Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-13
TROOPS GUARD
PAWTUCKET CARS
Governor Calls Out Militia to
Suppress Riots.
THE RIOT ACT WAS READ.
Then Soldiers Took Possession OF the
Ciiy-Sho,s Fired when Turmoii
Reached Its Height

Pawtucket, r, l., June H. Bayonets
In the hands Of soldiers, ordered out By
the governor of the state to suppress
rlotous disturbances, glstened 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 Gov Kimball TO
call out the militia.
In the presence OF about $4,000 per-
sons and the militia, this evening,
Adjt.-Gen. sackett read the riot
act The city was taken 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 Gov. Kim.
ball and Brig. Gen. 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
score Of deputy sheriffs.
At Pawtucket and East avenue
big crowd was In waiting, and it was
prepared to give the deputies a warm
reception.
Maj. Maynard had the First bat
TALON of cavalry as 4 guard to the cars,
the troops being divided by platoons
In The front and rear, the deputy
sheriffs were ordered to keep their re-
volyers In their pockets by Mai. May.
nard, who said that II there was to be
any shooting, the militia would do IT,
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-
tion to the car they cheered the troop
ers Immediately after, however, a
heavy rain of stones, bricks and every
conceivable form OF missile fell upon
the electric car. The troopers were
hemmed In by the mob, and with great
difficulty succeeded In working their
way out, the f)torman Of the car fac
Ing the mob and getting his car
through.
When the turmoil was at its height
I fully a dozen shots We're fired from the
car through drawn curtains. One bull
let lodged in the neck of Venner Peter
son, aged ~, son OF John Peterson OF
this city. The boy had been carrying
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.
Maj. Sweet, surgeon OF the cavalry,
examined the boy and pronounced him
fatally hurt. The boy was taken 10
the emergency hospital, where he 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 Gov. Kimball had
been published, was such that Gen.
| Tanner determined to have all the sol
diers available. After consultation
with the governor II 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 60 officers on duty.
After the militia had been st6i>i In
the morning. ball cartridges were
served out, each private carrying 40
rounds and each officer so rounds OF
| revolver ammunition.
William Welsh. a deputy sheriff. has
been arrested. charged with shooting
| the Peterson boy. When taking the
| prisoner TO the police station two po-
| licemen were roughly handled and were
, followed 10 the door Of the station by
mob that stoned the officers and
made great efforts TO get the prisoner
| from them. The man was searched
| and on him was found revolver with
! four cartridges In It. With Welsh the
| police brought Adam Saunders, a pri-
waite of the Eleventh heavy artillery
/ United States army home on a fur
Tough. who declares that he saw Welsh
lean over a seat and fire the shot that
hit the bow Welsh maintains that he
| did not shoot. The high sheriff had
given orders TO the deputies not to use
| their revolyers. and not to fire under
any circumstances.
Later welsh was arraigned before
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
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