Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Lots Of Corrections Wanted.
RIOT AT WATERBURY, CONN.
Policeman Killed in Fight With Street
Car Strikers,

A dispatch from Waterbury, Conn.,. last
night says: Violence in its worst form has
broken out anew In Waterbury as result
of the high feeling in connection with the
strike of the motormen and conductors Of
the Connection Street Railway and Lighting
Company. This time 1t is murder. and Po-
Hceman Paul Mendlesohn Is the victim.
John w. Chambers on-union motorman,
is wounded, and his conductor. George
Weberndorfer, was pounded almost into in
sensibility
Park, the terminus Of the North Main
street line. The spot is an isolated one. and
when the car reached the end OF the line
the crew made preparations for the return
trip. Immediately after the conductor
turned the trolley and the motorman re-
yersed his levers eight masked men sprang
from the bushes by the roadside, entered
the car, and discharged their revolvers,
every man being armed Officer Mendie-
sohn fell at the first report, and, as a later
examination showed. the first shot was
fatal, having pierced his heart. The motor
man. when attacked, leaped from his car
with a cry of pain. Some OF the men fol-
lowed him, while the remainder turned
their attention to the conductor. He was
thrown to the floor of the car. and pounded
and kicked until he was almost uncon-
scious.
The men then left him and Joined their
companions outside. From this point In
the attack their actions are wrapped In
mystery and are causing considerable ap-
prehension. Weberndorfer saw his motor
man leap from the car when he was shot
and he also saw him followed by the muir
derers The motOrman was found later.
The conductor regained his feet with difii-
cult and went to the side Of the wounded
officer. but he said that the officer was
dead Weberndorfer. hardly able to stand.
went to the controller and started tie car
back toward the city with the dead officer.
On the way he met another car. the crew
of which relieved the injured man and hur-
ried to the city for assistance.
The body of the dead officer was carried
into police headquarters and Weberndorfer
was also taken there.
An alarm was Immediately sent around
the city by the police, and In a few mo-
ments the entire detective department. &C
companied by thirteen policemen, went to
the scene Of the murder.
Shortly after midnight the searching Off
GERS came upon Motorman Champers. who
is a young fellow rot over twenty years OF
age. His head was covered with blood, but
1t was found that he had not been struck
with bullet, but had been pounded upon
the head with the butt Of a revolver. The
young man told startling story Of his ex-
perience.
He said that as soon as he ieaped from
the care four men followed him, firing their
revoivers. He ran at top speed fer the
swamps near by, and when he discovered
that his pursuers gained on him he laid
down. The murderers rushed by, but did
not go near the highway. They soon gave
up the search whereupon young Chambers
hurried from his hiding place and started
for the city to give the alarm. he fell In
with a policeman, who conducted him to
the car barns where Chambers had his in
jurieS attended to.