Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-26
FATAL LABOR RIOTS.
One Man Killed In a street Affair :,
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One Man Killed In a Street Affair NJ
Chicago.
Chicago, April 26.-1n riot at e:15
O'Clock last night at Racine and Oak
dale avenues between pickets about
the lithographing ablishment Of the
Baker-Vawter Company, 1102 to 11es
Mariana street, and employees Of the
company, one of the plckets was killed
and another was shot thru the arm and
shoulder by Harry G. Baster, superin-
tendent for the company. Two Of the
l3pickets and two of the employees were
bruised in the fight. The riot was the
outcome of a strike in the lithograph-
ing establishment and the culmination
of several attacks made on the en-
ployes of the company.
Harry C. Baster, 81 years old and
married, Ill Racine avenue, who adj
mits that he did the shooting, is super
intendent of the Baker-vawter Conn
Ipany. Accompanied by two printers,
Edward Yarranton, 67S Racine avenue,
and Benjamin A. Bernard. 702 Racine
avenue Baster left the printing house
Iat 6 o'clock last night. They were fol-
flowed by Peter Miller, 1886 Lincoln
4 lavenue; j. L. Jackusak, 9s9 Wright
a wood avenue: William II. Pottgether, Is
I, West Ohio street, and John Mcguire.
9s2 Racine avenue, who had been pick
A eting the printing house.
At Racine and Oakdale avenues ehe
q Ipickets attacked Baster and his two
u companions. Mcclure had a pair Of
L brass knuckles and Pottgether q billy.
!, The attack was made on Baster, who
4! dre.wsshis evoiver and began hring. AT
!, the first fire Miller dropped TO the walk
$ and Mcclure ran a few steps and fell.
Baster continued firing until he had
tempted his revolver and reloaded. but
did not fire again. Yarranton and Ber-
Il nard had been struck with brass
,:nuckles. and while bleeding profuse-
ly. continued the fight. Several r;tizens
came TO the assistance of The trio air1a
; Pottgether and Jackusak fsM down.
OaktlaIe avenue, where Policeman +
II. Nicholson, of the Sheffield avenue
-Ipolice station, captured them.
i II Meanwhile riot alarm had been
i / sent in to the Sheffield avenue station
f and a patrol wagon With policemen
+ Il came up Baster Yarranton, Bernard.
n Pottgether and Jackusak We're sent to
! the station. Miller was carried into a
! butche, shop, where DR.. j. f. Deutsche,
= :g6 Racine avenue. attempted to stop
d the flow of blood from the wound in the
!. head A police ambulance Was called,
IS but before it arrived Miller was dead.
: The ambulance removed Mcclure, who
a had been shot thru the arm and shoul-
st der. TO the Aiexian Brothers hospital,
y where his wounds We're dressed. He
al was then removed to the Sheffield ave-
a nue. police Station.
Il. Chicago. April. 26.-The attacks OF the
IS strikers in the building trades labor
N war upon non-union workmen contin-
IS lued today, the mob assailing two team
allsters. while an aged carpenter was
re badly beaten by trio of strike SYM
cathizars The injured are: PatricH
Tansey. zteamster, seriously injured by
the mob; Henry schellhorn, teamster
badly beaten by the mob; Stepher
Gaul carpenter. slugged from befins
Inv three men: Oscar Mold, union car
y penter was arrested on the charge 9
participating in the assault
:. Complaint was made today that tn
= lgirls who are to sing in the chorus
which will be feature of Dewey day
= have been threatened with violence !
q they persist in attending the rehears
. ais. The threats are said to have beel
/, made by union pickets The union
. y are arrayed against the whole celebra
~ :. ftion committee because the Dewe
-, s., grand stand is being built by non-unto
: VI II.