New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-05
ST. LOUIS POSSE ON DUTY.
ASSIGNED TO GUARD POWER HOUSES AND
CAR SHEpS-STRIKERS ASSAIL WOMEN
WHO RIDE IN CARS.

ST. Louis. June 4-Eyery power house and car
shed of the ST. Louis Transit Company is being
guarded tonight by Sheriff Pohmanns posse
In ALL about nine hundred men are on duty
force of from fifty sixty men has been stationed
at each power house and will remain on duty
throughout the night. At o'clock to-morro"
morning an equal number Of men will relieve those
on duty tonight and remain guard until I
o'clock tomorrow night. when the night guard Will
again take charge. This mode OF PROCEDURE VIII
continue until the strike is settled
Members of the posse are armed with Winches-
ter repeating shotguns and shells loaded with
buckshot will he used in case of a disturbance
None Of the deputies will be used TO guard the
cars the police being retained for that service
Ex-Governor William ]. Stone. counsel for the
strikers. was in consultation with the Grievance
and Executive committees Of the street raiI"a!
employees local union for several hours this lore-
room. and later in the day met the transit com
pany officials in an effort TO secure an agreement
whereby the strike might be ended
After being in session all day no agreement was
reached and an adjournment until to-morro"
morning was taken Nothing could be learned as
TO done at to-day's conference. &c
Interference with passengers in some sectlohs o.
the city by strike sympathlzers is oeconlhS
Gus II is almost much a persons IRE Is
worth 10 get off streetcar along South Broad
"aE Men any one caught riding on the cars sticks
stones and fists being used on all alike -. ,o,
yesterday by crowd Of about thousand men
simply because she had ridden on car OF ' o
the way TO spend the day with her mother The
distance was too far to walk and get back to
her employers by night; She took a streetcar ana
when she alighted at Ninth-st and Geyer,aye az az
p m. from a Cherokee car. she was approached
by a young man. who called her 'scab.' Others
Joined in the chorus :. young man tore on ner
jacket and another her hat She was struck by
the fists of men and bruised about the face and
body. A pocketbook which she carried in her
hand was snatched away and the money taken zen;
Piece by piece her clothing was torn away, While
she appealed for entrance at the nearest mouse
The occupants however. afraid the mob would
down the building. and refused her admitt3hce
She succeeded in reac ching alley and ran down
st. followed by the hooting men. There was little
window leading the cellar She broke the
glass and jumped in and covered in a corner in the
darkness Finally her prosecutors went away
Then she called for help and RECEIVED IT, hnaIly
being taken her employers, in Delmar Boulevard
Al No 1876 South Twelfth-st. another incident
of the kind occurred. Stella Broderick got off a
car only TO be assaed and hooted at by mob
Her jacket from her by men: She ran
down alley and into the home of Mrs. Folke
The mob surrounded the house and began throwing
stones through the windows Mrs. Folke got a
revolver and opened fire on the mob from her front
window and the men scattered.
An unknown woman who got off car was at
tackled by a crowd Twelfth-st. and Geyer-
ave Her clothing torn off. A patrol wagon
full of police rescued her.