Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-18
MORE SHOOTING BY PINKeRToNs.
They Open Fire PromiscuousIy without
sProvocation-Manyw Wounded.

They Open Fire PromiscuousIy without
ProvocatiOn-Many Wounded
ALBANY, \. Y, Aug. 1S.-This city was
the scene of several disgraceful ARRAYS
Yesterday, in each of which, according to
the reports the Pinkertons were aggres-
sors Fifteen Pinkerton men are under
the care of surgeons, and five citizens are
so badly wounded that there are fears for
their recovery. Three Pinkerton men
were arrested, and one was so severely
handled by the mob that the police sur
geon had to dress their wounds. The
trouble was at the Van Woert street cross
ing again, a few blocks west of the passen-
ger station, and where the freight trains
run on to the bridge. Yesterday morning
early crowds began to gather and by noon
there was huge crowd. Everything was
quiet until at 1:10 o'clock freight train
came down from West Albany. On the
top of each car were two Pinkerton men
armed with repeating rifles, and as the
cars passed by they hourished them.
A Boy and Woman Wounded.
Suddenly, and without provocation, one
Of the men fired and Richard Dryer, a
boy of IL years fell, shot in the thigh. The
excitement was intense and a rush was
made for the train, and so successful was
1t that James Hatton, who fired the shot,
was caught. The police charged the mob
and rescued the man just as they had him
up against a tree ready to hang him. He
was badly battered when locked up A few
minutes after John Houck, a lumber
handler, aged q years. was arrested for
stoning a train. At O'Clock a freight
fraf hpH 4 bird
guarded by Pinkerton men. When it
reached the city several of the Pinkerton
men, without provocation, opened fire.
Mrs. Thomas +. Hogan was shot through
the leg.
Another Boy Shot.
The crowd by this time was wrought up
TO fearful pitch of excitement, and only
by the efficiency of the local police, aided
by committees from the strikers, were they
kept back. At o'clock when the excite
ment had begun to cool down another
freight train came through and the Pink
srton men again fired into the crowd, a
boy named Frank Parks receiving..the bull
let in his arm. Officer Mum jumped o n
the train and tried to find the man, but
was unsuccessful He was carried back
10 East Albany on another train and there
was assaulted by the Pinkerton men, al
though he was in full uniform. All the
police of the city were massed at this
point and trouble was expected last night.
Pinkerron Says Shooting Is Necessary.
Robert Pinkerton asked for the release
of Thomas Burke, who was arrested I'M
der arms, but Chief Willard refused, say
Ing that the men were melting the people
to violence. Mr.. Pinkerton said that it
was simply a matter of protecting the
new brakcmen, and was necessary. Five
Pinkerton men, arrested Saturday night.
were arraigDed in the police court yester
day morning, and four were admitted to
bail for further examination, ex-State
Senator Russell and Depot Master Foster
going on their bonds. One man was r g.
leased
Two Contradictory Stories.
The pinksrton men claim that the
crowd stoned them before they fired any
shots. Capt Sheridan, of the Third p re.
cinct, where the trouble occurred, said:
ut Is true that a few women and children
threw stones at the men on the freight
trains early in the afternoon but saw
the Pinkerton men fire at the groups of
people on the street who had nothing to
do with it whatever and without pr0voca-
ton. told Mr.. Pinkerton of this, but he
simply said it was in elf-defense" The
railway was making good progress at the
time in the clearing up of the blockade