The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
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Pinkerton Men Fire on The People
and are Arrested.

AGntxy. =. \ Augsst ls.-'flse most dis
as,roas .isy is The history OF The New York
Central railroad strike cioses Tonight Fif
Teen Piskeris.n nen are a;sier the care of
surgeons aud Gye eiizsns are 50 badly
woun,le.l tlias ,i,ere arr fears iur their gecog-
err. Three Pipkersat men we're arrested
and one sSas -, sessre'y haaiie,i - the fnob'
that the Police surgeon had "a dress hi=
wounds. The trouble Is A. the Van woert
stree, crossing. a few blocks ses; Of the pas
senger depot and where the freight trains
run on 10 the bridge
This morning early crowds 6eg1n to gath
er and by noon there WAS huge crowd.
Everything was quiet nntIl al 10 o'clock
freight train came down from West Albany.
On The top Of each car were two PiEkerton
men. armed with repeating rifles, and rs The
cars pissed by, they aourished them Sud-
delly. and without provocation, one Of the
men fred and Richard DwyeF, boy aged
70. fell. sho, in ihs thigh. The excitement
was intense and rush was made for tie
train. and 50 successful was it that James
HAtton. who fred the shot. was caught. The
police eharg d the mob and rescued the man
| Just as they had him up against Tree to
hang Kim. He was badly battered when
locked up, \ few minutes after John Hoack,
lumber handler wss arrested for sionins
train.
AZ o'cock freight train, bound west'
came over the bridge guared by Pinkerion
men. When it reached the city several OF
the Pinkerton men, without provoc2tioD,
opened ire. Mr.. Thomas f. Hogan was
shot through the leg and small boy was
shot in the thigh. Tie crowd by this time
was wrought mp TO a fearful pitch Of excite
ment. and oaly by the efficiency Of the local
police aided By committees from the strik-
ers were they kept back a. O'Clock,
when the excitement mad begun TO cool
down. another freight train came through,
and again the Pinkertons fired into the
crowd. boy named FranS Parks Ieceiging
the bullet in his arm 0,liccr Mann jumped
on the train and tried to mod The man, but
was unsuccessful. He was carried back to
East Albany on another train and there was
assaulted by the Pinkerton men, although
he was in full uniform. All the police Of
the city are massed at this point and trouble
is expected.
Robert L. Pinkerton asked for the release
of Thomas Burke, who was arrested under
arms, but Chief Willard refused, saying that
the man vas melting the people to violence.
Mr.. Pinkerton said that it mas simply a
matter of protecting the new brakemen, and
was necessary.
Five pinkerion men arrested last night
were arraigned in police court this morning
and four were admitted to bail for further
examination, ex State Senator Rassell ahd
Depot Master Foster going on their bonds.
one man was released.
The only freight train moved to-day has
been a refrigerator aud empty cars. The
blockade at West Albany is almost as bad as
on the first day Of the strike.
The Pinkerton men claim that the crowd
stoned them before they fired any shots.
Their statement, however, is not borne out
by such testimony as the police have been
able to obtain as yet. Captain Sheridan, Of
the Third precinct. where the trouble occur
red. said 1T is rue that few women and
children threw stones at the men on the
trains this afternoon But saw Pinkerton
men fire at the groups Of people on the street
who had nothing 10 do with it whatever and
without provocation. told Mr.. Piukerton
Of this, but he simply said ii WAS self
defence.