The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-11
BLOODY DAY IN ST. LOUIS
NUMEROUS ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN
OFFICERS AND STRIKERS.
Trouble Broke Ont When Uni
formed Body of strikers At
tackled Car and Were


ST. LOUIS, June io.-The day just end
| ed has been one OF the most eventful and
bloody since the great strike on the st.
Louis transit began more than n month
| ago. There were numerous encounters
| between strikers and other individuals
| and the constituted authorities, resulting
in three deaths and the wounding of FIVE
or more persons. mostly strikers. One Of
the latter will die
The dead are G. Edward Thomas, strik-
ing conductor on the Chouteau avenue
line, shot in breast by deputy sheriff died
on the way TO hospital; George Rine.
striking motorman on Delmar avenue line.
shot in abdomen by deputy sheriff. died
at city hospital; Fred Boehm, aged citi-
zen. shot and instantly killed while stand
ing in his front yard, by deputy sheriff:
". J. Burkhad. striking conductor on
Delmar avenue line, shot in the head,
may die: Oscar Marry. conductor on the
Lee avenue line shot in the right hand
and arm. serious; August Smith, shot in
the right arm and breast. not serious:
Charles Ludwig. shot in the hand. not
serious.
The day was quiet until this afternoon.
when the police were taken off a number
of street car lines for the purpose of
giving them a rest and to test the ability
out friction.
The most serious trouble broke out be-
tween 6 and o'clock In front of the six
story store building on Washington ave-
nue.. between Broadway and Sixth street,
occupied by the sherlff's posse comltatus
as barracks and headquarters. Several
hundred strikers had gone to East St.
Louis earlier in the day TO attend a picnic
given for their benefit, and toward even
ing began returning home. The trouble
was precipitated when 100 strikers in uni
form and headed by Il drum corps came
west on Washington avenue In their
caps some of them had cards bearing
these words:
Union or nothing. Liberty or lsnth."
Just as they were passing the barracks
n car of the Park avenue division was
going west. A number of the men broke
from the line and rushed for the car,
which was without the usual police guard.
A brick was thrown through the car
window and shot was fired by sone-
body not known.
At the first intimation of trouble MEM
bers of the sheriffs posse swarmei from,
he building ond surrounded the crowd of
strikers. calling on them to disperse.
other shots were fired. Then several dep
uties turned loose their repeating shot
guns. loaded with buckshot. As far rs
can be learned only IL ur men In the
strikers rank were hit. Not n deputy
was wounded.
After the fight was ever c. Edward
Thomas, n striking conductor, was picked
up, shot in the breast Ie died in an
ambulance on the way 10 the hospital
George Rine, a striking motorman, re-
celved terrible wound in the abdomen
He was taken TO the city hospital and
died on the operating table
Ed Burkhard a striking conductor re-
ceived several buckshot in the side of tie
head. causing Il serious wound. He may
die.
Oscar Marvin. a striking conductor, VIII
probably lose his right hand. which was
badly corn ty a load OF shot. u IL not
known whether any othcrs were wounded
or not.
Under the command of Col. Lavender
the deputies arrested twenty OF the strik-
ers and took them to the barracks. where
they were searched Three revolvers
and number OF pocket knives were Sc
cured, and the prisoners were taken to
the Four Courts. where they were locked
up pending an investigation.
The remainder of the strikers fed. fol-
lowed by squad OF mounted police that
had been summoned. They dispersed
without further trouble.
The posse company that did the shoot
ing Is composed of some OF the most
prominent citizens In the city, and be-
haved with distinction Among them
were w. +. Kennett, ex-president of the
Merchants Exchange; John l.. Lee. "A
prominent lawyer. and member of the
citizens committee that has been trying
to effect settlement between the strlk-
eTs and the Transit company; ex-Tudee
Chester III. Crum,; Hon. Charles Maggie.
n prominent lawyer and former candi-
date on the Republican ticket for mayor:
ex-Judge John II. overall, Hugh X Har-
tug and DR. j II. Woodwork
on Franklin avenue. near Twelfth street.
were menacing a car. the motorman or
policeman on board fred several shots
from n revolver. Angus; Smith was
shot In the right arm and breast but
not seriously wounded. Charles Ludwig
was wounded In tho hand Both assert
they were merely onlookers. A third
man is said TO have been also wounded.
but hts name could not be learned
In fracas 81 Tenth and Franklin ave-
nue. shis evening man was shot. and
II Is reported fatally injured but before
his name could he learned or the extent
OF his injuries determined he was hurried
away by friends
Fred Boehm a respectable citizen. aged
&c years was this afternoon shot by
the gun ~ a deputy sheriff
The latter had fred NJ n crowd OF strik-
ers or sympathizers who we're stoning
a car on the Bellefontein line Death was
About o'clock tonight number OF
men drove mp TO the car sheds at CONN
ton and Manchester avenues The men
In the buggy stopped and commenced 20
revile the deputy sheHns on guard there
with vulgar language. This became uu- I
hearahle aud Capt. Hancock. ia com