The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-15
STRIKERS R]LLED.
Blood Flows Freely in Denvers
City Park.
A DRIcKYARD STRIKE OUTCOME.


A BRICKYARD STRIKE OUTCOME.
Strikers Seek Conference with Nom
Unionist Workmen Of navis' Yard,
When Davis Orders the Men to Shoot
to Kill-Thc Terrible Results.
DENVER, May ia desperate fight
took place in City park ut 10 o'clock a.
IN. between F. N. Davis and John
White, Tom Davis. E. T. Davis, j. w.
Smith and James Blackburn on one
side and some fifty or more strikers on
the other. Two men We're fatally shot
and about twelve more wounded more
or less seriously. The fight, which was
at close range, was brought about by
the brickmakers' strike, which has been
in progress at the Davis yards for sew
eral weeks past. F. N. Davis and son,
the proprietors of the brickyard, with
eight negroes with double-barreled shot
guns, heavily loaded with buckshot,
started for the yards with the ayowed
intention of beginning work or dying in
the attempt. AS they We're nearing the
yards q party of strikers, headed by
Frank Surber, appeared and asked that
they be allowed to talk to the men who
were going to work. Dayis replied that
the men did not want to talk and or
aered the strikers to allow his men to
pass. This the strikers would not do
and Davis and his son and five men
Opened Fire on the strikers.
Thomas Kelley was shot in the small
of the back and died two hours later.
The lnen most seriously injured are:
John Ridenour, shot i'll the back and
mortally wounded; Frank Surber, shot
in right arm necessitating amputation.
may die; Burt Broad shot in right arm;
S. Paal, shot in left shoulder; Jack Gar
ret, shot in side; w. j. Shamute, shot in
the forehead and i'll shoulder: Sam Far
rar, shot in legs; Pete Nolan, shot in
eg; b. O'Bricn AID William Dickson,
both shot in head and side. A number
of others are known to have been hit,
but fled from the scene before their
names or the extent of their injuries
We're learned.
Immediately After the Firing Rcssn
the strikers ran, except those who We're
too badly hurt to get away, and Davis
with his men proceeded to- the yard,
where they surrendered to an officer
and We're locked mp. Immediately after
the shooting q United Press reporter az
rived on the scene of the trouble and
found a large crowd Of men there, being
attracted by the shooting. A number
OF the strikers who lad at first fled from
the scene had returned.
| a Dyin. Nsai,'s Statement.
Thomas Kelly was lying OH the
ground breathing painfully and evil
IDENTIFY dying. Beside him WAS his sis
ter, girl about IL, years of age. almost
crazel with grief and moaning most
piteously. Before he was too far gone
to speak Kelly stated that F. II. Davis
was the man who shot him. He then
fell back fain,ing. Kelly was not a
striker and only went to The place out
of mere curiosity. John Ridenour, who
was also mortally wounded. was taken
to the Sisters hospital. where he now
lies in a dying condition.
The story OF slaughter.
w. j, Sha,nute, who was one of the
injured said: 1--WE were sitting under
the trees when Davis came up with
their guns on their arms. Mr.. S,.rber
said: Mr.. Davis. we would like to tall;
to these men, Davis replied, Get out VI
this, we want no tal.lln:,.' and immed.
lately shouted fire. and enlptied his
gun at the strikers. When poor Ride.
nour fell, young Davis shot him again
after he was down A number of the
men who We're present ut the time cor.
roborated the story of ;si,amute.
Shot TO Kill.
T. n. Davis was seen at police head
, quarters and said: 81 shot to kill and
don't deny it. In the morning 1 go,
some men and started out to my yards.
We stopped at the gate of the city parl
and loaded our guns and started across
i the park to where my yards are located
!, Before we had gone far we saw LOT
of men running across the park and
when we got near the yards the striker.
blocked the road. Surber was in til,
! lead and said he would like to talk tt
4 the men. l told him they did not wan,
: to talk and ordered them to get out Of
the way. Snrber then said: Boys
every man grab gun They the1
u rushed Oh us, throwing stones and shoot
ing. Ito,' my men to fire and shoot te
: kill"
a The men about the park say that il
!. addition to the men who We're shot, two
4 little boys who We're crossing the parl
. at the time, were hit by stray shot, bu
u neither was fatally hurt
= The various labor unions i'll the cit,
). held mass meeting at which resoiu
{ tions We're pas ed conaemning The shoot
: ing OF the men. Everything is quie
and no further trouble Is anticipated.
: DIR. Graves Reaches Denver.
d DENVER, Col, May l2.-Dr. Tllatche
v Graves arrived here accompanied b,
}. his wife and Mr.. Conrad, son-in-law o
! Mrs. BarEaby. Detective Kanscom ar
y rived on tho same train. The part,
! went to the Gilsey house where DIR
q Graves was seen by reporter. He re