The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-05

| have been cared for at the various hos
pitfalls, and there are fully as many more
who have received medical attention and
whose names are not known to the ~
lice.
Stabbed and Beaten.
In riot occurring late this evening at
1917 Dearborn street Thomas McCracken'
striking teamster, was stabbed in the
neck and beaten over the head with a re-
Volver in the hands of colored non-union
men. A number of the colored men who
work for the Employers leaning COM
pany were leaving the barns at 1877 Dear
! born street when crowd of strike pick
cts hooted and commenced throwing coal
and stones A hand-to-hand fight result
ed during which McCracken WAS stabbed
and beaten A riot call WAS sent into the
| Twenty street police station, ana
when the officers reached the scene
free fight was raging all over the street
intersection. The police dubbed right and
left, and soon scattered the fighters. Nc
Cracker was found unconscious when the
others fled. No arrests were made
In an attack made this evening upon
FIVE coal wagons belonging to the stan
dard Washington Coal company, while
they were passing Harrison and Des
PLANES streets. one man was shot in
the hand and another cut badly about
the head As the wagons passed the cor
ner Volleys of stones were hurled at them
and several OF the policemen and drivers
were struck Michael Howard was seen
throwing a stone and Sergeant Quinlan
made a dash fos him. Howard fled with
the policeman in hot pursuit. When the
fugitive refused to halt Quinlan fired, and
the bullet struck Howard in the left hand.
Cornelius Callahan, an oiler employed
by the city of Cticago Joined In the riot
ing, and he waf struck on the head by
polceman's club and scalp laid open for
six inches The wagons of the coal COM
. pany were driven by the officers of the
corporation When Dellank, president of
the company found himself short of driv-
ers this afternoon he announced that he
would take the first WAGON out himself,
and called for other volunteers.
| A mob late this evening attacked
| peddler named A. Motdewitz as he was
| passing the corner of Milwaukee and
, Western avenues. A crowd stopped him
and ordered him to show his union but
ton He explained that he owned his
| team and coule not therefore become
| member of the union. Dissatisfied with
| this explanation the mob attacked him,
beat him over the head with bottles, cut
| his horses loose. and wrecked his wagon.
Mayor Dunno said tonight; II had
! conference with Sheriff Barrett this even
| ing. and we have reached oomplete
| understanding. lie Is swearing in all the
men that are necessary to preserve order
| In case of an emergency. I have not the
least objection to his action. and we
| shall consequently worl, together"
Mayor Dunno had several conferences
| with Governor Deneen over the long dis
lance telephone during the day, and will
have another talk tomorrow.
| Sheriff Barrett said tonight:
az will not call for troops until I see
what can be done with the police and
| the deputy shoriffs working together. IL
I cannot control the situation troops will
he asked for
Team Owner Defends Man.
j. d. Schaffer. member o. the executive
committee of the Chicago Team Owners
association stood in his doorway at 2722
| Fifth avenue with rifle at his shoulder
and protected an unknown negro strike
| breaker from mob of more than 1000 of
| his neighbors
The beaten, bleeding and pleading
wretch, who had rushed into Mr.. Schaf-
| fers parlor for protection, had barely
| escaped with his life in an attack made
on him near the Peabody Coal companys
yard not far away. Police arriving escort
i ed the negro To a street car. Another
| fugitive strike-breaker concealed himself
| in the cellar of n. j. austin, next door
| to Schaffers home. The rescue of the
| second strike-breaker when discovered in
the cellar was effected in a sensational
| manner. Six women including Mrs. Aus
| tin forming an escort for the man, march
! ed him out of the basement through the
! jeering mob and to the Wetworth avenue
| ear line. The man thanked his rescurers
/ and started north. II is said shat each
! of the strke-breakers was beaten severe
! ly by strike sympathizers who apparently
/ had been notified by telephone and board
| ed the cars at points farther along the
! line.
w. d. Mahon president of the Interna-
! tional Union of Street Railway employees,
and c. o. Pratt, the national organizer
I of the union, reached Chicago today and
held conference with the labor leaders
over the Union Traction situation. After
! the conference Mr.. Mahon said:
: II do not see how the Traction com
| panys employees can become involved in
the strike. They have no personal griev-
ance against the company and we have
contracts with me Traction company
which especially provide against calling
| a sympathetic strike"
Bankers Subscribe $4,000.
Bankers Of Chicago have subscribed a
fund of $4,000 TO be used by the EN-
| ployers' association towards the main
! tenance of law and order in Chicago
! Mayor Dunno made a personal investiga-
| ton of the strike this evening to learn the
| actual conditions of the labor struggle
and view personally the scenes of trouble
The Mayor in a carriage drove through
the city's streets observant of everything
ithat occurred and ready to use his per-
sonal information to prevent any rioting
If necessary In many instances the Mayor
was forced to explain his identity when
he gently admonshed a group of stiske
| sympathizers surrounding a wagon. and
asked them to dispense, The Mayor drove
| through the retail shopping streets first
and then visited the wholesale districts.
| At every corner the Mayors carriage