The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-02
RIOTOUS POTTEI,S.
East Liverpool In IN Uptunr-StrIkurS At.
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East Liverpool In IN UprUnr-StriiiurS AT.
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EAST LIVERPOOL, April l.-This city
was in IN uproar last night. A mob OF
800 or 100 strikers tool; possession OF tho
principal business strcrts for over three
hours and made systematic gcarch ior
tho men who had boon working in tic
pottories where the strike is IN force.
Tho crowd discovered n. +. Ash.
baugh, head packer at tho Knowles
works, in etorc. They rushed upon
him, but lie escaped and lied for his
life. ~ part OF tine mob pursued tho
fugitive, but he found 4 sanctuary in
lodglng-houso room and subsequently
tho force that attacked him picketnd
tho approaches to his residence and loi-
tered overwhelmingly for time, but they
wcro drawn away soon by tho prospect
OF capturing another victim.
Some OF the strikers patrolling the
streets had spotted young man
named ThomasO . Neil, a Trenton potter,
who is working for tho McNichol Pot
terry Company. lie was walking OH the
street with his wife, when the noisy
crowd surrounded them. Mrs. O'Nell
tainted and Was carried into tho Hotel
Grand, while 0Neil toOk refuge in the
Office OF the McNicnol company.
Then the police appeared oil tho
scene, but they did not intimidats the
mob, Tor few minutes later non
union man named "Waddy" Cock was
waylad. After desperate flight he
WAS overhauled, icIlcd with n blow aud
terribly beaten.
Then an empioye OF tho Knowles
works, William Gray, was sighted walk
ing with his wife. lie was hoo;od by
the crowd. and as they closed III on
him he, with his wife, started to run.
Tho strikers tried to hedge them in,
but Mayor Morley and City Marshal
Gill appeared on the scene, and, break
Ing through the crowd, rescued Mr..
aud Mrs. Gray.
Angry men, now thoroughly aroused,
followed close, pressing the chief officer
oil tho city and his marshal, and howl
ing ut item aud their two charges.
Then more officers arrived and charged
the mob. driving them like sheep. But
they could not disperso them. Several
other non-anion men were also hunted
and tcrrorized before midnight. James
Rinchart, bookkeeper, with his wife,
were besicgcd and kept prisoners in n
store until Il squad OF police came to
the rescue.
About II o'clock the mob broke up.
This breaks the peace OF the tcn-wccks'
strike.
During tho creator part OF the time Of
the rioting, the labor leaders were in
attendance at mass meeting OF potters
which was held in the Grand Opera
House. Resolutions were adopted at
this meeting, strongly condcmniug sucl
proceedings. and appealing to the pot
ters to abide by the law. At last nights
mass meeting Row. J. C. Taylor, OF st.
Stephens Episcopal church, made SEN
| sat!oual address. In the course OF his
remarks he said:
ave have legal arbitration OF the
present difficulty. The manufacturers
have refused to give any just reason
why this reduction has been forced upon
the men. And while | don't say TO the
strikers to join Coxcy's army, do ap.
peal to YOU TO mike up IN army OF your
own, march TO the city OF Columbus and
demand OF our legislature the passage
OF bill compelling intelligent arbilra-
ton, and then march to the governors
mansion and compel your executive to
give his approval to the measure"