The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Serious Trouble Likely TO Grow
Out Of the Teamsters
Strike.
FEELING is VERY BITTER
Following Murder Of Eisht-Year Old
Boy by Negroes Residents Have
Armed Themselves and Hunt
for the Strikebreakers.

transfers. instead OF being declared
OF. will be spread to greater proper
tons This was decided Saturday
night by the members OF the teamstcrs'
joint council. which was la session un-
I'll midnight.
The council ..:et ut s o'clock To hear
the propositions that had been IN
progress with the employers through
out the day. They agreed To all tn.
| stipulations OF the employers with the
exception OF that which declared that
the drivers OF the express companies
should not be taken back, This was
he rock upon which the peace pro-
gram was wrecked. and after several
hours OF debate II was decided that the
transfers union could not leave the
express drivers To make "A lone fight.
but must stand by them. II was de-
cided To call of all the negotiations
and prepare for a further fight.
The sense of the meeting was ex-
! pressed la the following resolution.
which WAS passed and given out as
defining the position OF the tclmsters:
We believe that the railroad express
companies are not justified In their
! refusal To re!nstate any OF their former
/ employees. and believe that the best in-
terests OF all would have been served
! had they agreed To the same PROPOSE
ton or a somewhat similar one To that
which the Employers association sug-
gest.d.
Under these conditions Il is Incum-
bent on the members or the t~pmsters
/ organization To continue the strik. un-
\ I'll such time as the express companies
/ will agree la tn. same conditions as
those offered by the Employers assoc
! citation"
/ The methods OF the unions will not
| differ from those which they have pur-
sued thus far IN the strike. They will
I continue the boycott against the
\ houses where the strikes have been
I held during the last month. and IL any
/ OF tksir members are discharged for
\ refusing TO make deliveries all OF the
drivers employed by the house viii be
called ON strike at once.
| Chicago. May 23.-Chicago Is threat.
Ell 1T with n race war OF serious proper
\ tiouS. Embttcrrd by the shooting ~
I Enoch Carlson. an Sleigh, year old hoy
las, week by two negroes. the residents
in the vicinity III Tw"uty-niuth and
. Dearuon streets have armed themselves
I and clashes between white and black
men have become 80 frequent since the
I Carlson murder that u Inns been found
/ nee cssary To detail scores 90 policemen
+ Ia the district to preserve peace. Even
\ this prrCuutiou has been unsuccessful
I In Keeping the opposing factions apart.
In riot which broke uut In this DIS
. triCt between the whites and the blacks
. James Gray. Colored. was killed. Harry
4 Bernstein waA mOrtilly wounded. and
I "A building ia which bernstein WAS be-
/ lns held captive. suffering from four
I bullet wounds. was stoned aud par
I TALLY wrecked by mob 90 1850 per-
I sons.
Trouble with Negroes.
] The troubl. started when James Il
Gray accused Bernstein aud white
\ companion of being troubicmdkrrs.
/ Since the transfers strike Gray has
\ been employed by a coal company us
I a driver The merits ~ the strike aud
/ the shooting ot Young Carlson were up
I FOR Discussion. Angry words soon led
. To blows. aud Ia the light that followed
I Gray drew knife and attacked both
men. Bernstein. who is a bartender
I In the vicinity, drew a revolver ana
fred four shots. Two OF the bullets
\ took effect in Gray's body, and IL fell
unconscious To the sidewalk. lie died
Will. being removed To hospital
As Bernstein ana his companion were
7 leaving the scene uf the shooting two
! ColOrel men who had been attracted by
\ the noise seized the bartender and a
scuiilc for possession Of the revolver
Z followed. While the struggle was tu
progress Special Policeman Tinsl"y. col
Orci. came running up. Seeing the coli
orrl policeman approaching Bernstein
swung the revolver toward him. aud
I according To- Tinsley, discharged tn.
\ weapon twice. Tinslcy drew his own
revolver and fired four shots. each Of
I the bullets taking effect In Bcrns;ein's
/ body.
Desperate Fight Ensusd.
! As Bernstein fell unconscious "A crowd
I which had been attracted by the nrSt
\ shots hurried To Tinsley anI the
\ wounded man. With the assistance OF
! another negro Tinsley picked Bernstein
\ up ana ran into nearby saloon. Tins
\ ley. stood la the doorway or the saloon
with drawn revolver. but the crowd.
/ which was composed OF negroes. VAS
| crying for vengeance for the killing OF
Gray. and Tinsley. seeing that he. uu-
| assisted. would not be able To- keep
them back. shut aud barred the door.
\ The crowd, which had now grown to a
mob. rushed at the building and it's
\ entrances. Finding all the doors locked
\ and being unsuccessful In their efforts
I To force them open. large stones aud
I other missiles were thrown at the
\ building and every window and iiN-
/ ture la the place Was shattered and de-
I molished.
While the disturbance was going on
I three negroes. who had followed Tinslcy
+ into the saloon. dragged Bernstein into
I the basement ana with clubs in their
! hands stood ready to defend him.
In the meantime the police at the
/ central station had been notified ol
\ the trouble. and two patrol wagons and
\ an ambulance fillcd with policemen
were hurried To the scene. but IL was
y only after a desperate hight Ia which
/ several OF the rioters were badly
\ bruised by the patrolmcns clubs that
the mob was forced back from the 80 .
. loon. shouting for Bernstein. the slay-
or OF Gray. The police told them that
Bernstein had been killed and To make
good the remark the bartender. who
was unconscious, VAS placed on a
stretCher. "A cover thrown over his face
and brought To the door of the 81 :
loon. This had q quieiing effect on the
I crowd and they soon disappeared.
After he had been revived la the
hospital Bernstein declared that Gray
had started the trouble ana he had
\ killed the negro In self defense.