The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-11
THREE STIKERS KILLED AND
ONE WOUNDED BY POSSEMEN.
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that they had been stationed there to
| await our coming
Other EyewitnesseH.
| William H. johnson, former empioye Oh
| the transit company, is neighbor of Ed
| ward Eurkhardt. the man who fell at the
] first fire OF the deputies. Johnson de-
| nounced the shooting. He was marching
| near Burkhardt when he was shot. He
| said that he saw man fali across the
| tracks in front of Penny & Genties's store
| at Sixth and Washington avenue.
The man seemed to be badly wounded,
| said Johnson, but ne attempted TO set on
| his feet. Just then i saw the most cow
| ardly act on the part of one Of the deputies
! that i have ever witnessed. Seeing the
| man trying 20 arise from the ground this
| deputy walked toward him and deliberate
| ly fired upon the PROSTATE victim. What
| effect his shot had or whether 1t had any
at all. 1 am unable to say. because at that
| time l started to dodge the bullets"
Harry Walker. the day clerk at Hotel
| Barnum, at Sixth street and Washington
| avenue. was an eyewitness of the shoot
| ing. His version of the affair differs in
| some respects TO those Of the men directly
\ interested. He, like the other men. con-
| denns the deputies.
| when / heard the sound of the drums"
| said Mr.. Walker. Il walked to the corner
| Of Sixth and Washington avenue and saw
| the tail end of the strikers parade passing
| the barracks. Suddenly one of the deputies
rushed fn:o the street and attempted to
drag one of the strikers from the lines. The
mans companions in the ranks seized him
and tried to pull him away from the deputy.
In the struggle the man broke away from
| the deputy and his friends and lurched into
the street. AS he did so one Of the depu-
| ties who was standing about fifteen feet
away took deliberate aim at him and Ired.
The man fell the tracks.
81 don't know what caused the deputy to
modest the man. heard, however that he
had been jeering at them as he passed.
From what l / formed the opinion
that the shooting of those men was unpro-
voked."
Twenty Prisoners Taken.
As soon as the shooting ceased the depu-
ties closec: in on twenty Of the strikers. who
were taken prisoners and marched into the
barracks. Immediately in front of which the
riot occurred. Two patrol wagons were sent
down to the Four Courts. where the pris-
ore-s gave their names and addresses as
follows:
J. r. Grant. No. 1Ds Montrose stree:
Charles White. No. 2Ii Park avenue;
Charles johnson. No 3siS Folsom avenue;
l.. X. Mccormack. No. 3o02 South Broad
way: John Adams. No. Al Pine street: ].
II. Kennedy. Nc. 2ao5 Dodier street: n. o.
Greenway. No. SOL Olive street; Charles
McIvor No. 1891 South Vandeventer ave-
nue.: F.. Fl. Chaplin. No. S3Ss Ffnney ave-
nue.. Joseph Emo. No. ella ST. Louis ave-
nue.: William Thomas. No 1873 franklin:
Allan Knobb, No. 16A South Twenty-third
street: J. v Cieary. No. 2si3A Chouteau
avenue: w. +. Hendrix. No. 2755 Chouteau
avenue; Thomas Doyle. No. 4ll0 North
Grand avenue: Charles Robbins, No. 1902
Montrose avenue; John Schuler. No. 352S
Chouteau avenue: ReinEard Miller. No. 1923
Ohio avenue: George Keisel, Swan House.
Sixth and Morgan streets: II. Jones. No.
230l La Sale street.
Chief of Police Campbell ordered them
locked up in the holdover in the basement,
where they remained all night.
The men did not grImble at their hard
ship. All Of the men without exception ex-
pressed regret that the riot should have
occurred. None of them seemed TO know
how II started.
I'VE were In the center division Of the
body" said ]. II. Kennedy. land saw moth
ing OF the beginning. The men In front
were routed by the attack Of the deputies
and the flight of the men in the back
blocked our escape.
"As We came up We were arrested
without knowing what for. Who was shot
/ don't know. No ore in st. Louis more
deeply deplores the incident than the strik-
ers themselves. We want to keep order. and
l don't feel that any Of our men would in
tentionally start anything. 1 didn't see
what happened, so 1 cannot say whose fault
II was"
Charles Robbins said: II am a motorman
on the Park avenue line. was back In the
second division and did not see the start.
As l came up one Of the deputies rushed
up and struck me over the head with his
gun. made no resistance more than to at
tempt to get out OF his way.
Robbins's scslp was laid open for about
four inches.
AdIutant Webster's Report.
Adjutant Webster's report of the rioting,
submitted TO Chief Campbell. is as fellows:
"A large body Of former street car en-
ployes. headed by band. crossed the bridge
from East St. Louis and marched west on
Washington avenue. Fifty or sixty had
passed when car No. 1766, Delmar division,
G. Z. Murray. conductor. and X. Holden.
| motorman. going west. passed between the
barracks and the marching column
Colonel Cavender and II. X Hartung. head
quarters clerk. were in front Of No. GIG
Washington avenue; Captain w. s. Robin
| son. myself and others were standing In
| the front door of the barracks. when a
brick was thrown through the car. l saw
| that the man who threw it 'ducked and ran
| west. followed by two others. We pursued
| him. running on the south side OF the street
| and endeavoring to get around the front OF
the car. On Of the men following the brick
| thrower and protecting him In his flight, ran
| around the front Of the car from the north
| side with drawn revolver pointed at the
pursuing party, which he was endeavoring
] to discharge. As he was about to
| do so a member OF Company
| behind the pursuers shot him
| down. The brick thrower continued
| running and was captured by Officer James
| King of the Fourth District. who turned
| him over to our guard. He was subse-
| quently sent to the Four Courts. After the
! first shot several were fired by both sides.
| Captain Robinson thinks bomb was
| thrown from the north side of the street.
1 but 1 am not sure of this. There was a
| flash and some sort of a projectile passed
| between him and me. 1 thought. then
turned back to the barracks to get more
| men. and as I ran east i saw man leav-
| ing the column east of Broadway and run
west with a drawn revolver. There were
I several deputies east of me. ana / stated
| to them to look out for him. heard some
one shout to him to stop. but he continued
| running. and a moment later was shot
| down by one of the deputies
II then ran into the barracks, got more
| men together. and sent half to the front
! and half to protect the st. Charles street
| door. Before got out again It was over.
Detective Candelle. who was on the scene
| said: -
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