The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-03
ANOTHER STRIKE RIOT.
Troops Called Out to Suppress
Disorder in Cleveland.
ONE OF THE STRIKERS KILLED.


He Was Shot by Non-Unionist Who Had
Been Attacked by the Mob, and This In
cident Led to the Calling Out Of the Mil
itary.
CLEVELAND, July 3.-The strike at the
Brown Hosting company's works has
reached point where the authorities as
well as the strikers are in no mood for
trifling. When the non-union men left the
works at clock last evening there was
rioting. Two hundred and fifty policemen
emerged from the gates, guarding fifty
three workmen. An immense crowd had
gathered block away, but the police took
a new route and eluded them for the mo-
ment
The strikers set up yell and ran, soon
overtaking the marching column, hooting
and yelling A huge moving van was in
the rear, filled with strikers, and with it a
small wagon laden with empty beer bot
ties The police suspected that the bottles
were intended as missiles, and compelled
the driver of the wagon to turn back. At
Wilson and Euclid avenues railroad
train blocked the way, and an effort was
made to drive the van through the guard
Of police. The officers dragged to the
ground the driver, Fred W. Hearn, a NOV
Ing contractor, and the man on the seat
beside him, W. j. O'Neil paving con-
tractor. These men resisted, and the po-
lice used their clubs on them with such
effect that their heads were soon swollen
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, a machinist returning from
work and not striker, was caught in the
crowd and severely dubbed on the head.
Hearn 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 at
the Brown works. Albert G.. Saunders,
young student at Case School Of Applied
Science, whose father lives at 1871 Prospect
street, has been working for the Brown
company during vacation for the practi-
cal knowledge it would give him. 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 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
of his wheel and he claims that after he
was down they continued to stone him.
Rising to his knees he drew his revolver
and fired. The ball missed his assailants,
sped across a 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
few minutes. He was single man, %
years old.
Patrolman Gibbons heard the shot fired,
and rushing up seized young Saunders
and hurried him into the office of the
Bishop Babcock company. In wonder
fully short space of time furious crowd,
which packed the streets as far as the eye
could reach, surged against the front of
the office, demanding that Saunders be
given up to it. Some one brought rope,
and the cry to lynch him was raised. A
few began to pry at the windows of the
office, when Patrolman Gibbons, who was
once union workman, addressed the mob
and partly quieted it. Two patrol wagon
loads of police arrived, and q guard was
posed in front of the building.
Long before this MAYOR McKisson. po.
lice Director Abbott, Lieutenant Colonel
whitney, of the Fifth regiment, and othera
were gathered for consultation in the citv
hall. Word Of the critical condition Of
affairs was te,euhoned to them from tho
Bishop Babcock office and a request for
militia. The mayor responded by order
ING the Cleveland CITY Guards and Com.
many F TO the scene Of the riot.
The guards arrived first inst nc the moh
was preparina for another effort tn can,
ture Saunders. AS the soldierse,me down
the street the mob shrieked and bo,v,ed
and tho guards were compelled to onen a
vav for themselves with leveled bavnnets