The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-27
ONE MORE SHOT In RICHMOND
BOy VINO THREW 4 STONE ar
SOLDIERS BOUNDED.
The Street Railway Company Again "a
fuses 10 Make Concessions and Pre-.
pares for i.onS Ste6c-Rietcfs
Frneti-NIore Troul,s Feared To-day.

fIucV-NIOTc HTOuUS FeoTtU IW.lIySs
RICHMOND. Va, June 20. Luther Wilcox.
an eighteen-year-old boy, hurled rock
tonight at a car filed with soldiers. Then
he turned and ran. One of the soldiers
fired at him. and the bullet tore through
his hand and buried itself in his hip. This
was the only case of violence tonight.
There was little disorder during the day.
owing to the stern military rule enforced
Another attempt to induce the street
railway company to make concessions to
It's striking employees met with failure.
The company made this statement:
THE strikers may make application for
their places as individuals, but not a. a
union, and those will be taken back who
are acceptable and who are necessary to
complete the force No other terms viii
be considered
1t was said in addition that the company
would spend 81, 600 600 if necessary to carry
it's point.
Tomorrow being Saturday, which is
practically half holiday, there is great
fear of trouble, and the Mayor has been
asked to close the saloons before dark.
Other precautions will probably be taken
to minimize the danger. It is possible
that martial law may be proclaimed, al
though the necessity for this has not yet
arisen.
The street railway company to-day in
creased the number Of its cars and opened
a new line, running through the country
for nine miles The roads officials &C.
cured to-day the release of three guards,
M Cronk, l.. r. Mitchell and H. B. Biggs,
all Northern men, who are accused Of hav-
ing fired on mob and wounded six per-
sons. Two were badly injured in the at
tack on their car before they used their
weapons
The attorney for the company, in sub
hitting motion for bail before the Judge
the Jail was mot fit for dog to live in
He requested permission to examine II,
but IL was refused.
Guards still surround the residence OF
8. W. HUFF manager of the road, in the
suburbs. IT being feared that an attempt
will be made to burn it.
The cases against George c. VIM and
r. j. Evans. strikers. were continued to.
day until July 8, and they were released
in 500 bail each. The wounded soldiers,
John B. and Charles d. Easley Of Lynch
burg, are better to-day and will recover.
Motorman Warford Of Baltimore, who was
The citizens Of both ends of the town
are in terror of being injured ia their houses
by bullets. Mrs. A; E Walsh, an aged
Noiidh' W0s GNU III VIC mp "hlic St'iuS cu
her porch.
Farley, chief OF the strike breakers, a
picturesque and fearless man, who ia he
object Of the intense hatred Of the union
men and their friends, was deprived ~ his
weapons by the Hennco authorities to-day
because Of a warrant sworn out by A. j..
Mann, charging that Farley had threatened
his life. -, q. ...,.. -. -. 49,
Business is suffering severely. Al mer-
chants who use the cars or allow their
employees to use them are being boycotted.
The head of the street car system locally is
Fritz SitterdinR. He ia large dealer in
building supplies. A boycott in in force
against him and union carpenters refuse to
work for any contractor who buys material
from him.
The car company has prepared for long
siege by building commodious quarters,
with kitchen and dining room. for it's new
men. just outside the city.
There are now about thousand soldiers
here. and the aggregate cost to the State
for their maintenance ia 81 900 day.
Many rioters were fined In the police
court to-day. among them three guards
employed to protect the company's prop
erty, who were fined $50 each. They
appealed.