Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-18
BRUTAL PINKERTONS.
Fifteen Under the Care of
Surgeons.
A Disastrous Day on The New
York Central.
Frequent Collisions Between Pinker-
ton Men and The Mob.
Reckless Firing by The Hired Guards at
Albany-Innocent Women and
Children Shot.


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ALBANY, N. Y, August 1.-THE most
disastrous day in the history of the New
York Central has closed. Fifteen Pinker-
ton men are under the care of surgeons.
Some are so badly wounded that there
are fears for their recovery. Three Pink
erton men were arrested, and one so
severely handled by the mob, that the
police surgeon had to dress his wounds
Nearly all the Pinkerton men were
withdrawn today from duty at crossings
within the city limits, as their presence
served to excite the throngs of on
lockers, and police took their places.
About o'clock James Patton, Pinker-
ton man, was patrolling the tracks in
the vicinity of Van Vert street. He
claims that he was struck with a
stone in the chest, while his companion
was knocked down and severely hurt,
by gang of roughs and then he fired
his revolver into the crowd, seriously
wounding Richard Dwyer, aged Is.
Patton had no time to fire another shot
The crowd surged around him, and
before the police could interfere, his
clothes were torn off his back; he was
struck with fists and clubs, and he pre-
sented pitable spectacle when rescued
from the angry crowd by the police, who
were obliged to draw their revolvers to
stay the crowding mass of people.
This occurrence aroused the passions
| OF the spectators, mostly roughs and
hoodlums. Their number increased and
the chief of police, fearing further trouble
established his headquarters in the
station house near by.
Innocent People Shot.
About O'Clock a freight train passed
through the city and the Pinkertons S
say it was stoned. The police claim that
such was not the case. In any even t,
when the train reached the Broadway
viaduct, the Pinkertons began reck-
less fusilade on the crowd standing in
the vicinity. Four or five shots were
fired without any provocation. Mrs.
Thomas Hogan, standing on the stoop
of her residence, was shot through the
leg, and shall boy ws55 snot in the
thigh. The crowd by this time was
wrought up to fearful pitch of excite
ment, and only by the efficiency of the
local police, aided by committee from
the strikers, were they kept back.
After this incident Robert Pinkerton,
who had charge of his force here in per-
son, called on Chief Willard. He said
his men had been assaulted continually,
and firearms had been put in their
possession yesterday, that they might
be used when necessary in self-deiense
and in the work Of protecting the COM
pany's property. He was sorry innocent
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generally happened that way. Still he
would stand by his men against the
wanton attacks of roughs.
Chief Willard expressed the belief
that if the Pinkerton men had never
been brought here, the local police
would have been abundantly able to
cope with the situation. AS it is, he
fears there will be further trouble if
these men stay here, and says in that
event the local authorities could not be
held responsible, as he had repeatedly
informed Superintendent Bissell that
the company'.s property would be well
guarded by his own men, if no other
forces were brought here to i1iAame the
passions of the sympathizers with the
strikers.
| More Reckless Shooting.
| AZ lOuI " ClOCh duOGIlCI lIciSlI LIdlll
came through, and the Pinkerton men
again fired into the crowd, a boy
named Frank Parks, receiving a bullet
in the arm. The Pinkerton man who
fired into the crowd at the Van Vert
street crossing, was pursued up the
tracks by an officer and captured. As
the policeman was bringing his prisoner
back, he was assaulted by crowd of
PinkertOn men, who rescued the pris-
oner and severely beat the officer. All
the police are massed at this point. and
trouble is expected tonight. The block
ade at West Albany is almost as bad as
an the first day of the strikl,.
Webb and PowderIy.
New YORK, August 17.-All the regu-
lar passenger trains on the New York
Central ran on schedule time today.
The incoming trains also came in with
out any delay. No freight trains were
sent out today, but the railroad officials
say they will be run regularly tomorrow,
A reporter called on Vice-President
Webb today, and asked him if he had
any idea as to what the result of his
interview with Powderly tomorrow will
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eyes, l think l have" answered
| WeDD, with smile OF much meaning.
81 think that Powderly will call here to-
morrow, submit his demands which will
be refused, and then I think he will call
the strike off, and decide to sacrifice the
members of his order on these branches
rather than involve the whole order in
a fight on the entire system, which in
the end would be sure to be disastrous"
Powderly and other members of the
executive board of Knights of Labor,
kept themselves secluded today. 1t
is understood they were conferring on
important matters, but nothing will be
done until Powderly meets Vice-Presi-
dent Webb tomorrow.
Another Grand Pow-wow.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, August II. -
Grand Master Sargent, of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen, and Grand
Chief Howard, of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Conductors, left this afternoon
for Buffalo where they will meet with
the grand officers of the Switchmen's
Aid Association and the Brotherhood of
Trainmen, to consider the strike stua-
ton.