The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12

terrible manner about the head and
face. He knocked one down with a
billy, and the others ran. Thinking
he had killed his assailsnt, Utely went
call an ambulance but when it arrived
the man had either recovered and
gone away, or had been carried Off by
his companions.
A hundred colored men imported as
strike breakers by the Employing
Teaming Company struck today. The
negroes complained that they could
not,protect themselves with wooden
sticks or canes, which were being
furnished by the company. The col.
ored men declared that the canes
however stout, could not give protec.
tion against bricks, stones or similar
missiles. The men wanted revolvers.
Their request was refused.
Ono OF the liveliest disturbances of
the day occurred within block of the
Auditorium hotel. Shooting was re-
sorted to by colored nonunion men to-
day at Harrison street and Wabash
avenue. Three wagons, formerly
owned by the Edwin r. Daniels Coal
Company, were being driven south in
Wabash avenue. at the Harrison
street crossing large crowd gathered
about the drivers and guards. Sticks,
tiling, broken bottles and other mis-
siles striking the negroes.
NEGRO SHOOTS.
One OF the colored guards, named
Carter, whipped out a revolver and
shot at Henry Schultz, who, it is al
legged, was approaching Carter. The
bullet struck Schultz in the left side.
He ran south in Wabash avenue for
block before he fell. The crowd
thoroughly enraged at the action Of
the colored men quickly closed in up.
on the non unionists and beat them
thoroughly. A police call was sent
IN and seventy policemen under In
spector Patrick j. LAWN hurried TO
the scene and dispersed tile crowd
with vigor. Schultz was taken to a
hospital Carter was arrested.
The bullet struck one of Schultz's
ribs. He will recover.
The shooting caused much excite
ment at the Auditorium. The wo.
men became hysterical and rushed
back into the hotel. For a time all
traffic on Wabash avenue cable and
the Indiana avenue electric car line
was at a Standstill.
PICTURESQUE SIGHT.
One OF the picturesque sights wit.
messed today was procession If 500
non-union !colored teamsters e., q
from their lodgings to the Employ
ers Teaming Company barns, at
Franklin street and Jackson boule-
ward. The negroes were led by a
white man, Frank Curry, formerly
street car gripman, who became a
strike breaker during the city railway
strike here some months ago, and
who has recently been active in labor
troubles OF St. Louis. Crowds fol.
lowed Curry,s novel procession today
but the size OF the force. of non union.
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compaIi!ed by fifty policemen seemed
at first to act as a deterrent of any
untowed proceedings. The process
sion turned into Jackson boulevard
from Michigan avenue, where there
was an increasing crowd of strike
sympathizers, who, with yclls of de-
tiance, began throwing stones and
bricks. Police Lieutenant Dillon
was struck on the head. He stag
gered and would have fallen had not
several Of the strike breakers caught
and sustained him. Other police and
number Of the strike breakers were
also hit. The march in Jackson bou-
levard was stormy, but the barns at
Franklin street were reached without
severe injury to any one.
Thirty non.union teamsterS we're at
Tackled Wednesday by crowd of
strike Sympathizers at Jackson boule-
ward and Halstead streets. All kinds
Of missiles we're used. The non union
teamsters, armed with stout hickory
clubs, attempted to fight the mob,
but were being overpowered when the
police arrived. William Wrather,
white guard, was severely injureiS
The police, clubbing right and left,
rushed the crowd off the streets.
Five persons were arrested. Only ten
Of the non. union teamsters could be
found, the others having fled.
THOUSANDS ATTACK NEGROES
Simultaneous with the shooting
near the Auditorium Wednesday af-
ternoon, another riot was in progress
at Michigan avenue and Lake street,
mile north on the same boulevard.
A crowd of 300 negroes imported from
st. Louis were being escorted from
the railway depot to lodging house.
AT Lake street and Michigan ave
nue. crowd Of 5000 persons attacked
the negroes, many of whom were
armed with stones, pieces OF coal,
black jacks, revoi ,ofs ana stout hick.
ory canes. When persons in tue
crowd began to throw stones, sticks
and bottles, the negroes charged re-
peatedly, making fierce use of the
hickory. Each time, however, the
crowd increased. Persons In office
buildings rushed to the streets and
sWelled the gathering.
Caught I'm Chicago.