Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-18
STREET CARS NOBD[O
Employment of Non-Union Men
Causes Riot at Bridgeport,
Connecticut
MAYOR MuLVihiLL INJURED
Sheriff Declares He Will supersede the
Mayor If Necessary To Preserve Or
der-Latter Was Elected on a Labor
Ticket and During Trouble Inter
fered To Protect One of the Rioters.

| Bridgeport, Conn, 1S.-An attempt by
the officers of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting company to run thei,
cars with non-union men today resulted
in riot, in which mob of 1000 per-
sons stoned the cars and drove them
back to the barns. Twelve strike
breakers, a dozen occupants of the
cars, fourteen deputy sherffs, and sew
| jured by the missiles thrown by the
| mob.
| Mayor Mulvhill, who was elected on
! a labor ticket, while trying to free
one OF the rioters from the grasp of u
deputy sheriff, was struck on the head
with stone and received severe bruises
on his head.
AS the result Of the mayors inter-
ference with the deputy sheriffs. Sher-
if Sidney B. Hawley last night de-
clared that he would supersede Mayor
Mulvihill if necessary to preserve or
der.
Il will have no further interference
on the part of Mayor Mulvihill." said
the sheriff Il will have 100 special
men here today and Will do my best
to preserve peace. and if the mayor
or any one else attempts to inter-
fere he will be stopped. If necessary
/ will supersede Mayor Mulvihill in au-
thority."
The sheriff tadded that another such
outbreak as took place yesterday will
make the calling out Of the state troops
inevitable. 1t is also possible that the
sheriff will take the control Of the city
from the police.
Yesterday 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 We're manned by twelve of the 100
strike breakers brought to this city
yesterday by the trolley company.
There was not disturbance of any kind
for a couple of hours.
When the first car, however. had
completed its third round trip crowd
of at least 1000 persons had gathered
and bombardment Of stones began.
Deputy Sheritfs Hendrie and Plumb.
who We're riding on the car plunged
into the crowd to arrest man whom
they had seen throwing Il stone. He was
seized and with considerable difficulty
dragged fifty feet TO the car. The stone
was a big fellow and struggled
so tiercely that policeman who was
standing near by went to the assistance
of the sheriffs.
Immediately Mayor Mulvihill was
seen hurrying thru the mob. He rushed
tn nd
to take 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
stones We're flying in a show
er. and one of them struck Mayor
on the head.
The two deputy sheriffs jumped on
the car and ordered the motorman to
proceed to the car sheds. quarter
of mile distant. The bombardment did
not abate and the crowds on the
streets We're so dense that the motor /
man had to go slowly.
The stone throwing soon became so
furious that the sheriffs drew their re-
volverS and fired five shots in the air. |
This caused the bombardment to lie, |
up a little, and the car reached the |
barns and was run inside. The other
five cars, operated on the same streets,
received the same treatment as they |
the. first car into the car
barns.
Every one Of the twelve non-union
motormen and conductors was bleeding
profusely from wounds in their heads, !
made by the stones thrown at them.
Davis was also cut and |
bruised by the missiles Deputy Sheriffs
Hendrie and Plumb, who We're riding
On the first car, We're targets for the
mob, as well as the strike breakers,
and each was struck at least dozen
lines.
When the last car had passed within
he doors there was a crowd of 4,000l
people gathered in a vacant lot opposite
md violence once more broke loose.
Srickbats, stones, and everything that
could be thrown We're hurled at the
,arns and anything that belonged to
he company in the vicinity.