The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-08
A POSSE COM|TATUS.
Citizens of ST. Souls Are Guarding
the Street Railway Lines.
six Hundred special Deputies Were
Assigned 20 Duty and Three
Hundre, Held Ia Reserve
subpoenaeing kept Up.


St. Louis, June 2.--As regards riot
Gus demonstrations and shedding OF
blood i'm connection with the strike
on the st. Louis Transit system, yes
terday was one of the most unevent-
full since the employees went out, only
one name being added TO the list OF
casualties, that of officer Crane, who
died OF wounds received the day be-
fore.
The swearing IN of the posse conf
tatus is progressing smoothly. Near
w 500 men have been secured. When
1000 men have been sworn in the
force will be organized rs regiment,
and il the $500 colled for are sworn
In. two regiments will be organized.
Men of known military qualifications
have been selected 10 drill and COM
maud the various companies.
st. Louis. June A. riot cf small
proportion, during the progress Of
which boy was fatally shot and
| dynamite explosion married what
would hcve otherwise been an I'M
eventful Sabbath. As a car on the
Tower Grove line of the st. Louis
Transit Co. was passing the corner Of
18th and Calhoun streets a crowd OF
strike sympathizers began throwing
rocks at 10. An unknown man leaned
from one of the wlndowG of the ear
and fired n shot from a revolver 20
ward the unruly crowd. the bullet
sped over the heads Of the mob and
found lodgment i'm the breast Of Peter
Frank. l6-year-old boy who was sit
ting in the doorway of his fathers
house. an interested spectator of the
demonstration. A detachment of po-
lice dispersed the rioters and carried
young Frank 10 the city hospital
The physicians say the wound will
prove fatal
Al a late hour i'm the afternoon an
explosion of dynamite shattered the
cable conduits and switches ON the
olive street line AZ the intersection Of
Maryland and Boyle avenues. No one
was injured. but traffic on that end
of ...e line had 20 be suspended.
There is no clew 10 the perpetrators
More than the usual quota of police
was furnished for the protection of
passengers and crews, and as a result
the number of cars on the various
lines of the Transit Co. was material
ly increased.
At $3.50 o'clock IN the morning .he
nucieus of the first regiment of spe-
cial deputies forming Sheriff Pohl-
mans posse comitatus, consisting OF
10 companies Of 60 men each, '--.-ed
VIII E'gs .nc'IqHss, E'rr- Sisf!iss in in
the continnenee of the street car
strike. Their duties consisted In pa
trolling the streets. doing guard duty
at the various power houses and ear
sheds. The present intention OF the
police commissioners is not TO detail
any of this force 10 ride upon the
street ears. Such OF the posse as are
not doing patrol duty at the power
houses. ear sheds and other points
where danger Is imminent will he held
in reserve at the different station
houses.
s.. Louis. June THE citizen
members of the posse comitatus had
their first experience with active
service Monday, when several com
panies were armed and assigned for
guard duty al the Park avenue. East
ern avenue aud Southern electric
power houses of the Transit com
pany While on guard duty the MEM
bers of the sherifrs posse will be
subject to strict military discipline
Those not on guard will be held in
reserve al the different police sta
tons. barracks has been provided
for those already sworn H.. and there
the men viii eat and sleep wheIh off
duty. Only eight policemen will be
sent out TO guard the cars. The work
of summoning and swearing i'm addi-
tisnal deputies was continued Mon
day.
All but two or three OF the di-
visions of the Transit company's sys-
tenn are operating cars Monday. The
interference with passengers in some
sections Of the city by strike sympa-
thizers is becoming serious. Pas
sengers alightinR from cars along
South broadway have been repeatedly
assaulted with sticks, stones and
fists. Several women have been bru-
tally beaten aud their clothing al
most torn Oft. In every instance the
police have rescued the victims.
81. Louis, June 5.--Theodore Ne
Corner. of Milwaukee, employed bv
the Transit Co. as line repaircr was
shot while repairing wires. Wound
not serious.
Last night the accidental discharge
of gun in the hands of John A. Ger
nez, member of the posse comitatus
on guard at the power house Of the
Transit Co. NJ Broadway and Gascon-
ade streets, Wode Sargent, a non
union man, was shot &C.. the ankle.
Ills condition is serious and amputa-
ton will have 10 he resorted TO. Sar-
gents home is in Medina, o.
Clerk Found Murdered.
Springfield. Mo, juno at FL
wood Station, near here, Charles