The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
FURIOUS RIOTS IN CHICAGO
CAUSE MUCH BL0ODSHED
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day. There was fighting in all sections of
the down town district throughout the
day and over a dozen times the police
We're compelled to use their clubs, and the
wagon guards, who are armed with heavy
canes, swung them whenever they were
attacked or thought an assault was about
to be made. In many instances these
guards wer not careful whom they hit
and there were a number of persons
knocked down simply because they hap
pened TO be the nearest man to a stall
wart guard carrying a hickory club.
Assaults Are lndiscriminate.
This was the case particularly in a fight
near the Majestic hotel when number of
people who had just emrged from that
place were charged upon by private de-
tectives who were in charge of several
coal wagons and badly beaten up. On the
other hand the strikers and their friends
We're equally indiscriminate in assanlting
people. There were several Instances
where mobs boarded street cars and
wantonly attacked people riding in them
giving as a reason later that they were
strike breakers, when in fact they had
nothing whatever to do with the trouble
The mob that boarded a State street car
dragged two negroes to the street and
beat them numerically.
Up to O'Clock tonight a score of men
had been taken to hospitals with all sorts
of injuries.
The Injured.
w. X. Jamison, attacked by strikers
while riding on street car. badly beaten
Edward Boswell, attacked and beaten at
the same time as Jamison.
Walter Schulz, beaten by wagon guards,
head cut.
Walter Martin, shot in leg
George Wright, ear torn nearly off.
Simon Johnson head badly cut
Dode Scott, negro, non-union man, shot
in the shoulder
Policeman Patrick Doyle, head cut.
Samuel Springs, colored waiter, badly
beaten
Isaac Foster, one of the crowd gathered
near the Majestice hotel badly beaten by
wagon guards.
Samuel Foster. injuries and cause of
same practically Identical
Michael Smith, by-stander struck on
head with bottle. badly cut.
Unknown colored driver employed by
the Peabody Coal company attacked by
a mob and rendered unconscious
George Baker, struck on head by billy
in the hands of a private detective
guards, head cut
T. c. Carlson, struck on head with a
brick, may die
f. Is Buckmiser, chief of private detec-
tiyes' badly beaten about head.
David Love colored non-union man.
head cut and stabbed In LEFT arm.
Besides the names given above there
were fully twice as many who were in
1ured In the various fights of the day and
whose names could not be learned. In
one hight at Harrison street and Miehi-
gan hremen were knocked down by
wagon guards and had to be carried off nv,
their friends The number of Injured ~
night is probably closer to seventy-flve
than twenty-five.
Driver Is Fatally Assaulted.
a furious riot which resulted in fatal in
gurles TO a non-union driver and MANY
bruises TO Two policemen took place to-
night at the Intersection of aHrrison and
Desplaines streets. A delivery wagon of
me FAR a large department store, which
mad made trip across the west side
had reached this place on its return trim
IL was driven by Sydney Chambers. a
colored man, and escorted by Police
Onicers John Sharkey and james Kelly.
A drunken man, who had picked up a
stone, followed the wagon, cursing the
driver.
He was soon joined by others and In a.
few minutes a crowd was around the
wagon, hurting bricks, stones and bottles.
Each OF the officers was struck several
times and Officer Sharkev was partta11v
stunned by a brick. The officers drew their.
revolvers and by firing into the crowd
drove ii back. The wagon was driven
south on Canal street until Polk street
was reached, and here a union teamster
drove his truck
blocked further progress The delivery
wagon was then driven into an alley
and Chambers, the driver, jumped and
ran for his life.
He dashed into a saloon on Polk street
followed by a bowling mob.
Was Refused Shelter.
He was refused shelter In the saloon
anu driven out into the street. He then
ran into a small shed on the bank of the
river where he attempted to hide He
was soon discovered and beaten until al
most insensible. He was dragged to the
roof of the shed and the mob attempted
to throw him into the river. They were
unable, however to pitch him far enough
and he fell on pile of coal on the river $
edge. The mob surged after him and
again began to beat him. He was kicked
in savage manner, pelted at short range
with pieces of coal and three heavy SHOW
els were broken over his head. His nose
was broken, his head cut in many places
and his clothing a mass OF blood when
the police, who had responded to a riot
call, reached him. He was taken to the
county hospital where it was said that
he will die.
Officers Sharkey and Kelly were also
cut and bruised in many places and were
taken to the hospital
Shea Wants No Disorder.
President Cornelius p Shea of the
Transfers union today sent the follow
ing letter to Chief of Police ONeil:
my Dear Strive have no wish to In
terfere in any way with the performance
of your duty as you see It, and want to
assure you that we will aid and cooperate
in every possible way to preserve the
peace and dignity of Chicago. 1t seems
however, that the presence of fire arms
In the hands of imported colored strike
breakers. none Of whom the general public
know anything of concerning their past
records or actions has tendency to In
cite the animosty of the general public
1t is evident that the Interference with the
Employers association teams comes from
the people on the sidewalk and street and
not from men who are ged in follow
ing their usual vocation of driving
teams.
I'VE have issued positive Instructions