Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
TWO DEPUTIES ON Each WAGON
If County and City Officials Are IN
able 10 Control the Situation Request
For State Troops viii Be Made
Less Rlotlns on Downtown Streets
Yesterday.
tBy Associated Press.)

in the teimCtcrs strike is expected to
ccmc tomorrow. State street retail
merchants have decided 10 send out
11.n0C wagons to make deliveries in
all parts OF the city. AS far rs pos
sible these wagons will be guarded by
deputy shcrins but It is the inteu-
ton to place two officers on each wa
son us far rs the number Of deputies
alreany swcrn III will permit. Sheriff
Barrett had hundreds OF deputies in
service tonight and said that he
Thought this number would bo ample
for the work outlined for tomorrow
If II IS not it Is said ne will conclude
that the sherir's force and the police
arc not able to control the situation
and request will be made for the
State militia
The Governor is Waiting
Governor Dcnecn has said that lie
will order out the troops IL request is
made by Sheriff Barrett and on the
failure or success of the attempt mt
retail deliveries tomorrow depends
the coming of The troops. Fifteen wa
CONS were sent out today by the large
dry goods and department stores and
all .of them made deliveries with lit
tie interruption. On each of the wa
gras rode two deputy shc-iffs. IL was
the success of this attempt at deliver
ing goods that prompted tho stores
tn decide to send out tomorrow near.
ly their fun force of wagons.
Either because of the threaten ap.
rearance Of The troops or because of
Tho addition to the police force. in
tho shape If deputy sherifrs. there
was much less rioting and fighting in
the downtown streets than on any day
this week
Express Wagons Not Moiestcd.
EXPRESS wagons, each one of whic'
carried guard armed with rifle or Il
double barreled shot gun, went to and
fro between depots and express of
foes without Interruption other than
that Of an occasional stone thrcwn
from the sidewalk or Of some missile
+ hurled from window. There was lit
tie of this, however, and the wagons
were almost unmolested.
Az order, issued early in the day by
Chief Of Police O'NeilI, directing tina.
all persons Should be prevented from
following wagons as they went
through the streets. had much to do
with the absence of riotins.
While there was less riotinS in the
downtown streets there were nuJner-
GUS assaults committed in all parts
~ the city remote from the principal
business co.itre.
Thieves Among Rioters.
III several cases the drivers we're
Z beaten and their wagons overturned
and Ike goods stolen. In other In.
stances The drivers escaped injuries
only by the Reetness of their horses.
Three coal wagons. after making
delivery at the factory of Sclz, Schwab
& &C.. ct Ohio and Kingsbury streets.
late this afternoon were attacked by n
crowd which pursued them for more
tha. half IL mile raining stones,
bricks AMI bottles on the police off,
GERS anil drivers. One woman was
aeon to throw several bricks and
glnss tumblcr from . window of a fac
tory.
Al; the wagons continued down Ohio
street they were targets for persons In
~ The windows Of all the buildings and
for Tho crowd which continued to-fol
low them. The mob was composed
almost entirely OF young men and wo
( men. the latter taking an active part
( in tho rioting and urging the men to
further violence.
Lashcm Was Beaten.
Edward l.nslcm. president of the
Iasl.em 1ealuing Company. was ter
rihly beaten by Union .toamstcrs thia
afternoon at West Madison streettand
n Un!cn street .ashcm was driving on.
Of his own Wagons and was asked to
Z show a union hutton. Before lie was