The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
A ST. LOUIS RIOT.
Fully Dozen Persons Receive
Bullets in-Their Bodies.
POOR AIM OF GUARDS,
Girls and Boys Among Their Vic
Tins When They Fire al At
tacking Crowds. The
Casualties,
Casualties.

In rioting sense Wednesdays de-
velopments we're the worst experienced
since the strike on the lines of the St.
Louis Transit company were inaugu.
rated over three weeks ago. The riot
ing was confined entirely to three places
in the southern section of the city and
by Dightfall the police records showed
that fully dozen persons had either
received bullet wounds or been hurt by
flying missiles. Three of those hit by
bullets received what are presumably
mortal wounds, and that no one was
killed outright seems miraculous con-
sidering the great number of shots ex-
changed by the employees of the com
pauy, the strike sympathizers and the
strikers themselves.
The worst of the riotous disturbances
occurred near the intersection Of Cali
fornia avenue and Keokuk street. In
this affrsy non-union motorman and
another employe on the car Of the
Transit company were probably fatally
shot. The battle was fierce and proba-
bly, 200 shots were fired DISTINCTIONS
had been piled high on the tracks,
which Motornan r. H. Stilson. a man
imported from Cleveland, Ohio, and
Emergency Policeman Lotion, who
were on the front platform, observed.
A big crowd began to hoot and jeer and
apply epithets to the crew of the car,
daring any one to get of the car to re-
move the distractions. As Stilson
started to step from the car his action
was the signal for firing to begin from
the crowd. Almost at the first shot
Stilson threw up his hand and fell to
the front platform with a bullet
through his body. In the fusilade that
followed John T. Rice, road agent,
who was on the car, was SHOT down as
he got from his seat inside, receiving
ball through the chest. The police
bodygusrd on the car opened fire On the
mob. The mob scattered.
Another affair took place at the in
tersection Of Gravois avenue and Vic
tor street and during its progress Mar
tin Burke, striker, was shot in the
left hip. Elmer Simmons was acting
as guard on Cherokee line car and as
it was passing the corner Burke began
calling those upon it vile names.
Leaving the car Simm drew his re-
volver and advanced on Burke. Burke
grappled with him and ia the struggle
Tor possession Of the weapon two shots
were fred. A crowd Of strike sympa-
thizers beat Simmons numerically but
he was rescued.
When the first Ger out this morning
reached Broadway and Miller street
the crew had to remove distractions
from the track and a big crowd jeered
them. Almost Immediately after shoot
ing commenced from the car. First
single shot rang out and then perfect
fusilade. The crowd broke amid the
greatest confusion. A school girl
named Dollie Mitchell was wounded
slightly. VIM. Granneman, who was
standing some distance from the scene,
was seriously wounded il the knee.
James McCalley also some distance
away received ball in the left leg.
The injuries to both men may necessi-
tate amputation.
A second riot occurred at Broadway
and Pestalozzi street, A large crowd
pelteo car with rocks and other mis-
siles. Then firing began. In all Is or 80
shots were fred. The crowd broke and
Herman Peschke, a boy employed in
the Anheuser Busch brewery close by,
was the first victim, bullet entering
his back, causing total paralysis below
where he was hit. John Decker and
Frank Yeager were also shot in this ST
fray, but neither seriously hurt. Geo.
Lacosten, man employed at the brew
cry, aud Albert Wackwiltz, a painter,
fell to the ground wounded. The doc
tors do not think either are seriously
injured.
Twenty, FIVE policemen responded to
the riot call. Edward j. Bresner, con-
ductor on the car, was arrested and
locked up charged with shooting
Peschke. Bresner stated that he hsd
shot when the others in the car COM
menced firing after being attacked. He
said he did not know whether he had
hit any one or not. The three wounded
men denied participation in the attack.
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