Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-03-13
KIuEDBY THUGS
STREET CAR STRIKE AT WATER.
BURY CAUSED THE TRousLE.
The Feeling Between the Union and
Nonunion Partisans 10 Intensely
Bitter-vioIence of Worst Kind oc-
curs-TroIIey Car Attacked at Night
by Masked Men-voIIey of Shots.

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renee IN It's worst form mas broken out
anew In waterbury as a result OF the
nlgn feenng IN connection win the
strlke OF the motormen anu conductors
or the Connecticut railroad q Llgnt-
ing company. PolIceman PauI Menael-
SOM was killed; Jonn w. CnamDers, a
nonunlon motorman, was ciuDDed and
pursued by thugs, and his conductor,
george WeDernoaorrer, was pounded
into insensibli1ty.
The scene OF the crime was at For
est Park, the terminus of the NORTH
Main street line. Inc spot is isolated
and the car reached the end of the line
and the crew made preparations for
the return trip.
+ Immediately after the conductor
turned the trolley ana lne motorman
reversed his levers eight masked men
sprang from the bushes by the road
side, entered the car and discharged
their revolvers, every man being arm
ed. Officer Mendelsohn fell at the first
report and as a later examination
showed, the first shot was fatal, hav-
ing pierced his heart The motorman
was dubbed and leaped from his car
With a cry of pain.
Conductor Was Beaten.
Some or me men touoweu n1m, while
me remainder turned their attention
10 the conductor. He was thrown TO
me floor OF the car and pounded ana
Aicked until he was unconscious. Inc
4nen then left him and Joined thell
companions outside. from this point
IN the attack their actions are wrapped
Al mystery and are causing much ap-
prehension. Webernordorfer saw his
lnotorman leap from the car when he
was shot and he also saw him followed
Oy the murderers.
Policeman Killed.
The conductor regalned his senses
with diticulty and went to the side OF
lne policeman, whom he found was
dead. The conductor, hardly able 10
stand, went to the controller and start
ed the car back toward the city. On
cne way he met another car, the crew
"a WAAOh AOACNCo tAO GU 1ud1A etuu
hurried to the city for assistance.
The body of the dead policeman
was carried into police headquarters
and Webernordorfer was also taken
there. An alarm was sent around the
city by the police and in a few minutes
the entire detective department, ac-
companied by Is policemen, went TO
the scene OF the muroer.
voIley of Shots Fired.
The car when it reached the city
showed that volley of shots had been
nred while the trolley pole was OF,
the three men were in perfect darkness
and were caught like rats in trap.
At the time of the shooting the
cause of the heavy downpour of rain
streets were practically deserted be-
which had been falling all evening, but
the news spread about the city like
wildtire and half an nour after the car
carrying its victim reached the center
of the city there were at least 5000
persons in the vicinity of police head
quarters, where the body had been
taken, and public feeling is running
high.
Shortly after midnight the search
ing officers came upon Motorman
Chambers. His head was covered with
blood, but it was found that he had
not been struck with a bullet, but had
been pounded upon the head with the
butt of revolver. He told startling
story of his experiences He said that
as soon as he leaped from the car four
men followed him, firing their revolt
vers. He ran for the switch nearby,
and when he discovered that his pur-
suers gained on him ne lay down. The
murderers rushed by without discover
ing him. He fell in with policeman
afterwards, who conducted him to the
car barns, where Chambers had his
injuries attended to.