The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-03
A SERIOUS RIOT TAKES PLACE
Between $50 Police and II Body OF
the Strikers.
Observation-Disclosures
Aud f.ynchInE Is Narrowly Ayeried-h
Student OF Applied Science, while De-
fsn,ilng Himself from a alob, Accidents
ally Kills an Innocent ,ian, and the
strikers Demand Ills I.iro In Return.
An EIcitIng scemo-Troop' Ordered Ont.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 2.-Thc
strike at the Brown IIoiating Com
pany's works has reached point
where the authorities as well us the
strikers are. in no mood for tnllng,
When the noh-unIon men left the works
at O'clock this afternoon there was
riotlng. Two hundred and fifty police
men emerged from the gates, guarding
ilfty-three workmen. An Immense
crowd had gathered block away, but
the police took new route and eluded
them for the moment. The strikers set
up II yell and ran, soon ovcrtaking the
marching column, Notlng and yelling.
A huge moving van was In the rear,
filled with strikers, and with small
wagon laden with empty beer bottles.
The police suspected that the bottles
were intended as missiles and compell-,
ed the driver of the wagon to turn back.
| At Wilson avenue md Euclid rail-
road train blocked the way and an eff
| fort was mlde to drive the van through
the guard OF police. The officers drag
| ged TO the ground the driver, Fred. W.
| Heafn, Il moving contractor. and the
man on the seat beside, hlm,W.J. o'Nell,
paving contractor. These men re-
| sisted and the police used their clubs
on them with such effect that. their
heads were soon swollen with masses
| OF cuts. O'Neil'S ankle was broken.
The strikers IN the van jumped out
and the police charged the crowd, using
their clubs on all the heads within
reach. Frank CoOpenheiker, machin-
Ist, returning from work and not stri-
| ker, was caught In the crowd and Sc
verely dubbed on the head. Hearr was
arrested and locked up. The strikers
| dispersed before the onslaught OF the
police and the non-union were sent
| home.
The Tragedy.
Meanwhile tragedy had taken place
| at the Brown works. Albert c. Saun-
ders, a young student at Case School Of
Applied Science, whose father lives at
33l Prospect street, has been working
for tn" Brown company during vaca-
ton for ths-r rpraotlcal a knowledge
would give hlm.S%He DID not leave with
the non-union men under police guard,
but mounted his bicycle and sought
to reach home alone.
As he turned up Hamilton street q
knot OF strikers saw him and shouted
TO him to stop. He did not obey and
they began to throw stones and bricks
| at him. A brick struck him on the
head and knocked him Off his wheel,
and he claims that after he was down
| they continued to stone him.
Rising to his knees he drew his revol-
pns rI I'm N
| sallants, sped across vacant lot and
| buried itself IN the breast OF William
Rettger, one OF the strikers. who was
walking through an alley with several
| companions. Rettger was sent to
| hospital, where he died In u few min
utes. He was a aingle man, twenty
| five years Old boarding on Hoadley
| street, and was 4 brother OF Pitcher.
| Rettger, OF the Milwaukee base ball
| club.
Patrolman Gibbons heard the shot
| fired and rushing up, seized young
| Saunders and hurried him into the Of
| fee of the Bishop Babcock Company.
! In 4 wonderfully short space OF time q
| furious crowd which packed the streets
az far rs the eye could rench. surgra
| against the front of the office, demand
| ing that Saunders be given UP to II.
| Some OF them brought Il rope and the
| cry 10 lynch him was raised. \ few
| began to pry at the windows OF the Of
| nee, when Patrolman Gibbons. who
was once n union workman, addressed
| the mob and partly quIeted 1t. Two
| patrol wagon londs OF police soon ar
rived and guard was posted in front OF
the building.
Troops Ordered Out.
Long before this Mayor NIcEisson.
Police Director Abbott, Lieutenant Col
| oneI Whitney, OF the Fifth regiment, und
| others, were gathered for consultation
| In the city hall. Word Of the critical
| condition OF affairs was telephoned from
| the Bishop Bnbcock office and a request
made for militia: The mayor respond
| ed by ordering the Cleveland City Guurd
and Company i to the scene OF the riot.
| The Guards arrived, Srst Just us the
mob was preparing for another effort TO
capture Saunders. As The soldiers came
down the street, the mob ,shriekcd and
| hOwlcd aud the guards we've compelled
| TO open II way for themselves with lev
clcd UayOnots. Several men and boys
were wounded slightly by the'soldcrs.
The guards formed In front Of the Of
| flee and Just then company i was scan
coming. Amid Il frenzy Of excitement
| OH the part OF the dense crowd. n patrol
wagon was backed to the depot Office
and Saunders was jerked into 1t und
made to lie on the bottom. Guards
| formed around II with bnyorrts at
charge" mud they forced their way
| down Hamilton street, past the howl
| Ing mob surging along with them, To
| helghtcn the excitement Detective
| Sprosty, as warning, stood up IN the pa
| trol wagon and shot his revolver into
| the mir The wagon and the soldiers
proccedd rapidly until the crowd In
| front had thlnncd. when the guard op-
encd ranks md the wagon sped on 10
the central police station Mt run.
| Saunders. whose head Ia ,hadly cut UP
and hls body n mnss OF brhlsCa Is priS.
onCr, charged with the killing OF Rett-
Ger.
Company i. In commando nc Major
I.labcll. marched to- tho centre OF tho
crowd that remained bchlnl. The SOL
| dlcrs were mcnacGd and ieGrcI, Major
| I.Icb!cll halted his men, drewNhia ravOl-
yer md declared that upon thc,sIIEhtrst
| attempt Mt VIOLENCE, lie would give tho
| command to fire. 3, After that the noise
ceased and the crowd scattered. the
company returning to headquarters,
TIL. mayor wllp cause Il proclamation,
| declaring the rldt t'act to bo In force to
| be posted In the nrlghb0rhood of the
Brown works Tomorrow morning,
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