Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-06-05
RIOTS IN CHICAGO.
STRIKERS AND sYMPATHlzERs
SAvAGELY ATTACK POLICE.
Officers Use Their Clubs Freely and
Many Heads Are Brokeh-Non-
union Transfers Drive Through
Shower of Stones.

Chicago, June 3.-Riot and blood
shed marked the progress of the
teamsters' strike today. There were
numerous fights between the police and
the strikers and their sympathizers.
Street car traffic was stopped while
the fighting went on. the police and
employees of the packing companies
were stoned and at one place, when
surrounded by a dense crowd of men
and women, the police, SO strong, I'M
der command of Lieutenant Collins,
maddened by the numerous stones
with which they had been pelted,
drew their revolvers and charged
full into the crowd Which showed no
disposition to retreat. Fists, stones
and clubs were brought into requisi-
ton by the strikers and the police
used their batons and the butt end
of their revolvers freely. When this
fight. was over there were a number
Of strikers needing surgical attend
ance. None was dangerously injured
as far as known, however, and the
wounded strikers were carried off by
their friends. The fighting began on
the west side shortly after noon and
in different parts of the city continued
practically all of the afternoon.
The most serious trouble Of the day
occurred in Crosby street, in the dis
trict which is known in police circles
as Little HE'LL A detachment of
policemen, under command of Lieu
tenant Collins, was escorting a num-
Der of wagons loaded with meat to
the distributing station down town. A
large crowd followed the wagons.
i shouting and jeering and now and
| then sending 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 teamsters
who would manage to pull across the
street just in the proper place to pre-
vent the meat wagons from making
any progress. The police would order
| the man away, and in a few minutes
the performance would be repeated
much to the delight of the immense
crowd that was following on. Finally
one teamster refused to pull his team
out of the way of the meat wagons
and the police placed him under ar
rest. Then the fight commenced. In
an instant shower OF stones. mud
and sticks fell around and upon the
officers, bruising some Of them badly
Lieutenant Collins ordered the march
of the meat wagons to be stopped ant
once charged the crowd. The sigh
a policeman on the aggressive Is
.iothing new to the inhabitants o.
Little HELL" and the crowd refused
to bulge when the police came on
A large number of women who came
up to the aid of the strikers were thu
fiercest fighters of the lot. One off
Ger was knocked down with bricl
and his companions then drew thei
clubs and made war with such energ,
that in few minutes the street wa
filled with men with bleeding heads
In a fight at Twelfth street viaduct
where the police were severel!
handled, Lieutenant Moore wa
) knocked down and dazed by heay
$ stone. He recovered within a shor
: time and continued at his duty
r George Frohling, butcher wa
Knocked down and his skull fracture
II by heavy missile. He is in a ser
: GUS condition. Sergeant Mooney wa
: cut twice on the head with razol
. One hundred and sixty police off
GERS were transferred from the sout
] side stations to the stock yards q
midnight to prevent trouble today.
e is said that the packing companie
e have brought into Chicago severe
! carloads. of colored men and that tn
j men will be placed at work today.
e this is done it is thought there ma
be an outbreak in the stock yard
and the police are preparing to handl
any trouble that may result.
4 MORE BUMPERS JOIN STRIKERS
Onerators ConneIIed To Put Office En-