Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
DENOUNCED DEMOCRAT
Manager Seweil Makes a Startling Accusation Facts. However, Do Not Bear Him Out
 In His False State

MT Sewell was asked this noon if he or Colonel Burpee intended giving any recognition to Kelly and Keayeney, the strikers, for their brave act in taking Il car to the barn from the scene of tumult at North Willow street Satur- day night.
 . All know about it is what read said Mir Sewell.
 Well, l was there and saw them do it, said the reporter.
 Who ordered them to do it?" was Mir sewelfs answer.
 Nobody that know of" said the reporter .-,lnat is where the credit to them comes in. If they were or dered to do it there would be no credit que to thean.'
 If the police asked them to take the car back they would have to do it. said MT SeWeil.
 Well, l don't know about that, ' said the reporter. Captain Ramon was stoned and l understand that Keayeney and Kelly told him they would take the car to the barn if the non-union men were taken away. And then they got on the car and took it away amid shower stones. Fl should think that was deserving Of recognition
 MT SeWell said nothing to this. He. did not seem i'll good humor, and the reporter turned the conversation to the riot.
 Tt was q fierce night,'' said he.
 s.Well. I guess 1t was,' said MT Sew ell, 'and your damned paper was the cause of 1t, catering to the mob.''
 That is not so, MT Sewel1," ex- claimed the scribe The Democrat is bought and read by some of the best people in the city, and what caused the row is your actions and the lies that have been published. Why didn't you take in your cars when the row be- gan?"
 We did" said MT Sewell.
 No, you didn't, replied the reporter. nor for an hour or more after. The Inst car did not leave the center until II 80 o'clock. I saw it all.''
 Well" said MT Sewell. haven't we got the right to run our cars?'
 Undoubtedly, but when you sec they incite riot oughtn't you for the Sake of the public pence take them in2.'
 Its the way you put Up this stun every day to the people was the cause of it aIl''
 .''rhe Democrat has not given more space to it than any of the others, and I wrote every word that has been pub lished so far, except an occasional par agraph or so and can stand by every word of it. We published no lies"
 Well, I think you are the cause of it all.'
 You may think so, but you have no grounds for so doing. If you will turn to the columns of the Democrat you will see there that the people have been advised more often than by any other paper to preserve the peace.
 T don't care to read now will have more time to read bye and bya and think also" said MT sewell.
 Ut was your action in not with drawing the cars brought the military to town. That's about the size of it. You have the military here now and hundreds of the men are drunk
 The latter was an extravagant state ment, but there was some truth in it.
 MT Sewell said: ssWell, I'm not to blame for that" and then he disap- peared within the Waterbury club.
 The condition of the motorman who was taken from the ear on Saturday night and roughly handled, was re- ported by the hospital authorities as somewhat better to-day
 The city, though in the hands of the military, is not under martial law Nevertheless, three rounds of ball cart ridges have been issued to the our-of- town companies
 1t was determined today to run cars this evening with a military es- cort on each car Each escort will consist of four men, two on the front and two on the rear platform. l Father Sloeum, Dr Davenport, the Rev Mir Stockdale and nearly all the other ministers of the city spoke on the strike situation yesterday. de nouncing in the strongest terms the outbreak of Saturday night.
 A we'll known citizen of Waterbury, T property owner on North Main street. called at the Democrat office this after noon, and expressed himself in no un- certain manner about the state of af- fairs that now exists here He said it was to be deplored and that the calling out of the militia would hang like cloud over the city for a lOuS lllAG. ACA lC AIlCu A 1tSSC IAAt Ecame under his notice as he left his home. One of the military men came staggering down the street looking for some one or something and not hardly able to tell whether he was afoot or on horseback. He finally plunged out into the street and held up q passing team.
 The soldier boys were busy during $ part of the forenoon looking up missing men. some Of whom appeared to be sadly in need of little assistance. Or South Main street big fellow divestet himself of his coat, and while he issued no challenge, it was plain from hi. conduct that he was up for any kin( of a game. After a good deal of coax ing he was induced to get from unde1 | the public eye. Later T patrol made { I tour of all the saloons for the purpose I of locating men who could not be nc counted for Ut headquarters. '.B, Il George said man who was enjoyins toddy in prominent cafe when tn, officer stepped in, looked around anf then headed for the door without Ut I tering n word Il thought he was goins to set 'em un' At another place som,