The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-30
UNION BLOOD FLOWS.
An Old Feud Causes q Row
Among Hodcarriers.
BEARD CARVED WITH A RAZOR.
The Wrangle Between Factions Breaks
Out I'm Riot-Con Lynch Yields
the Blade.

ReueYaI TOW 0ccurfEu 81 TIC BacEti1S Va sIS
Hod Carriers Union in the Western Labor
Union hall about o'clock last night, in which
Con Lynch slashed Charles Beard across the left
wrist with q razor seyering the main artery and
the tendons Of the thumb and first two fingers
The history OF the affair goes back to the
parade last Labor day. Previous TO the parade
the Hod Carriers Union passed a vote imposing
fine OF $3.50 on any mem Der who refrained
from paradng with the ion on that day.
number of the members were also members OF
assemblies of the Knights of Labor and turned out
with their assemblies instead OF with the union.
They were accordingly fined $3.50 apiece, but
refused TO pay IL, and seventeen OF them were
expelled from the union. The present members
of the union claim that there was no objection
to their parading with the Knights OF Labor,
provided they had asked the union for permits
sion to do So but that they were too obstinate TO
do this, and that after they were expelled they
organized an assembly OF the Knights of Labor
and met In one of the Western Central
Unions halls, doing everything possible
70 injure the union, until they
were prevented from the further use
Of the hall by vote of the Western Central on
the protest of the original Hodcarriers' Union;
and that short time since Lynch, who Is one
the expelled men, succeeded through personal
acquaintance with one OF the officers OF the
International Union OF Hodearriers in getting
They said that Lynch and seven or eight
more OF this "clique' were present at the meet
ing last night, and as soon as the meeting was
called to order the president ruled thatthey were
not entitled to seats, and that sharp words passed
between Beard and q man named McGonigan
Of the Lynch crowd; that Bearc had said they
should be put out, and McGonigan replied that
II anybody was to be put out II would be he,
Beard. Beard started toward him. Lynch put
put his hand to his hip and several of the MEM
bers shouted "None of that here" thinking he
was going to draw revolver. He then thrust
his hand in an inside pocket and drew out a
razor. Beard, seeing the razor, grabbed chair
and pushed 1t out between himself and Lynch,
but the latter struck over 1t, cutting Beard on
the wrist. Lynch then ran out and
around through the alley. As he was going out
r. McNulty, who had started to find police Of
ficer, met him at the door, but McNulty was or
dered to "staRd back" The order having been
emphasized by an exhibition of the razor there
was no alternative but to comply.
The union passed vote requiring the MEM
bers 10 refrain from giving out any information
concerning the trouble, so that no detailed ac-
count OF 1t could be secured from any of them
The story OF the Lynch faction varied materi-
ally from that of the members of the union
They say that after the union had expelled them
the Western Central Union investigated the
matter and decided that the action was unjust,
but the union would not accept this view of It
and withdrew its delegates from the central
body Then an appeal was taken to the inter-
national, and at the last session of that body
after full investigation by the delegates pres
ent, Ii WINS voted TO instruct the local union to
Yeinstate them, and that accordingly the
union at its meeting two weeks ago
did reinstate them and sent a committee to no.
THY them OF the fact and request them to be
present at the following meeting and get their
working cards. At the next meeting, which
was held a week ago last night, majority of the
seventeen originally expelled were present, and
toe union insisted on obligating them. They
objected to this on the ground that they
had been obligated once before and the obiiga-
ton never having been broken, as it was the
union which took the wrong step and not
they, 1t was not manly TO require them to take
the obligation again. The result was wrangle
and the president adjourned the meeting in the
midst of the excitement. After the president
had left president pro tenn. was elected and the
meeting continued. Last night they attended
the meeting again and they say that
as soon as the meeting was called
TO order they were ordered out of the
hall; that few sharp words followed aud in a
lew seconds they were assailed with spittoons
and chairs, and that even revolvers were drawn
by members of the union: that Beard threw a
epittoon. which struck one OF their party in the
face, and then grabbed a chair, so the only
thing left 10 do was TO use such weapons as they
could find handy, and Lynch, having razor in
his pocket, drew it in selfdefense.
This old difficulty in the Hodcarriers' Union
mas been the means of starting the Quarrel
which has for some time been brewing between
the Knights Of Labor aud about all the trade
unions In the city. 1t led TO the Knights of
Labor delegates expulsion from the Western
Central Labor Union. and the assemblies then
.tralfo ha1to
is the same fight which has been cropping ont
right along in the present difficulty of the coal
miners. And the expressions on both sides To
the effect that, at is not over yet" were
numerous
When Lynch ran ont of the hall and around
through the alley, Beard pursued him and De-
fectiye Wilson, who happened to be across the
street, saspecting that something was wrong.
was told OF what had happened. He gave chase
and overlook Lynch on West street near Bax,er
Co.'S warehouse. Lynch admitted having
Done the cutting, but said he did IL with knife
which he had thrown away. The officer searched
him, however, and found the razor covered
with blood in his hip pocket He turned him
over to Officer Johnson and started 10 search for
beard. No one seemed to know where the latter
had gone. but Wilson followed the blood marks
through the alley and the stairs of the Holyoke
building 10 the cffce of Dr. Sarah Kendall. who.
with DR.. Heliker, was attending TO his wonnd
the cash was about three inches long and re-
qured eight or nine stitches Beard bore his
injuries very coolly, and refused to say ANYTHING
about the difficulty. He was taken TO Providence
hospital in cab
large number of Knights OF Labor called at
ponce headquarters aud wanted to put up hail
Ior Lynch. but they were informed they must
nrst have his bail fixed by justice OF the peace
or Judge Rivers. A messenger was immediately
sent TO see Justice Won Tobel. who ordered him
released on $50 cash bail, the charge being as
kAlllt WITH DAILY IL. D II