The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
MOB'S BLOODY WORK
BEGAN EARLY TODAY
A Priest Was Among Those Viciously AT.
tackled by Hoodlums.
Talk Of Calling Out State Troops..Scores Lie Badly
Injured in the Hospitals.

Chicago. May 3.--IsIood began
flowing early today In the Chicago
riot-riddcn streets.
sluggcrs armed with hickory canes
and brass knuckIcs and black Jacks,
made insIiscriminatc assaults ON citi-
zcns.
Within two hours after dawn,
eight men had been badly beaten.
one "a Catholic priest who had just
administered the last rites for the
dying to. another victim of the slug
gers.
While his negroes, Imported from
southern cities, were beating citi-
zcns with clubs and biIIics or slash
ing at them with knives. Frank Cur
~. who had his head cracked will,
bricks thrown nj him yesterday. lies
In n critical condition and physicians
ARE almost dcspairing 81 his recoy-
cry.
Father RciIIey. who was assaulted.
had attended Thomas Atkins and
WAS terribly beaten by sin negroes IN
an alley.
-Four other men were beaten ny
arrested.
Three Of the victims will probably
die.
Preliminary arrangements arr
completed for carrying out orders.
which may be received, calling out
state troops.
The strike situation assumed
peculiar aspect last night and inter
csts which have been opposing the
striking teamsters are not as united
Is the Team Owners Association.
which has contracts with railroads
and many large firms throughout the
city to transfer merchandise
The Team Owners Association.
which employs none but union team.
sters fatty refused yesterday at
OF the firms now involved in the
strike, when ordered TO do so by the
Employers Association. when the
employers received this ultimatum
they notified the Team Owners un.
less request that no discrimination
be made in deliveries. efforts would
be made to have all existing con
tracts between the team owners and
business houses and railroads can
oelled. These amount to millions an
nually.
The railroad men, contrary to the
hopes OF the Employers Association.
did not exert the influence on the
Team Owners that was expected.
They took practically the same
stand. declaring the fight was some
thing into which the railroads did
not properly enter. that they had
contracts with team owners. that
these contraHs were at present being
fulfilled 10 thSr entire satisfaction
and they could see no reason why
the railroads should be dragged into
the struggle.
During the day the employers had
informed Mayor Duane and Chief of
Police O'Neil that they intended to
move 1855 wagons owned by them
and the different express companies
and manned by nonunion men. This
necessitated the call for swearing IT,
OF 1000 additional policemen. hut
after conference at the Union
League club, the employers modified
their plans and Informed the officials
that they would only increase yery
slightly the number OF wagons over
that in service yesterday.
Judge Kohlsaat, of the United
states circuit court, at the request OF
attorneys representing the express
companies. issued temporary In
junction restraining all persons lro'a
interfering with the wagons OF petit
tloners or men employed upon them.
Fighting In the streets was more
fierce and savage yesterday than
Monday and rioters attacked nonun-