The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-10

->e" orleans, october The New
orleans Railways Company today a,
tempted to obey the order OF the h,s,,o,.
10 run passenger cars this morning and
almost the entire force of the citv no
lice was concentrated at the scene =,
action. only one car succeeded 4, ,o,,-
i''e squares from the car barn. Four
cars were started out with non-unio,
motormen and conductors. each carrv-
ing eleven policemen, while n bundra,,
pollcemen were massed in the vic,,t,,.
OUT when the first car reached Tenth
street. the strikers and their sympathIz-
ers made rush for the car and secur-
ed possession.
The police made no show of resIs,i,s.
the assault Not a single striker was
iiuf'' r. III. Schuenck. OF Chicago. a
hoh-union conductor was badly injured
and he with three other non-union en-
ployees were bodily taken possession
of by the strikers
policeman was hit on the foot by =
brick and another of the non-union me,
VINO Is prisoner, was roughly handled
but not badly hurt. The cars were bad
ly damaged by stones
The company informed the nayor tba.
the police protection was Inadequate
and this afternoon Mayor Capdevielle
issued a call for a thousand volunteer
citizen police. The responses To the
call have been few and il appears thar
IN the failure Of police protection. the
militia will be called out
Inc company says it will be ready 20
run cars If protection is given.
Ihree arrests were made by the police
during the day
The four cars which ware cen, on. H..
the company thic morning, left the Ca
nal street barn at o'clock in a process
sion and started up Canal street They
were greeted with boots and Wells by
the crowd Of strikers from the imme1i
ate vicinity, but no violence was offered
Two blocks from the barn, a large
crowd was gathered and they made a
dash Tor the first car. One man swung
on 10 the trolley rope and pulled the
| trolley down. The car ran a block and
| 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 one by striker. Stones and
bricks were showered on the cars and
| the crews Of two Of them carried Off
| bodily. The trolley ropes also were cut
|
| federal interference, by running out n
| mail car behind the others and OF course
| ii could not get through. Ground was
| 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 disappeared. except a few
| who were left on watch
Clark Bentley a conductor was arrest
| ed today on a charge by Posto#~- -
| spector Lake Jones of cutting trolley
| wires near Auburn Park on October ].
An affidavit has also been made
| against d. Munisch for cutting wires
| and the inspector says two other men
! were concerned in the crime. BENTLEY
| was released on 81. 600 bond.
| The trial Of the sixteen strikers charg-
| ed with interfering with mail cars. be-
| gan before the United States Commits
| sioner and much direct evidence was
| adduced against all. but the officers OF
| the Union who were not in the vicinity
| The trial was continued until tomorrow
| morning.
Ask. Governor for Aid
| New Orleans October Mayor
| Capedvielle. after a consultation with
| the public safety committee, which
| lasted until midnight, decided to call
| upon the governor for troops TO sup
| press violence. The adjutant general
is now here and the governor Will be
| reaches at his home in North Louisiana