The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
PATRICK WAS ARRESTED.
CHARGE Of Murder Preferred Against
the Strike Leader
Effort TO ADJUST MATTERS FUTILE
airman Wegncr Announces that
He VIII Make No Further Effort.
Some Correspondence.
DIRT 10 ADJUST MATTERS FUTILE

| Galveston, Texas, September 2i.-Gccrg'
Patrick. the colored leader OF the Major
wharf longshore strikers, who claimed u
| have been shot at his home last night, wa
arrested early this morning charged with
conspiracy. He was taken first to the
sealy hospital, where his injuries were
examined by the surgeon in charge, VIII
| declared the wound was an old one, mad
at least twenty four hours before.
| About | o'clock this afternoon Chief o
| Police Jones swore out an affidavit cblrg
! ing Patrick with murder. and he was re
! arrested on that charge. He will be giver
an examining trial before Justice E9rry
( Monday. The case will be prosecuted bJ
District Attorney Gillaspie, who will CONF
down from Houston for that purpose.
| Patrick was transferred from the hos
pital TO the county jail today and is rest
| ing easy. His wound is a mere flesh one
and does not cause him any pain.
| a negro named Darts Was arrested this
afternoon for taking part in the assault on
the Houston negroes Thursday night, anc
the officers have several others under sur
veillance.
An effort Is being made to effect set
Element of the strike SO that Galveston
laborers can go to work Monday morning
| John Wegner, chairman of the mer-
chants committee. which sought to bring
about an adjustment OF the Mallory line
trouble, received the following this after
noon from j. Harvey Patrick, president OF
the colored cotton screwmen's union:
We, the special committee represent
ing the Labor union No. 7l47, in con-
l ttL .
chants and the committee from other
unions, over the Mallory line labor
trouble. make the following statement
| to the public:
That IL 1t is true that any member
OF the union went into the Mallory
| sheds on the night of the 22d and Of
| fered violence to the men from Hous-
ton, then engaged In that work. such
| action on their part Is denounced aud
disapproved by this union and was
| without the knowledge OF the officers
of the union nor was any such course
ever discussed or proposed In any of
the meetings OF the union. Had such
course OF action been mentioned it
would have been instantly repealed and
voted down. The union is not willing
to be put in the attitude Of law break
ers In the eyes of this community.
While the union can not afford to
work for the Mallory line for less
wages than 40 and so cents per hour
| and can't see how any other Galveston
| laborers can work for less rate and
comfortably support themselves and
families, yet In pledge of our good
faith and in appreciation of the assist
ance and sympathy of the Galveston
merchants and the generous public
towards US In this struggle, we pledge
that should any Galveston labcrer
choose to return to work for the Maj
Tory line at the wages nov offered.
that not only will no violence be Of
fered them by any member OF this union
but that the members OF this union will
join with the officers and citizens in
securing them protection.
We do not mean by this to reinqush
our fight for a higher rate of wages on
that line, and expect 10 continue
through the assistance Of the merchants
committee and the committee from the
other unions, to agitatc the matter I'M
I'll what he considered Just and living
rate of wages is paid the labor by that
line