The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-26
FATAL RIOT IN CHICAGO
PETER MILLER is SHOT AND KILL
ED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF
PRINTING HOUSE
TROUBLE RESULT OF STRIKE
SIX Men Are Injured During the
Meiee-Ch1ef Ripley Deter
mines to Put a Stop to
Troubles.

| CHICAGO, April 25.-In a labor riot
which occurred at Racine and Wellington
| avenues tonight. one man was instantly
Killed, another severely wounded, and six
others sustained slight injuries.
Peter Miller was shot through the head
by n. Z. Baster and instantly killed.
The injured are: John McGnire sbo,
in the right arm and right cheek by Ia
| Z. Baster, injuries severe but not fatal;
Edward Yarranton, cut on head with
! brass knuckles; Benjamin Bernard. CUT
on head with brass knuckles; William
Pottgetter bruised about head and body:
Louis Jeckiske, cut about face and head
James Gibbons, bruised by being struck
! with club.
| There were no other participants in the
riot save those who are injured, and all
! were arrested by the police with the ex-
ceptlon OF Gibbons, who made his escape
Inc fatal shot was fired by Baster, who
Is superintendent employed by the
Baker-Vawter Printing company, at 1102
| TO llOS Mariana street, a short distance
| from where the trouble occurred. The
bullets which struck MCGUIRE were also
flred from the superintendent weapon.
His aim was true In each case, as but
three shots were fired.
KILLING OF MILLER.
The killing was the outcome of three
months trouble with striking laborers.
The firm employs non-union labor, and
three months ago several pressmen and
feeders were discharged because they
I Joined the union The assaulting party
consisted of Miller, Mcclure, Pottgetter,
JecKiske and Gibbons. With the excep-
ton of Miller, all are former employees of
| the firm. Those who were assaulted were
Baster, Bernard and Yarranton The
latter three were on their way home from
work when the assault took place
Two of the aSsailing party were armed
with brass knuckIes, and the others car
r1ed clubs. Yarranton and Bernard were
struck on the heads by Miller, it is as
serted, and Baster was struck several
times with a club before he drew his
weapon.
The first shot was aimed at Miller s
head. The bullet went true and crashed
into the brain of Miller, who fell dead a
few feet from the man who fired the shot
Two more shots followed, and Mcclure
was struck in the left arm and right
cheek
Baster remained at the scene of the
shooting, and gave himself up when the
police arrived. The others were arrested
while running away, the firing having at
tracted number of police.
VIGOROUS ACTION.
After the shooting, Chief of Police Kip
ICY looucu dH oluer 10 thS ueparlInenC
that all offenders in the cases of assaults
upon non-union men should be arrested
and vigorously prosecuted. After issuing
the order Chief Ripley said:
Il am going to put a stop to these as
saults if / have to go out myself and
travel beat. 1 can see no reason why
lot of laboring men can parade the city
and jump on a helpless man just because
that individual sees fit to dlsobey their
orders From what l can understand,
Miller, the murdered man, was always
looking for trouble, beating every alleged
non-union man who crossed his path.
From what can learn it seems that Bas-
ter was justified in shooting. 1t is getting