Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18
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the car flourishing a revolver and grab
bed two boys He was followed by the
| motorman and conductor, the former
carrying the brass handle of his con-
| troller and the latter long iron switch
bar. The sheriff accused the boys of
crying an opprobrious WORD. A police
man and several citizens insisted that
the boys had not used the word. Mean
While the crowd, which row numbered
at least GGe, was closing in on the little
group. having been angered by the atti-
tude of the crew of the car
At this juncture Supt Smith of the
Trolley Co.. forced his way into tho
center of the crowd and told Sheriff
Rlakeman to give the two boys the ben
eflt OF the doubt and release them. This
quleted the crowd, which was rapidly
becoming very ugly and the feeling dis
playe9 caused the trolley officials to
call OFF all the cars on the Stratf0rd
Line
NO attempt was made to run cars, to-
night. All of Sheriff Hawley's deputie,
nave reported to him for duty. In an
interview the sheriff said:
II will have no further interference
on the part of Mayor Mulvihin. will
have 100 special men here, tomorrow.
and will do my best to preserve peace
and if the mayor or anyone else at
tempts to interfere he will be stoned.
if necessary, | will supercede Mavor
Mulvihill in authority"
Sheriff Hawley has not vet called
upon Gov. Chamberlain for state aid,
hoping that such step will not be
necessary.
Mayor Mulvihill in a statement given
out, tonight, said that when he inter-
Tered at Barnum avenue, he was en-
deaForing to protect the sheriffs from
the violence of the crowd.
Michael Kelley was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff Doolin and two policemen
Tor stoninS car He is locked up at
police headquarters.
The situation here is without prece-
dent in the history of the city. Tomor-
row morning there will be a law and or
der league meeting composed of Sher-
Ill HaWley. the police commissioners
several eX-mayorS and about 90 promi-
nent business men and Mayor Mulvi-
hill.
In an interview. tonight, Supt. Birm-
lngham said that the local police force
was not large enough to handle the sit
uation alone. He said: I'VE have but
4S policemen and this is too great an
emergency for such q small force. Some
of the men have been on duty continu-
ously for IS hours. The mob we had !
to deal with, today, is composed of the
worst element in the city. In it there !
We're men who would stop at nothing. !
We would have had less trouble, today, !
II L had known cars We're to be run on
Barnum avenue"
Frank A. Wood, president of the !
Strikers Union. made the following
/
I'VE deplOre the violence. We hope |
there will be no more of it, because it !
blasts our hopes of arbitration. There
were no union men concerned in the
outbreak. The union was in session at b
a meeting when it occurred Four of
our men left the hall and went to Bar i
mum avenue, to implore the crowd to !
rerain from disorder"
Gen. Man. Sewall of the Trolley Co., |
did not care to make any comment on
the situation, remarking that the facts ,
carried their own comment. He said !
that the company would run cars when !
it received protection. He will try, to-
morrow. to resume operations on as |
many lines as possible. The Trolley co.
operates about 30 miles of tracks in |
suburban districts and if any attempt f,
is made to run cars, after dark, serious
trouble in these districts is feared.
Whether or not the militia will be
called out will be determined by future |
events. but conservative business men
believe that at the first sign OF anthei'
disturbance such a step will be abso
lltclV neCcSSarV.