The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-31

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and the priest" yelled n voice. "The,
both belong 10 the same church
Yes. hang EN-, Hang en both" A
tempest Of cries went up. Philip lowered
up like a giant. In the light i'm ths
street lamp he looked out over the greal
sea OF passionate. brutal faces. erazeo
with drink and riot and a great wave
OF compassionate feeling swept over him
Those nearest never forgot that look II
was Christlike I'm its yearning love for
lost children. His lips moved I'm prayer.
And just then the outer circle Of the
crowd seemed agltated. IL had surged
up nearer the light with the evident i'm
tention OF hanging the mill owner on
| one OF the crosspieccs OF felegra nh
pole near by The rope had again becn
thrown over his head. Philip stood
with one arm about Mr.. Winter and with
] the other strethced out I'm entreaty,
when he heard a pistol shot. then an
! other. The entire police department had
been summoned and had finally arrived
There was skirmishing rattle OF shots
But the crowd began To scatter I'm the
neighborhood OF the police force. Then
those nearer Philip began TO run as best
they could away from the officers Philip
ana the mill owner were dragged along
with the rest In the growing confusion
until. watching his opportunity. Philip
pulled Mr.. Winter behind one OF the large
poles by which the lights OF the street
were suspended
Here. sheltered little but struck by
many blow. Philip managed to shield
with his own body the man who only
little while before had come into his
own house and called him a liar and
threatened 10 withdraw his church sup
port because OF the preaching of Christ's
principles.
When finally the officers reached the
w Mr.
from the fright. Philip was badly
bruised. but not seriously, and he helped
Mr.. Winter back to the house. while a
Few OF the police remained on guard the
rest OF the night. II was while recover
Ing from the effects of the nights attack
that Philip little by little learned OF the
facts that led up TO the assault.
There had been a growing feeling of
discomfort In all the mills. and it had
finally taken shape I'm the Ocean mill.
which was largely owned and controlled
by Mr. Winter The discomfort Arose
from new scale OF wages submitted by
the company. 1t Was not satisfactory to
the men. and the afternoon OF that even
ing on which Philip had gone down to
the hall committee Of the mill men had
waited on Mr.. Winter and after long
conference had gone away without get
ting any satisfaction.
They. could not agree on the proposition
maze by the company and by their own !
labor organization. Later In the day. one |
or the committee, under Instructions. |
went TO see Mr.. Winter alone and came |
away from the interview very much ex- t
cited and angry. He spent the first part |
OF the evening In the saloon. where he
related a part OF his interview with the |
mill owner, and said that he had finally |
kicked bm, out of the Office. sull later
IN the evening he told several OF the men
that he was going to see Mr. Winter
again, Knowing that or certain evenings
he was In the habit of staying down AZ
for special business. rhe mills were un-
dergoing repairs, and Mr.. Winter was
That was the last that any one saw
OF the man until, about 10 o'clock. some
one going past the mill office heard a
va ton at the end of the building and
climbing down discovered the man who
had been to see Mr.. Winter twice that
SeaI pstc.noon' smn lie had had terrible cash in his
men who stood over him in the the saloon ee
INJURED the name OF MIR. Winter and had
then expired.
A very little adds fuel to the brain OF
men men aiready Ts heated with rum and ha-
that the wealthy mill owned had killed
ono Of the employees who had gone TO see
The men. He had thrown him out of the
office into one OF the new mill excava-
Hons and left him there TO die like "A dog
z N a , ditch; SO The story ran all through
swift time the worst elements i'm Milton
we're surging toward Mr.. Winters house
means OF accomplishing II in their hands.
Mr.. Winter had finished his work at
ne office and gone home TO sit down to
, late lunch. as his custom was when
We was interrupted by tne mob The
est Of the incident connected with wnat
lss been told. The crowd seized him
With little ceremony, and IL was only Phil
ps timely arrival and his saving OF min
ties until tho police arrived that prevent
d lynching, in Milton that night. As
which II took a long time TO recover. lie
.readed 10 go oht alone at night. lie kept
IN guard special watchman and lived 6
Iatsfactorily proved In n few DAYS that &
he man who had gone 10 see Mr.. Winter
lad never reached the office door: but
Shere the now work was being done. he ,
iad fallen off the storewcrk. striking on
rock In such . way az 20 produce fatal
vcrkmen toward Mr. Winter. but wide
prcad " unrest and discomfort hnd 5
eized on every man employed In the mills {
ma as the winter drew on affairs reached J
The difference between the mills and tho !
nen over the scale of wares could not
arte Phlilp heard or II and az once.
With his usual frartnesp and boldness
nke with DOWN Uh' plair~esa to The
nnn aEiunst " That wss al tho ll'ilc I
all w-et aster stterlpt OF Mr. Wiz ,
er'e life. Phltn's part IN thrt nights
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