The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
POSSE USES THE GUN
ST. Louis Mob Attacks Non-Union
Men Right in Front of a
Temporary Barracks.
WILL RESULT TN THREE DEATHS,
While a Fourth Rioter Will Lose 3
Hand-GOvernor Preparing to
Call the Militia.

st. Louis, June 11.-FOur men in a
party of 100 or more striking employees
of the Transit company who were re-
turning from labor parade in East
st. Louis were shot shortly after 6
p. m., yesterday by members of the
Sheritfs posse in front of the temper
airy barracks on Washington avenue
between Broaway and Sixth streets.
Oneis dead, two others wounded in the
head and abdomen will die, and the
fourth will lose a hand. Just in front
OF the barracks occupied by the posse
comitatus the paraders attempted to
assault the crew of a passing street
car. A brick was thrown and several
shots were fired by the street car men,
when members of the posse appeared
on the street with their shotguns and
attempted to rescue the street car men.
Posse Arrests a Score of Rioters.
In the melee at least ten shots were
firedb by the possee men, who surround
ed the mob, and there were four casual
ties as far as now known. Twenty
one prisoners were captured by the
posse and taken into the barracks,
where they were searched. Three
revolvers and a handful of pocket
knives were taken from the prisoners.
One other shooting by deputy sheriff
is reported at the sheds of the Belle
fOntaine line. Fred Boehm, 65 years
old, was killed.
Militia Ready for Hurry Call.
Jefferson City, Mo-, June 11.-Gov-
ernor Stephens says that everything is
being put in readiness for calling out
the national guard Of Missouri to Quell
disorder in st. Louis consequent on the
street railway strike, but he will not
issue the call except as a last resort.
1t will cost he says, $4,000 to land
$500 menin st. Louis, and as much per
day to maintain them, and as there is
no appropriation for that purpose he
does not know how the Legislature
would view a deficiency of 100000
for maintaining troops in st. Louis. It
might require an extra session of the
legislature to appropriate the money,
he says.
Bloodiest Day of the Strike.
Yesterday was about the bloodiest
day since the strike began more than
one month ago. There were numerous
encounters between strikers and other
riOtOus individuals and the constituted
dutuOIlllcS, ISSuILIIS III IOuI ued Ills
and the wounding of five or more per-
sons. mostly strikers. One of the lat
ter will die. The dead are as fol-
lows: G. Edward Thomas, striking
conductor, shot in breast by deputy
sheriff; George Rine, striking moter-
man, shot in the ABDOMEN by deputy
sheriff; Fred Boehm. aged citizen,
shot and instantly killed while stand
ing in his front yard by deputy sher
iff, who fired at mob which attacking
a car: EdBurkhart, striking conductor.
List of Five Persons Wounded.
Among the wounded are: Oscar Mar
vim, conductor, shot in right hand and
arm, serious; August Smith, shot in
right arm and breast, not serious;
Charles Ludway, shot in the hand,
not serious; Ed Barry, mortorman,
hit on head with brick and badly in
jured; James MCGUIRE and John Nc
Elroy, severe scalp wounds received
in trouble with strike sympathizers.
The day was quiet until the
afternoon, when the police were
taken off number of street car
lines for the purpose of giving them
a rest and to test the ability of the
Transit company to operate without
friction. Cars were in operation dur
ing the day time on all the lines of the
Transit company except the South
western. At night cars were run un-
der police protection until midnight on
the Park avenue. Olive street, Lindell
division and Laclede avenue line.