The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-26
FATAL RIOT IN CHICAGO
PETER MILLER Is SHOT AND KILL
ED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF
PRINTING HOUSE
TROUBLE RESULT OF STRIKE
Six Men Are Injured During the
MeIee-Chief Ripley Deter
mines to Put a Stop to-
Troubles.

CHICAGO, April Pin labor riot.
which occurred at Racine and Wellington
avenues tonight, one man was instantly
killed, another severely wounded, and six
others sustained slight injuries.
Peter Miller was shot through the head
by II. G. Baster and instantly killed
The injured are: John Mcclure. shot
in the right arm and right cheek by III
z. Baster, injuries severe but not fatal;
EdWard Yarranton, cut on head with
brass knuckles; Benjamin Bernard cut
ON head with brass knuckIes; William
Pottgetter, bruised about head and BODY:
Louis Jeckiske, cut about face and head
James Gibbons, bruised by being struck
with a club.
There We're no other participants in the
riot save those who are injured and all
were arrested by the police with the ex-
cept1on of Gibbons, who made his escape.
The fatal shot was fired by Baster who
is superintendent employed by the
baker-Vawter Printing company at HOP
to LUZ Mariana street, short distance
from where the trouble occurred The
! bullets which struck MCGUIRE were also
nred from the superintendent weapon.
His aim was true In each case, as but
three shots were fired.
KILLING OF MILLER.
The killing was the outcome of three
-.
The firm employs non-union labor and
three months ago several pressmen and
Feeders were discharged because they
Joined the union. The assaulting party
consisted of Miller. Mcclure, Pottgetter,
Jeckiske and Gibbons. With the excep-
ton or Miller, all are former employees of
the firm. Those who were assaulted were
Baster, Bernard and Yarranton The
latter three were on their way home from
work when the assault took place
Two OF the assailing party were armed
with brass knuckles, and the others car
ried clubs. Yarranton and Bernard were
struck on the heads by Miller, it is as
serted, and Baster was struck several
times with a club before he drew his
weapon.
The first shot was aimed at MiIer's
head The bullet went true and crashed
into the brain of Miller, who fell dead a
rev feet from the man who fired the shot
Two more shots followed, and Mcclure
was struck in the left arm and right
cheek
Baster remained at the scene of the
shooting, and gave himself up when the
police arrived. The others were arrested
while running away, the firing having at
tracted a number of police.
VIGOROUS ACTION.
After the shooting, Chief of Police Kip
ioy lssueu an oIuer 10 the department
that all offenders in the cases of assaults
upon non-union men should be arrested
and vigorously prosecuted. After issuing
the order Chief Ripley said:
i am going to put a stop to these as
saults if I have to go out myself and
travel a beat. I can see no reason why
a lot of laboring men can parade the city
and jump on a helpless man just because
that individual sees fit to disobey their
orders. From what I can understand,
Miller, the murdered man, was always
looking for trouble, beating every alleged
non-union man who crossed his path.
From what | can learn it seems that Bas-
ter was justified in shooting. 1t Is getting