The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-25
MURDER IN THE STRIKE.
Non-Unionist in Cleveland Kills a
Boy Who Shouted "Scab."
SEVERAL OTHER SMALL RIOTS.

The Twenty-one Brooklyn Strikers
Charged With DynamIting the Eie.
waited Structure Released From Gus
tody-Failure of Identification.
Cleveland, July 25.-Yesterday failed
to bring any relief to the strike situa-
tion, which is regarded as serious. The
state board of arbitration has practi-
cally abandoned efforts to conciliate
the strikers and their former employ
ers. The violence of the conductors
and motormen who quit work and the
more turbulent spirit of their SYM
pathizers is held in check to a degree
by the presence Of the police and the
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 serious results. In the death
of Henry Cornwet, slain by the bullet
fired by Ralph P. Hawley, conductor
on the Broadway line. is recorded the
first fatality Of the strike. Shortly
after noon Hawley's car approached
Orange street, and was beset by a
crowd of men and boys. Cornweit, the
19-year-old son of butcher, was
astride horse and rode to 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. 1t is said the boy persisted in
calling Hawley a "sCab." 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 pursuer, turned up Perry street.
At Woodland avenue the latter pulled
his revolver and fired. His victim fell.
fatally wounded with CHASTITY wSund
in the left temple, and died soon after
being removed to the hospital.
The crowd, which before the Incl
dent had been so violent, was awed
by the seriousness of the affair, and
permitted the conductor tn walk hack
to his car. He was arrested and taken
to the station, where charge of mur-
der was entered against 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 block
AIDED and the stalled cars bombarded
with stones, pieces of brick and sticks
of wood The police managed, by
using their clubs, to clear the way af-
ter delay of about half an hour.
The police believe they have clew
to the man who placed nitro-glycerine
which on Sunday night last blew up
a Euclid avenue car and injured four
passengers. Matthew Robson, who
was seen at o'clock yesterday morn
ing driving a horse and buggy said to
resemble the one In which the mys-
terious wrecker rode, has been placed
in cell. Robson claims to have
found the rig, masterless, and took
possession, intending to deliver 1t to
Charles Steinmetz, liveryman by
whom Robson is employed. Mr. Stein
metz informed the officers that he rent
ed the outfit Sunday night to man
whom he Identifies vaguely as having
a dark mustache.
A repetition of the wrecking Of a
Euclid avenue car was last evening at
tempted by strikers or their sympa-
thizey3, in Brooklyn, suburb of Cleve-
land. An explosion took place under
the car, but failed to injure it materi-
ally. There were no passengers aboard
and the conductor and motorman es-
capped unharmed.
Later second attempt to wreck a
car was made. A Pearl street car,
speeding south near Hollenden avenue,
carrying, besides the motorman and
conductor, guard. successfully ran a
gauntlet of missiles thrown from the
roofs of houses, only to run into 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 shat.
tered ruins with their pistols drawn
and began firing at what they thought
was a couple Of men crouching as if
to hide themselves behind small bill
board. The explosion was the signal
for renewing the attack from the house
tops and alleys. The hurrying troops
on horseback to the scene were bonn
barded with giant firecrackers 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 the riders.
Several arrests were made.
The adjutant general last evening
Informed Mayor Farley that the militia
companies at Youngstown. Geneva,
Berea, Warren and Norwalls, towns
near this city, had been officially noti-
fed to hold themselves In readiness to
answer the call Of the mayor, should
the situation get beyond the control of
the present force. Various companies
of the Fourth, Sixth and Eighth regi-
ments, to the number of 500 men, have
also been ordered to prepare for a
sudden summons.
With the exception of the Mayfeld
all the lines of the Big Con-
solidated were in operation yester-
day, although their movements were
hampered somewhat.
ACCUSED STRIKERS RELEASED.
No Evidence Against Men Charged
With wreckine Elevated structure.
New York, July 25.-Police Magis-
trate Jacob Brenner, Of Brooklyn, yes
terday discharged from custody the 81
men arrested for the alleged dynamite
scheme to blow up the elevated rail-
road structure at Fifth avenue and
Thirty-sixth street last week. Assist
ant District Attorney Kellogg agreed
prisoners, that the witnesses for the
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