The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-13
CITY UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
Governor Of Rhode Island Calls
Out Militia.
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STRIKERS STONE TROOPS
BOY FATALLY WOUNDED BY A
DEPUTY SHERIFF..

II AWTUCKET, r. l., June EBAY
Onets in the hands OF soldiers, Or
dered out by the governor of the
! state to suppress riotous disturbances.
glistened in the streets Of Pawtucket
today.
The astonishing increase in the num-
Der Of lawless acts, directed against the
United Traction company, whose union
men have been on strike since June 2,
and the inability of the limited police
force and deputy sheriffs to suppress
rioting. induced Governor KimbaH to
call out the militia
Riot Act Read.
In the presence of about $4,000 per-
sons and the militia, this evening Adj
jutant General Sackett read the riot
act. The city was takeV possession of
by the militia. A provisional regiment
was formed, composed Of companies
from the First and Second regiments.
With the first battalion of cavalry. The
regiment responded to an emergency
call promulgated by Governor Kim
ball and Brigadier General Herbert s.
Tanner. assumed command. in the
afternoon. orders were issued calling
out the third division Of the naval re-
serves and the machine gun battery.
The most serious disturbance today
was at the city line.
A car was started from the Paw
tucket avenue car house on which were
a score Of deputy sheriffs.
AT Pawtucket and East avenues a
big crowd was in waiting, and it was
prepared to give the deputies a warm
reception.
Cavalry Guards Cars.
Major Maynard had the First bat
talon Of cavalry as guard to the cars,
the troops being divided by platoons
IN the front and rear, the deputy
sheriffs were ordered to keep their re-
volvers in their pockets by Major Nav
nard who said that II there was to be
any shooting, the militia would do II.
Chief of Police Rice was present and
advised the people to dispense. and a
number of the striking conductors and
motormen practically endangered their
own safety by endeavOring to prevail
upon the people to leave.
Before the people turned their atten-
tlOn 70 the car they cheered the trOOD-
ers. Immediately after. however.
heaVy rain Of stones, bricks and every
conceivable form OF missile fell UNION
the electric car. The troopers were
hemmed in by the mob, and with great
difficulty succeeded in working their
way out, the mOterman Of the car fac
ing the mob and getting his car
through.
When the turmoil was at its height
fully dozen shots were fred from the
car through drawn curtains. one buI-
let lodged in the neck of Venner Peter
son. aged II, son Of John Peterson Of
this city. The boy had been carving
dinners, and was returning home when
attracted by the crowd. The shot
struck him when he was standing some
distance from the car The shooting
made the mob wild and only the pres
ence of the troops prevented the de-
molition Of the car and serious injury
to the deputies.
Major Sweet surgeon Of the cavalry.
examined the boy and pronounced him
fatally hurt. The boy was taken 10
the emergency hospital. where it was
announced tonight that he would die.
The wOunding of the boy sObered the
crowd. which. after the car had pro-
Ceeded, became more temperate.
At this time a Providence passenger.
Benjamin P. BOswOrth, becoming
alarmed at the shower Of stones.
jumped from the car. which was being
rushed through the mob. and sustained
serious injuries by falling. The situa-
ton during the remainder of the after
noon, after the military officers had
jurisdiction over the field and had
mapped out plans Of campaign. and
the proclamation Of Governor Kimbal
had been published, was such that Cen
eral Tanner determined to have all the
soldiers available. After consultation
with the governor it was decided to
ask for all Of the available militia and
additional companies were called out.
On arrival Of these commands there
were $50 men and sixty officers on duty.
Militia Heavily Armed.
After the militia had been stoned in
the morning. ball cartridges were
served out, each private carrying forty
rounds and each officer fifty rounds
of revolver ammunition.
William Welsh d deputy sheriff. has
been arrested, charged with shooting
the Peterson boy. When taking the
prisoner 10 the police station two DO
licemen were roughly handled and were
followed TO the door Of the station bv
a mob that stoned the officers and
made great efforts TO get the prisoner
( from them. The man was searched
and on him was found a revolver with
four cartridges il il. With Welsh the
police brought Adam Saunders. a pri-
vate OF the Eleventh heavy artillery
United States army, home on a fur
Tough. who declares that he saw Welsh
! lean over seat and IRE the shot that
/ hit the boy. Welsh maintains that he
4 did not shoot. The high sheriff had
given orders 10 the deputies not TO use
/ their revOlvers. and not 20 fire under
/ any circumstances
Later Welsh was arraigned before
1 Judge ShOeve on a charge OF shooting
/ with intent TO kill. He pleaded not
/ guilty and was held in $1,000 bail for
appearance. Because of the inability
/ OF the prisoner 10 furnish bail and the
1 unwillingness Of the police TO permit
/ him to be carried through the streets.
! he remains locked up at police head
( quarters. There were no further seri-
/ Gus disturbances during the afternoon
/ and everything was quiet tonight.