The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-15
STRIKE RIOTS N NEN ORLEANS.
Police POwerless to Preserve
Order Mayor Calls For 1000
Volunteers - Federal Off,
ciaIs Prosecute Strikers.

New Orleans, Oct The New
Orleans Railway company today at
tempted TO obey the order OF the mayor
TO run passenger cars this morning,
and although the entire force OF city
police was concentrated at the scene OF
action, only one carsEcceeded IN going
Eve squares from the Canal street
barn.
Four cars were started out With nom
nnion motorrnen and conductors, each
carving III policemen, while 100 police
men were massed IN the vicinity, but
when the first car reached Tonti street
the strikers and their sympathlzers
made rush for the car and secured
possession. The police made no show
Of resting the assault. Not a single
striker was hurt. z. q. SchWenck OF
CHICAGO. non-union conductor, was
badly Injured and he with athree other
non-unien employees were bodily taken
possession of By the strikers.
s. policeman was hilton the foo5 by
brick and another Of the non-unlon
man. who was prisoner, wa Eoughiy
handled hut net badly hurt. The cars
were badly damaged by stones.
The company informed the mayor
thaf the police protection was lnade-
auate and this afternoon Mayor Cape
vile issued q call for a thousand vol
unteer citizen police. The responses
to the call have been few, and it ap-
pears that in the failure Of the police
protection the militia viii be called
ont.
The company says it will be ready
se, run cars if protection is given.
Three arrests were mace oy tne
police during the day. Fhe four cars
which were sent out by the company
this morning left the Canal street barn
att O'Clock in procession and start
ed M Canal street. They were greeted
WITH heots and yells by the crowd OF
strikers IN the immediate vicinity,
Init no violence was offered. Two
blocks from the barn large. crowd
was gathered and they made dash Tor
HE first car. One man swung, on to
the trolley rope and pulled the trolley
down The car ran q block and a
half before it stopped. The stopping
of this car stopped all the others and
tF,e strke boarded them without any
show oil resistance. Some Of the police
drew reYolVe,s but no shots were hred
except one by striker. Stones and
bricks were shoWered on the cars and
the crews of two OF them carried on
bodily. The trolley ropes were also
cut.
The company then made play for
feuderal interference by running oat a
mail car behind the others, and OF
course it could not get through.
Grouni was made for charge of in
terfering with the mail. By 10 O'Clock
ali the ears had been returned and the
crowds of strikers had dispersed ex-
cent few who were left on watch.
Clark Bentley, a conductor, was
arrested today on charge by POST
Office Inspector Lake Jones OF cutting
trolley wires near Audubon park on
Oct. l.
The fact that the federal officials
have taken hand has surprised them.
An affidavit has also been made
against ID. Munisch for cutting wires,
and the Inspector says two other men
were concerned in the crime. Bentley
yas released on 81, coo bond.
The trial of the is strikers charged
With interfering with mail cars began
before the United States commisslone,
and much evidence was adduced
against all the officers. of the union
who we're in the vicinity. The trial
was continued until toporrow.
FOR PUBLIC. SAFETY.
The public safety committee has
been in session most of the night dis
cussing the strike situation and max
ing preparations to uphold the mayor
in his effort to prevent violence. This
committee is a standing body made up
of representative of all the exchanges
in the city. 1t owns quantity OF
arms and ammunition which can be
put in the hands Of a volunteer force
when needed.
gJp to 10 O'Clock the mayor had sworn
in only % special policemen as the re-
suit of his call for a thousand.
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