The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-01

Back up Town-Talks With the Men.
Last eveningthere was serious trouble
again on the street car lines, growing
out OF the feeling over the strike, A
car was running down Main street,
when, Just below Twenly-sixth street,
the track was found to the blockaded.
Stones, bricks, pieces OF iron and all
sorts OF obstacles were found piled on
it. The operator and conductor got off
TO remove them, There was large
crowd OF boys, from ten TO sixteen years
old, about. While the men were re-
moving the stuff, somebody threw a
piece 81 iron through one OF the wind
ows, breaking it with a crash,
The conductor turned about to see
who threw the missile, when a large
mass OF soft mud struck him in the
lace. About the same time the oper-
ator was struck by brick,
Both jumped on the car, the track be-
ing clear, TO run it through, but before
they were fairly aboard another big pile
OF stones, brick and debris was fixed in
the middle OF the track.
About this time brick was thrown
through another window, Seeing that
there was no hope OF getting through,
and there not being a policeman in
sight, the men quickly reversed the car
and backed up town, AS the car left,
third brick or other missile was thrown
through the hind window oil the car.
The car reported at Tenth street, the
two men being covered with mud, and
both somewhat bruised. The conductor
had u bottle OF liniment in hiC pocket,
which was broken by brick, and the
stuff scented his clothes thoroughly.
After getting cleaned up the car was
again run down, but again ut Twenty,
sixth street the track was found to be
obstruetea'
In tho meantime, Chief Of Police Nc
Nichol had been notified by telephone
of the trouble, and he drove down rap
idly in his buggy. He said,when he
came in sight OF the place large mob
OF boys was engaged in rolling u hugo
stone step on the track. AS soon rs
the chiefs buggy hove in sight, the kids
recognized it and fled.
All attempts to run cars to the South
End were then abandoned, and no car
was run up town except the late one,
bringing the company's employees,
Chief McNichol said he had detailed
man to BIO at the place where
the trouble occurred, and he was not
there, as he ought to have been.
A car jumped tho track at Forty
third street, and owing to the interfer-
ence by boys and others, it could not be
gotten on. and was left lying there.
AS the late car was coming up,
stone was thrown through window at
Thlrty-ninth street. The police squad
which had been on duty at the South
End was not fifty feet away, in the pa
troll wagon, and the officers got out and
searched for the perpetrators, but in
vain.
The first car up had brick thrown
through it at Forty.ffth street at 5
o'clock yesterday morning, One pass
enger was hit in the back OF the neck
by piece OF flying glass, and somewhat
cut.
There was a good deal ofsurprise and
indignation expressed over the out
come OF the hearing OF b. I. Martin,
motorman, before the mayor of Ben.
wood yesterday. Martin was accused
of CARRYING concealed weapon. His
car was set on by a mob Of Benwood
boys and toughs who had already
stoned it, when he drew a revolver and
warned them to keep of.
For this he was fined S25 and sent to
jaii for thirty days in addition. This,
in Benwood, where the entire absence
OF effort to protect property or life has
been the subject Of general comment,
naturally caused emphatic comment.
Lawyers questioned whether the man
was guilty Of any otEense against the
law, while everybody knew the penalty
was SO unusual and excessive, tho cir
cumstances being considered, that it
could not be regarded in any light but
as vindictive.
One OF the non-union employees said
last night that ii the company did not
appeal Martins case all the others
would resign. He did not think they
could be Justly asked to risk their lives
without protection by the law or back.
ing from the company.
There is growing feeling that the
disorder and riotousness have gone as
far as the community can afford to let
it 20, and that it is time for the business
men to interfere. Tho town is getting
bad name abroad, business is injured,
and citizens who desire to ride cannot
safely do so.