The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-11

Statement from tle otrlkeTs'
Tho most serious trouble yet, growing
out Of the pending street car strike, oc-
cured Yesterday morning, when two of
Of the employees OF the company We're
seriously, and perhaps fatally, injured
by mobs, in which were one or two OF
tue striking workmen.
A more brutal and cowardly assault
was probably never committed than
ono OF these, as a result OF which
Henry Hartman is now lying at his
home on Eleventh street, disabled. The
other case was not much less dastardly.
The first trouble occurred carly in the
morning. when William Tucker, assist.
amt Superintendent for some time past,
went 10 move ear "Sybif from one
track 10 another, for the purpose of
making repairs. lie had on overalls, so
that it was very apparent that it was
no. his intention 10 bring the car up
town. lie was assisted by Henry Hart
man, who was on the back platform
manipulating the ropes from the trolley
poles.
was tho usual chorus OF "BaaP
"Sheep" and oaths and imprecations,
To which, according to his story, Tucker
responded, 1T is wonder you fellows
wouldn't get hungry enough to go homo
and eat breakfast" or words to that
effect, The other men justify what
followed by stating that he said, ,'Ain't
you hungry YETI Well, we'll starve
YOU out, or something like that,
George Ernest, one OF the strikers,
threw stone and struck Tucker on the
arm, and about tho same moment
Michael Stegman, said to be also mem-
Der Of the union, stepped on the car
with ia billy or clubin hishand. Another
man also stopped on the platform, when
Tucker threw open the door and rushed
out, knocking his man down by run
ming against him.
Tucker and Hartman both escaped
into the barn, but as he left the car
Hartman was struck on tho back OF the
head with brick, and badly cut, tho
force OF the blow knocking him down.
THE SECOND ASSAULT.
When tho two men returned 10 the
car barn, after consultation with
Superintendent Lotus it was decided
to have warrants sworn out at Benwood
ior Ernest and Stegman, the onlytwo Of
the assailants who were known. Messrs.
Lotus, Tucker and Hartman went down
to Benwood, and attended 10 the issu.
Ing Of the warrants.
While they wero gone, II. S. Newton,
the company's head electrician, with
Mechanical Engineer Wright, went
down trom the power house to see how
things were progressing. Neither Of
them ever was member OF the union,
nor was Tucker. Both, however, had
had trouble at the time of the former
street car strike, and 30 Newton put n
revolver in his pocket when he started
down.
Just south OF tho county line a crowd
OF men had gathered. In il were Ern-
est, Siepman and possibly Kloss, OF the
strikers, and many outsiders. The
whole crowd approached tho two men
and began to abuse and threaten them.
Alter it began to look as II the mob
meant business, and there was reason
to fear for their lives, Newton drew his
pistol and warned Ernest to stand
back. Ernest had already threatened
to kill him, and he and others were
calling on the crowd to kill the - Of
-. The pistol, naturally, caused
moments pause, and Newton thought
lie had warded off the danger, but Just
as lie lowered it somebody behind him
struck him on the right side Of the
head and face u terrific blow with d
brick.
At tho same moment Ernest seized
the pistol and took 1t from Newton,
while another man hit him over the
head with a billy or club. He fell.
Then the whole mob began to pound
him, as he lay PROSTATE, with. bricks
ana stones, using him up by this cow
ardly procedure in the cruelest manner.
Tho brutal Rssail0nts wero finally
pulled of, and Newton managed tostag-
ger into tho barn. He said: "Boys, l
guess they've got me this timop
Dr.. IL. d, Baguley was near at the
time, and he was called In and dressed
Newton's injuries. Thoir exact charac.
Ter could not DO ascartained last even
Ing but no Is gravely hurt.
MOST cowABDLY OF All.
As Messrs. Lotus, Tucker aud Hart.
man returned from Bonwood, a B. & o..
engineer who passed leaned from his
cnb and warned them to DO cautious, as
there was q crowd waiting to kill them.
The men therefore camo on up the b. &
o, track, intending to cross tho open
field Just back OF the barn.
When they reached u point nearly
opposite tho barn, tho crowd saw them,
and there was n chorus OF "Thero they
arc| KIN theml" "kiil tho ----- Of
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Five men, tho ringlcndors being Ernest
and John Kloss, first started toward tho
three mon, and like lock OF sheep two
or three hundred other men followed,
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