The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-05
A DASTARDLY DEED.
Strikers i'm Brooklyn Hurl a
HOstler to His Death.
Mad Rioters Attack the Police
Statements of the
Company.

New York, Jan 29.-Henry w. Adams,
who was killed at the Atlantic avenue car
stables Saturday night, was a descendant
of the famous Adams family of Massachu-
sets. His fuher, Charles Adams, founded
the New Haven Palladium, and was a
third cousin of President John Quincy
Anams. The deceased was a we'll educat-
ed man ard for four years past had b en-
living with his brotner-iU law, j. w.
Wheelock, of Brooklyn For the past
twelve months he had had no work and
was on the point of negotiating for berth
on sea-going vessel when the adyer-
tisement for 500 Americans to operate the
tied-up roads caught his eve. He was &C
cepted ana was given work watering and
feeding the horses. He had feeling, how
ever, that something was going to happen
10 him, aud upon communicating his fears
to his sister, Mrs. Wheelock, she stated
that no doubt the police would be able
TO protect the new men and he went to
work md succeeded we'll. AT night he de-
cided to remain at the stable, for his fears
OF being assaulted by the strikers had not
yet left him. His duties were many and
it was 10 O'Clock before he fnished them.
liking couple of blankets with him he
babe the waIchmaD, John Schumacher,
pleasant good night and then clambered
up into the loft and selected one of the
bins as a resting place.
AS soon as the Waterman found Adams
was asleep he left bis post of duty and soft
ly called three of the strikers who were
standing in front of the stables-Morris
Stenson, a conductor, Kerwin Graham, a
stableman and John Collier, a driver.
Schumacher gave them the facts of the
case and said "You'd better come in this
way" and the three men softly tiptoed IT
after him. He showed the way upstairs
and they quietly made their way up.
HURLED FROM THE STABLE.
Collier, who was leading, states that he
struck match and located the bin in
which Adams was sleeping. The match
burned out and the men advanced toward
the bin. Collier stumbled and fell and
another match wss struck by Collier, aud
by the light OF this the two men took hold
of the blanket upon which Adams was ly
ing and quickly lifted it up Collier and
Stenson had, upon first entering the oft.
pushed aside the huge front door. Toward
this they now FASTENED, bearing Adams be-
tween them. Whether he awakened or not
is not known, for Collier In his statement
says nothing about it. At any rate Stenson
and Graham carried the man to the door.
Collier followed and again fell. Then he
states as he arose Adams had disappeared,
but Stenson and Graham were standing by
the door looking into the street. He tCol-
lier) got up and looked also and saw the
form OF man lying in the street.
Ri TIERS ATTACK THE POLICE.
Ala o'clock yesterday afternoon two
police patrol wagons rolled out from the
Atlantic railway company's stables, on
Atlantic avenue, near Third avenue. In
each were thirteen policemen and eight
new employees of the company, who were
to be taken to other stables Twenty
mounted policem, formed an escort. A
large crowd gathered about the stables and
then the wagons started the crowd be-
came a mob, bowling and swearing end
charge. The wagons and horsemen pressed
briskly on, the mob following and gaining
i" numbers and fury every minute
Finally the procession was halted on
street, near the stables, sew
eral Thousand angry men blocking the way !
From the streets, windows and housetops |
stones, clubs and brickbaIs showered upon |
the policemen and trembling employees
Sergeants Johnson and Cole, who com.
manded the mounted officers, ordered their |
men to charge and the squads advanced |
On the gallop not unlike squadrons of |
cavalry. The officers used their clubs eff
and at o'clock the employees
hat were being transferred were safely
edged in the stables. They were wanted
% take care of horses which had been suf-
ering from neglect owing to the lack of
help. Many rioters were struck by clubs
Ind the flying missiles and several police
men were hit but nobody so Ear as known
vas severely injured.
Strong details of police guard the stables
md partol the line of the roads. They
lad no trouble after the s o'clock row.
70 arrests were made. There is a general
expectation in Brokolyn of a riot to-mor-
ow morning when the company will at
empt TO start its cars
The company whose roads are tied mp
o.day issued a statement to the public,
n which. referring to the death of Adams,
hese words occur: Il
"You 1.-THE public) ought to be reminded
nat the man whose life was sacrificed was 1
ngaged, not in an effort to start a car, {
ut in keeping starvation from the stalls of {
ungry horses" 1
STATEMENT OF THE COMPANY.
The exact demands of the strikers and '
he nonability of the road to comply are I
lade public in the company's statement {
lus: a
"The demands substantially were That +
lie company should pay for six trips what o
had previously paid for seven, (addi- n
onal expense to the company for no ad- &
tionsl service, $50, $50 94) that the COM d
any should so modify Its regulations Ii
hostlers, changers and cowboys b
to lessen their work and shorten their a
lturday labor, additional expense to :
mpsny, S9,091.05 that the company
ould regard eight hours labor on Sunday
a fIlil DAVIS work with fuIl dav3s nav