The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-23
VIOLENT ATTACK
MADE ON CARS
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to keep the streets clear, and did arrest
half a dozen persons who were throwing
missiles or using Incorporate language.
The Chief OF Police, Captain Shinbcrgcr,
Of the First District, and all his available
men, reinforced by detail from the Se-
cond District worked manfully to dis
persc tho crowd, and managed to protect
tho cars from violence.
Was No Shooting.
The other demonstration began between
Plum and I.ombardy, within the city
limits, and was curbed there, but wss
later resumed beyond Lombardy and from
Lombardy in direction OF Park Street.
Here a yelling. bowling crowd OF several
hundred people had congregated and at
tackled a car with such vehemence and
menace that the motorman was forced to
desrt his car and flee. The car was after
wards taken TO the shed. A report gained
currency that the motorman had been
shot but this report probably arose from
the explosion of percussion caps on the
track. This West End demonstration was
even more threatening than one at Eigh-
tccntl, and Broad. In the one down town
two conductors Of cars We're arrested,
ono on charge of threatening to shoot
man.
The company was Informed that it
would be unwise to attempt to run cars
after dark last night, for the reason that
adequate protection could not be afforded.
For this reason the cars were all run into
the barns at z p. NJ, or thereabouts, and
no further attempt made to operate a
night schedule on any line.
A Lady is Injured.
The company yesterday operated four
teen cars OH Main Street and fifteen on
Broad, Eighteenth Main and Eighth
,oi int i,oiy, nh In CT Ia1
schedule. The operation of cars along
Broad Street from Twenty-nfth TO the
Reservoir was not attempted. The pa
tronage accorded the cars that were run
was not large, though many took advan-
tnge Of the opportunity to reach their
homes by this means during the day.
Policemen, one to n car, afforded protec-
ton against danger of violence. Several
cars were struck with missiles yesterday,
and on one OF these, between Seventh and
Eighth, on Main Street, n lady passcn-
ger was struck with a bottle thrown by
some person whose identity was not ascer-
tanned She was struck on the hip and
pn infully bruised. Near the Same point q
piece OF brick was thrown at a car but
missed its aim. 1t is said TO have been
thrown from root or upper window.
Omccrs were at once sent to the scene
and set to work TO detect the mscrcants,
but so far without success. Great indig-
nation has been expressed by the people
generally at these assaults, and tho first
person caught In the act Is liable to suf-
fer seriously.
Blockading the Track.
Reports from Fulton last night gave
accounts of attempts by strike sympa thiz-
crs to blockade the track, not only by
plugging up the rails, but by placing OBJ
structions thereon. III some cases bricks
we're used. and in others large stones were
placed on the rails, ostcnsibly by mis-
guided sympathizers with the strikers.
who themselves discourage and denouncc
such lawlessness, So far there has been
no complaint Of any member of the strik-
ing car mems organization. and on the
| contrary they arc conducting themselves
with becoming dignity and good demean-
or and deprecate these unwise and law
less acts OH the part of sympathiZcrs,
T. A movement was inaugurated ytster-