The sun., 1900-06-10


divested Of every article Of clothing save
her stockings and Shoes When she left the chr
atGeyer avenue she was approached by young
fellow OF IS who reproached her for riding
on "scab" cars crowd of men. boys
and women collected around Miss THERE.
She endeavored to move away when the
crowd. seemingly moved by one Impulse. at
tackled her, striking her with their fats and
pelting her with stones and sticks She was
knocked down and repeatedly kicked In the
face. They then began tearing OF her clothing
and did not desist until she stood there
naked. In her pocket was her pocketbook.
which contained Si5 This was taken
NAKED AND HUNTED LIKE WILD BEAST.
Blinded and bleeding. the girl staggered to
her feet and fled south toward Allen avenue.
the crowd pursuing her She besought the
women standing In their doorways to give her
q place OF refuge. but was derided and
soofYed at by those wretches who had
forgotten all the gentleness OF their sex Seeing
a cellar window open in house on Allen
avenue. she crawled into It like a hunted
wild beast Here she remained until the
police appeared and dispersed the crowd.
Even then she would not desert the dark
ened cellar for daylight until she was provided
with a skirt and an old shawl to cover her
nakedness Miss THERE was on her way to
visit her aged mother at the time Of the
attack.
On Monday noon a young woman was
assaulted when she aghted from a car Of the
Cherokee division. at Eleventh and Calhoun
streets. She vas pelted with missiles. but took
refuge In a grocery. where she was per-
mitted to remain until police came and
escorted her out OF the disturbed district.
That same afternoon. between 40 and
o'clock, three schoolteaohers alighted from a
southern electric car on South Broadway and
were mmediately seized by a crowd Of women.
their skirts thrown over their heads and their
bodies pulled forward and down while an
amazon vigorously applied a piece Of stout
board to them.
POLICE TRY TO STOP ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.
As result Of the assaults upon women num-
erous arrests have been made and three girls
have been sentenced TO the industrial home at
Chillicothe for two years each, while the
oases OF a number Of others are pending In the
courts The police department resolved
to put stop to this species OF dia-
bolism, and to that end induced
young girl TO ride on the Southern Electric
Line escorted by boyish-looking detective
By prearrangement a large force OF de-
tectives and police In plain clothes had
been massed In the neighborhood where
they we're TO slight When the car arrived
at the selected spot the couple alighted and
were at once surrounded by shouting howl
ing mob OF three hundred or four hundred
about equally divided as to sex.
Before they had time to do harm to the
girl or her escort the officers swooped down
upon them. They had orders to make no
arrests, but to use their clubs. which they
did in an effective manner. For moment
the mob thought OF showing fight and
faced the police. but they were too strong to be
successfully coped with and the crowd
broke and ran. followed by the police.
who piled their clubs whenever they
came within reach OF their victims.
whether he was man or woman. Broken
heads we're tho order Of the day. slip of
girl. Is years old. fought like a wildcat and
was only subdued when q stout policeman
picked her up In his arms turned her over and
spanked her ''just a. mother used to do"
The first arrest was that Of Mrs Emma Thomp-
son. charged with leading mob who assaulted
and stripped Miss Hensel Of her clothing
Then followed arrests Of Anna Swese. Anna
Klasek and Mary Tranuze. who pleaded guilty
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Friday and were sentenced to two years each
In the Girls Industrial Home at Chillicohe,
Mo. The girls are OF the worst type and have
no idea OF the enormity Of their offence. In
addition TO the women arrested, a score Of men
have been locked up but as yet sufficient evi-
dence has not been obtained TO convict them Of
any overt act.
GOV STEPHENS DECLINES TO HELP.
After conferrins last night, to-day and again
this evening with business men, taxpayers
generally the Police Board. members Of tho
posse comtatus and others Gov Stephens
returned 10 the State capital tonight
without having issued his call ordering
out the militia. The conference last
night was largely held for the pur-
pose Of discovering some reasons which would
fortify the Governor In his evident determina-
ton not to order out the troops. Yesterday
Chief OF Police Campbell said that the situation
was more serious than at any time since the
beginning OF the strike. The POLICE Depart
ment he declared was unable to cope with 1t.
could not prevent disorder. and the
only hope was that they might be able 10
punish those guilty of Ia awlessness. Some great
pressure must have been brought to bear upon
the Chief for to-day he said that the police force
and the posse comitatus were strong enough
70 protect Transit cars and prevent any out
break. Thus fortified the Governor declined
20 call out the militia and returned to the cap
ital.
Cars were run over three more lines tonight.
the Market, Laclede and Olive street There
was but little interference. At Ninth and
Market the cars were stoned on their east
bound trip, but heavy detail from the barracks
dispersed the crowds and prevented further in
reference. An attempt was make to wreck
southern electric car on Broadway and Biddle
tonight Strong details OF the posse oon,tatus
we're hurried from headquarters on Washing
ton avenue and succeeded In dispensing the
mob after several shots had been fred into the
crowd.
Former Governor william J. Stone. counsel
for the strikers. to-day sent letter to the Hon.
Nathan Frank chairman Of the Citizens Com
mittee, which has been endeavoring to settle
the troubles which In effect breaks or all further
negotiations on the plea that the Transit Com
pany had withdrawn Its proposition presented
last Saturday before the union had time to pass
upon it, this being an agreement to reinstate
1000 OF its former employees Immediately. 500
additional men within ninety days the re-
mainder as soon as there were vacancies to be
filled The union was to select the men TO return
10 work, the company reservng the right to re-
ject any name presented. the bearer OF which
had been guilty of violence or intimidation.
The seven deputies arrested last night aud