The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-01
j. M. Pitze Struck in the Side
With a Stone.
NO MORE DYNAMITE USED
A Reward of Thousand Dollars Q
fered for the Parties Guilty Of
Thursday Nights Crme-No
Meeting in East End.


disorder in connection with the opera
ton OF the cars, last night the only
casualty reported being the striking oi
a motorman, MIR. Joseph NJ. ptzc OH
Broad Street car with stone by some
one concealed in the bushes near the
Home for Incurables. He is not seriously
hurt.
Public Indignation was intense owe. the
dynamiting Of n car Thursday night. and
found free expression on the streets.
General Manager Huff, Of the virginia
Passenger and Power Company. has OIL
fered substantial incentive to the de-
lection and punishment of the fiend VINO
blew up the Broad Street car In the
shape OF a reward OF $1,000. IL Is pfopa-
bio that this sum will be supplemented
by the Governor on his return 20 ltie
city, and possibly also by the Mayer.
The advent Of the dynamite fiend In
Richmond Is not rclished by any class
of people, and universal surprise is eA
pressed that there was In the city
man capable OF such shocking crime.
NOT BELIEVED GUILTY.
The young man. Fox. arrested Ihurs-
dav night neal. tho scene OF the eNplo-
sion on a charge OF assault, was released
yesterday on 500 bond, his mother gong
en- his bond for the amount. FOX,
appears from the statement OF ohlcefs d.
the station, had been drinking Wheh ~
rested, and was somewhat under the IN
fluence Of liquor IT is not sen ne -,
believed that he was Implicated IN lhs
placing OF the bomb on the track, out
his presence in the vicinity and MS man
ncr when accostcd, all caused Suspicion
to rest upon him and the police mace
the arrest. Later. the notorrnan s"ole
out the warrant for his detentioii' " ",
young man stated that he was on MS
way home and merely happened to be ~
the vicinity, Certainly. so far as disclosed,
,here is no evidence connecting the young
man with the placing Of dynamite on
.hc track. nor with a knowledge mat IL
had been so riaced Fox was baiied lor
his appearance next Thursday morhlnE.
Meanwhile the police and delecllVc
forces OF the city are at work on the ea. -,
.nd every clue will be followed out 10
iis end. with the hope OF cstaolishins
,he Identity of the menace 10 the puUisS
safety guilty of the shocking crime.
Resides the reward offered BY me com
pany, a real estate agent mas asrs ,,1, ~
sunplement the amount by the auoito,ii
or fIfty dollars thereto. This sum WIZ
,,rohahly grow within the next few days,
for there is evidently a determination 70
stamp out any such form OF ana wy ~
its very inception ard before mole
rious damage Is done ne poiice q"
orde.vnrinp TO ASCERTAIN where the oyi'a-
va dricult to learn by whom. thou
.nJ n,rs are omen for any ntmatoh
that will lead to the detection oi ny
criminal. The detectives of the citg iorce.
Who rank with the best are guietis
,,.orL ~, the case, and naturally are no..
d,vuIr.ng The clues on which they are
,,.or,, Various suspicious gre en-
.art,ined TO none OF which Is II c%Pe-
disnt AZ his lime TO give publicity. mere
Go a strong probability that some one
pd,I soon be arrested with strong e''-
dence against MN.
II now develops that there were nlai IAN;
49,, .,ens Of lawlessncss In its Varl-
80. forms hut all In the nature OF N,o-
~. demonstrations against the tFoiies
,rs and the men operating them duf4ns
THURSDAY night 1t seems to nave pee', !.
by preconcerted plan on the in,tint,se o.
an organized band operating si',iu'.a 80.
a.. ~ 1n a., norts OF the city at the same
TIVE MotorInan Ritenour was struck
,,,;th stone at Fifteenth and Main; Con-
Sno,or Dunn of Clay-Street ca r was u! {
IN the arm with stone on Church nm
Avenue about 10 p NJ: car IN t'c
piveryiew section had glass broker ny
:, stone; two shots were nrcd AT S oi,u.
- C;ihson on an Oakwood car on oak :
W Avan,,e. the track over the trestle
a., E,,ton was DISTRACTED by means OF
r,i,road spikes u1dged In the groove a
,notorman was stoned at Beech aiiu
Main. A passenger was struck by pucA.
shot fired from graVel-shooter NO.
Main and Linden Streets; torpeuoes WI
placed on the track IN inc Mes' I'M, "a, an ~.
r. large stone was placed on me 'Faen
IN front of a Lakeside car.
r.omnared with the reign of lawlessness'
,,.t night was unusually quiet. own
IN the rain and the GOODNESS preVaillns'
travel was lighter last night than usuai.
Nevertheless, the use OF dynamite iiee
Not sufired to deter women and chiloIe1l
,rn,o r,dinp on the cars, and number
uere riding at late hour last n'gnt,
There was little news in the strike SIT
ro+ion Yesterday. Three of the strlKins
oar men applied for employment WIN the
rompany yesterday and were eiroiltu
az employees. The men no" employ w a. -, =
etickIng to their posts Wi.houl ieai =,
t,noidatlon and cars are being run apolt
4 on schedule time or as nearly so as usui !,
uha rolIInr stock is somewhat danlaReu
NV the rough experiences 1t has uhaer-
gone during the strike .,o last
One q, two arrests were made last
night Of persons calling elnpioSes seaos
or being guilty OF otner aiso.n1' on tho
Considerable delay In travel on tnc
ueven pines road was caused by tIe
hnrning out and disabling Of car carry
yesterday morning near BeechWoou fa'h'
THE MEMS STANDPOINT
From the standpoint OF the men ~
Is nothing new OF Importance INC me- =,
ing contemplated for corcora', WV ,ns
n,sht did not materialize, The lisual
meetings were held at Sanger 1lall, bur
nothing of Importance was deNeiopen.
THE officers of the union deny that wy
refused to read or have read 10 me u,lio,,
communication from certain members
who desire to return to work and wished
discharged from their moral ohllsatioI
Ia the strikers first. The mee'lnss ~
the men are not so well attended no" IS
formerly, many being out of the city and
others employed in other occupations
which prevents their attendance, Contfl
buttons are still coming In, but not n
such number and amount as at first.
Many Of the friends Of the strikers WHO
have been inconvenienclng themselves IL
their interest for six weeks are urFlne
tie Individual members Of the organiza
tion to declare the strike off now tina
they see that they cannot win So far
bowayer there has been no indication