The sun., 1900-06-06
ST. LOUIS OUTRAGES.
Women Petition Governor to End At
tacks by Mobs.
MANY MEN In EXPLOSION.
Car Carrying Members of Posse
COmitatus Lifted Three Feet In
the Air, but No One
ii,s Badly Hurt.

st. Louis, June 5.-A special car carry
ing Company III of the posse comitatus
from the barracks, on Washington ave-
nue., over the Chouteau Avenue line to
fhe car shed at Jefferson avenue and La
sale street, ran over explosives on the
track at Fifteenth and Washington ave-
nue and at Twenty second street and
Chouteau avenue. There were two eX-
plosons, the second lifting the car three
feet in the mir and throwing the occu-
pants from their seats. The floor was
blown up and the roof damaged.
F'iftyfour men were on the car. Two
of them, u. Il. Fleischman and Samuel
Schwartzburger, were Slightly injured.
The explosion aroused the neighborhood,
aud in Il few minutes about 5000 people
were on the scene. They commenced to
jeer at the deputies, and soon the air was
thick with stones and other missiles.
Several revolver shots were also fired al
the car. Then the deputies charged the
crowd, firing in the air as they advanced
The crowd dispersed
Women here will petition Governor
Stephens to stop the attacks made on
them by street railway strike sympathz
ers. The petition has been prepared by
n number Of prominent women. 1t will be
placed in all of the stores in hopes OF
getting $4,000 signers. 1t reads as fol
lows:
A'ro the Hon. Governor Stephens:
THE undersigned women, residents OF
the state of Missouri and city of st
Louis, burning with Indignation at the
outrages now being daily heaped upor
women, and be it admitted with shame
by mobs composed of our sex, represent
to you that throughout this city we arr
constantly and Systematically mobbet
and denuded. This outrage has contin
ned for many days and shows no signs o.
abating. We respectfully represent tina
it is within your power Immediately tt
abata it in the name of civilization, o.
honesty, Of pure womanhood. We petit
tion, we importune, we implore you tt
act"
Another Assault.
A third young woman has been attack
ed in the southern part of the city b.
mob disguised as strike sympathizers
In her case the men used their fists il
brutal fashion and tore her clothes int,
Shreds.
National President Mahon of tn,
Street Railways Employees union ha
issued statement condemning the at
tacks ON women. He said the offender
should have been summarily handled.
Chief of Police Campbell said, "Sucl
occurrences will not be tolerated" Ii
an order to the police force he says
@'1oo many defenseless women have beel
beaten and stripped of their clothing
and if arrests and court prosecutions d.
no good guns will be freely used. Moth
ing is too severe for Il brute who Delhi
erately beats and tears the clothing fron
a woman for riding in Transit car o
amy other kind Of vehicle, strike or II
strike"
Theodore McConner, employed by til
Transit company as line repaircr, wa
shot while repairing wires. McConne
was hit twice, but his wounds are no
serious. His assaant escaped.
BY the accidental discharge of gu
in the hands of .Iohn A. GERM, membe
of the posse comitatus. on guard ut tn
power house ut Broadway and Gascona
do street, Wade Sargent, nontno
man, was shot in the right leg. Ills con
dition is serious, and amputaton wi
have to be resolted to.