. kel'
ly and Thomas are charged with assault
with intent to murder, riot and several
minor charges. Three other arrests
have been made on suspicion. Both
lines are now running, guarded by a