Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-14
Injured Nan Dies a Few Minutes After
Being Taken Into Shops,
HE AND COMPANION SET UPON BY SIX MEN
Other Man is More Powerful and Escapes
with Slight Bruises.
POLICE MAKE SIX ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS
Gall, who Was with Murdered Man,
Identities Three of Them a. Be-
ing of the Party which
Committed Assault.

Earl Caldwell. a Union Pacific machlnist.
as murdered at 1880 o'clock last night
about one block up the street from the Cass
street entrance to the shop grounds. as
he and a companion were returning from
leave in the city. NJ. w. Ball, a boiler
maker, his companion, was knocked down
several times with clubs, but managed to
escape without serious injury. The assail-
ants were six young men, either strikers or
strike sympathisers. Three men named
spellman, Perkins and McKenna are sup
posed to have been of the party and the po-
lice at once commenced to search for them.
Caldwell lived for about twenty minutes
and died In the barracks, or hotel, where
the men sleep. DR.. Smith, the company
physician, examined the body and found
that death resulted from several fractures
of the skull caused by some irregular in
strument. The body was later removed to
the coroners.
About fifteen or twenty men were al
lowed out on leave at $50 O'Clock. Cald-
well and Ball went up town with six
others, but returned without their conf
panions. AS they neared the Cass street
gate six men who were standing in the
center of the street about a block from
the entrance came toward them and seeing
who they we're attacked them without any
words, using sticks or clubs. Ball was
the more powerful OF the pair and was set
on by four Of the assailants. so he sevs.
He was struck on the head with a club and
knocked down twice. Caldwell was at
the same time struck and knocked into the
ditch. Ball wrenched himself free and
making motion to his hip pocket as
though to draw revolver, said:
Get back or I'll shoot"
The men, seither frightened or thinking
they had done enough, drew of. Ball ran
| to the gate and returned with one OF the
watehnen. They put the Injured man on
his feet, and, not thinking him mortalIy
wounded, supported him through the shop
yard to the steps of the barracks, where
he sank down, saying:
II am getting dizzy" He tainted and
died few minutes later.
Police Find AssaiIRnts Gone.
The police were telephoned for and the
wagon camo on the run, but before they
arrived and could get the details Of the
tragedy those implicated had fed. Ball
said that five of the men wore coats and
the sixth was In his shirt sleeves He
! thought that two of them were aged about
21 years, one had short, round face and
another was very bullet-headed. The man
without a coat was of light complexion.
! 20 n{n hot haI 4O
the men and It was said to have been rec
ognized as that worn by one of the strik-
er's pickets.
ohicer Eagan was on duty on the beat
past the gate, but was at the further part
OF his round at the time of the attack. He
remembered to have seen some of the
pickets and other strikers in the vicinity
earlier in the night. From the informa-
tion given by number of persons who
claim to have seen one or the other of the
men about the gate and to have recognized
them by the description given by Ball and
others, 1t is thought that the men men
toned are three OF the persons who made
the fatal assault or are at least accessories
Caldwell came from Chicago to work on
July and later, because OF a lame foot,
went back home, returning after a weeks
absence on September 5. He is said to
have been man who did not drink and
had not previously had trouble with any
Of the strikers. 1t could not be ascertained
where his relations live. He was about
27 years old. Ball was also from Chicago.
Later the police arrested James Perkins.
John spellman, 1884 Nicholas street; Jack
McKenna, 11O1 North Eighteenth; Bert
Mitchell and John Gordon on suspicion OF
being connected with the assault which
resulted in the death Of Caldwell
Frank Csrrigan was brought in after the
others and, when being searched at the
city jail, was detected trying to hide a
pair OF brass knuckles.
Ball, who was with Caldwell when the
assault was committed, was brought up and
identified McKenna. Spellman and Carrigan
as being among the assailants.