Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-27
SHOTS ARR FIRED.
Strike Breakers at Chicago Get
Frightened and Use Their
Guns.
THEY ARE ALL ARRESTED.
Negroes Are Armed with Huge Revolvers
Many Non-Union Men
Slugged.
THEY ARE ALL ARRESTED.
GIRLS ARE VICTIMS OF MODS.

Chicago, H., July 26.-Shooting wildly
in the darkness, score Of panic-st,icken
strike breakers, hired by Swift & Co.,
spread CONSERVATION through the yards
early today. Riot calls We're sent to the
police and the armed garrison Of pack
ing town turned out in full force, believ-
Ing that the strikers had made an or
gained attack under cover Of darkness.
Failing to discover any strikers the
police arrested the strike breakers, all Of
them colored. The prisoners numbered
a dozen.
Strike Breakers Arrested.
When the police turned from search
ing for an attacking party and arrested
the strike breakers there was a chorus
of protests. All the prisoners told of
seeing suspicious persons lurking in the
shadows Of the buildings.
Their revolvers were of huge calibre
and the police tried to learn where the
negroes had obtained a number Of navy
weapons. 1t was denied that Swift & Co.
had armed the men. The police took the
view that the colored men had shot to
create a disturbance and held the prison
eFs for arraignment III court.
Girls Are Mob Victims.
Girls and men were attacked by union
sympathizers last night Two of the out
breaks occurred in Halsted street, near
the stockyards, and one in EngleWood.
The attack on the girls occurred at the
corner of Root street at sunset. -Four
employed in the Armour plant were the
victims
Their assailants were also girls. The
four had left the stockyards, and were
walking down the street, when crowd
of striking girls started after them.
Other girl strikers were attracted, and
also several men. When the four girls
reached Halsted street the crowd pressed
them on all sides, and several girls struck
their nonunion sisters and pulled their
hair
The police of the stockyards station
were notified. When their wagons were
several blocks away the crowd saw them
and scattered.
None of the four girls was seriously in
Jured. They were taken to their homes
by the police.
Three Men Beat One.
Andrew Muldoon, SO years old, sus-
pected by unionists of being a strike
breaker, was attacked while near his
home and knocked into the street by a
blow Of the fist by one Of three men.
The men then set upon him and kicked
him until he was unconscious.
In the midst Of the attack young man
who gave his name to the police as Al
bert Mcnamara jumped from the rear
PLATFORM or passing street car ana ran
ito Muldoons assistance. The three as
saiIants advanced on the newcomer.
Get him, fellows" said one.
Mcnamara drew his pocket knife and
opened the blade
Don't you come any farther" he
threatened.
The men ran north in Halsted street.
One of them, John Dooney, was captured.
The others escaped.
Muldoon recovered consciousness under
the care Of a physician. He denied he
was employed as strike breaker.
Suspect Beaten and Kicked
Strike sympathizers attacked Bert
Bracken, an alleged non-union beef tag
ger, near his home. He was thrown to
the street and kicked after having been
beaten. He was. taken to the Enslewood
Union hospital. eBracken is said to have
worked at the S. s. S. plant. No one
was arrested.