Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-21
.R|OING IN BRIDGEPORT.
Thirty-Two Men Injured in Battle
Which Follows Attempt to
Run Cars.
SHERIFF AND MAYOR ANTAGONISTS.
shower of Stones-Crew- Return
to Car Barns Bleeding Profuseiy-
Sherif Threatens to Usurp the
Mayors Authority.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 1s.-The at
tempt made by the officials of Con.
ncticut Railway and Lighting Co. TO
run their cars with non-union men
Sunday, resulted in a riot in which
at least fifty men were injured. The
sheriff says that another such out
break will make the calling out of
the state troops inevitable. At the
present time it is possible that the
county sheriff will supersede the po-
lice in the control of the city.
Sunday morning 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 IL OF
of the 130 strike breakers brought to
this city Saturday by the trolley
company. There was no disturbance
of any kind for couple of hours.
When the first car, however, had com
pleted its third round trip and was
directly in front of the Wheeler &
Wilson factory, where a crowd of at
least 1000 persons had gathered,
bombardment of stones began. Dep
uty Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb, who
were riding on the ear, plunged into
the crowd to arrest man whom they
had seen throwing stone. He was
seized, and with considerable diff
Guilty dragged so feet to the car. The
stone thrower was big fellow and
struggled SO tiercely that u policeman
went to the assistance of the sheriffs.
Mayor Dashed Into the Mob.
Immediately Mayor Mulvihill waa
seen hurrying through the mob. He
rushed up to the policeman and or
dered him to take his hands off the
prisoner. He then told the deputy
sheriffs that they had better let the
man go, During the argument tho
stone thrower wrenched himself free
and dashed away. In the meantime
stones were flying in a shower, and
one of them struck Mayor, Mulyihill
on the head, bruising it badly. The
two sheriffs jumped on the car and
ordered the motorman to proceed to
the carshed, a quarter of a mile dis
tant. The bombardment did not
ahate and the crowds on, the streets
were so dense that the motorman had
to go slowly. TIE stone throwing
sncrnlhse BECAME GdaIps SO furious that the
the bombardment To ~ "r ?
and the car reached the barns and
was run inside. The other five cars
operated on the same streets re-
ceived exactly the same treatment as
they followed the first car into the
car barns.
Water Turned on Rioters.
At this point Mulvihill saw that the
sergeant and nine policemen who
were stationed at the car barns were
entirely unable to cope with the mob
and he sent for Chief Coffin, of the
fire department. After a short con-
sultation the latter ordered out en-
gine company No. with a steamer
and line of hose. superintendent
birmingham also ordered every avail
able man to the spot to cooperate
with the fremen, and soon a stream
was being played on the mob, which
slowly fell back before the water. One
of the strike breakers was assisting
the firemen in holding the hose when
well-directed brick struck him on
the head and knocked him to the
ground senseless. When the mob had
dispersed the firemen and extra po-
licemen were ordered back to their
quarters and the regular detail re-
NAMED guarding the car barns.
The officials of the trolley company
will not reveal the names of the men
| injured, or the nature of their in
iuries. 1t is positively known, how
ever. that not man of the 81 who
we're on the six cars escaped injury
of some kind. Everyone of them, as
they stood on the platform of their
cars while going into the barns, was
seen to be bleeding profusely from
| the head and face.
Roadmastcr Stoned.
In addition to the trolley men in
1ured. Roadmaster Davis, of the troll
ley company, was severely injured by
a stone which struck him on the
head. Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb
were apparently magnets for the
mob as well as the strike breakers.
The sheriff says he will have no fur
ther interference on the part of the
mayor. 81 will have 100 special men
here in a few hours, and will do my
best to preserve peace, and If the
mayor or anyone else attempts to in
terfere he will be stopped; if neces-
sary I will supersede Mayor Mulvihill
in authority"
| To Succeed Mgr. Rocker.