The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-26
Seven Other Persons Injured I'm an
Emeute Connected with the La
Dor Struggle at Chicago.
CHIEF KIPLEY TAKES A HAND
SAYS THESE ASSAULTS MUsT CEASE
OR HE WILL KNOW WHY.
Marble superintendent Attacked
Early in the Morning-NoveI De-
mands of Illinois Miners.

CHICAGO, April 25.-In a labor riot
which occurred at Racine and Wellington
avenues tonight, one man was killed,
another severely wounded. and six others
injured slightly.
The Dead
PETER MILLER, shot through the head
by III. C.. Baster, and instantly killed.
The Injured .
JOHN INQUIRE, shot in the right arm
and right cheek by II. c. Baster; injuries
severe but not fatal.
EDWARD VARIATION. cut on head
with brass knuckels.
Il. j. BERNARD, cut on head.
WILLIAM PoTTGETTER. bruised
about head and body.
LOUIS JECKISKE, cut about face and
head.
JAMES GIBBONS, bruised by being
struck with a club.
There were no ether participants In the
riot save those that were injured, and all
were arrested by the police with the excep-
ton of Gibbons who made his escape. The
fatal shot was fired by Baster, who Is
a superintendent employed by the Baker
Vawter Printing Company, at 1102 to 1lOS
Mariana street, a sort distance from where
the trouble occurred. The bullets which
struck Mcclure were also fired from the
superintendent weapon. His aim was
true In each case as but three shots were
fired.
The killing was the outcome OF three
months trouble with striking laborers.
The firm employs nonunion 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 exception
of Miller all are former employees of the
firm. Those who were assaulted were
Baster, Bernard and Yarranton. The latter
three were on their way to their homes
from work when the assault took place.
Two of the assailing party were armed
with brass knuckles and others carried
clubs. Yarranton and Bernard were struck
on their heads by Miller, it is asserted,
and Baster was struck several times with
a club before he drew his weapon. The
first shot was aimed at Miller's head. The
bullet went true and crashed into the brain
of Miller, who fell dead a, few feet from
the man who fired the shot. W 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 attracted a num-
Der of policemen.
After the shooting Chief of Police Ripley
issued an order to the department that all
offenders in the cases of assaults upon nom
union men should be arrested and vigor-
ously prosecuted. After Issuing the order
Chief Ripley said:
81 am going to put n stop to these as
saults If / have to go out myself and
travel a beat. L 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 / can understand, Miller, the
murdered man, was always looking Tor
trouble, beating every alleged nonunion
man who crossed his path. From what L
can learn it seems that Baster was justified
In shooting. A( Is getting so that
a man who does not wish to join some
union is compelled to carry a weapon of
some sort to defend his life. This state or
affairs must cease. and cease Immediately,
and as long as the union men insist on
creating trouble and committing assaults
they will be arrested and prosecuted
r.. w. Clark. the night superinten-
dent of Davidson Brothers marble
works. was beaten into insensibility by
three men, supposed to be union working
Clark was taken to the Alexian Brothers
Hospital, where. 1t Is said. his recovery is
doubtful. The mans face was pounded to
a jelly. Clark had been superintending a
%nonunion job at the marble works;
There were a number of small riots and
assaults during the day. in which nom
union men were beaten, though not fatally
hurt. At night George 2. Gubbins, presi-
dent of the Bricklayers' Union of Chicago,
was arrested, charged with melting a riot
street to-day. John Final. a nonunion man,
was pounded badly during the trouble.