The sun., 1900-06-19
ST. LOUIS OUq'RAGES.
Dynamite and Rioting Rampant In
the City. ..ass;s
MANY ATTACKS ON WOMEN.
Despite All This, Sheriff PohImann
Declares That He Believes the
Force of Special Deputies
No Longer Needed. 4. n

st. Louis, June 1S.-There being no
immediate prospect of an honorable set
tlcment of the street railway strike, the
situation has become more strained than
ever. The Transit officials say that as
far as they are concerned the strike IS
over, while the men, backed by the Fed
Grafton of Labor, declare they will fight
to the bitter end.
Lawlcssness is again rampant. Dyna-
mite is being more freely used than ever.
In addition to the wrecking of car on
the Page avenue division four other
cars were wrecked in various parts of the
city, hut no one was seriously injured.
A car on The Baden division had its
trucks shattered and the floor ripped up
and torn out
Brutality to women and violence i'll
general tcrrorizcd every section. Friends
Of the street car strikers expressed their
sentiments Ivy indulgng in riots, trying to
drown il woman in Il pond, attempting to
beat another 10 death and refusing to
ride on the lines. which We're all running
without police guards.
Nobody was killed, hut Henry Moore, a
bricklayer. WAS shot in the leg by a dep
uty sheriff. AIollic Valentine, colored,
was shot in the neck by stray bullet
| while riot was in progress in Cozzens'
alley. near Easton, and Mary Brace of
2612 Grcenleaf place, the daughter of a
nonunion conductor, was pushed into a
pond in Forest park by two women, who
called her abusive names and tried to
drown her. Sergeant Kennedy, park
policeman rescued Miss Brace, but her
assalants escaped.
Another Woman's Escape.
Beaten with sticks and stones, plaster
ed with mud and partly denuded, Mrs.
Evan Domnn of 1434 Stewart place mar
rowly escaped death at the hands Of the
mob after having run five blocks pur-
sued by bowling women, boys and men
and after having made vain appeals for
shelter in dozen stores and homes.
Despite the large number Of attempts
made to blow up street cars, Sheriff
Pohlmann is of opinion that the force OF
special deputies is no longer needed and
that the police are sufficient for protec-
tion purposes. He has sent the following
communication to President Haines of
the police board on the subject:
"All reports made to me by members
of the posse confirm my own impression
that very radical change has taken
place in the condition of our city. The
immediate parties to the controversy may
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public seems determined to give express
sion to its sympathy in the conflict, but
it cannot be said that violence on large
scale is now resorted to. The offenses
reported are not the result of concerted
action, but are Of a character to call for
the usual police control. | venture to
suggest therefore that, in view of this
changed situation, the retirement of the
posse ought to be considerable not the
discharge at least the withdrawal.
.While it is true that the use of power
is sometimes necessary, it is equally true
that the unnecessary display of power
, is not best calculated to maintain that
: peace. | suggest that it would be well
to test the question whether or not this
community is now ready to exercise its
usual self control and in all respects te
express and to assert its position within
! the recognized limits of the law of the
: land
! Examination of witnesses by Coronel
Q Lloyd to establish the responsibility fol
{ the shooting of three strikers on Sun
). day, June 10, has been resumed.