Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02

a case where union men have entered
into an agreement in which non-union
men are both recognized and involved.
The case in point had it's origin in
upper Benwood, last evening about
nine O'Clock, and the immediate result
was an arrest, the shooting of the pris-
oner while attempting to escape, and
subsequent disorder and rioting in the
neighborhood of the car barns, during
which one man had a narrow escape
from being shot, car windows were
At one o'clock this morning there was
still crowd of several hundred people
about the car barns, and it was by no
means certain that further trouble
would not occur, although better coun-
sells prevailed.
The trouble of the night began in this
way:
About nine O'Clock James Mcfarland,
of the upper portion of the southern
suburb of the city, and an employe OF
the Wheeling steel plant, married, and
about twenty-five. years of age, was
standing on the sidewalk near the
Drover's Home, nearly opposite the
car barn, when south-bound car APP
preached. Mcfarland yelled "Black-
sheep" and the car was at once stop
ped and a deputy marshal placed him
under arrest. The trip was then con-
tinued to the end of the line in Ben
wood. On the way back to this city
Mcfarland jumped from the car, near
the Boggs run crossing, and refusing
to stop was shot through the left leg
by Deputy J. NJ. Raster. He was put
on the car and was brought UP to Mar
ket street and alley twelve, and was
thence conducted to the county Jail,
where Dr. Jobes was called and
dressed the wound. The bullet went
entirely through the left leg, about
four inches above the knee joint, the
bullet ranging slightly upward, but
simply making bad flesh wound, the
bone being entirely missed. AS an
injury it simply means a sore leg for
a week or two, but nothing serious.
Immediately after the arrival of the
prisoner at the Jail, and while the
physician was still examining the
wound, a reporter for the Register in
terviewed Mcfarland. He said:
st was my fault. l knew the strike
was settled, and all that, and all during
the strike l never opened my mouth.
When l saw the car coming something
made me call 'Blacksheep.' or some
thing like that, and then / was ar
rested by a marshal l went along all
right, but coming back from Benwood
l thought l would take a change at
getting away, and at Boggs run /
Jumped. The marshal told me to stop,
and caught me by the collar, but I
didn't stop, and was shot. ! am a
steel worker by occupation, and only
spoke in fun 1t was a joke, as far as
was concerned, and | got the worst Of
it. 1t occurred right by the Drovers
Home, little below the barns.
meant nothing, and had no grievance
of any sort"
The indications are that Mcfarland
had little too much beer on board,
which was responsible for his actions.
The affair has no especial significance,
and created comparatively little excite
ment at the time, but soon afterwards
some exaggerated reports were put in
circulation, and as matter of course.
there was soon great deal of excite
ment throughout the greater portion of
Benwood.
By half-past nine o'clock crowd
began to assemble about the street
railway barns, and the leading spirits
were evidently on the watch for cars
manned by non-union crews. The ex-
sitement ran high and was sensibly
increased when officer Thomas Gately
arrested Deputy Marshal Raster on the
charge of unlawful shooting. The
prisoner was taken before Justice Rid
die, who committed him TO jail
without bail for a hearing at.three
o'clock Monday afternoon. Raster is
very large man, of dark complexion,
heavy mustache and last night was
dressed in light suit with dark hat.
Shortly after nine o'clock a man
named Hester. of Bellaire. was on
board a car manned by a non-union
crew, with a number of other. The
crowd made hostile demonstrations,
and Hester drew revolver, while the
other passengers fed The crowd took
Hester's revolver from him and thump-
ed him, and he was afterwards arrest
ed and locked up.
The crowd grew very demonstrative
at the barn as midnight approached,
and as there were no deputies on duty
at about half-past eleven they raided
the building and drove all the nom
union men cut One of these men drew
revolver and was badly beaten as .