The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-18
Thirty Men Are Injured in Sun
day Fracas at Bridgeport,
4 Connectic = :,
To-day Service Is Suspended on ;. ]
Lines but Two in the
City.
Strike News From Denver, Chicago,
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Cities.

the Connecticut railway and lighting COM
pany made no effort to start cars on their |
lines in this city until IL o'clock, prefer |
ring to wait until the question of police
protection was decided TO consider this
mattera meeting of the police commission
ers was held this morning. Mayor Mulvl- |
hills alleged interference with two deputy
sherffs who were trying to arrest stone |
thrower was denounced by Sheriff HaW-
ley who Informed the police commissioners
that unless the police were able to cope
with the situation he would take the re1ns
OF authority to-day and summon STATE alu
without further parley.
All was quiet about the city during the
early morning.
At II O clock the company started cars
on the line to Stratford, but did not at
tempt to open any other line. 1t was an
nounced however, that the Barnum avenue
line on which the ioting occurred yes
terday, would be reopened for business IN
the afternoon.
Sheriff Hawley will swear in one hun
dred extra deputies during the day.
In the court to-day two Of the men ar
rested during yesterdays rioting were held
in bonds Of 81, 900 each for the superior
court.
Yesterdays Riot.
Bridgeport, Conn. May 1S-An attempt
made by the officials Of the Connecticut
Railway & Lighting company to run their
cars WITH nOn-unlOn men yesterday IT,
suited in a riot in which at least thirty
men were injured.
The sheriff says that another such out
break occurred yesterday will make
the calling OF the state troops inevitable.
Six trolley cars were started out on the
Barnum and State street lines There
were large crowds around the car sheds
at the time the cars were manned by
twelve Of the 1870 strike breakers brought
to this city by the trolley company. There
was on disturbance of any kind for a
couple of hours. When the first car, how
ever, had completed it's third round trip
and was directly in front of the Wheeler
Wilson factory, where a crowd Of at least
1000 persons had gathered a lombard
rnent of stones began. Deputy Sheriffs
Hendrue and Plumb, who were riding on
the car, plunged into the crowd to arrest
a man whom they had seen throwing a
stone.- He was seized and with consd-
cradle difficulty was dragged fifty feet
to the car. The stone thrower was a
big fellow and he struggled SO Hereby that
q policeman who was standing near by
went to the assistance of the sheriffs.
Immediately Mayor Mulvihill was seen
hurrying thru the mob. He rushed up
to the policeman and ordered him to keep
his hands off the prisoner. He then told
the deputy sheriffs that they had better
let the man go. During the argument the
stone thrower wrenched himself free and
dashed away. In the meantime stones
were flying In shower and one Of them
struck Mayer Mulvihill on the head, bruis-
ing 1t badly. The two sheriffs jumped on
the and ordered the motorman to
proceed to the car sheds, a quarter of
mile distant. The bombardment did not
akate and the crowds on the streets were
dense that the motorman had to go slowly.
The stone throwing soon became SO furi-
Gus that the sheriffs drew their revolvers
and fired five shots in the air. This
caused the bombardment to let up a little
and the car reached the barns and was
run inside. The other five cars, operated
the same streets, received exactly the
same treatment as they followed the first
car into the barns.
When the last car had passed within
the doors there was a crowd of 1000 peo-
pie gathered In a vacant lot opposite and
violence once more broke loose. Brick
bats, stones and everything that could
be thrown were hurled at the barns and
anything that belonged to the company
In the vicinity. .
Mayor Mulvihill saw that the sergeant
and nine policemen who were stationed
Mt the car barns were entirely unable to
cope with the mob and he sent for Chief
Coffin Of the fire department.. Soon a
stream was being played on the mob
which slowly fell back before the water
One Of the strike breakers was assisting
firemen in holding the hose when well
directed brick struck him on the head
and knocked him to the ground sense
less. When the mob had dispersed the
firemen and extra policemen were ordered
back to their quarters and the regular
detail remained guarding the car barns.
The officials of the trolley company will
not reveal the names Ct the men injured
or the nature Of their injuries. 1t Is posi-.
lively known, however that not q mar
of the twelve who were on the six cars
escaped injury of some kind. Every ont
of them, they stood on the platform O.
their cars, while going into the barns
was seen to be bleeding profusely from
the head and face. Roadmaster Davis o
the trolley company was severely hurt b,
a stone which struck him on the head
Sheriffs Hendrue and Plumb APPARENT,
were targets for the mob as we'll as tn
strike breakers, for each of them wa
struck In different parts of the body a
least a dozen times. No attempt wa
made to run cars last night.
When the police commissioners con
ference adjourned it was announced tina
Mayor Mulvihill had agreed not to inter
fere with the conduct of the police durin,
the strike, and that Superintendent Biz
mingham of the police and Sheriff Haw
ley would be allowed to work togethe
unhampered for the preservation of or
der.