The sun., 1900-05-10
STRIKE CAUSES ONE DEATH
SHOT FIRED FROM 4 ST. LOUIS CAR
KILLS 4 SPECTATOR.
Non Union MotOrman Accused Injured Po-
liceman said TO Re Dylng-A Few Cars
Run Under Police Escort-The sheriff
Swears In Five Hundred Deputies,

ST Louis Mo. May 0-1he second day of
the great street car strike shows no material
change in the situation, with the exception OF
an occasional mail car NOT "A wheel moved on
any line up to o clock this afternoon. At that
hour the suburban road sent u car out TO Sixth
and Locust streets and return,
The entire available police force Of the city
was spread along the line and massed az points
Of danger. thus afIording ample protection.
Aboard the cur were eight policemen. "A number
Of specials and half dozen employees This
display of force overawed the strikers, and no
attempt was made to interfere with the run
ming of the car its progress east to Sixth being
marked by silence that was remarkable after
the hurly-burly of the early morning This
was followed by eight more cars, each strongly
guarded, and each was permitted to run with
out interference
The management Of the Transit Company
and of the Suburban CoWpauy. as well as the
Police Department believed this TO be the
crucial test. Cars continued 10 run on this line
until ! p. NJ. when the road was abandoned for
the night. They will be started again at 8
O'Clock in the morning
The first killing as result OF the strike oc-
Cured on TAYLOR avenue tonight As "A
Suburban car west-bound was crossing Taylor
avenue, about s O'Clock. il was stoned from a
crowd gathered there and on the grounds Of
the Baptist Sanitarium. shot fred from the
car struck Frank lebrecht of ij72 Easton
avenue, a spectator, in, the chest. He was n
the Sanitarium grounds lebrecht ran To the
hospital staggered NJ the steps and dropped
dead The car procee eded westward The
motorman is said to have fired the shot
The Transit COMPANY announced this even
ing that il wond operate the lindel division to-
morrow having received promises of police
protection,
A committee OF fifty Of the leading business
men of the city waited upon the Mayor and
the Police Board this morning and demanded
that the street railway companies he projected
in their right to run cars and be compelled to
operate their lines. regaTd'S> OF the merits Of
the strike. that being a question for future
consideration and settlement They were told
that every possible assistance would be eX-
tended to the street railway companies Mayor
Iiegenheim issued a proclamation command
ing the crowds TO dlspersH and the Police De-
partment notified policemen that there must be
no further trifing.
This evening Sheriff Pohlman was requested
by President Hawes OF the Police Board to
swear In 800 deputies. which he at once pro-
ceeded to do. These will be armed and will CO.
operate with the police force
Policeman Ford, who was knocked of his
horse last night by brick thrown from crowd
OF strike sympaih2ers. lies diving al his home
The only serious demonstration to-day was on
the Suburban line NJ Tenth and Locust streets
where a crowd collected and blocked the cars
for few minutes. Sergt BOland was un-
horsed, a brickbat striking him in the back OF
the head Policemen rode into the crowd and
beat men over the head. putting them TO Hight
until A. NJ and to close at p. NJ during the
strike.