The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-08
NUMBER OF MEN ARE SHOT
AND OTHERS BEATEN BADLY
Attempt to Run Street Cars Results In
the Worst Demonstration Yet Made
Police Are Unable to Handle Crowds
and Militia viii Now Take a Hand
Force OF Outsiders Brought in to Take
the Places Of the Strikers.
my ASSOCIATED PRESS |

New Orleans Oct 8.--'rhc first attcmpt
10 run ears from the Canal street barn
winch was made at 10 o'clock this morn
ing resulted IN serious riot in which
oiiceman Schlessinger was shot through
lhe head and probably fatally wounded:
Conductor Kennedy was shot in the hand
Moiornan Ferguson, striker was shot
through the arm and n number of police
men were painfully wounded by flying mis-
siles. Fifty shots were fred during the
disturbance.
The first car which started from the
barns was in charge Of Mo,orman Fred
Niniz OF Chicago and Conductor NJ. l..
Kennedy. There was on board large
torec OF policemen and Peter Johnson and
Alfred Clark, who arrived here last nipht
from chicago with n force of 10 men. TO
take the places of the strikers. A large
crowd was on the streets. As the ear an
preached the corner of Dorgenois street
members of the mob rushed out tore IN
planking from either side of the street and
threw II across the track. Then bricks and
stones flew through the air.
obstructlons brought the car 10 stop
ana rush was made for the uon-uuion
men on board. There was such hail Of
missiles that the police and others on
board had to sioop to save themselves.
Then the Shooting Began.
AS the car stopped number of police
men jumped off in an attempt to nress
back the strikers Immediately n shot was
med. Then a perfect iusilade of shots
came from both sides and the car was on.
veloped in smoke.
In the meantime X. d. Kountz, younu
man OF Luray, Va, who was on the car
ran out and attempted TO clear the track
oi the planks and debris. He was neItcd
WIN bricks and stones but was perfectly
cooi and had pretty well cleared the track
wnen the mob descended on him and over
whclmcd him
Clark and Johnson were drapped from
ne car and terribly beaten before ,ho M.
nee could fight off the mob and rescuc
them. ''e''
Police reinfOrcements were r,eboJ 10
the scene, and after a long strug.Ic IL.
space Immediately around the car was
cleared. s"' was
Motorman Nintz is charged with h,y;,o
hred the first shot Orders for his orres,
have been issued. N''
Troops Are Expected
hiter The riotng the car was run back
10 the barn and il is now said tbo, M
iuf.her efforts to operate cars will be made
uh''i the troops are on the scene The
mayor ls endeavoring to reach Goyernor
Heard 'N'''o'
All the non-union men who were an III.
car attacked today were armed and olI of
them are said to have used their wennon.
during the attack
Aiexanders Derbs n laborcr and bvst,,.
def, was shot in the leg during the riotino
1t Is said warrants will be sworn M, j.,
inc federal court against many Of the mon
VINO participated in the riotine vostcrdav
on the ground that the service of the mai
car was interrupted. Secret service a.cnts
from Washington are reported to he here
ana cooperating with the local police off.
GERS '
one hundred and twenty members of III.
ponce force guarded the barns of the rail-
way company during the night. II was
feared that some attempt might be made to
fire them. -
a number of men who came here rom
.h'cago are reported TO have been capt,,red
by the strikers and to have deserted IN the
union. -