The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
STRIKERS STONE
BRIDGEPORT CARS
Over Thirty Are Hurt. Some
OF Them Being Quite
Badly Injured.
MAYOR WITH STRIKERS
Refuses to Let Policemen Make Ar.
rests and Sheriff Says He Will
Supersede Him in Authority
May Call Militia.

SOllll., N1dy 1o.-lue 2t-
tempt Of the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting company to run their cars.
with non-union men yesterday resulted
In a riot in which at least thirty-twos
men were injured. The sheriff say that
another such outbreak will make the
calling out Of the state troops news
table. At the present time it is pos
sible that the county sheriff will super
sede the police in the control of thep
city.
Sunday morning six trolley cars were
started out on the Barnum and State
street lines, manned by twelve of the
1870 strike breakers brought to this
city by the trolley company. When the
first car had completed its third round
trip and was directly in front of the
crowd of at least 1000 persons had
gathered a bombardnent of stones ge-
gan.
Deputy sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb,
on the car, plunged into the crowd to-
arrest a man whom they had seen
throwing a stone. The stone thrower
was a big fellow, and struggled SO
iercely that a policeman who was
standing near by went to the assist
ance Of the sheriffs.
Mayor Calls of Policemen.
Immediately Mayor Mulvihill rushed
up to the policeman and ordered him
to take his hands Off the prisoner. He
then told his deputy sheriffs that they
had better let the man 60. During the
argument the stone thrower wrenchedt
himself free n dashed away. In the
meantime stones were flying In q
shower, and one of them struck Mayor
Mulvihill or the head, bruising it bad-
". The two sheriffs jumped on the car
and ordered the motorman to proceed
20 the car sheds, a quarter of a mile
distant. The bombardment did not
abate. and the crowds on the streets
were SO dense that the motorman had
10 go slowly. The stone throwing soonE
became so furious that the sheriffs
arew their revolvers and fired five shots
In the air. This caused the bombard-
ment to let UP a little, and the car
reached the barns and was run inside.
The other few cars operated on the
,ame streets received exactly the same
treatment as they followed the first
Ear into the street car barns.
When the last car had passed Withing
the doors there was a crowd OF 1000
people gathered in a vacant lot oppo-E
site, and violence once more broke
loose. Brickbats, stones and every
thing that could be thrown was hurled
1t the barns II anything that be-
Ull6So " 1C SollpoliS - SAaii'
Turn Hose on the Mob. +
At this point Mayor Mulvi1ill saw
the sergeant and nine policemen WhoE
we're stationed at the car barns Were
entirely unable to cope with the mob.
and he sent for Chief Coffin of the fire.
department. After a short consalta-s
lion the latter ordered out engine CONF
aany No. 6 with q steamer and a line.
If hose. Superintendent Birmingham
| also ordered every available man to-
the spot to cooperate with the fire.
men, and soon a stream was being,
played on the hob. which slowly fell.
back before the water. One of the
| strike breakers was assisting the fret
men in holding the hose when a we'll
directed brick struck him on the head
and knocked him to the ground sense
less. When the mob had dispersed the
hremen and extra policemen were orr
dered back to their quarters and the
regular detail remained guarding the
| car barns.
The officials Of the trolley company!
| will not reveal the names of the mem
injured or the nature Of their injuries,
It is positively known. however, h a
not a man Of the twelve who were on
the six cars escaped injury of some
kind. Every one Of them as ne STOOD
on the platform OF the cars while go
Ing into the arm was seen to be
bleeding profusely from the head and
face.
In addition to the trolley men In
flred. Roadmaster Davis Of the trolley
| company, was severely hurt by a stone
! which struck him on the head. Sher-l
ifs Hendrie and Plumb were apparent
ly targets for the mob for each Of them
was struck in different parts of the
body at least a dozen times.
No attempt was made to run cars to-.
night.
In an interview the sheriff said,
Il will AVE no further Interference
on the part of Mayor Mulvihill. I will!
hove 100 special men here tomorrow.
and II the mayor or N one else att
tenpts to interfere he will be stopped.
If necessary, I will supercede Mayor
Mulvihill in authority"