Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03
MANY BRUTALATTA
OVER 100 sUBPoENAs FOR VIOLA
TORS OF FEDERAL INJUNCTION.
Fierce Rioting in Streets Overtaxes Po-
Hce-Strikers Continue Assaults
Upon Non Union Men.

ito take aggressive action. All the team
sters of the Crerar, Clinch Company, which
has coal contracts with many office build
ings and firms, went on strike today. The
company had ordered a load of coal deliv-
cred to Carson, Pirie Scott a. Co. large
mercantile firm which has been involved in
the strike complications for some time past.
The first teamster ordered to make a de-
livery to the involved firm was discharged
for refusing to deliver the coal All other
teamsters employed by the Crerar, Clinch
Company Immediately struck
1t was said the effect of the new spread
of the strike might be to leave many of
the tallest office buildings without fuel TO
run elevators. Other concerns affected by
toGay's spread of the strike are the Ameri-
can Cutlery Company, the Ritchie Paper
Box Company and the Samuel Cupples
Woodenware Company. In each case team
sters were ordered to deliver to one or more
of the boycotted houses and struck when
men Were discharged for refusing.
Among the buildings and firms with which
the Crerar, Clinch Company had contracts
are: Board of Trade, Corn Exchange, Trad
ers', Lexington Hotel. Rookery, Rialto.
Marshall Field & Co, Bartholomae, Roes-
ing Brewing Company, Bartholomae, Leicht
Brewing Company.
Displays of Brutality.
Brutality in the strike today began with
a fight and panic In a crowded street car.
Two men, who ii is said mistaken for
strike breakers, were assaulted and so Sc
verely beaten that they were taken 10 the
county hospital. The affair occurred on a
21th street at Stewart avenue. When
the fight began the passengers. panic-strick-
en- fed from the One of the men hurt
was Edward Boswell, a colored medical stu
dent His companion was w. Jameson, also
s.
sault escaped before the police arrived.
More than 100 subpoenas' were placed In
the hands Of United States deputy mar
shals to be served today violators OF
federal court injunctions issued in connec-
ton with the strike. Men taken into Gus
tody are to be cited to appear before Mas
ter in Chancery Sherman Friday Counsel
for the Employers Association will use
evidence obtained at the hearing TO urge
Wholesale indictments. Among WITNESSES
said to have already given evidence against
alleged violators are number of Managers
of business houses and heads of express
companies.
Curry Out Of the Fight. :;
Strike-breaker Frank Curry, the man
with the iron nerve" was today reported
as definitely out of the fighting. He did
not appear at the Employers Teamng
Company's barns, and 1t was said that in
all probability Curry will not be able 20
take further part in the strike. Injuries
sustained by Curry yesterday, while not
fatal, are severe, and his associates say
that he will lose sight of his left eye. The
blow which caused the injury came from
a cobblestone He has a cut directly be.
meath the eye, and the eyeball is affected.
Curry also has deep cash, two inches
long, behind the right ear.
The first shooting today occurred at
Franklin and Madison streets. caravan
manned by colored drivers and guards was
attacked by a big crowd. The negroes OPEN
cd fro at H1r ND ErQd
Smith, white men, seated on a paper-laden
wagon, narrowly escaped death. AS the
wagon reached the entrance to an alley a
bullet passed through Williams coat and
another through Smiths hat. After the
shooting the caravan proceeded on its
stormy route.
200 -Unionists From St. Louis.
Two hundred non-union colored men ar
rived in a body today from st. Louis TO
take the place of striking teamsters. A
guard of thirty policemen met the negroes
at the train and accompanied the new
strike breakers to a lodging house in State
street.
While driving a wagon loaded with coal
from the Edwin F. Daniels Coal Co, at
Franklin and Madison streets, Joseph A.
Scott, a non-union colored teamster, was
shot in the right shoulder. Notwithstand-
ing his wound, street conditions were ooVi-
ously too dangerous for Scott to leave his
wagon until he had reached the Randolph
street viaduct, nearly a mile from where
he shot. The negro was then taken
to police station, where his injuries were
dressed.
Chief of Police O'Nein is steadily in
creasing his force and be believes he viii
be able to cope with the situation He
saws 1900 policemen are on strike duty.
Fierce Rioting Today.
Fierce rioting attended a caravan of coal
wagons sent out by the Employers Team
ing Company from a stable on Armour
avenue The trouble started in Franklin
street near Harrison. Walter Schultz,
strike sympathizer. hooted the non-union
drivers and was promptly knocked down
and badly beaten by two colored guards.
The negroes, with their heavy hickory
canes hammered him almost into insensi-
bility, but were in turn obliged to hght
their way for a mile through crowds or
white drivers and sympathizers Vollcys
of stones were thrown and many or the
colored men riding in the wagons were
injured. AT Madison street big jam OF
teams effectually stopped the caravan and
for ten minutes a battle ragged at the cor
ner The colored men in the wagons drew
revolvers and fired dozen shots. Ponce
finally broke the blockade of teams and
enabled the caravan with the strike break
ers to move east in Madison street. Inc
fighting continued in Madison street al
the way to Michigan avenue Near the
Montgomery Ward store the crowd gath-
cred where an old building Is being torn
down and pelted the non-union drivers
with bricks and other missiles.
Strike Breakers Fired.
The strike breakers again fired. Walter
Martin, who was in the crowd, received q
wound in the leg. Two of the non-union
drivers were arrested charged with the
shooting. George Wright, one of the non-
union teamsters, struck by stone
and his right ear cut half off, The caravan
eventually reached its destination, the
yards of the Daniels Coal Company al
Randolph street viaduct.
Mayor Dunno has issued instructions TO
Chief of Police O'Neill to see that week
from today all the streets to be traversed
by President Roosevelt during his visit IA
Chicago's guest. shall be kept clear OF traf'
fc and of strikers and independent works
ers The mayor is determined that NO foru