New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
prOODSHED IN CLEVELAND.
.reprpArE FIGHTING BETWEEN THE
POLICE AND a MOB


BROWN HOSTING MACHINE WORKS AND
,YScHINo NARROWLY AvERTED-FouR
cowp.S1rs OF TROOPS UNDER ARMS
~r.r.,and. Ohio. July 2.-Bloodshed marked
49,. .rouh,e MT the Brown Hoisting Machine
1,-orL. this afternoon One man was shot oeaa
49, roo-union man. who had attempted 10
,ssv~ the works on his bicycle and was attacked
nv a norton of the mob The poIice Ha"aseu
% rescue him. end the police detaii waS oe
.,esed in a shop and had great oiilcui'y III p
wanting the lynching OF their prisoner ri"a''
III sor ,roons was made and two OF the four
con,panies under arms were hurried u '"e
..,. After their arrival the prisoner was
loaded into a patrol wagon. and az ABOUT .oo
o.o,ock he was locked up in the central poice
lection The troops remained on guard ana
Cor a long time sullen mob or at leas' io'00'
mon remained about the premises
s,ort,v before the hour of quitting work this
afternoon several strikers marcheo up ~ ''o
,,.onr works with big banner, on which was
written In big black type. browns soaos,
40 o'clock the workmen were marshalied ihto
v,a and the police force formed the usuai "oi
,ou SQUARE. Captain English gave the woro'
49, a..s uere opened and the workmen. sur
.,,rdad NV $50 policemen With clubs In hand'
marched out. ou,,o,,
r.. crowd gave way. and the procession
moved up Hamilton-st.. TO Case-st'' on 'ile "a,
90 tho ST Clair-st. cars. The crowd loho"eu'
,sn,n9 "Scab" and making lively oe'hoiis''"
zion Contrary to what the Mayor dec'a'eu
would be done. the police allowed 'ie '''oD
follow up Hamilton-st The oncerS MAJ"
steadily forward to Case-st' ana up ""O'
81 70 Wilson-ave. At the Four'h rie''',''
,,o, near Euclid ave. a halt was made anu
r.o-amen sent into the station Then 'he
,olice formed again across the street
POLICE CHARGE THE MOB.
4. .,,s time the following party was dense
,,.o,, oro1r3 reaching far down Wileon-ave. SUI
s.,,y tho word "Char.e!" was heard ana ohe po-
d. s,-a,g forward Ike q shot out OF gun 1"
,,o,,snt they were upon the vanguard o' 'ie
ia The rioters were taken by surprise. ihe!
os snd then turned and fled But thes
.N.o 80, late 70 escape punishment. The patohs
~. r~o,,ce were falling like hail on the heaue
-. IN. men. The crowd was panic-striVhei'
,.s b,ocked the way north or Nlison-aNe' ~
,,a men. women and children were paoNV' W
,...,.r in a tight mass. yelling ana shreh'i'e VII"
-, broke away and ran down the CieVeia''' on.
p,,shurg tracks. close at haho' |N"
~o,,,b on Wison-ave. Men were Si"e
sc,ous on the streets or cra"iAie :,
-. .+,en,nt 70 rise to their feet Inc i''''oe' "
..,airg into squads chargsd after each sec''o" %
~. crowd determined TO infiict punishment
,,sre and unrelenting. This ias'eu ioi ,
,,,+.s and then returning sqna"S u p" 49,
hae,n 20 gather up unconscious III ?" ar. ..ono
,,bo were staggering around as resu'' Va
blows .. +hs beginning
..a,,r,e was William Rettger, nineteeh
- ia brother Of the baseball pitcher'
o.,,. NTH Cleveland now in the Ml"auNee
club.
THE CAUSE OF THE RIOT.
MI. .uo,,h,e was started by an attack MADE py
49,, ,,oh on one Of the students Of scientlnc
s.hooi IN This city. Ten Of these students nave
,aor working at the hosting works Tor some
.,roa making a practical study OF certain
,oacbanical work Up to to-day thev nave ""''Vu
until the non-union workmen had oeeh e1oor'
ewav and then went home unmoies'eu' "'
afternoon one Of them, A. g. Saunders' "'"e''e,'
vsars old left the works on his wheei as u'""'
lie WAS assaied with cries or scao' anu e'o
nara thrown at him. When he had reacheo
,,ont about a block away he was suuch ~
stone and a great cash cut In his heao' ne zen
from the bicycle. and the MOP ho"'eu AL" ''0
ecabr and made rush FOR hln' As 'ie 'oe "
a., revolver and shot Rettger through the
hao~
Rrov,n works witnessed the shooting ana
charging down the street, rescued Sauhueis' VIM
was again on the ground. being kicked ana
bure,ad The police drew their Ievolvers and
managed by great efforts to get the injured
,ou,b into the Office Of the Bishop works
The mob outside which swelled TO 3ooo IN
fur,a,ed by the sight of the dead man. howled
Lynch him." and were preparing 10 MAKE
charge on the building in which the police had
taken refuge when a police reinforcement az
tackled the rear and dubbed their way 70 'he
building The crowd was then kept al Day uh'ii
q company Of militia marched on 10 the scene
when the mob scattered and Saunders was taken
70 the Central police station.
FURTHER TROUBLE LOOKED FOX.
The whole section Of the city where the work
men live Is in a state Of ferment. as threats nave
been made to burn the homes OF the men VINO
are working There IS also Apprehension 'ha'
the trouble has only begun, and that a strike oi
ironworkers embra cng every branch OF the III
dustry in Cleveland. may come about al any mo Illo
ment The American Wire Company pant
which has been idle for some months on ac-
count Of a lockout. has been surrounoed WIN d
heavy ten-foot fence and the company. II Is
said Will open UP next week win hoh-uhioh
men II this IS done. mere riOtng is certain 10
occur
-Four companies Of militia are under arms at
their armories and will be used 10 keep the peare
tomorrow The Brown Company is as nrm as
ever In its announced intention not to recognize
the union and the end no one can fOretell.
ANOTHER POLICE CHARGE
After the police had escorted the worKlnen 10
the Fourth Precinct Station. at Wilson and
Euclid aves the mob. which had followed all the
way was reinforced by thousands Of workmen
returning from other shops. and the by-streets
were packed. Deputy Police Superintendent Nc
Mahon ordered the streets cleared, and nifty
policemen under command OF Captain English.
were lined up. Clubs were drawn and when the