The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-17


last Sundays riot, died at a. m yester-
day at ST. Luke's Hospital. This fact was
announced by Coroner Lloyd when the i'll
quest was resumed yesterday morning,
with the statement that the further pro-
ceedings would Include an inquiry INTO me
circumstances Of the shooting OF burK-
hardt.
Two witnesses testified on Friday con-
corning the wounding OF burkhardi; one
avenue. who was standing by him when ne
was shot. He testified that the man lei,
across his feet Ham said that EurkharGt
had no weapon and had not taken part IN
the demonstration.
Il. I. Bennington Of Nc. i5iS Evans ave
nue testified on Friday that Burkhardt WAS
unarmed Several conflicting staten, rts
as 10 :he manner in which Burkhardt was
shot were made by witnesses YESTERDAY;
No one was produced who knew VINO nrcd
the fatal shot.
More than loo witnesses have been exam
ined at the inquest without developing the
identity of any deputy who used his W'ip-
on in the riot. When the inqu.s is resumed
at a. m tomorrow. Coroner Lloyd Will
have as many as possible of the deputies
who Were at the barracks at the time Of the
riot present TO afford witnesses an op?or-
tunity to select those who fired the fa;ll
fed yesterday We're instructed to return to-
morrow morning. Those who Were sent 10
the barracks on Friday We're unable TO
identify any deputies there having par
ticipated in the riot. The inquest probably
will continue through tomorrow
Most OF the witnesses examined yesterday
Transit Company who We're in the parade
on Sunday. They added little to what al
ready had been stated. All testified that no
missiles We're thrown and that there was
no disturbance preceding the attempt to ar
rest one of the strikers. Several said that
they saw, shots fired from the upper WIN
dows in the barracks building.
Further testimony was furnished! hy Artist
J. Wilton Cunningham ard by Deputy III.
=; S,:. NcToTmaGk OF No; s1ts MashnG,9n ave-
could not have fired any Of the fatal shots.
Police Officer James King of the Fourth
captain Kieiy charging Mcknight with
having shCt Thomas. testified that his re-
port was based on statements made to him
by Adlutan, George Barry Webster an
hour after the riot.
II talked with Adjutant Webster at a ta-
BILE in the barracks said King. Il asked
him il he knew who shot Thomas.
You bet l do Mr.. Webster replied. 1t
was Deputy Gardner Mcknight. III he
hadn't shot him Thomas would have shot
me.
Il saw pistol on the table and Mr.. Web
ster told me that it was taken from
Thomas. He also said that one of the strik-
ers threw brick through the car and when
deputies tried TO arrest him his friends in
terfered. Mr.. Webster said that he was in
the bunch which was scuffiing when the
Officer King admitted that he did not talk
with Mcknight and that his report WAS
base passed on the conversation which he testi-
fled he had with Adjutant Webster. He
asked Colonel Cavender to let him take Nc
knight to the Four Courts pending an in
vestigation, but Colonel Cavender refused
Witness did rot repeat to Colonel Cayender
what he had been told because he thought
that i; was generally understood at the bar
racks that Mcknight fired the shot.
According to the officer he was on the
northwest corner of Sixth street and WASH
ington avenue when the shooting com
menced. He first Noticed seven or eigh.
men scuffing some distance east of Sixth
street. He started toward them, heard a
shot ana saw Thomas fall. Afterwards he
Tod ma nod.
guest or deputy and placed him in the
barracks He did net know why Kennedy
was ordered arrested. He was requested Ly
Coroner Lloyd to ascertain the names of
the deputies who were in the riot.
Deputy Mccormack testified that when
the shooting started he went to the base
ment in the barracks for his shotgun Then
he fell in line in Company F, and was next
to Mcknight ard Judge Chester II. Krum
When they reached the sidewalk the trou-
bic was over. He first saw Mcknight that
AFTERNOON in the basement getting his shot
gun.
j.. Wilton Cunningham. the artist. said
that he was at the st. Charles street en-
trance of the barracks when the order came
basement for his shotgun and just then
neard shots In front of the building. Nc
knight was with him and they went to the
basement together. He got in line before
Mcknight. because the latter, as he after
wards explained to the witness. had trouble
IN procuring ammunition.
When Cunningham reached the street he
met the brother of G. L. Thomas. who was
taken into the barracks by Sergeant Sparks
several prisoners. He saw two men fall
at Broadway and Washington avenue but
knew new nothing of what occurred there.
mat missile was thrown at the westbound
car In front of the barracks was furnished
by Sylvester Fulghan of No 1s2e Franklin
avenue Until after the riot he was a men,
Der of the posse. but was DISCHARGED al his
own request. he testified. because he did not
was at fourth-story window of the bar
RACES when the trouble started.
eo,rissl syeral OF the men In the parade were
were cheering and the boys on the floor
with me We're cheering back at them. IL
@ Mas raining and the men in line We're al
most running. A stick flew out of the hand
OF one or the men. and must have crashed
through window of the westbound car.
on the north side of the car and could moi
see X. The man ducked down and ran for
ward; ward; passing four or five men who were
tired to se: around the cars. When they
succeeded the man was at Sixth street and
they arrested the wrong one. This man
seemed to demonstrate but was pulled to-
ward the barracks door. One of the pa
raders stepped toward them and deputy
some time. in the south track" '"''e
John Williams Of No. 2oO7 O'FaIlon street
also was discharged from the posse on sun
oay evening because he refused to bear
arms against the strikers. He was In front
of the barracks when the riot started He
saw a deputy pull a man out of the line
Whereupon another parader ran out and
was grabbed by a deputy. Other deputies
came out and began hitting the uniformed
men with revolvers. One Of the revolvers
dropped and was discharged. Then another
deputy stepped out of the barracks and
fired at the crowd. one man falling Wit
ness said that another shot was fired a few
seconds later and another man fell, about
twenty feet west of the barracks
John w. Dix of No. 1921 Iowa avenue q
striking motorman. testified concerning the
snootinE or Burkhardt He said that he
was In washington avenue between Fourth
street and Broadway when the first shot
was lired He saw a man lying in front of
Crawford's. Then his attention was at
tracted to the northwest corner Of Broad
way and Washington avenue. where a man
was under arrest and a deputy was club
bing MIN with revolver. The deputy was
large man. wore black mustache and
was partly bald Another deputy came up
nenind them. and the large man told him
70 Get him." The second deputy brought
his shotgun to his shoulder. and Just then
the witness jumped around the corner out
or range He heard a shot and afterwards
saw Rurkhardt lying IN the street. Wit
ness described the man who fired as rather
young and OF slender build. wearing a SOL
diers hat.
Jesse A. White Of No. 1886 South Broad
way. who formerly was employed on the
Broaoway line. was on the southeast cor
ner or broadway and Washington avenue
when the trouble began. He saw a deputy
DISCHARGE his shotgun at Burkhardt and an
other nre his revolver. Before the shoot
Ing several strikers tried to pull the depu-
ties away and there seemed to be a fist
nght. BurkharGt was walking away when