Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
JJg||I|ES HIS DEPUTIES.
Sheriff Says the Shooting Of SHik-
ers Sunday Was in the
Line of Duty.
nAnoH DENoUNeEslT MOST VIGOROUSLY

The Strike Has Thus Far Cost the
Lives of Ten Persons-Goy. Ste
phens Has Taken No Final Action
in Regard to Calling Out the
Militia.
st. Louis, June monday opened
quiet after Sundays reign of terror.
With one exception all the street car
lines We're Incorporation. Each car
carried the usual guard of police Off
GERS, on some lines, running through
unfu1y districts, the number being
doubled Squads and companies of
the sheriff's possemen are on duty at
all the power houses and car sheds of
the Transit company, and at the bar
racks on Washington avenue, in front
of which Sundays terrible encounter
took place.
Up toll o'clock no action had been
taken by Gov. Stephens, who is in
Jefferson City, in regard to calling
out the militia of the state to pre-
serve order during the continuance of
the strike.
There is considerable hard feeling
as the result of Sundays shooting in
front of the posse barracks. The dep
uties are blamed for what some call
their unwarranted action in shooting
striking street car men. while the men
in the procession are censured
10
meant any harm or not, they should
have kept out of danger by staying
away from the vicinity of the bar
racks, is the opinion of many.
Chief of Police Campbell says he rec
ognizes among the 20 strikers arrest
ed several men whom he gave friendly
warning earlier.in the day to be peace
Sheriff Pohlman justifies the action
of his deputies. He says they were
given guns just for the purpose for
which they were used, if the necessity
should arise. In his opinion the time
came for their use and the deputies
| did their duty. -Adjt. Gen. Bell is still
in the city awaiting the governors or
Gers.
~ Mahon TeleEraphs Gompers.
Late at night the following telegram
was sent to President Samuel Com
pers, of the American Federation Of
Labor, by President W. D. Mahon, Of
the National Association of Amalga
mated Street Railway Employees, who
| is managing the strike:
Samuel GomDers President American
Federation of Labor. Washington. D. c.
Street car men returning from pic
mic. this evening Sunday. marching be.
hind band of music. peaceably and un-
armed. were fired upon by a sherin's
posse and shot down like dogs. The out
rage at Hazelton melts into insignificance
in comparison. This outrage should be
denounced In no uncertain terms by the
organized wage earners of America.
(signed9 w: D: MAHON."
It is just one month and three day:
since the strike began. Since the
first day there have been numerous en-
counters between the strikers or their
sympathizers on one side and the au
thorities on the other. These encoun
tiers have resulted in ten fatalities anc
the wounding of at least so persons.
Sundays Casualties.
A revised list of Sundays. casual
ties follows:
DEAD-George Ryne. former Lee av-
enue conductor, shot, Sixth and Washing.
ton avenue. eight wounds: died at City
hospital.
c. Edward Thomas. former conductor
Chouteau avenue line. shot Sixth street
and Washington avenue; died in ambu-
lance.
near his home by deputy who was pur-
suing disturbers.
FATALLY INJURED-A. E. Burkhardt
former Delmar avenue conductor, shot
in head at Sixth street and Washington
avenue; doctors say cannot live.
WOUNDED-Oscar Marvin. former mo-
torman Lee avenue line: shot left hand
at Sixth street and Washington avenue
Amputation necessary.
Joseph MuIhall, conductor Easton av.
enue line: shot in right hand at Twelfth
street and Franklin avenue.
August Smith and Charles Ludwig, each
shot in right arm while in their thirt
story window
Albert Babcock. deputy; shot left thigh
and left foot, near Eleventh and Sails
bury streets; shots seem to have beer
fired from an upper window.
Daniel Westenberger, shot in left leg
accidental discharge of deputy's gun.
F., ]. Ross. Easton avenue conductor
shot in left eye.
| John NJ White, former Chouteau av
enue conductor; shot in lower part of TIT
back, at Sixth street and Washington av
enue. ssSSE8sE8
Joseph Kuhl. skull fractured by dep
uty, Broadway and Salisbury streets.
Edward Berry. Market street motor
| man; struck in face by rock; nose
mashed.
strikers to Establish Bus Line.
ST. Louis. June 12The Contra
Trade anu Labor union proposes to es
tablishi bus line in ST. Louis t
compete with and run parallel to thu
lines of the st. Louis Transit com
pany, on which there is strike, to b.
operated by union men.
At "a meeting in Walhalla hall Sun
day night the first step was take1
toward this end by the adoption of ];
resolution to raise at-least $1GO, GOO Il
purchase and equip the necessar.
bus system. From the resolution
adopted and the declarations of TIN
speakers henceforth the policy will b
to win the strike if possible on TIL
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