The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-26
STONED and BEATEN.
Striking Tanners Attack Nom
Unionists at Chicago.
OFFICERS RUSH TO THE RESCUE.

They Draw Thei. Revolvers and After
Firing Several shots Succeed I'm Queiiing
the Riot-One Arrest Made-Three Men
Receive Bad Injuries at the Hands OF the
strikers Large Crowd Drawn To the
Scene of Hostilities.
Chicago. Feb pa mob of fifty
striking tanners and their sympathizers
attacked body of non-union men who
were leaving the establishment of Els
endrath & Co., at the foot of Sanga-
mon street, Wednesday afternoon.
riot was precipitated. during which
three men were stoned and badly beat
en-. The police, who came to the rescue
in time to prevent possible MURDER
fired several shots, and the attacking
party was routed. One man was ar
rested. Hhe claims he was bystand-
er, and denies all knowledge or the
| fight. The injured are: Henry Foust.
| non-union; struck on back Of head with
| iron bolt thrown from the mob; also
struck on back and right arm by stones;
wounds dressed at the Eisendrath tan
merry: sent home under police guard.
Peter Schultz. laborer; head cut by
blow with iron bar, and face cut; went
home unassisted. John Welbaski. Ia
borer; struck in face with stone; kicked
in back and wrist sprained; assisted
to South Halsted street car by COM
panions.
Police Expected Trouble.
The police had-bee fearing trouble
all day, and the guard about the Els
endrath plant had been doubled. Wher
the non union men began to leave the
plant at 4:3O o'clock II was necessary
to escort every man to the street cars
under guard of a policeman. A hal
dozen of the men attempted to run th'
gantlet of their enemies by dodgini
among the piles of tanbark and lumber
They reached the Featherstone foun
! dry at the north end of the Haiste'
street bridge before they were discov
: cred At once the workmen were fol
lowed by a crowd, who armed them
:. selves with stones and sticks. The mrs
volley of stones thrown brought dow
Foust and Welbaski. Policeman EN-
I stedt saw the attack and ran TO Tn
rescue, firing his revolver to attract IN
r attention of the reserve force at tn
: tannery Policeman Owings, WI
l. guards the Halsted street bridge, ran
( the Scent, anu JOilh iohSJ'
II in the vicinity, went to his assistanc
s. The policeman grabbed one OF the me
whom Foust identified and placed nj
under arrest.
Forced a General Retreat.
J" The crowd made rush at the pohc
man. Owings drew his revolver al
Of gave his club to Tanzy. The pair ke
n the mob at a distance until the a
ne proach of the squad of police forced
~ general retreat. Foust was FOUND
al the street in a semi-conscious condiuo
n The shooting and attendant eXciteme
"A drew a large crowd of men, women a
children. At the strikers meeti
~ Wednesday it was reported that
he health department had issued an orc
ed forbidding the boss tanners to ALI
On their men to sleep in the work roor
re and ii was said all the cots wouio
"a removed. The strikers committee sc
~ TO Milwaukee reported wages higf
nd in some departments than In Chica
he and generally higher than the new SCI
|, ~ submitted. President Charles Reifier
On the state board of arbitration held
80 unsuccessful conference with the bos
Wednesday.