The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-18
STRIKERS
In A RIOT
Four Negroes Seriously
Hurt,
USED DEH.sl WEAPONS
Strike B.y.kers We're Set
". at Ball Game.
Unionists Beat Negroes and Assaulted
POlicemen-Prompt Interfer-'
ence by Authorities Alone
Prevented Riot.

Chicago, July 17.-In an attack this
afternoon on four colored strike break
ers by mob composed of spectators
at an amateur ball game in the vicinity
of the stock yards, two white men. one
policeman and the four strike break
ers were severely injured. Revolvers
and knives were used and three of the
injured men are in a serious condition.
The injured:
William Durand, shot in jaw and
neck. condition serious; James Kelly.
stabbed in left side, near heart, may
die; Policeman j.. w. Sweeny, struck
in the head and back by bricks, while
trying to quell the disturbance, severe
ly cut and bruised: John Hunter, col
ored. face and neck slashed with knife,
severely beaten about body; Gran Ba-
ker. colored. cut about face and head
Samuel Wood, colored, cut with knife
and beaten about body and face, con-
dition serious: william Riley, colored,
face cut and body bruised.
After finishing their days work at
Schwarschild & Sulzburger's plant, the
four colored strike breakers on their
way home had to pass the grounds
where an amateur ball game was in
progress. There were fully 1000 per-
sons watching the game. most all of
whom were friends of the men who
went on strike last week.
As the four workmen approached the
place some one in the crowd yelled
"scab." and Instantly a rush was made
for the negroes. Wood had revolver
and Baker a knife and as the mob
started for them they drew their weap-
ons. Before they could use them.
however, they were knocked to the
ground by a dozen white men. Baker
scra mbled to his feet and began slash
ing right and left and before the knife
could be taken away from him he had
stabbed Kelly. Wood fired into the
crowd while lying on the ground two
of the bullets hitting Durand. of the
attacking party.
crowd into a frenzy and had not the
police made a quick response to n riot
call that was sent in. some of the strike
breakers undoubtedly would have been
killed. AS It was, they were thrown
to the ground and knocked insensible
before the police could scatter the
crowd. Several of the rioters were
placed under arrest as also were Wood
and Baker.
Further RiOting Imminent.
Unless the strike Is settled without
delay. today's rioting is believed to be
but a forerunner of worse disturbances
that will come later as the sentiment
in the stock yards district Is very Bit
ter against non-union workmen.
The officials of the Union Stock Yards
and Transit Company and a committee
from the firemen. oilers and water
tenders employed at the wards will
take a hand in the butchers strike to-
morrow and endeavor to arrange
another peace conference with the
packers. This proposed interference
is influenced by the effect of the strike
upon the transit company's business
The company receives, feeds and pens
and distributes to the various con-
signees all the live stock shipped into
the yards.
1t is estimated that there are 10000
cattle, 10000 hogs and 10000 sheep in
the pens of the Union Stock Yards and
Transit Company at present. The cost
alone is 81 a head and for sheep and
hogs SO cents per head.
Should there be a sympathetic strike
tomorrow of the allied craft it would
prevent the company from distributing
the live stock on hand and would
cause a loss of at least $4,000. In
an effort to prevent the allied trades
fro ON walking out the officials of the
Transit Company and a committeeman
representing the fremen. oilers and
water tenders will call on the packers
tomorrow and urge them to assist in
bringing about another conference to
agree on a basis for arbitrating the
differences between the packers and the
butchers.