Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
A SPURIOUS RIOT
SCENES OF VIOLENCE AT THE STREET RAIL
WAY BARN, YE,TERDAY MORNING.
Three Men il he Employ oithe Company Wound
Cd By Strikers and Synpa'hizsrs Two Of
Them Being Seriously Injured.

Three men in the employ Of the Com
pany were wounded, two Of them quite
seriously.
The scene Of the trouble was at the
Railway Company's barn, just across
the city line, in Marshall county.
The wounded men are W. II. Tucker,
Assistant Superintendent, in charge Of
the barns; Harry Hartman, an employe
at the barn, and H. S. Newton, cleo
trician. The former was only bruised.
The trouble originated about ten min
utes Of eight o'clock In the morning,
Immediately in front Of the barn, and
eliminated about three quarters Of an
hour later.
About one hundred men were en-
gagged TO greater OF less extent I'm the
rioting, but only about twenty were &C
tive In the assault upon the Company'S
employees, the others being passive, aud
only encouraging the actual aSsailants
by their presence and evident sympathy
with the assault.
~
been disposed TO lend any aid whatever
10 the victims Of the violence.
HOW IT STARTED.
There were a number Of men, either
strikers or sympathizers with them,
about the intersection of FOrty-eighth
and Jacob streets, outside the city hne'
at an early hour in the morning, as
there has been every morning since
the outset OF the strike.
What followed, as here appended, was
CLEANED from participants IN the affair."
on both sides. The main facts are be-
neved 10 be correct, although the en-
ployes of the Company and the strikers
aud their friends naturally differ as TO
what caused the first outbreak. The
employees OF the Company talked very
freely about the matter during the day,
while the other side We're retlcent, and
IL was difficult 20 obtain their version OF
the trouble.
About half-past seven preparations
were going on 10 run cars out OF the
barn on the line, Assistant Superintend-
ent w. II. Tucker, who is in charge Of
the barn, overseeing and directing the
work. One Of the cars was out OF or
der, and Mr.. Tucker got on II and ran
10 out on the front switch. As the car
was ran out OF the building George
Earnest and Michael Stegman, Two of
the strikers, began, as the COmpany's
emplOye allege, 90 abuse Mr. Tucker,
making threats against his life, etc.
This was succeeded by aE attack on the
car by Earnest, Stegman aud few 9TH
ers. One OF the leaders had an ebony
billy and the other large stone when
this attack was made. Mr.. Tucker
was on the front platform. Stegman,
who had the billy, jumped on the plat
form and made two passes at Tucker,
but did not Bit him, and then George
Earnest threw the stone, striking
Tucker below the right shoulder and
inflcting bad bruise. Tucker called
10 the men in the barn for a conductor
% reverse the switch on the car so 10
could be run back into the building,
and Harry Hartman, an employe OF the
company, responded. Hartman at
tempted 70 turn the trolly when
two of the crowd Of asssilants
attacked him. Hartman left
the car and ran into the barn, and the
crowd, finding Tucker alone, attempted
an assault on him, but the employees Ia
the barn ran TO mis- aid with clubs,
pieces Of iron, and whatever other
weapons they could pick up. As they
came through the door Tucker ordered
them back, and all went into the build
ing again. when Ssegman jumped on
the rear platform Of the car. Stegman
attempted 70 force the rear door open,
at the same time yelling % mis- friends;
You 90 in and drive them out, and
III get To- the car this way
He was fourishing his billy at the
time. A general SkirmiSh ensued, in
which Hartman was struck with a
brick and knocked down. Many stones
were thrown. buJ Hartman and Tucker
managed 20 get into the barn in safety,
while the crowd h0Oted and yelled as
they fed.
IN THE BARN.
Inside the barn the Company's men
had a conference with superintendent
NJ. LOTUS, who had not been involved
IN the trouble. Mr.. Lotus concluded
the best thing % do would be to notify
the BenwOod authorities, and Tucker
and Hartman volunteered 20 make the
trip. They got out of the barn without
serious trouble and went 70 Benwooi,
Informing the Mayor aud police Of the
situation. They started back, meeting
with some opposition on the way, aud az
switch No. A., in front Of the DrOver's
Hotel, party of dozen men made
rush az Tucker and Hartman. Hart
man was quite weak from exhaustion
and fell In the street. \ part or the
crowd fell 20 beating the PROSTATE man
with stones and clubs, while Tucker
started for the barn on run. He
had a pair OF Diekle-plated nipperS, his
only weapon, and held them IN his hand
as he went, but his ASSISTANTS thought
ne had a revolver. This held them back
a little, but they yelled, "Now Wei tX
him, etc, and many stones were thrown
at him, be being struck on the back and
leg. George Earnest was the leader Of
this crowd, according 10 the statements
Of the Company employees As Tucker
reached the barn the crowd there in
creased 20 about one hundred and fifty,
aud Tucker was greeted with yellS Of
xii the -- Of a --
Tucker exhibited great nerve, turn
ing on the crowd with his pair Of pliers,
several times.
A BADLY WOUNDED NAN.
Meanwhile Hartman was being
roughly handled, and might have been
killed, had not Officer Casey, Of the
BenwoOd force, gone 70 his aid. Hart
man was lying 10 the street, hut was
picked up and taken 10 the barn, where
DR.. BaguleY attended him. He had
FIVE large cuts on his head, and was
hurt internally, where some one had
jumped upon his chest and stomach as
he lav nrnstrafn Affnr his Mnnnds