Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-01
SHOOT TO KILL"
The New Yerk Police are Iustrueted to
Show No Mercy TO Riotous Strikers.

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Show No Mercy 10 RiOtous Strikers.
NEW YORK, January 3l-In the street
car troubles, without doubt. the most
remarkable and striking features OF TO-
days developments up to noon, was the
ringing command Of Inspector Williams to
his msD: 'Sho0t TO kill"
Inspector Williams uttered these words
this morning when the details was being
made for the day. He said, and bis words
had marked effect on those who heard
them: ''If the crowd uses clubs, you
use your pistols. Have no nonsense
about IT. Iwart no play, no foOllshness.
II necessary, use your pistols, snd use
them well-shoot to kill"
The Fourth avenue cara began TO run
oil right at $50. By noon thirty.five cars
were running, ard IL was expected that
number would be suficien. to acoommo-
date TIE traffic The Superintendent Of
this lire says they have mad no trouble in
getting eli the conductors, drivers ard
stable men they had a. present, and that
II is their intention 10 pay no further at
tention TO the strikers, except as they
come to them individually 10 apply for
work.
Twelve cars were running On the Grand
street croes town this morning Inspector
ByTnes was on duty there, but he had
nothing to do up to noon except to keep
men on each outgoing car. He expressed
his opinion 10 a reporter TO the effect that
the backbone of the strike bad been
broken.
Four mounted policemen are on duty
along the Grand street to be in readiness 10
summon the reserves from police head
quarters in case of trouble. Two patrol
wagons are also being kept in motion along
the Grand street line. These extra pre-
cautions are being taken on ac-
count of rumor that the
strikers would make that line en objective
point.
President White says that the company
will make no concessions to the strikers
They have all the men they want at pres
ent and will only take the best OF the old
hands back AMI under pledge Of dissocia-
ton from the unions. He says he believes
the strike was orgar lied solely to Crafty
the ambition of Mr.. James MCGEE and
other leaders.
A committee from the Broadway strikers
had the assurance to call ca Superintend-
eut Murray this morning and ask for per
init t) allow two thousad of them to
parade down Broadway 10 the Mayors
Office. The Superintendent dryly remarked
that wasn't time for parades and prompt
ly refused 30 grant ths permit.
Just at dusk over 1900 persons were
thropging the streets and sidewalks near
the Broadway stables Mounted police
and officers afoot charged upon ihe crowds,
which retreated, but did so sul'enly. Two
huDdred strikers stood at the point Of the
plaza at Forty.seventh street and Seventh
avenue and Broadway. A stalwsIt police
man astride powerful bay horss rode up
and ordered them TO give wpy. M man
stirred, bat quick rs fash "a round cob
bic stone. weighing doubtless five pounde,
shot from the rear OF and over tie crowd of
men straight a. the nervous horse beneath
the officer, but scarce had the stone fallen
upon the horse than the tllicer's spurs
gored the big bay, which plugged forward
full at the breast OF the sullel mob. There