The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Chicago Strikers Beat and Force
Negro Strike Breakers to
RUN FOB THEIR LIVES
Wherever Negroes Appeared II Was the
Signal for Furious Assault by
Strikers and SympathIzers. One
Man Killed During the Day.
Scores Wounded.

The fighting in Chicago Wednesday
In the streets was more fierce than
the day before. The strikers and
their sympathizers attacked the non
union men at every opportunity, as.
sailing them with bricks, stones,
clubs, knives and any and every other
offensive weapon upon which they
could lay their hands.
The fighting occurred in the heart
Of the business secticn of the city,
men being shot down within 200 feet
of the retail store of Marshall Field
Co., or clubbed nearly to death at the
corner Of the Auditorium hotel, in
plain view Of hundreds of ladies', who
wore compelled to run from the mob
to save their own lives.
In many instances men walking
along the streets who had no active
connection with the strike were as
saulted by hoodlums, who beat them
first and later accused them of being
strike breakers. A notable instance
Of this kind was chat OF Rev. w. K.
Wheeler. pastor Of the Ninth Presby-
terian church who while passing the
corner of Desplaines and Adams
streets ON his way to the Pennsylvania
depot, was attacked by three men,
who knocked him down and beat him
numerically until the timely arrival
OF the police saved him from critical
injury. Mr.. Wheeler managed to
hold one Of his assailants until the
police could arrest him.
William Miles, a colored waiter,
while at work In q lunch room at
Adams and Sangamon streets, a half
mile frCm any former scene of rioting
.duing the strike, was also victim OF
the strikers fury, although he had no
connection whatever with the trou.
BILE. He was accused of being g. strike
breaker, was pounded on the head
With billy, knocked down and tram
pied v il:s;esseeS' = IS was removed to the
hospital, where nis injuries were pro.
nounced severe.
AS far as known, but one man was
killed during the day. The list OF in
jured is much greater than that
which 1t is possible to obtain. In
many cases the nonunon men swung
their clubs with great effect; knocking
men from their wagons headlong into
the street; In other instances, when
assailed by mobs, they fired point
blank into the crowds, and it is diffl-
cult to see how the members OF the
mob could escape many broken heads
or how all the bullets fired during the
day should have gone wild.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Charles Beard, struck on the fore.
head in the fight near the Auditorium
hotel He died of fractured skull at
the Mercy hospital, where he had
been taken.
The injured:
Bruno Germain, New York city.
head cut.
Charles Moody, beat on the head
With canes by strikers, condition seri.
Gus.
John Blum, nonulion driver, struck
in the side with brick, one rib bro.
ken.
William Miles, colored waiter, head
cut with billy, and trampled on.
Police Sergeant Barron, thrown
from patrol wagon while responding to
riot call, leg badly wrenched.
Martin Garray, nonunion man head
badly cut by billies in the hands Of
strikers.
w. N. Brown, nonuniOn teamster,
struck by bucket OF cement thrown
from twelfth story of building at
Adams and State street; leg broken.
Policeman Edward Gampton. struck
on head with brick; severely cut.
Rev. w. X. Wheeler, beaten by
strikers; face and head cut.
Henry ShultZ, shot in left side by
nonunion teamsterS; not serious.
Daniel Cohen, nonuniOn man struck
on head with club.
William Burke, right hand lacerat.
ed by brick.
William Hill, head and left shoul.
der cut by stones.
A. b. Smith, nonunlon man, face
cut with stone.
Frank Emerson. nOnunion man,
right hand smashed by heavy stone.
James Smith, nOnunion man, struck
In the back by stone; injuries are
severe.
Albert McIlvaine, shot In the back,
not expected to live
Lyde Mcdowell, shot In the left
hip.
William Bass, shot In the left leg
below the knee.
j. Erickson, shot In the right arm
above the elbow.
Louis Fisman, colCred, struck on
the head with brick in fight at
Jackson boulevard and Halsted street.
William Davis, colored, nonunion
driver, head cut.
James Butler, colored, nonunion
driver, arm broken.
Andrew Scott, colored, nonunion
driver, head cut.
William Riggs, colored, nonunIon
driver, head cut
Frank Curry, leader Of nonunion
men, struck on head by stone while
conducting wagons along Frankling
street.
FIERCE FIGHT WITH sLUGaERs.
a. 3. Utely floor manager for Mont.
gomery Ward & Co., attacked by
sluggers on Oakenwald avenue.
Mr.. Utely, who has been active In
the interests Of Ward & Co., since the
commencement OF the strike, was at.
tackled by men who he thinks have
been following him for several days,
while passing u vavant lot In Oaken.
wald avenuC. between Forty. fourth
and Forty-f. b streets. The men
knocked him Gown and kicked him ir