Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-16

In charge of Montorneer w. l.. Tool
and Conductor j. D. Long. 1t was
at once surrounded and the hooting
OF the crowd was renewed. The mo-
torneer and conductor had a momen-
tary conference and they too left their
car and then proceeded TO the office
of their employers without being mo-
Tested. Just then Mayor Pickler
mounted the steps of one of the cars
and announced that no more property
must be destroyed.
One Arrest Made.
In the meantime Mayor Picker.
Chief of Police John Gray, Night Cap
tain Gallagher and other policemen.
VINO were on the scene. moved out
among the people. While the stoning
OF the Court street car was in progress
Mayor Picker arrested w. A. Trent,
NO. 225 South Davis street, South OF
tumWa, charging him with throwing
one OF the missiles. The mayor al
leges that he caught Mr. Trent in the
act. The mayor started with his man
to the police station and had proceed
ed but a few feet when a demonstra-
tlon was made that had the appear
ance OF resistance by the crowd. How
ever, Chief of Police John Gray was
on hand and the prisoner was safely
landed in the holdover at the city hall.
On the South Side.
q The crowd fingered around the de-
serted cars for few minutes and then
the cry was raised that the cars on the
South Side must be stopped At 9:15
O'Clock about $50 men and boys start
ed across the river where two cars had
been running all day Saturday and up
to this time had been making regular
runs during the evening on the main
line only, no cars having been run on
the branch lines since last Thursday
night.
Soon Put Out of Business.
1t was about $50 O'clock when the
first car was met about three blocks
south of the Market street bridge. This
car was being run by Charles Morgan
as motoneer and Joe Harmony, con-
ductor. They were told to leave their
positions at once.
Bricks Are Thrown.
Several brick bats were hurled at
the car breaking two windows and the
rope that was fastened to the trolley
pole was cut. Both men left the car
as soon as the bricks were thrown and
the crowd then pushed the car down
to the bridge where it was abandoned.
Go in Search of Other Car.
The crowd then went up on Church
street in search of the other car. In
the meantime the men had heard of
their coming and had run the car to
the end of the line and had left it
standing there. At about 9:35 o'clock
the crowd reached this car which had
no one on board and was standing
dead at the end of the line, the power
having been shut Off
Five Windows Broken.
Five windows We're broken out and
the car pushed by hand down on
Church street within three blocks of
the bridge where it was left until this
morning.
Wright the Conductor.
A man by 1.-The name of Wright was
the conductor on this car while the
motoneer was a stranger to the peo-
pie on the South Side 1t is reported
that this man was not resident OF
this city but came here few days ago
from Chicago.
Cars Idle Yesterday.
Street car traffic was at standstill
during the entire day yesterday. The
three cars remained during that time
down near the bridge where they were
left by the crowd Saturday night. 1t
is said that no attempt was made by
the street car company to get them
back into service
In the West End.
The situation in the west part OF
town was anything but reassuring
Two cars and their crews were caught
at 3 o'clock by a crowd Of people just
west of Harrow's branch and held
there for hours. firing of jeering at
the crews some members of the crowd
lined themselves up along the Milwau
kee railroad track which runs along
side the electric line and at consid
cradle elevation above it. From this
point stones were tossed into the cars
which were of the open kind, and the
position of the motoneers and conduc
tors made disagreeable in other ways
Finally the crews deserted their posts
They went to the Milwaukee Junction
and telephoned the situation into the
offices of the company. Police protec
ton was asked to get the cars into the
barns and the patrol wagon with Chief
of Police John Gray and Night Cap
tain Gallagher went to the scene. Ar
irving there about 11:45 o'clock all
was quiet. The power had been shut
off at the power house and the cars
were in darkness Not soul was tic
be seen but as soon as the crew recog
nized the lights on the patrol wagon
the men came forward and said that
the crowd had left but few minutes
before. Power was turned on and the
two cars in charge of Ed Curry and
Frank Lowe began the journey back
to the barns
Just after crossing the Milwaukee
railroad tracks several explosions gave
| notice that cartridges had been placed
on the rails. This was taken as an in
cation that other obstructioLs of a
more serious nature might be ahead
| and slow run was made back to the
city. Aside from exploding few
more cartridges on the way in the TRIP
was made without incident.