The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-16
Several of the Imported Men So Seri-
ousIy Injured They Were Taken to
Hospitals for Treatment.
RIOTERS ALL RODE BICYCLES
AND EASILY GOT AWAY BEFORE THE
POLICE ARRIVED.
One Car Boarded by a Mob and Two
in q brutal Manner.

CLEVELAND, o., June 15-While the
sixth day of the street-railway mems strike
started peaceably enough, there was serious
rioting before nightfall and three nonunion
men were taken to hospitals in consequence.
The trouble began shortly after noon near
the Lakeview car barns on Euclid avenue.
A crowd gathered and attacked car on
which several nonunion men were riding
without police protection. A volley Of stones
and bricks was hurled at the car and the
conductor, James Murphy, who came from
St. Louis, was hauled from the platform
Murphy drew revolver and fired into the
air and then took to his heels The mob
then assaulted some of the other nonunon
men on the car, injuring them quite Sc
verely.
Soon afterwards another car was attacked
apparently BY the same mob which had
collected in another place. There were sew
eral women passengers in the car. but that
made no difference. Bricks and stones were
hurled through the windows. The women
screamed and made a rush for the doors
and all escaped injury. A brick struck Con-
ductor Wuerst in the face, cutting bad
cash. and stone which hit him on the head
rendered him unconscious. Motorman Fox
was hit by a shower of brick and stone and
the car barns. Both men were subsequently
sent to hospital In this case, as in the
other the mo was dispersed when the po-
lice arrived. z1sf
A little later third car was stopped by
crowd of men which had been concealed
in bushes the side of the street. F-if-
teen or twenty men boarded the car and a
desperate fight ensued between them and
f nd fha
ductor and motorman. Both men were
chased from the car and were beaten with
clubs and kicked in brutal manner. New
man was badly injured that 1t was neces-
sary to send him to hospital. This mob
disappeared before the police arrived, most
of the rioters having ridden bicycles, which
were concealed in lot near by.
About $50 o'clock car left the Lakeview
barns for town. At the corner of Anndale
and Wade Park avenues it was stopped
by crowd of men which began to hurl
bricks and stones. The motorman. whose
name Is Schryver, and who came from Gin
cinnati, left the car and started to run.
He was hit with brick and badly hurt,
but he managed to escape and has not been
seen since. j. 7. Leatherwood, of Cincin-
natl, the conductor, stuck to the car. He
was finally hit i'm the temple with brick
| and dropped TO the floor of the car. The
crowd then dispersed. Leatherwood finally
| succeeded in running the car back to the
barns. when he became unconscious, and
| he Is now in a serious condition. The po-
| lice think this mob was the same that at
| tackled the other cars, and they are con-
| vinced that 1t Is an organized band whose
purpose is to make systematic attacks on
| the cars.
There were two other incipient riots dur
| ing the day. One occurred on Wilson ave-
| nue., where a crowd of men with two fur
| niture vans proceeded to block the car
| tracks with barrels, tree trunks and all
| Sorts of rubbish. Two men were arrested.
| The police also dispersed mob on Pros
| pect street which was obstructing the
| passage of suburban car. and two arrests
| were made. The company has offered re-
/ ward of $500 for information which will lead
| tc the arrest of the men who attacked the
cars Today