The Saint Paul globe., 1902-06-03

cross Halsted street but in less than a
minute a blockade had been formed which
II took two hours to release. The trouble
at this point began when a Halsted street
electric car stopped directly on the cross
ing. The car was filed with passengers
on tnelr way home from work 1t was
peculiar coincidence that just as the
packing house wagons approached the
crossing the current was cut off 1t was
said that the trolley wire had been cut A
police sergeant approached the car and
ordered the mOtorman to proceed.
Don't you do it," shouted the passen-
gers, well stay here all night Don't
move a step.''
Current Was Shut Off.
The motorman informed the police ser
geant that the current was turned off
&nG. showed this to he a fact by turning
the controller. Hundreds of factory
hands We're being dismissed from the
heiehboring shops. Score of heavily load
ed wagons drove up, and in five minutes
f1alsted street was packed and jammed
with teams and wagons for distance of
four blocks. The drivers drove on pur-
pcse in such a way as to form COM
riete blockade. The crowd shouted ard
;terec at the rolice when they attempted
TO induce the teamsters to move on. The
pcEce attempted a show of force only
to arouse the crowd again. Stones were
thrown at the police and the rioters were
dubbed and dragged into the patrol
wagons. Finally, after pushing and
fighting for a long time. the police man
aged to get the wagons to the barns and
the doors were closed.
Tonight another serious fight took place
at Twelfth and State streets. Meat was
being removed from the packing house
Plants by two retail firms, Frohling &
Hoppe and RettiEger & Hoffherr. There
We're six wagons belonging to the first
firm and two wagons of the second firm
In the afternoon the wagons had been
loaded and then a request was made for
a police escort to accompany the loads.
1t was feared that violence would be cf-
fered the drivers. The owners Of the
butcher shops were with the loads to en-
age their men and offer such assist
ance as they could in the event of trou-
BILE
Drivers and Police Are Jeerei.
A crowd awaited the wagons. The
drivers were hocted and jeered. but kept
their seats ard awaited for a signal to
leave the packing plant. Shortly after
o'clock in the eN ening the wagons start
cd. Policemen Weber, Mccarthy and
OiConnOr were detailed to follow the men
ana prevent trouble.
The men held back from open violence
until the wagons reached the Twelfth
street viaduct The wagons first passed
the viaduct on State street, but as the
crowd enlarged and threats increased 1t
was deemed advisable TO return the
wagons to the packing house plants The
wagons were turned and had reached
the v1aduct when the first open trouble
occurred.
The crowd had rapid increased. From
a few hundred it had grown into the
thousands. and the wagons could not be
driven through the dense masses. The
three officers tried to frighten the crowd
by display of weapons, but While the
policemen were attempting to guard two
wagons each, the strikers and their
sympathizers removed the nuts on the
axles and cut the traces The strikers
clambered into~the wagons and threw the
meat into the street The three police
men and the eight drivers aided by the
owners of the shops, fought the mob
but they were being rapidly overpow-
cred.
Negro Attacks Sergeant.
Police Sergeant Mooney was passing on
a State street car. He pushed his way
through the crowd and took a place near
one of the wagons where the fighting was
the thickest. AS he did so he was seen
by Edward Allen, colored. Allen it is
said, was six months ago sent to the
Bridewell by Sergeant Mooney. The col
ored man was welding a razor and he
threw himself at the police sergeant. The
two grappled and fought in the mud
until the colored man, it is said, had cut
the sergeant twice over the head with the
razor. Allen was then pulled away by
another policeman. Mooney was taken
to the Samaritan hospital His injuries
are not fatal
Meantime Officer Weber had forced his
way to a patrol box and sent in a riot
call. Patrol wagons from the central,
Harrison street, Twenty-second street
Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-fifth
street police stations were sent to the
scene. Lieut.. Moore, of the Harrison
street station, had charge of the men
The policemen surrounded the wagons and
fought back the crowds. Clubs were
used and revolvers were drawn to in
timidate the mob. Slowly the attacking
party gave way, and in the scrimmage
the police arrested six men, among them
Allen.
Five patrol wagons were detailed to
accompany the meat wagons. First the
meat owners rescued the meat from the
muddy street. and then. under a heavy
guard, drove to their places of business.
Six Men Are Arrested.
The six prisoners were placed in a patrol
wagon and started for the Harrison
street station. A crowd followed the
wagon and threatened the policemen. At
Taylor street the wagon stopped The
horses could not be driven through the
crowd. AS the wagon stopped and the
policemen ordered back the crowd an
other fight started. The horses were
taken from the patrol wagon and the
six prisoners were for a time released.
The officers fought hard, and the crowd
was forced back. The prisoners were
again loaded into the wagon and the
horses attached. With the crowd shout
ing and threatening the patrol wagon
was driven to the police station without
step, and the six men were locked in
cells. They are:
Edward Allen, colored: Michael Muir
ray Charles McDole. George Gore, James
Woyselark and John Richie
troehling & Hoppe said that thew had
saved weeks supply Of meat and thar
Il was originally their intention to stock
their store for that length Of time. Ret
finger & Hoffner also saved the most Of
their meat. Twelve policemen were
placed in front Of each of the stores TO
prevent the places from being attacked
through the night. One hundred and
fifty extra policemen We're sent to the
packing plants at Sixteenth and State
streets, to be on guard through the night
Later n the evening a crowd gathered
in front OF the FroehHng & Home stora
and theatened the police officers. Stones
were thrown and the windows broken.
hurry call for help drove away the mob