Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-18
BrideepOrt Officials and Citizens Discussed the
 Strike This Morning.
MAYOR GIVES POLICE AND DEPUTIES FULL SWING.
The Company Decided Not to Attempt to Run Cars Early To-Day
 Two Lines Opened This Afternoon Story of Yesterdays Riot and Some of the Incidents of the Day.

treasurer of the same concern, caMeo upon Mayor Mulvihill to say dehnltely whether or not he proposed to take hand in the police arrangements.
 After some discussion the mayor agreed not to interfere. Although the mayor had objected to having police men on the, company's cars it was de cided if the company asked for such protection, policemen and deputy sher- ifs should lbe detailed to this duty.
 This afternoon Sheriff Hawley swore in forty more deputies. The confer ence adjourned at noon until o'clock in order to allow the mayor to present witnesses to substantiate his-story that he had not interfered with the depu- ties in making an arrest.
 At 2 o'clock this afternoon cars were started on the Barnum avenue lime on which most of the Tioting oc- cured yesterday. The first car was i'll charge of two strike breakers with seven non-union men as passengers. On the front platform beside the mo- torman stood Deputy Sheriff Hendrie, who was so severely handled yester- day. He wore his military belt as colonel of the Fourth regiment and revolver was in plain sight stuck in the belt. On the platform beside him stood repeating shotgun. At 2:30 four cars were sent out and no trouble was reported. The only demonstration occurred during the noon hour near the car barns, where a crowd of 1000 had gathered. There was no stone throwing and the police quickly scattered the crowd.
 BRIDGEPORT. Conn, May 1S.--The attempt made by the officials of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company to run their cars with non union men has resulted in a riot in which at least thirty-two men were in jured. The sheriff hopes that it will not be necessary to call out the state troops, but says that another such out break will make that step inevitable. At the present time it is possible that the county sheriff will supersede the police in the control of the city.
 When six trolley cars were started out there were large crowds in the vii .cinity of the car sheds, but no violence was offered at first. The cars were. manned by twelve of the 130 strike breakers brought to this city by the trolley company.
 There was no disturbance of any kind until the first car had completed it's third round trip and was directly in front of the Wheeler & Wilson fac tory, where a crowd of at least 1000 persons had gathered. The car was running slowly, owing to the crowd, when stones began to fly. Deputy Sher- ifs Hendrie and Plumb, who were riding in the car, saw 8 man in the crowd hurl stone. They had the car stopped immediately and plunged into the crowd to get the offender. With considerable difficulty he was seized and dragged fifty feet to the car, the intention of the sheriffs being to put him on board and take him to police headquarters.
 The stone thrower was a big fellow and struggled so f1ercely that police man who was standing near by went to the assistance of the sheriffs. I'm mediately Mayor Mulvihill was seen
 
 to the policeman and ordered him to keep his hands off the prisoner. He then went to the deputy sheriffs and told them that they had better let the man go. During the argument the stone thrower took advantage of the diversion which had been created and wrenched himself free.
 Tn the meantime the stones were fly ing in a shower, and one of them struck Mayor Mulvihill on the head. He was wearing a soft hat, and large hole was cut in this. Although the mayors scalp was not lacerated, he received bad bruise.
 The two sheriffs then jumped on the car and ordered the motorman to pro- ceed to the car sheds, a quarter of mile distant The bombardment did 1 not abate, and the crowds on the street 1 were so dense that the motorman could not go very fast without running some one down.
 The stone throwing soon became so furious that the sheriffs drew their re- volvers and fired five shots in the air and toward the ground. This caused | the bombardment to let up a little, and | the car reached the barns and was run l inside. The other five cars operated on the same streets received exactly 1 the same treatment as they followed the first car into the car barns. When the last car had passed within the doors there was a crowd of 4,O0O people gathered in vacant lot oppo- | site, and violence once more broke loose. Brickbats, stones and every thing that could be thrown were hurled at the barns and anything that belonged to the company in the vicin. 1 ity.
 At this point Mayor Mulvihill saw that the sergeant and nine policemen who were 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 consultation the latter ordered out en- zine company No. 6, with a steamer and a line of hose. Superintendent Birmingham also ordered every avail able man to the spot to cooperate with