The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-03
A STRIKER shot dead.
BY a Nom Union Workman i'm
q Cleveland Street.
THE KILLED MAN NOT A RIoTER
Desperate Attempt of a Frenzied Mob
10 Lynch the Shooter.

The Militia Called Out TO Save the
Homicide and Dlsper~c the Mob-A
striker Killed at Berea, Where
Deputy sherirs Threaten to shoot
Women.
Cleveland. July 2-The strike az the
Brown Hosting Compsnys works has
reached a point where the authorities. as
Well as the strikers. are in no mood for
iriiiing. When the non-union men left
the works al O'Clock this afternoon there
was rfoting. Two hundred and fifty po-
lice emerged from the gates. guarding 800
workfnen- An immense crowd had gath
cred a block away. but the police took
new route and eluded them for moment.
The strikers set up a yell and ran. soon
overtaking the marching column. hooting
and yelling. y huge moving van was in
the rear, filed with strikers and
with II a small wagon. laden with empty
beer bottles. The police suspected that
the bottles were intended as missiles, and
compelled the driver OF the wagon TO turn
hack. AT Wilson and Euclid avenues a
railroad train blocked the way. and an
effort was made 10 drive the van Of the
strikers through the guard OF the police.
The officers dragged TO the ground the
driver. Fred w. Hearne a moving con-
tractor. and the man on the seat beside
him. w. J. o'Neill. a paving contractor.
These men resisted. and the police used
their clubs on them with such effect that
their heads were soon swollen masses Of
cuts One mans ankle was broken. The
strikers in ;he van jumped out and the
police charged the crowd. Frank Coopen-
hscker, machinist, returning from work
and not striker. vas caught in the
a
Hearne was arrested and locked up. The
strikers dispersed before the onslaught OF
the police. and the non-union men were
sent home.
Meanwhile tragedy had taken place a.
the Brown works Saunders. a young stu
dent a Cases school, OF applied science,
whose father lives at 33i Prospect street.
has been working for the Brown company
during vacation for the practical knoxl-
edge IL would give him. He did not leave
with the non-union men under police
guard. but mounted his bicycle and sought
10 reach home alone AS he turned I'D
Hamilton street a knot OF strikers saw
him and shouted TO him TO stop He did
not obey. and they began to throw stones
and bricks az him. A brick struck him or
the head and knocked him off his wheel.
and he claims that after he was down they
continued 10 stone him. Rising 10 his knees.
he drew revolver and fred. The bali
missed his assaiiants. sped across a va
cant lot and buried itself in the breast OF
William Rettger. one OF the strikers, who
was walking through an alley with sew
eral companions Rettger was sent TO a
hospital. where he died In a few minutes
He was a single man. IS years old. board
Ing on Hoadiey street. ayse was a brother
OF Pitcher Rettger. OF the Milwaukee base
bali club.
Pstrolman Gibbons heard the shot fred,
and. rushing up. seized young Saunders
ard hurried him into the office of the
Bishop -Babcock Company. In a very
short space Of time, a furious mob packed
the streets as far as the eye could reach
and surged against the front OF the Office
demanding that Saunders he given ND TO
II Some one brought a rope. and the cry
20 lynch him was raised. A few began 10
pTy at the windows OF the office, when
Patroiman Gibbons. who was once a
union man. addressed the mob and partly
quieted Il. Two patrol wagon loads OF po-
lice arrived. and a guard was posted in
front Of the building. Long before this
Mayor Mckisson. Police Director Abbott
Lieut.. Col. Whitney. of the Fifth reEi-
ment. and others were gathered for con-
sal;stlon In the city hall. Word OF the
critical condition Of affairs was tele-
phoned 20 them from the Bishop-Rabcock
office. and request made for the militia
The mayor responded by ordering the
Cleveland City Guards and Company F
20 the scene Of the riot. The guards ar
rived first, JUST as the mob was preparing
for another effort TO capture Saunders.
As the soldiers came down the street the
mob howied and the guards were COM
peilea 30 open a way for themselves with
leyeled hayonets. Several men and boys
Were wounded slightly by the soldiers
The guards formed in front Of the office.
and just then Company + was seen alight-
ing from street cars a block away Amid
a frenzy of excitement on the psrt OF the
dense crowd a patrol wagon was hacked
10 the door OF the office and Saunders was
terked into IL and made 20 lie on the bot
tom. The guards formed around IL with
hayonets at charge" and forced their
way down Hamilton street. part OF the
bowling mob surging along with them.
To heighten the excitement, Detective
Shrostv stood up IN the patrol wagon and
shot his revolver into The air The wagon
ard the soldiers proceeded rapidly until
the crowd IN front had thinued, when
the guard opened ranks and the wagon
sped on 20 the Central police station on a
run. Saunders. whose head Is badly ciit
and his body a mass az bruises. Il a pris-
ener. charged with The killing OF Rettger
Company r. in command OF Mai. Lie
bieh. marched to the center of the crowd
that remained behind. The soldiers we're
uenaced and jecre3. Maj f8eblch halted
his men. drew hts revolver ana aeclar-
ed upou the slightest attempt a. violence
he woad give the command to FIRE After
that the noise CEASED AMI the crowd
scattered. the company returning 20
quarters The mayor viii issue a proc
lanatIon. declaring tAe riot act IN force.
TO ~ posted IN the neizhhorhond OF the
Brown works tomorrow morning.