Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-14
THE RICHMOND STRIKE.

Judge Wit, OF the Hustlngs Coui'' vi
Richmond, yesterday instructed the
grand jury that the throwing at the
street cars and otherwise interfering
with the running Of the cars constituted
penitentiary ofenses, with a maximum
penalty Of three years. The grand
Jury in short time returned i've IN
dictments, as fellows:
E. B. Wright, stoning a car IN
Louisiana street, Fulton.
John McDevitt, placing distractions
on the Laurel Street Line.
II. s. Chittam, stoning a Laurel
street car.
John Hudson and S. r. Pace, throw
ing bottles or other missiles at Clay
street car.
"Unlawfully and feloniously, but not
maliciousIy," the indictment reads In
each case. The significance of this will
appear from a perusal of the following
quotation ofthe law read to the grand
jury by Judge Witt:
off any person maliciously obstruct,
remove or injure any part of canal or
railroad, or any bridge or fixture there
of, or maliciously obstruct or injure any
machinery, engine, car or work there,
whereby the life of any traveller or other
person is put in peril, he shall be con-
fined in the penitentiary for not less
than two wears nor more than 10 years ;
and in the event Of the death of any
traveller or other person resulting from
such malicious obstructing, removing or
injuring, the person so offending shall
be deemed guilty Of murder, the degree
to be determined by the jury; or II any
person unlawfully, but not maliciously,
shoot at or into OF, throw any stone or
other missile at or into any passenger
train or car, or any railroad or any part
thereof, whereby the life of any traveller
or other person on such train or cara
may be put in peril, upon conviction
thereof he shall be punished by conflne-
ment in the penitentiary for not less
than one nor more than three years, or
in the county or city Jail for not less
than one nor more than II months, or
fined not exceeding $500"
1t was under this section that several
Norfolk street car rioters were tried, con-
victed and sent to the penitentiary a
year or two ago. The Supreme Court
refused to grant writ OF error, and the
action of the lower court held good
The soldiers who took part in the
shooting of Luther Taylor, in Man
chester, week ago, testified yesterday.
Corporal Lane, who had Taylor in
charge, stated that the prisoner was I'M
ruly. and he turned to call his captain
when he was showed out of the buggy
and fell to the ground. When he gained
his feet no cried "Haltp several times
before he fred. He stated, in reply tc
questions, that he had orders to shoot
any escaping prisoner. The investiga.
ton will probably end today.
Yesterday and Sunday were quiet days,
and, though there was some stone-throw'
ing. there was no interruption in traffic.
Manager Huff, of the Passenger anc
Power Company, in reply to the con
tinually recurring rumors of compro-
mise, made another emphatic denial anc
declared that there could never be com
promise; that he had entered into perma
nent agreement with 300 or 400 men,
whose positions he was bound to protect
and that he could only treat with the ole
men as individuals for the vacancies ye
remaining.
Strikebreaker Farley Yesterday dis
charged another batch Of his men, mum
boring about 25, whose places have beer
regularly filled.
Julius Schwarzinger was arrested las
night, charged with the shooting o.
Sergeant Easily and Motorman Burnett,
The testimony is that he was seen going
into dark alley with gun few min
utes before the shooting.
A general shakeup in the Richmond
police force is likely to be one of the re-
suits of the strike. Charges are pending
against score OF policemen, according
to report. The exact nature of The
charges is a secret. The charges in
every case are sigued by some persons
who have witnessed alleged dereliction'
on the part of police during the las
month. There is report that the off
GERS have put nippers on men who have
been arrested whenit was not necessary
have failed to notice other acts which
have happened almost in their presence
and have generally failed to measure VI
to the duties for which they we're swOrr
and commissioned.