The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-05
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Ihouce ann1oyes went out and an attempt
was made to fill their places with nom
union men all conductors. motormsn.
and gripmen would strike, tying up the
| In response to violent popular protest
against The importation Of dangerous
negroes TO take the. places OF striking
tea lstcrs the Employers Association
ordered that the hiring of negro strike
brakcrs cease There Is serious talk OF
deporting many of those already here
under the laws governing VGgab0Hdag &C.
In view OF the prejudice against the
black men a general race war is reared
| Mayor Dunno made a per~oral tour
| through the storm centers yesterday
afternoon In a carriage He wanted 10
see the situation with his own eyes, He
returned to his Office more than ever
| convinced that the police force is ade-
quately meeting the emergency. Several
hpndred more s9eciaI policemen we're
sworn in and put into service.
Woman Struck by Bullet.
For the first time since the strike de-
veloped a woman was shot yesterday
The vict,n1Swas Mrs. w. Claret She
was attending to her household duties
| in her fat at 139 Twenty-eighth place
when some one in the mob below fired a
shot through a window of her MONT.
The bullet shattered the window pane,
wounded the woman IN the neck and
crushed into a mirror. A physician said
she would recover unless blood poison
ing resulted.
During a second disturbance at the
same stables John Dansterry, nom
union negro teamster. was shot. He
had tried to strike a boy. when strike
stones at the driver. A general fight
followed and Dansberry received a bull
let In the leg
Hunted by furious mob, Otis Keith,
rad FAlt dor $v1l
car and received severe injuries. but
gained a respite from the mob and was
rescued by police. He had been recog-
Dfzed as a non-union driver and crowd
set Upon him. He Jumped upon swiftly
| moving street car. but was pushed from
the step by the conductor.
Under Trolley Car.
Thoroughly frightened. Keith ran be-
hind the street car. directly in the path
of one moving in the opposite direction.
He turned and tried TO get out of the
way. but scores Of men stood in his way
and the car struck MIN. knocking him
down and bally cutting his head, Be-
fore the moi could do him further in
jury policemen reached the scene and
rescued him.
j. ID. Schaffer. member of the exeeu-
tive committee of the Chicago Team
Owners Association, stood in his door
way. with rife. at his shoulder, and
protected an unknown strike breaker
from mob Of more than 1000 of his
nefghbors. The beaten. pleading wretch.
VINO had rushed Into MIR. Schaffer's par
ior for protection, had barely escaped
with his life in an attack made on him
near the eabody Coal Company's yards
Poi1ce arriving escorted the negro to a
street car
Another fugitive strike-breaker con-
cealed himself in the cellar of N T.
austin, next door to Mr.. Schaffer's home
he was discovered. but six women, in
cluding Mrs. Austin. formed an escort
Tor the man and marched him out of
the basement through the ieering mob
70 the Wentworth avenue car line. The
man thanked his rescuers and started
north. 1t is said each of the strike
breakers was subsequently beaten
severely by strike sympathizers, who.
apparently had been notified by teie-
Farther along the line.
Bottles as Weapons.
While a caravan Of United States Ex-
press Company wagons was passing
along Harrison street, near Wabash
avenue. a crowd of several hundred per-
sons collected and began throwing
stones and bottles at the drivers
Michael Smith, eighteen years old. who
was In the crowd, was struck on the
head with a bottle and severely cut. He
Five wagons which left the barns of
the Employers Teaming Company at 100
West Monroe street for Sprague, War
ner & Co store. mad a turbulent four
nev in the morning. No sooner had the
wagons emerged from the barn than
mob. which had been waiting, began
throwing bricks and coal Policeman
Doyle, Of the Maxwell street station
was struck on the head with brick
and severely cut H. l-a., his revolver
and fired several shots into the ground
Inc crowd was finally scattered and the
wagons safely reached their destination.
Waiter Is Rescued.
Policemen from the Maxwell street
station rescued Samuel Spriggs. a negro
waiter living at sec State street, who
was in danger of being killed at Lumber
and Canal streets. He was walking
along Canal street when attacked by
crowd, members of which declared he
was strike-breaker. Notwithstanding
that he denied it and offered to prove
his identity. his assailants continued to
peat him. When rescued by the police
the man was unconscious and was taken
TO the county hospital.
The police have learned OF two cases
OF smuggling Of negroes innocent of con-
nection with the strike late Tuesday
night Both assaults took place on
street cars at Twenty sixth street and
Stewart avenue. Witt Jameson, n la
borer. 275 TWenty-fffth street, was on
his way home a II o'clock He was
standing on the front platform when half
a dozen men rushed at him. calling him
q scab. He ran through the car but
vas caught and terribly beaten. He
was taken home by a friend. and his
injuries are reported To be serious.
Police Sworn In.
Three hundred and ninety-eight new
policemen marched away from the city
hall Wednesday to enter on their duties