The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-06
4 BALTIMORE STRIKE RIOT
Crowd Attacks a Street Railway Re-
pair Gang at Hampden.
Several Men Hurt by Flying Mis-
siles-PoIIce Make a Number of Ar
rests-Brenk i'm the Trolley Wire
Not Repaired-AnEry Employees Try
TO Make Use of Their Firearms.

BALTIMORE. June e-The series of dis
turbances growing out of the strike of
the electric light men eliminated last
night in a riot in Hampden at Chestnut
and Third Avenues.
The trouble-wagon crew sent to repair
the trolley were stoned and driven away
by mob. Several men were injured.
though none seriously. aud eight arrests
were made. only one benny striker, one
a repair man. one spes iaI officer and
five workingmen. n
The trolley wire was net repaired and
the Roland Avenue car HE was blocked
until late hour last night = Roland Ave
nue. and st. Helena mail car was stopped
and the carrier took the mail to the main
office by carrying the bag on his back il 20
the city and then taking car.
The car compaay's employees who were
injured were: MarsAsN Coover. street
boss cut in the head with a brick, and
bruised about the body with missiles: Har-
~ Heilmiller, retiseAs policeman but
acting as special oflcer,IwhO was struck
in the head and body and cut; Harry Han
non. hurt about the body,
All the repair men were more or less
injured a+
The arrests were: Marshall Cooyer.
street BOSS, charged with carry concealed
weapons; Harry Heilmiller, special officer.
charged with disorderiy conduct; Francis
NJ. Burke, one of the elec trio light strikers
arrested by Captain Cuttings and charged
with obstructing the free passage Of per-
sons; Webster John, John Matthew'S Ciar-
ence Rowiey, Robert R. Taylor, and Ed
ward Albright, strike sympafhizers. charg-
ed with disOrderly conduct.
The breaking Of the trolley wire blocked
the sOuthbOuud track. but the cars con-
tinued north for some time, then they were
stopped at Third and Roland Avenue and
turned back, and about 1880 O'Clock the
northbound cars ran only 10 Oak and
Twenty fifth Streets. with several cars con
Meeting with them and running or the line
north OF there. The trolley wire was got
ten of the ground and secured. but not
repaired the track being Still blocked at q
late hour
In the neighborhood Of Chestnut and
Third Avenues live many OF the wOrkmen
and the employees of the Woodbury. Mills
many Of whom have been strikers them
solves In years past and who are intensely
IN sympathy with the electric light men.
Therefore the presence Of a squad Of po-
lice and a repair wagon was the signal for
an outbreak, which was the most violent
that has yet taken place.
The trolley was broken about 7:50 by q
southbOunf car The street car company
notified the Central station. which notified
the Northern OF the necessity for the trOu-
ble-wagon. which left the Maryland Avenus
barn near North Aven,le and arrived on
the scene about $3.50 o'clock
Lieutenant Dempsey had no reserve o.
hcers to send out except Round Sergeant
Ioxley, who went out gathering up Pa
trolmen Emerson. King s1d F. ". Wal
berger. who worked N abcring beats
These three arrived before the trouble wag-
on and they were soon REINFORCED by Cap
tain Cuttings, a number OF reserves and
day patrolmen. six men from the Central
whom Lieutenant Cole could spare and
others. until about twenty patrOlmen. with
four CT five officers were on hand These,
however. were unequal 10 the task Of man
aging the angry mob OF several thousand
people. Only three officers were present,
however. when the wagon arrived.
In the wagon were Paul Gass. driver.
Marshall COOYeT. Herman Heilmiller Oil
Yer Nelson, James Burton, and Harry Han
non. The tower was put up and COover
started to mount It. Previous to that time
| the crowd which had gathered as II by
magic had been hurting epithets and in
I suits at the wOTkmen- Covers ascension,
/ however was the signal for a shower OF
weightier missiles. including stones and
/ bricks.
Coover was struck over the eye. in the
J head and body He drew his pistol and
l would have fired into the crowd but the
/ pistol snapped and missed fe Wounded
! and bleeding. he then left the wagon in
/ charge of Patrolman King. and was hustled
I to the Northern station. where he was
( charged with carrying concealed weapons.
Heilmiller. after being hit with a brick
/ also drew his pistol and started TO fire
/ but was prevented by Patrolman WeiIber-
/ ger, and was gotten away from the crowd
J to the Northern station, and charged with
( disorderly conduct
Driver Gass became frightened ard drove
awe about that time with the tower still
standing and leaving Nelson. Burton. and
/ Harmon in the crowd. He drove to the
| Northern station, where the tower was
/ lowered Nelson and Burton slipped away
| unnoticed, and reached the station, but
/ Harmon, who lives in the vicinity, was rec
ognized and surrounded. whereupon he sur
rendered and went home saying he would
| quit work. 1t was stated later BY the su-
! perintendent that Harmon had returned tc
the trouble station. The crowd that caused
the trouble numbered nearly 5000 persons
a number Of the policemen were bit by
! missiles. but none was seriously hurt
| Round Sergeant Moxley and Patrolmer
Weilberger and TreadweH got the hardest
knocks About midnight Justice j. Nc.
Kenney White arrived at the station house
| and released a number of those arrested or
| their giving bail or collateral. Messrs
| Coover and Heilmiller were released for
hearing at O'Clock today.