The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-15
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committee. which prepared the PROPOSE
tion that committee and also the griev-
ance committee of the local union have
unanimously approved it.
During the course of a heated argu-
ment over the strike, Sherman G. Pat
terson, president of the local street rail-
way mems union, was stabbed in the
neck ana mOrtally wounded at late
hour last night.
Edward Canty of East St Louis. who
welded the knife, is under arrest.
fIhe tragedy occurred in saloon
where both men had been drinking.
j. j. Hoan, who came here from Chi
cago to work for the Transit company,
was today shot in the abdomen by
sylvester Zuleff. fellow employee. The
two men We're in the sheds of the union
line at KoSsuJh and CpBear streets.
Luleh. who says he was showing Hoan
now to work a 80 calibre revolver, ac-
cldentaHy discharged it The wounded
man, whose condition is serious, was
taken to hospital and Zulen is being
held pending an investigation. The lat
ter is also from Chicago
The cOrOners inquest in the killing
of Edward Thomas and George Pine
and lnquirzng into the Wounding of
Edward Burkhardt. Oscar Marvin and
john White, street car strikers who
were shot by special deputy SheriffS
near the posse barracks on Washing
ton avenue Sunday, was resumed to-
day.
The first witness was H. l. Stanton
of Chicago a guest at the Hotel BOylin
He said; i was within thirty feet Of
the shooting when it began. l heard
several pistol shots first 1 could not
tell who fired them. There We're some
deputies in the group who had reVOiv-
ers. l did not see any revolVers in the
hanHs Of the street car strikers. I saw
several strikers board the car op the
rear platform. I couldn't identify any
of the mer who shot"
Louis law school. testified that he saw
e man in a street railway uniform fall
on the track after a shot was fired.
Witness heard no threats from the men
in the parade.
Il tSink there were about 80 or 40
shots fired. I saw no weapons in the
hands of the men in uniforms I was
about Is feet away I don't know who
fired the shot which killed the man
there"
Frederick Crawford. a machine man
IN a wagon shop, said he was passing
the posse barracks at the time of the
shooting. He testified.
Il saw no revolvers except one in a
deputy's hand. There was no excite
ment before a deputy ran and grabbed
the man from the ranks of the street
car men. was watching the parade
closely and saw no missiles thrown"
T. s. Grant, a wagon maker, told Of
the shooting, and when asked who fired
the shot picked out Deputy Sheriff Nc.
Knight and said:
II am not positive but he looks very
much like the man who shot Thomas
The man shot had TO weapons at all
f. Blaisdell, painter, testified: -
was passing the barracks. There mel
ran from the building. One of the dep
uties grabbed a man in line and pulled
him over to the car track. other dep
uties ran up and the second man wa
shot down. The man shot had m
weapons. saw no rocks thrown.
did not see any demonstration by tn
men in line before the shooting"
number of other witnesses testife
and most of them conceded in tina
there We're no arms to be seen amoni
The strikers, who, as far as they coul
observe. were orderly. The testimon
of William Marion Reidy and c. s
McKeen, a commission merchant, VIII
had just been summoned to serve on tn
posse, agreed that Gordon Mcknight
the deputy who it is said, shot c. T
Thomas. was in the barracks when tn
latter was killed.
At noon the coroner adjourned tn
hearing until two O'clock