The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
CLEVELAND RIOTS GROW.
THREE ENCOUNTERS ON THE STREETS
OYER RUNNING THE CARS.
Three Nomination Employees of the Conn
pany Seriously Hurt - Passengers and
Other Employees Ago Iniured-Assail-
ants May Have Used Bicycles to Escape.

other Employees Ago lntured-ASsah-
ants May Have Used Bicycles to Escape.
CLEVELAND. o.. June 15.-Serous riots oc-
Cured in tho east end this afternoon in the
street car strike and as a result three nom
union mon are in the hospital seriously in
Jured. Several passengers In the cars
were cut and bruised and other non
union men were badly injured Big con
solidated car $40. headed toward Collamcr. was
attacked by fourteen men at the cemetery Just
outside the city limits at :45 i. NJ There
were ten passengers aboard. five OF whom
we're women. Tho fourteen men in the at
lacking party hid in the bushes along the
tracks. As the car came along. it was greeted
with n shower OF clubs. bricks. dirt clods and
rocks. Windows were shattered and the pas
sengers screamed and ducked under the seats.
The bricks crashed through the glass and de-
molished parts Of the roof
The car was In charge OF Conductor James
Murphy and Motorman George Crowder. both
OF st. Louis The attacking party made move
to board the car. whereupon the motormau at
tempted to get the car out of their reach by
putting on the full power. The men caught
hold OF the railing on the rear u the
car and were surrounding Conductor Murphy
when he drew a revolver from his pocket
and shot at them. The ball missed the men
passed between two bicycle riders. who were
coming up behind the car. They were Harry
Randolph and Aaron Austin, both EN- poyed at
e2l Central avenue The bicycle riders heard
the ball sing through the air between them.
Motorman Crowder became alarmed when
he heard the shot fred, and reversed the
motor. backing the car to Lake View. When
the car reached Lake View barns and the
frightened passengers told of the shooting.
Conductor Murphy was placed under arrest.
the Eleventh precinct station. ;ater he was
was removed to the Central police station,
where a charge OF shooting with intent to kill
was preferred aga nst him.
A few minutes afterward a cal from Collamer
met the crowd at the east end Of the cemetery.
There were number OF passengers in the car
Ths car was greeted by "A shower Of sticks and
stones. The windows were smashed. but tho
charge OF Anthony, Wurst con ductor. and j.
Fox. motorman. both OF Milwaukee. HALF the
for " Fox. In a moment they were Ts"' pulled led
from the car and badly beaten. Blows were
Saned on them With asts clubs b end stones
relief car was sent out. AT its approach the
crowd fed. The injured men were taken to
In an ambulance Both were beaten terribly
and are In bad shape.
:. The most serious attack on non-uni9n men
SION after pQ q on Euclid avenue Car y in
al 1920 r. NJ. There were no police on
about 10 4. NJ Without police protoc-
men. Nothing happened AS tho first few
blocks were passed. As tho car neared Rose
dale avenue, a crowd Of men, about fifteen in
all. appeared from that street They boarded
the car. and about half Of them assaulted the
conductor. while the others paid THOR atten-
ton to the mo;ormsp.
Before. Klug could get of the car he was
thumped terribly and dubbed. lie was
finally dragged bodily from the car and fed
down Rosednle avenue pursued by half dozen
Of his assaiIauts. some OF whom had clubs.
He vas soon caught. knock ed down and clu bed
as he lay on the grass. Meantime Newman
the motorman. had also been dubbed severely.
His clothing was torn from his back. Though
bad hurt. he managed to reverse his machine
and started the car back toward Lake View.
His assat ants then jumped from tho car and
separated The men who had beaten Klug
also disappeared. leaving him lying on the
grass on Rosedae avenue.
Nobody seems to know who the men were
who attacke the non -un ion men. Police were
at once started from Lake View in search of
the assailants They came to the conclusion
that the assaants had BICYCLES in a
distance from Euclid When they had
finished with Klug they ran to their wheels.
jumped on and scattered. Their rapid dis
| appearance convinced the police that without
wheels the men could not have got away 80
quickly. K ug was taken to Charity Hospital
In an ambulance later in the day,
Cars were operated on the Euclid. Wade
Park, and Cedar avenue lines to-day. More
massmeetings are being held tonight