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other Persons Reported to Have Been
Slightly Injured by the Showers
of Sticks and stones.
ONE CAR CREW UNDER ARREST
THREE CARS STOPPED AT VARIOUS
TIMES DURING THE DAY.
Shotgun Quarantine Effectively Main
Hancock COunty's Attitude.
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Special 70 the Indianap polls Journal
KNIGHTsTowN. Ind. Aug. 2.-Three
times to-day. within the eleven hours from
noon to II o'clock tonight there were
riotous demonstrations at Charlottesville,
five miles west of this city, over the at
tempts of the Indianapolis and Eastern
Traction Company to operate its cars be-
tween this city and Greenfield in contraven-
tion OF the smallpox quarantine still main
tanned by the Hancock county Board Of
Health against the city Of Knightstown.
AS the net result. c. NJ. kirkpatrick, one
of the directors of the company. is suffer
ing from a wound by stray shot which
struck him under the eye. several other per-
sons are reported to have been slightly
hurt, one motorman and one conductor are
under arrest and one car is detained on
siding. One was delayed by CREASED rails,
but got away after the track had been
well sanded.
The principal outbreak occurred at IL
o'clock tonight. the two earlier attacks
having been comparatively trivial. At that
hour car from Greenfield TO Knightstown
was stopped at Charlottesville. the scene
OF the earlier disturbances. The rails had
been CREASED for long distance, and the
heavy car, we'll filled with passengers. slid
along to full stop at point where mob
of fully 200 residents of Charlottesville and
vicinity had gathered, a few armed with
revolvers and shotguns and the rest with
clubs and stones. A deputy representing
the Hancock county Board of Health
boarded the car and tried 10 arrest Motor
man William Hamilton and Conductor
Joseph Mcclure, both of Greenfield. This
was prevented by the passengers. The pas
sengers jumped from the car, but the crew.
after sanding the track literally. was able
10 escape to Knightstown with the car.
but not until after several shots from
volvers and guns were fired at it and show
ers of sticks and stones fell on and about
it, Mr.. c. NJ. Kirkpatrick, a director of
the company. was on the car and was
wounded by a stray shot which struck him
under the eye Several other passengers
were struck by flying missiles and bruised,
but none was seriously injured.
After the trouble Mr.. Kirkpatrick said no
further efforts 10 run cars would be made
tonight. but that the line would be op-
Grated tomorrow. DR.. Selman, of the Han
cock county Board Of Health. having prom
ised that the quarantine would be lifted on
Monday. Though the excitement speedily
died down, there was indication that
the mob intended 10 relinquish its shotgun
quarantine
The first trouble arose at noon when A
car. having gone from Greenfield to
Knightstown without interference. was
held UP on its return trip. and the motor
man, John Curry. and the conductor. Oil
Yer Hill. were placed under arrest for
breaking the quarantine and violating the
rules OF the Hancock country health board.
The car was detained on a siding and traffic
delayed until tonight
The cause OF the trouble is the county
quarantine established by the health
board OF Hancock county against Knights
town on account OF the smallpox here.
Since June 26 the cars have been running
no further east than Charlottesville on ac-
count of the restrictions Last night the
health authorities of Greenfield issued an
order lifting the Greenfield quarantine
against Knightstown. as every case of
smallpox is now gone except one, which
is convalescent. The company then an
nounced that IL would resume running cars
10 KnightstOwn to-day. When the first
car reached Charlottesville IL came on
through. much TO the astonishment and
anger OF the villagers. The car was per-
n,itted 10 return 10 Indianapolis without
molestatiOn. but when the next car came
1t was held up and sidetracked. The Han
cock county sheriff was sent 10 Charlottes-
VILE with instructions to impress fifty dep
uties into service il necessary to enforce
the quarantine
The villagers threatened violence II an
attempt was made TO run the cars. To-
night. however. car was run 10 Knights
town and the company hauled il full OF
passengers 70 Charlottesville and return
free. The enraged villagers had blocked
the track with rails and the quarantine
guards drew revolvers on the passengers.
The company viii fight the case through
the courts. as It is ready 10 build the ex-
tension east 10 Dublin at once.
To-day Rush county followed Henry in
raising the quarantine against Knights
town. and Hancock county is alone in this
particular.
PLEA IN JUSTIFIC ALTON