The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-03
BLOODSHED FOLLOWS
CLEVELAND STRIKE
A RiOter Is Shot Dead by a Non. Union
Man.
MORE TROUBLE AT BROWNS WORK
Mob Of Ten Thousand Follows Non.
Union WOrkmen Under Protection
OF Onicers..The Police Charge
Upon the ThrOng and Its Effect.
Troops Ordered Out.

Cleveland, Ohio. July 2-Bloodshed
again marked the trouble at the Brown
Hoisting works this afternoon. one
man was shot dead by non-union man
who attempted to leave the works on his
bicycle and was attacked by portion
of the mob. The police managed to re-
scue him and the police detail was be-
seiged in u shop and the great difficulty
seiged in a shop and had great diff
Guilty in preventing the lynching of their
prisoner Finally call for troops was
made and two Of the four companies
under arms hurried to the scene.
After their arrival the prisoner was
loaded into a patrol wagon and about
7.30 o'clock locked up in the central
police station. The troop remained on
guard and for a long time a suilen mob
Of at least 10000 men remained around
the premises.
Shortly before the hour for quitting this
afternoon several strikers marched upto
the Brown works with Il big banner on
which was written in big black type,
Browns Scabs.'
At 43O O'Clock the workmen mar
shalled into line and the police force
formed the usual hollow square. Cap
tain English gave the wo4l, the gates
were opened and the workmen sur
rounded by $50 police with clubs in
hand, marched out.
The crowd gave way and the pro-
cession moved u2 Hamilton street to
Case on the way to the st. Clair street
cars. The crowd followed as on
Wednesday evening. yelled ''scab" and
making a lively vocal demonstration.
Contrary to what the mayor declared
would be done. the police allowed the
mob to follow up Hamilton street. The
officers marched steadily forward to
Case. up Windsor to Wilson avenue.
At the fourth precinct station near
Euclid halt was made and the work.
men sent into the station.
CHARGE OF THE POLICE.
Then the police formed again across
the street. At this time the following
party was a dense black crowd reach
ing far down Wilson avenue. Sudden
ly the word "ChargA" was heard, and
the police Sprang forward like a shot
out of a gun. In moment they were
upon the vanguard of the crowd. The
latter We're dumbfounded. There was
"a waver and then all turned and fled.
But they were too late to escape pun
ishment. The batons of the police were
falling like hail on the heads of the
men. The crowd was panic stricken.
Two cars blocked the way north of
Wilson avenue, and the men, women
and children were packed together in
a tight mass, yelling and shrieking.
One part broke away and ran down
the Cleveland and Pittsburg tracks
close to hand. Another went south on
Wilson avenue. Men were lying on
the streets or crawling around in u
vain attempt to rise to their feet. The
police, dividing into squads, charged
after each section of the crowd, deter
mined to infiict punishment severe and
unrelenting. This lasted for several
minutes, and the returning squads of
policemen began to gather up uncon-
scious men and others who were stag
gering around as a result of severe
blows.
STUDENT FIRED THE SHOT.
The man shot near the works at the
beginning of the trouble was William
Rettger, aged 10, a brother of the base
ball pitcher. formerly with Cleveland,
now i'm the Milwaukee team.
The trouble was started by an attack
made by the mob on one of the stu
dents of a scientific school in this city.
Ten of these students have been work.
ing at the hoisting works for some time
making practical study of certain me-
~, IN 10 haN ha
waited until the non-union workmen
had been escorted away and then went
home unmolested. This afternoon one
of them, a. G. Saunders, aged 10. left
on his wheel as usual. He was as
sailed with cries of 'scab' and stones
thrown at him. When he had reached
point about block away he was
struck by a stone and received a great
cash in his head. He fell from the
bicycle and the mob howled XIII the
scab" and made Il rush for him. As
he rose he drew u revolver and shot
Rettger through the heart. The squad
of police left to guard the Brown
works with eSsed the shooting and
charging down the street. rescued
Saunders, who was again on the ground,
being kicked and buffeted. The police
drew their revolverS and managed by
great efforts to get the injured youth
into the office Of the Bishop works.
The mob outside, which had swelled
to 1900, infuriated by the sight of the
dead man howled Lynch him and
were preparing to make u charge on
the building in which the police had
taken refuge when u police reinforce
ment attacked the rear and dubbed
their way to- the building The crowd
was then kept at bay until a company
of militia n narched on to the scene when
the mob ecattered and Saunders was
taken to the central police station.
The whole section of the city where
the workmen live is in a state Of fer
ment, as threats have been made to
burn tonight the residences of the men
who are working There Is also appre-
hension that the trouble has only be-
gun and that strike Of ron workers,
embracing every branch of the indus
try in Cleveland, may come about at
any moment. The American Wire
company plant which has been idle for
some months on account of a lockout.
has been surrounded with u heavy ten
foot fence and the company. it is
claimed. will open UP next week with
non union men. If this is done, more
rioting Is certain to occur.
MILITIA X KEPT UNDER ARMS.
Four companies of militia are now
un.'er arms 1T their respective ar
mories and will be used to keep the
peace tomorrow. The Brown company
r. as Arm ac ever Ia ~. annOlinced in