Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-08
THE MAILS .INTERFERED WITH.
S iker. Arrested and Taken Before
Federal Commissioner-The Mayor
Calls for Thousand Special Po-
11cemen-Twenty-Five Respond.

NEW ORLEANS, La, October THE
New Orleans Railway Company to-day
attempted to obey the order Of the Mayor
to run passenger cars this morning, and
although almost the entire force OF the
city police was concentrated at the
scene of action, only one car succeeded
in going five squares from the Canal
street barn.
Four cars were started out with non
union motormen and conductors, each
CARRYING eleven policemen. Whlle nun
dred policemen were massed in the vlcln-
ity, but when the first car reached zTonti
street, the strikers and their sympathiz-
ers made rush for the car, and secured
possession The police made no snow OF
resisting the the assault. Not single
striker was hurt. +. H SchWenck. OF
Chicago, non-union conductor, was pad
ly injured, and he, with three other nom
union employees were bodily taken pos
session of by the strikers.
HIT WITH "A BRICK.
A policeman was hit on the foot by a
brick, and another of the non-union men
who is a prisoner, was roughly handled,
but not badly hurt. The cars we're bad
ly damaged by stones.
The company informed the Mayor that
the police protection was Inadequate, and
this afternoon Mayor Capdevielle issued a
call for 1000 volunteer citizen police Inc
responses to the call have been few, ana
it appears that in the failure OF police
protection the militia will be called out.
The company says it will be ready 70
run cars, if protection is given.
CHARGE OF THE RIOTERS.
Three arrests were made by the police
during the day. The four cars which
were sent out by the company this morn
ing left the Canal-street barn at o'clock,
in a procession, and started UP Canal
street They were greeted with boots and
yells by the crowd of strikers in the i'm
mediate vicinity, but no violence was Of
fered. Two blocks from the barn large
crowd was gathered, and they made
dash for the first car. One man swung
on to the trolley rope and pulled the troll
ley down. The car ran a block and a
half before it stopped The stopping OF
this car stopped all the Others and the
strikers boarded them, without any show
of resistance. Some of the police drew
revolvers, but no shots were fired, except
showered on the cars, and the crews of
two Of them were carried off bodily. The
trolley ropes were also cut
The company then made a play for Fed
era1 interference by running out mail
car behind the others, and of course it
could not get through. Ground was thus
laid for a charge of interfering with the
mail. BY 10 o'clock all the cars had been
returned and the crowds of strikers had
dispersed, except a few who were left
on watch.
Clark Bentley, a conductor, was arrest
ed to-day, on a charge, by Post-Ofice
Inspector Lake Jones. Of cutting trolley
wires near Audubon Park on October LIST.
SURPRISE FOR STRIKERS.
The fact that the Federal officials have
taken a hand has surprised the strikers.
An affidavit has also been made against
D. Munisch for cutting wires, and the
inspector says two other men were con-
cerned in the crime. Bentley was releas-
ed on $1,000 bond.
The trial of the sixteen strikers charged
with interfering with mail cars began
before the United States Commissioner
and much direct evidence was adduced
against all bur the officers of the union
who were not in the vicinity. The trial
was continued until tomorrow
SAFETY COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
The Public Safety Committee has been
in session most of the night discussing
the strike situation, and making pre-
partitions to uphold the Mayor in his
effort to prevent violence. This commit
tee is standing body, made up of repre-
sentatives Of all the exchanges in the city.
1t owns quantity of arms and ammu-
milton which can be put in the hands of
a volunteer force when needed
Up to 10 o'clock tonight Inc Mayor had
sworn in only twenty-five special police
men, as the result of his call for 1000
TROOPS TO BE ASKED FOR.
NEW ORLEANS, October 7.-Mayor
Capdevielle, after consultation with the
Public Safety Committee which lasted
until midnight, decided to call upon the
Governor for troops to suppress violence.
The acknowledgement is now here, and
the Governor will be reached at his home
in North Louisiana this morning.
ALL QUIET ON HUDSON R,W,Y,