The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-02

Chicago Witnesses Spectacle Of
Armed Strike Breakers Pro-
tecting Wagons.
FARLEY PUTS IN APPEARANCE

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Negro Nonunionist Is Struck on the
Head and Retaliates by Shooting at
Window From Which Missile Was
Thrown = Savasely Beaten by Mob
and Then Arrested.
Chicago May p Chicago witnessed
today the spectacle of 1000 n0nunion
teamsters armed with Winchester ri
fes protecting the wagons of the EN-
ployers' leaning company Superin-
tendent Reed Of the Employers Team
ing company states that the rifles may
be carried without infraction of the
law. Chief of Police O'Neill said that
he would make no attempt to remove
this bristling martial effect from Chi
cago's streets, saying:
II will not seek to prevent what APP
pears to be legal There is no law that
empowers me to prohibit men from
carrying unconcealed weapons, and
will make no attempt to do So
Il have seen many men carrying ri
tles in the streets of Chicago, and
never have been called on to modest
them. ! could not interfere. have
cautioned my men to warn all non
union and union men not TO carry con
cealed weapons, but in the matter of
rifles | am powerless.
Wholesale importations Of nonunion
C,4ar, NO ~ -
Strike Breaker Farley from New York
have given new turn to the strike.
Farley to Head Strike Breakers.
Immediately on his arrival Farley
held Il conference with representatives
of the employers. Plans for putting
him in charge Of all strike breakers
are said to have been decided on
Every wagon sent out by the EN-
ployers' leaning company is protected
by a rife in the hands of the driver or
his assistant Two thousand rifles were
ordered together with ammunition
belts, and distributed to the drivers.
The move has been carefully consider
ed and the legal aspect looked into
The officials Of the Employers associa-
ton say they are acting under the
clause in the second amendment of the
federal constitution, which says, "The
right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed .
Under decisions Of the United States
supreme court it is declared every man
has a right to protect his life or prop
erty with firearms, provided such arms
are not concealed.
One hundred strike breakers EN-
ployed by the American Express COM
pany, the Pacific Northern Pacific and
the National companies went on strike
to enforce a demand of So day for
drivers and $4 day for conductors
and helpers, an allowance Of so cents
for luncheon and extra pay for over
time. The increase was granted.
Negro Beaten and Arrested.
John Williams, negro nonunion
driver, was sitting on one of the wag-
ons of the Employers company at
Jackson boulevard and Franklin street,
waiting for caravans to be formed. A
crowd Of several hundred persons had
gathered and were jeering him and
other nonunIonists. Suddenly a bottle
thrown from a window in the upper
story of nearby building struck VIII
llams on the head. The negro Instantly
drew revolver and fired toward the
window from which the bottle was
thrown
This action OF the driver angered the
crowd, and concerted rush was made
toward him. williams jumped from
his wagon and fed down the street.
The mob soon caught him, and he was
being savagely beaten when the police
rescued him Williams was arrested
charged with disorderly conduct and
with carrying concealed weapons.
The Wholesale grocers ana the coffee,
tea and spice houses were more or less
completely tied up during the day by
the spreading of the teansters' walk
out.
Police Sergeant Richard Cummings.
who was injured while III charge OF a
squad guarding a number Of wagons
on the way to strike ridden business
houses died yesterday