The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-25
Nineteen-Year-OId Boy Shot and
Killed by a Conductor.
HELD IN CHECK BY THE MILITIA.
The More Turbulent Spirits Kept
Down by Soldiers aud Police, Who
Are in Readiness for Trouble
4 Clew Believed TO BE Held
90 the Euclid Avenuc
Dynamitcr.

CLEVELAND, o.. July a-Riotlng
broke out afresh here tonight and a sec.
ond attempt to wreck a car was made.
Pearl street car speeding south. near
Holmden avenue. carrying besides the
motorman and conductor. q guard. sue
cessfuly ran gauntlet OF missiles
thrown from the roofs OF houses only 10
run into q can of nitro-glycerine. which
exploded with terrific force. The rear
platform was thrown on and the flooring
wrenchsd from It's fastenings. The crew
was not injured. but emerged from the
shattered ruin with their pistols drawn
and began firing at what they thought
was couple of men crouching as n to
hide themselves behind small billboard.
CAVALRY BOMBARDED
The explosion was the signal for re-
newing the attack from the house tops
and alleys. a troop of cavalry hGTrying
on horseback TO the scene was lombard
IA with giant hreorackers. One Of these
exploded with such force that the noun.
or one of the troopers was knocked over.
I'm his ram ne carried with him two other
horses and their riders. Several arrests
heard. one man was slightly wounded in
the arm it is said.
Up 90 late hour reports more or less
vagues Of hlockades and shooting hoated
about town. but failed OF cOufrmatln.
Strikers and their families held a mass
meeting i'm New Burgh "A suburb OF
Cleveland. tonight. during which time
the men wers urged % persevere In their
night against the Big Consolidated.
In the death of Henry Cornweit. slain
by a bullet fred by Ralph f. Hawley. a
conductor on the Broadway line. IS re-
corded the first fatality Of the strike.
In the death Of Henry Cornweii. slain
by a bullet fired by Ralph =. Hawiey.
a conductor on the Broadway line. Is
recorded the first fatality Of the strike.
Shortly after noon Mlwley's car a7-
preached Orange street and was beset
by a crowd of men and boys Cornweit.
the nineteen-year.Old son OF butcher.
was riding a horse and kept 90 the side
of the car keeping pace with II Tor some
distance. Various stories are told as TO
what passed between the conductor and
the boy bur the mob was suddenly called
10 its SENSES by thu sight of Hawley. who
jumped 90 the street and started IN pun
suit ~ Cornwclt.
The latter. closely followed hy hts pur-
suer turned up Perry street At Wood
land avenue the latter pulled his revolver
and fired His victim fell fatally wound.
ed and died soon after being removed tOl
tho hospital.
THE CROWD AWED.
Tho crowd which before the incident
had been 50 violent was awcd by the Sc
rousness Of the AFFAIR and permitted the
conductor 10 walk back 10 MS car lie
nj. 10.
whore "a charge Of murder was entered
against him.
when the car returned I'm charge ~
another man and laden with police. thou
sands OF people We're crowded around
the spot where the shooting occurred.
The track was blockaded and the stalled
ears hOmbardcd with stones pieces 81
brick and sticks Of wood. The police
managed by using their clubs 20 clear
the way after delay Of about half an
hour.
CLEW TO DYNAAIITER
The police believe they have "a clew 10
the man who placed ntro-glycerine on
the track which last night blew up Eu-
ciid avenue car and injured four passen-
gers Matthew Robinson who was seen
at two o'clock this morning driving
horse and buggy said 10 resemble the
one i'm which the mysterious dynamiter
rode has been arrested He claims 10
have found the rig masferless. and says
he intended to deliver it 10 Charles Stein
ment a liverymon by whom Robinson
is employed. Mr. Steinmitz informed me
officers that he rented the outfit last
night 20 a man whom ho Identifies as hav-
ing dark musiache
with the exception Of the Mayned
Suburban. an fhe lines of the big con-
solidation have been In operation today,
although their movements were neces-
sarily hampered somewhat.