The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03
MORE BLOODSHED
IN CLEVELAND,
A Striker Shot and Killed
by a Non-Union
Workman.
POLICE TO THE RESCUE.
Laborers Shielded From a Riot
Gus Mob by the City'S
Guardians.
M1L1r1AMEN PUT ON GUARD.
Disorderly Crowds of Men and Women
Beaten and Dispersed by
Policemen.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, July Blood was

CLEVELAND, OHIO, July Blood was
again shed during the trouble at the
Brown Hosting works this afternoon.
William Rottger was shot al6 instantly
killed by non-union workman. who at
tempted TO leave the works on his bicycle
and was attacked by portion of the mob.
The police succeeded in rescuing the
shooter and were then besieged in shop
and had great difficulty in preventing the
Iynching of their prisoner. Finally call
for troops was made and two of the four
companies under arms were hurried to
the scene The prisoner was finally
loaded into a patrol wagon and about
7:3o tonight was locked up in the Central
police station.
The troops are on guard and there is a
sulIen mob of at least 10000 hanging
around the premises.
Shortly before the hour for quitting
work several strikers marched up to the
Brown Works with big banners, on
which was written in large letters Brown
Scabs."
At 4:30 o'clock the main body of the
workmen were marshaled into line and
the police force formed the usual hollow
squaze. Captain English gave the word,
the gates were opened and the solid body
OF workmen. surrounded by $50 policemen,
with clubs in hand, marched out.
The crowd gave way and the procession
moved up Hamilton street to Case on the
way to the st. Clair-street cars. The
crowd followed, as on Wednesday even
ing, yelling ''scab' and making lively
vocal demonstration. Contrary to the
Mayors declaration, the police could not
drive back the following mob. At least
they allowed it to follow them up Hamil
ton street. The police marched to the
Fourth Precinct station, where they made
a halt. Forming two lines, they allowed
the workmen to enter the station.
All being out of the way, the police
formed again across the street. At this
moment the following party was a dense
black crowd reaching far down Wilson
avenue. Suddenly the word "Charge"
was given. It rang out loud and clear,
and an awful scene followed. The police
pressed forward like a shot out of gun.
In a moment they were upon the van
guard of the crowd. The latter were dunn
founded. There was a waver, and then
all turned and fed.
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 avenne,
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 at hand. Another went
south on Wilson avenue. Men were lying
unconscious on the street or crawling
around in a vain attempt to rise to their
ha fnfa 1,
charged after each section of the crowd,
determined to infict punishment severe
and unrelenting. This lasted for several
minutes, and then returning squads of
policemen began to gather up unconscious
men and others who were staggering
around as the result of severe blows.
Ten students of the School of Applied
Sciences have been engaged at the hoist
ing works, but there has been no dispo-
sition to molest them. Each day they
have, after the police marched out the
other workmen. mounted their wheels and
gone home. This afternoon A. G.. Saun-
ders aged 10, one of the boys, was
later than his companions in leaving, and
when he followed the crowd which was in
pursuit of the police he was assaiIed with
cries of "scab" and stones were thrown at
him. When he had reached point about
block away, in front of the Bishop Iron
Works, he was struck by a stone and an
awful cash cut in his head. He fell from
his wheel, the mob shouted kill the
scab bP' and made rush for him.
AS he lay he drew revolver and shot
Rottger through the heart. The SQUAD of
police left to guard the Brown works wit
messed the shooting and charged down the
street, managing to reach Saunders. who
was again on the ground being kicked and
buffeted.
The police drew their revolvers and
managed by great effort to get the in
jured man into the Office of the Bishop
WORKS. The mob outside, which had
swelled to 5000, lnfuriated by the sight of
the dead man, howled Lynch him p' and
were preparing to make a charge on the
building IN which the police had taken
refuge when a reinforcement came up.
attacked the crowd in the rear and clubbed
their way to where the imprisoned officers
were standing off the crowd. They man.
aged 10 keep the mob at bay until a COM
pany of militia marched to the scene and
took Saunders to the Central police sta
tion.
The section of the city where the work.
men i've Is III d SbdlS Vi leTIHeUI IO-D1Pht.
and threats were made to burn the houses
where the men who have returned to work
live before morning. The police are on
the alert and the streets are being rigldly
ratrolled. There is also apprehension
that the trouble has only begun and that
a strike of ironworkers, EN- bracing every
branch of that industry in Cleveland, may
come about at any moment.
The American Wire Company plant,
which has been idle for some months on
account of lockout, has been surrounded
with a ten-foot fence, and the company
will open up next week with non-union
men. If this is done more rioting is GER
tain to occur.
Four companies of militia are under
arms at their respective armories and will
be used to keep the peace tomorrow. The
Brown Company is as firm as ever in its
announced intention not to recognize the
union.
After the police had escorted the work.