The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
BLOOD is SHED.
Three Men Shot in New Orleans
Street Car Strike.
Serious Riot Follows Attempt
to Run Cars.
HOBS NON UNION MEN.
Two Chicago Men Tried to Oper-
ate First Car.
Stopped by ObstructiOns and
They Are Captured.
ROmhard Qd With Sticks Sfouoc
Bombarded With Sticks, Stones
and Other Missiles.

New Orleans, La, Oct. S.-The first at
tempt to run cars from the Canal street
barn which was made at 10 O'Clock this
morning resulted in q serious riot in
Which Policeman Schlessinger was shot
through the head and probably fatally
wounded; Conductor Kennedy was shot
in the hand; Motorman Ferguson,
striker, was shot through the arm and
a number of policemen were painfully
wounded by flying missiles. Fifty shots
were fired during the disturbance.
The first car which started from the
barns was in charge of Motorman Fred
Nintz of Chicago, and Conductor M L.
Kennedy. There was on board large
force of policemen and Peter Johnson
and Alfred Clark, the two men from
Chicago who arrived here last night
with force of thirty men to take the
places of the strikers. A large crOwo
including strikers, their sympat thizers
and curious people were on the street.
AS the car approached the corner of
DorgenOis street, members of the mob
rushed out, tore up planking from either
side Of the street and threw it across
the track. Then bricks and stones flew
through the air. DISTINCTIONS brought
made for the non-union men on board.
There was such a hail of missiles that
the police and others on board had to
stoop to save themselves. AS the car
stopped, a number of policement jumped
off in an attempt to press back the
strikers. Immediately a shot was fired.
Then a perfect fusilade of shots came
from both sides and the car was en-
veloped in smoke.
In the meantime r. d. Kountz,
young man of Luray, Va, who was on
the car, ran out and attempted to clear
the track of the planks and debris. He
was pelted with bricks and stones but
was perfectly cool and had pretty well
cleared the track when the mob de-
scended on him and overwhelmed him.
Clark and Johnson were dragged from
police could fight off the mob ano
rescue them.
Police reinforcements were rushed to
the scene and after a long struggle the
cleared 1t was then found that Officer
SchTessinger had been shot in the head
Motorman Ferguson, striker, through
the arm and Conductor Kennedy in the
hand, and that a number of policemen
had been painfully hurt by flying mis-
siles.
Motorman Nintz is charged with hav-
ing fired the first shot from the street
car. Orders for his arrest have been
issued. After the rioting the car was
run back to the barn and it is now said
that no further efforts TO operate cars
will be made until the troops are on the
scene. The mayor sent today for Gen.
Glinn, who commands the First brigade.
He said the troops were ready to re-
spond to any call made upon them. but
that nothing could be done until the
governor could be communicated with.
The mayor is using every effort to reach
Governor Heard.
All the nonunion men who were on
the car attacked today. were armed and
all of them are said to have used their
weapons during the attack.
Alexander Derbs. a laborer and by
stander, was shot in the leg during the
rioting.
1t is said warrants will be sworn out
in the federal court against many of
the men who participated in the rioting
yesterday on the ground trat the r
vice of the mail cars was INTERRUPTED.
Secret service agents from Washington
are reported to be here and cooperating
with the local police officials.
One hundred and twenty members of
the police force guarded the barns of
the railway company during the night
1t was feared that some attempt might
be made to fire them.
number of the men who came here
from Chicago are reported to have been
captured by the strikers and to have
deserted to the union.