Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
STRIKE FATALITIES
FATAL SHOOTING DISTURBANCES
IN CHICAGO STREETS.
Conference to Be Held on Monday by
New Committee With Employ
ers' Representative.

CHICAGO, June 17-Negotiations for
the ending of the Transfers strike were
reopened this afternoon and on Monday a
conference will be held between the strik-
ers and J. v. Farwell, jr., who has been
delegated to act for the employers At a
meeting of the labor leaders ii was de-
cided to make another effort to settle the
strike Mr.. Farwell said he would meet
the teamsters' committee on Monday
President c. P. Shea Of the Transfers
union will not be member of the COM
mittee which will meet Mr.. Farwell. nor
Will any OF the members of the old strike
committee which was friendly to Presi-
dent Shea.
1t is possible that unless some settle
ment Is reached Monday strike of the
freight handlers employed in the railroad
depots will result on July 1.
This strike viii be the result of the re-
fusal Of the freight handlers to touch
goods hauled to the depots by non-union
men. At present the freight handlers are
bound by contract which compels them
will expire July I. All of the freight han
dlrs are asking for an increase In wages
amounting to about 10 per cent.
No New Developments.
The strike situation before the grand
jury today developed nothing neM
One man was instantly killed and two
others severely wounded today by deputy
sheriffs who were guarding non-union
drivers of express wagons. The dead:
Frederick Hucksold. teamster, shot
through the heart by CHARLES Hillman. a
deputy sheriff.
Frank Davis fatally wounded by Frank
Armstrong conductor Of an American ex-
press wagon. Armstrong fired into a
crowd that had jeered him and the bullet
struck Davis in the abdomen, passing en-
ttrely through his body.
William White. teamster. shot in the
left side by Charles Hillman.
Fatal Strike Disturbance.
Fred Hucksold, teamster.> was killed
and William White, another teamster, was
shot in the left side and seriously wounded
today as the result of strike disturbance
on Van Buren, street near Canal Hucksold
was riding on a steet car when the riot
occurred and had taken no part in the
disturbance. The bullet struck him in the
chest and penetrated his heart and lungs.
Death was instantaneous.
The shooting was done by Charles Hill
man. who. with William Monroe, had been
sworn III as deputy sheriff and was guard
ing a United States Express Company
wagon. A detail of police was hurried
to the scene and prevented the big crowd
which had gathered at the sound of shots
from offering violence to Hillman and Mon
roe. White was driving truck and, draw
ing alongside the express wagon. is said to
have called the deputies vile names. Hill
man shot White when White refused to
submit to arrest and second later another
bullet from Hiliman's pistol killed Huck-
sold, who had leaned from the car to watch
the struggle between White and the depu-
ties.
A Probably Fatal Shooting.
Frank Davis seventeen years old, was
shot and probably fatally injured today by
the driver of an American Express Com
pany's wagon in Peoria street.
The express driver was attacked by a
crowd just before the shooting. After the
shooting the mob fed. The driver surren-
dered himself at police station.