The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-19
RIOT
In ST. LOnis Between Strikers
and New Employees

ST. LOUIS, MAY 1S.-There was no
conference today between representatives
OF the striking street cars employees and
of the St. Louis Transit company, al
though President Halves, Of the board
of police commissioners TIED TO get the
two parties to the strike controversy to-
gether in still another meeting The fed
eral grand jury was in session all day.
IT had under consideration the hindrances
and obstruction to the United States mail
caused by the present street car strike.
Rioting broke out afresh today i'm va
rious parts of the city and several cas-
ualties of a severe nature were report
ed.
AT noon crowd of 400 or more men,
women and boys congregated along La
clede between Grand and Theresa av-
enues and stopped the cars as they ap-
preached by means of distractions pill d
on the tracks Persons in the crowd
commenced throwing rocks and some
shots were fired. One of the bullets
struck ]. L. Richardson, a conductor, in
the head. He is probably fatally wound
ed.
A special officer on one of the cars
was dropped off and severely beaten and
several other motormen and conductors
were assaulted. While the turmoil was at
it's height a detail of police came dash
ing up and charged the crowd
Two imported employees of the Transit
company were shot while in charge of
street cars. In neither case is the as
sailant known.
Guy Ficks, employed as a guard, was
snot through the thigh at 1880 this after
noon.
John Kenna a saloonkeeper in Gratiot
street, was probably fatally wounded,
and Robert Nelson, cOlored, and Emer'
gency Officer Jacob Hollingsworth slight
" wounded tonight in a riot at the soutf
end of the 14th street bridge. Kenna haC
been drinking hard for several days anC
tonight as a car on the Choteau avenue
division of the Transit company wal
rounding a curve he stepped up to i
and drawing arevolver, attempted t
shoot the motorman. The car was go
ing too fast for him and he missed hi
mark He then began shooting at tn
conductor and Special Officer Hollings
worth, who was standing on the rea
pltform The officer jumed from the ca
, shooting at him Four of his bullet
struck Kennas body. Kenna continue
to shoot at the officer and the last she
he fired struck Holingsworth in the lei
hand. One bullet, which went wide, pas!
ed through Nelson's ear Kenna was tai
en- to the hospital, where the physical
offered no hope for his recovery.
atrolman Henry l.. Barton, was she
o.,
son avenue, near Geyer avenue. Barto
was on a car as a guard. AS the ca
passed Geyer avenue a few stones weI
thrown and then a few shots rang on
One bullet struck Barton in the head.
riot call was sent in and a squad of pc
lice hurried to the scene. The crow
which had gathered at the sound of tn
shots were dispersed without troub
Barton was taken to drug store, .wheI
an examination showed that the bullt
. had only made a scalp wound and ha
! glanced or. A number of men in house
near where the shooting occurred weI
arrested and sent to the police static
pending an investigation.
Shortly after noon today three cab
: cars started east from the power hous
on the Fourth street railway on 18th ar
Park avenue. AT Fourth street the CHI
teau avenue cars stopped and upon Il
vestigation it was found that the cab
D had been cut. When the free end of II
cable arrived at the power house it wS
found that all strands had been severe
presumably by a steel saw. The tas
of splicing the cable and running
through the conduits will be a difficu
one, and the road probably win not
in shape for day or two.
General Manager Baumhoff appearC
I discouraged today over the condition
prevailing. "It is very disheartening
Z he said, "to see how little protection
big corporation can obtain for it's pro
erty. In my judgment the militia shou
be called out, for the police have demo
! strated to my satisfaction, that they a
4 not willing or capable of protecting OF
property. However, 1 shall not reque
! that the militia be ordered out, as
have become tired of making requests. "
D The house of delegates today passed Il
Kelley ordinance annuling the franchis
D of all the street railways in ST. Lou
unless they run their cars in complain
d with the terms of the city ordinance.
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