The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-03
STREET RIOTS
IN CHICAGO
B.OOdshedM Marks Progress
Of Strike.
NUMEROUS FIGHTS occur
Police Assaulted BY Throng5
Of Strikers.
Reported That the Packers Have III
ported Negroes and WIN At
tempt to Put Them 70 work.
on Wagons Today.
NUMEROUS FIGHTS occur

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Chicago. June l.-Riot and bloodshoe
marked the progress Of the teamstere
strike today. There were numerous
fights between the police and the strikers
and their sympathizers.
The most serious trouble Of the day
occurred on Crosby Street, in the district
tie He'll" A detachment OF police. under
the command OF Lieutenant Collins. 49,
escorting number Of wagons LOADED
with meat to the distributing stations
down town. A large crowd followed tho
wagons shouting and jeerfng, and now
and then sending a stone over the heads
of the officers in the direction Of the men
on the meat wagons. The line OF wagons
escorted by the police was frequently
stopped by other Transfers, who would
manage TO pull across the street just IN
the proper place to prevent the meat
wagons from making any progress. Final
ly. one teamster refused to pull his team
out of the way Of the meat wagons, and
the police placed him under arrest Then
the fight commenced. A shower of stones.
officers, bruising some OF them badly.
Charged the Crowd.
Lieutenant Collins ordered the march
of the meat wagons to be stopped. and at
once charged the crowd. which refused to
bulge. A large number OF women who
came up to aid the strikers were the
fiercest fighters of the lot. One officer
was knocked down with a brick and his
companions then drew their clubs and
A.. xl.s.k
minutes the street was filled with men
with bleeding heads.
The police then fell back until they had
formed a compact mass close to tho
wagons, and at Col1ins's order they drew
their revolvers and charged the crowd
once more. The police struck down NUM-
bers Of men aihd used thelr clubs and re-
volver butts with energy. ana in three
minutes the crowd was broken and In
full flight. Forming his men around the
wagons once more, Collins started on his
march. AS soon as the police started
away, the mob formed again, and all
though at the respectful distance they
kept after the wagons until they reached
the barns at Halstead and Division
Streets.
In this fight about a dozen Of the Of
ficers were badly bruised and nearly all
of them had torn clothing. Many more
of the mob were badly used up. BY the
time the barns were reached. the anger
of the crowd had grown to fever heat. An
attempt was made to cross Halstead
Street. but in less than a minute a block
ade had been formed. which it took two
hours to release. The trouble at this
point began when Halsted Street elec-
trio car stopped directly ON the crossing.
Trolley Wire Cut.
The car was filled with passengers on
laaf. Its&f rs a
packing house wagons approached the
crossing the current was cut on. 1t was
said that the trolley wire had been CUT
Hundreds of factory hands were being
dismissed from the neighboring shops.
Scores of heavily-loaded wagons drove
up and in five minutes Halsted Street was
packed and damned with teams and wag-
ons for distance of four blocks.
The crowd shouted and jeered at tho
police when they attempted to Display
force. Stones were thrown at them and
the rioters were dubbed and dragged In
to the patrol wagons. Finally, after
pushing and fighting for a long time. the
police managed to get the wagons to thu
barns and the doors were closed.
Tonight another serious fight took place
at Twelfth and State Street. Meat was
being removed In six wagons from the
packing house plants by two retail firms.
Forhiing & Hoppe and Rettinger &
| Hoffher. The crowd held back from
open violence until the wagons reached
| the Twelfth Street viaduct. The wagons
| first passed the viaduct on State Street.
but as the crowd enlarged and the threats
| were increased. it was deemed advisable
| to return the wagons to the packing house
plants. The wagons were turned and had
reached the yiaduct again, but could NOS
be driven through the dense masses.
Display of Weapons.
Three officers who accompanied the
wagons tried to brighten the crowd by a
display of weapons. but while the police
men were attempting to guard two
wagons each, the strikers and their SYM
pathizers removed the nuts on the axies
and cut the trace. The strikers Chamber
ed into the wagons and threw the meat
into the street. The three officers and
the eight drivers aided by the owners OF
the shops fought the mob but they We're
beong rapidly overpowered. Police Ser
gent Mooney was passing on Street
car and pushed his way through the
crowd near one of the wagons where the
fighting was thickest. AS he did so he
he was seen by Edward Allen, oolored.
who cut the sergeant twice on the head
with razor. Moneys injuries are not
fatal.
A riot call was turned in and patrol
wagons were sent 10 tHC sSSCHN+ a IN
policemen surrounded the wagons and
fought back the crowd, arresting six men
among them Allen. Five patrol wagons
were detailed to accompany the meat
wagons to their destinations after the
meat had been recovered from the street.
The six prisoners were placed In patrol
wagon and started for the Harrison
street station. A crowd followed the
wagon and threatened the police. At
Taylor Street the wagon stopped. The
horses could not be driven through tho
crowd The officers fought hard anu
the crowd was forced back. With the
crowd shouting and threatening, the
patrol wagon was driven to the police
station without stop and the six men
were locked in cells.
Later in the afternoon a crowd gather
| ed in front OF the Forhling s. Hoppe store
which was guarded by patrolmen end
1 threatened the police officers stones