Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
ONLY SMALL RIOTS YESTERDAY
MEMBER OF A MOB SHOT DEAD BY A
NoN-UNIoN CONDUCTOR.
Police Make Vigorous Use of Their
Clubs TO Clear Mobs on the
Tracks-Clue 10 the EucIid
Avenue Dynamiters
Discovered.

CLEVELAND, o., July 24-The day has
failed TO bring any relief to the strike sit
uation. which is regarded as serious. The
state board of arbitration has practically
abandoned its efforts to conciliate the
strikers and their former employers.
The resentment of the conductors and
motormen who quit work and the more
turbulent spirit of their sympathizers is
held in check to a degree by the presence
of the police and militia, members of which
ride in the cars or are held in readiness
at the barns and terminals.
Small riots occurred during the day, but,
With one exception, they were without Sc
rious results. In the death of Henry Corn
welt, slain by a bullet fired by Ralph P.
1iawley, a conductor on the Broadway line,
is recorded the first fatality of the strike.
Shortly after noon Hawley's car ap-
preached Orange street and was beset by
crowd of men and boys: Cornweit, the
19-year-old son of butcher. was astride
a horse and rode at the side of the car.
keeping pace with it for some distance.
Various stories are told as to what passed
between the conductor and the boy, but
the mob was suddenly called to its senses
by the sight of Hawley, who jumped to the
street and started in pursuit of Cornweit.
The latter, closely followed by his pur-
suer, turned up Perry street. At Woodland
avenue the latter pulled his revolver and
fired. His victim fell fatally wounded,
with ghastly wound in the left temple,
and died soon after being removed to the
hospital
The crowd, which before the incident had
been so violent, was awed by the serious
ness of the affair. and permitted the con-
ductor to walk back to his car. He was
arrested and taken to the station, where
oh rE
him. When the car returned in charge of
another man and laden with police, thou
sands of people were crowded around the
fatal spot. The track was blockaded and
The stalled cars bombarded with stones,
pieces OF brick and sticks of wood. The
clubs, to clear the way after a delay of
about half an hour.
The police believe they have a clue to the
man who placed nitro-glycerine which last
night blew up an Euclid avenue car and in.
1ured four passengers. Mathew Robson,
who was seen at 2 o'clock this morning
the one in which the mysterious wrecker
rode. has been placed in a cell. Robson
claims TO have found the rig, masterless.
and took possession, intending to deliver
II to Charles Steimetz, liveryman by
whom Robson is employed. Mr.. Steimetz
informed the officers that he rented the
lifted vaguely as having a dark moustache.
With the exception of the Mayfield su-
burban. all the lines of the Big Consoli-
dated have been in operation to-day, al
though their movements were necessarily
hampered somewhat.
The adjutant general this evening in
formed Mayor Farley that the militia COM
panies at Youngstown, Geneva, Berea,
Warren and Norwalk, towns near this city,
had been officially notified to hold them
selves in readiness to answer the call of
the mayor should the situation get beyond
the control of the present force. The va
rious companies of the Fourth, Sixth and
Eighth regiments, to the number of 500
men. have also been ordered to prepare for
d sudden summons.
Rioting broke out afresh here tonight,
and second attempt to wreck a car was
made. A Pearl street car, speeding south
near Holmden avenue, carrying beside the
motorman and conductor, guard. sue
cessfully ran a gauntlet of missiles thrown
from the roofs of houses only to run into
a can of nitro-glycerine which exploded
with terrific force. The rear platform was
torn Off and the flooring wrenched from its
fastenings. The crew was not injured, but
emerged from the shattered ruin with theiI
pistols drawn, and began firing at what
they thought was couple of men crouch
ing as IL to hide themselves behind sg,all
billboard. The explosion was the signal
for renewing the attack from the house
tops and alleys.
Troop A hurrying on horseback to the
scene was bombarded with giant fire.
crackers One of these exploded with such
force that the mount of one of the troopers
was knocked over. in his fall carrying
with him two other horses and their riders.
Several arrests were made. Pistol shots
were frequently heard and one man was
slightly wounded in the arm, II is said. Up
10 a late hour reports more or less vogue
of blockades and shooting fioated about
town. but failed of confirmation.
Strikers and their friends held a mass
meeting in Newburg, a suburb of Cleve-
land. tonight, during which the men were
urged to presevere in their fight against
the Big Consolidated