The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-14
The Man is Apprehended
by County Officers.
YESTERDAY DAY
OF SOME DISORDER
Trouble Attends the Opening
Of Fairmount Line.
COMMITTEE SEES
MANAGER HUFF
Their Efforts to Settle the Strike Did
Not Aval-Two Strikers Return to
Work in Manchester-LikeIy
that More Troops May Be
Ordered Away from
Richmond Soon.

Richmond Soon.
Between the setting OF the sun yester-
day and midnight came string of events
OF varied interest and Importance. call
ing back the wandering attention OF the
public to the strike situation, which. dur
Ing the past few days, has been OF 50
temperate and ordinary character as
almost to warrant the withdrawal from
1t for the time being OF any great or
serious consideration.
The reopening OF an obscure branch
OF the company's line was attended with
some disorder, condition which further-
more presented itself in spot or two
on the lines already in operation. Two
more strikers returned to work, giVlns
greater currency than ever to the rumors
that many desire to lay down their arms
and resume employment with the COM
pany while there Is yet time. Soldiers
were withdrawn from the streets and
cars again, with the exception of one or
two places In the suburbs, fact Whlch
suggests a possible early removal OF
some OF the companies but not an. An
effort, but an unsuccessful one. was made
by street car men to discuss grievances
with the company with view to get
ting what the strikers want and thus
bring tho strike to an end. Finally, ana
perhaps most important OF All. man
named julius Shwanzinger was placed un-
der arrest and locked np IN the Henrlco
ia /! on warrant charging him with the
shooting from ambush in the West END,
when Sergeant Easley and others we're
injured.
All these things tended to make the
day in more respects than one an event
fnI one. At ali events the pleasing
. a haterOd0y NAV be
permitted) Of the past few days was,
broken and the strike began to assume
a leading place again
The State of Things.
SO far as disorder Is concerned there
vas more OF 1t yesterday than there has
been for several days. It was practically,
as whole. however. confined to this
side the river. Manchester was calm
and quiet and not once was the peace
full night air disturbed.
But within Richmond and Henrico there
was a thing or two which Indicated IN
no small measure that the disorderly spirit
Is not entirely crushed, but only lies
dormant. The chief trouble was in Fair
mount. the line through which was
opened yesterday In the middle OF the
track at different points were ohstruc-
tions. and the rails We're clogged at
times with cement, which had TO be
chiseled out Stones flew thick and fast,
and when the first car completed Its trip
it had few or no windows left. Guards
were put on and a detachment or SOL
6iers under Captain Braxton was sent
out The throwing OF stones, cans. etc,
continued for awhile, but no serious dis
order developed at any time When
Major Martin visited the place after his
return 10 the city, 1t was dark. but quiet.
MANY people were gathered around, but
were making no demonstration. Ihere
was some little excitement over one incl
dent hut 1t soon quieted down One man
said they would do nothing While the
soldiers were in the city, but would see
that the police got something to do when
the troops left or words to that effect.
In Richmond Itself there was no Sc
rious disturbance. but River View as
serted itself once again, Several stones
were thrown there. but without serious
results. Torpedoes began to explode It
different points along the line. Two of
them went off under a Laurel Street car
on Oregon Hill and filled the car with
smoke. There was another on West
Broad Street, where. according to re-
ports received at headquarters, there
gathered a rather sullen crowd. which
would not move without assistance from
some soldiers and policemen. The other
lines generally kept quiet. with the ex-
ception of a stone or a torpedo now and
then. Seventeenth Street and Oakwood
ran without guards and without trou-
ble The suspected theft OF quantity
of dynamite In Fulton is keeping things
somewhat stirred up in that direction
Manchester was occupied with the in
quest, at which the soldiers testified as
to their rights with reference to shoot
Ing prisoners attempting to escape.
Arrest of Shwanzinger.
The event Of the day. perhaps, was the
arrest of the man Shwanznger. against
lieve that they have a good case. They
have been working on the matter for
some time. and certain additional and
important evidence obtained late yester-
day led to the warrant for the man. He
was apprehended by Officers Green and
Branch, and was at once taken to the
| county jail, where he was locked up.
| Bail. of course. could not be secured; ap-
plicaton. II made. will have to be con-
| sldered by Judge Wickham. The war
| rant charges the prisoner with unlaw-
| fully and feloniously assaulting. shoot
| ing and wounding. with intent to malm
| disfigure. disable and kill c. e. Easley,
| Sergeant John 3. Easley. and motor
| man, 1t was stated last night that the
company will Introduce witnesses who
saw Schwanzinger go In the alley on the
night of the shooting. In the direction
of the spot from which the shots came
| Al that time he carried double-bar,
relied breech-loadlng shotgun.
Several interesting things are on for
to-day. Chief among them is the begin.
ming in the County Court of Henrlco Of