The Minneapolis journal., 1905-05-06

Chicago, May GA story that a
dynamite bomb was hurled, at
United States Express wagon at West
Van Buren and Desplaines streets last
night was sent out from the Desplaines
street police station today. Special
Agent Eddy Of the express company
says no bomb was thrown nor was the
wagon damaged.
Three arrests were made, one of the
men taken into custody being formally
accused of assault with deadly weap-
debrecht, Henry Pfeiffer and Joseph
Roger.
Riotous Scenes in Streets.
The wagon was being escorted thru
the streets amid riotous scenes Many
times the police had been forced to
use their clubs and threaten the per-
sons who followed and threw stones,
sticks, pieces of coal and bottles at
the non-union drivers.
On both sides Of the wagon were
copies of the injunction issued to seven
express companies by Judge G.. C.
Kohlsaat of the United States circuit
court forbidding all interference with
the business of the express companies.
At times the police pointed to the
lnJunctlons and warned persons in the
crowd against violating the injunction
and mourning danger Of being held for
contempt of the federal court. This
had good effect on the crowd, which
generally ceased for the time throwing
missiles, but continued to follow the
wagon.
Great Crowd Gathers.
|. At Van Buren and Desplaines streets
a streetcar blocked the progress of the
wagon. The police cleared the obstruc-
t1on only to be encountered by crowd
of 1000 persons, which rapidly swelled
to $500 or more. All traffic at the
corner was stopped, the police mean
while vainly endeavoring to disperse
the crowd.
Soon persons living in buildings in
the vicinity began to throw missiles.
The crowd followed suit in a short
time and the air was filed with pieces
of crockery, old coal shovels, oil cans
and even ashes. The police did their
utmost to stop the rioting, but were
Then the "bomb" episode occurred,
and the crowd fell back. J.,
Sudden Cry Of "Bomb.''
"Bomb! Bomb! Run for your
ives," was the shout taken up by the
crowd. A riot call to the Desplaines
street station brought two patrol
wagons filed with policemen to the
| scene,- but there had been an almost
immediate transformation from the
fighting, swearing mob of minute be-
fore and the now quiet, subdued and
much diminished crowd that surrounded
the express wagon.
Special Agent Eddy says: "The al
legged bomb was nothing but blue pow
der enclosed in breakable bag. It
was thrown at one of our wagons and
struck the side of the seat. A blue
powder bespattered one of our drivers,
but he was not hurt. Two of our secret
service men witnessed the act from the
sidewalk and kept watch of saloon
into which the man who threw the bomb
ran. Then they summoned the police
and he was arrested. He will be pros
ecuted for violating the United States
injunction.
/ The prisoner, Hildebrecht, is the
! 19-year-old son of a letter-carrier, and
says he took part in no violence. He
/ case was taken under advisement. The
other two prisoners were dismissed.
Rain Quells Strikers.
4 The patter of raindrops instead
/ of the clatter of brickbats, formed
a welcome novelty today. Wet weather
was perhaps more influential than police
and deputy sherlHs In giving more
peaceful aspect to the street. Much
of the time wagons belonging to strike
bound firms, moved freely without inter
ference.
Withdrawal of colored teamsters was
a factor in producing quiet. A notable
instance occurred at the plant of B. X
Fairbanks s. Co. Negroes sent by tn,
Employers association to drive teams
were refused by. the, Fairbanks com
pany. Rather than have trouble il
! escorting teams thru the streets, tn,
company decided to send out no team
unless white drivers were furnished.
Some Disturbances.
!. Street disturbances did not who'll,
da1sa1pPear' hao1ers ao5ersd attacked Gharle
: Grove avenue and Twenty-sixth streei
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