The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-15
REIGN oPTERROR OVER
Combined Forces Able to Prevent
Further lawIe ssness at
ST. Louis.
STREET CAR SERVICE BETTER.
Inquest Over the Bodies of the Men
Killed In the Riot of Last Sum
day-Tronble for Posse Men.

ST. Louis, June 13.-Sheriff Pohl-
man and Chief Of Police Campbell are
of the opinion that the reign Of terror
that has prevailed during the greater
part of the past month or more as a
result Of the street railway strike Is
at an end. They are confident that
their combined forces will be able to
prevent any further lawlessness. 1t
1t seems to be the general opinion
that Sundays riot was the culmina-
ton of these outbreaks. Chief Camp
bell says: II am now of the opinion
that the worst is over and that there is
now no need of calling out the state
militia. The shooting of those men
Sunday has given those inclined to
rioting to understand what they are
to expect, and l believe will result in
greatly relieving the situation"
Street Car Service Improving.
The street car service is improving
day by day, and has been extended to
a number of lines at night. Accord
ing to the Transit company's manage
ment enough men to man all it's cars
are at work and more are coming in
daily. All negotiations looking to a
settlement Of the strike are off and the
officers Of the company do not expect
any further attempt to reopen negOtia-
tiOns to end the trouble. The street
car men are as firm in their attitude
as ever. Samuel Gompers, president
of the Federation of Labor, Is expected
here this week to take charge of strike
affairs, and his coming Is looked on
in labor circles as sure sign that the
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be pushed to the limit. Sheriff Pohl-
mans posse comitatus has almost
reached the NUMBER, 500-asked for
by the police board. This force is
made up mostly of well-known bust
ness men and citizens, who have
dropped all else to serve at the pres
ent time.
Prosecute His Family.
Henry G. Brown, stationary en-
gineer, living with his wife and fam
at 2S41 McNair avenue on June was
sworn In member of the posse COM
itatus and assigned to Company M.
Since then he says the neighbOrs have
looked upon him as an enemy OF the
laboring man and have not given his
family moments rest 1t came to
such a pass that Mrs. Brown could
HOl Duy duy lllllS 10 eat III Tic uelS IL
borhood and she sent word to her hus-
band, who have been given a leave of
absence for three days to return home
with his gun and protect his family.
The inquest over the bodies of Ed
ward Thomas and George Rine, vic
tins of Sundays riot at Washington
avenue and Sixth street, base begun.
A large number of witnesses had been
summoned by the coroner and were
present.
Says Strikers Were Orderly.
The first witness was James Z.
Klatz, guest at the Lindell hotel,
who stated that Sunday he was sit
ting in his room overlooking Wash
ington avenue, and saw an orderly
body of uniformed street car men
marching west toward him. AS far as
he was able to see no overt act was
committed by them, but two rocks had
been thrown at a passing car. When
the head of the column had almost
reach Sixth street witness saw several
men with guns step out and meet a
number of the strikers, who had left
the ranks. There was some scuffling,
and one Of the men with a shotgun
fred and a man In uniform dropped.
The street car men fled at the first
shot, according to the witness, and fir
ing became general along the block
and from the windows Of the posse
barracks