Evening star., 1907-09-03
UNION MEN BEAT GIRLS
CoWARDLY ATTACK DURING A
LABOR FIGHT YESTERDAY.

STEUBENVILLE Ohio. September 3.-A
Labor day riot in which two brave girls
were injured by members of a mob. oc-
CURED here yesterday afternoon. The first
victims of the crowds rage were Joseph
HARRISON. who received fractured skull
and John Haitian, who was cut and bruised
In shielding the men Misses Mary Magee
and EuIa Rookie received cuts and bruises
on thu head and body and are in serious
condition.
HARRISON and Hatton came herG- from St.
Louis TO work in a mine where a strike Is
in progress Yesterday as they left the tele
phone office they were set upon by a
crowd and were being badly beaten when
the two girls, who are employed in the
telephone exchange, rushed into the thick
of the trouble and. frantically pushing and
showing their way through about fifty men,
reached the two victims. to whom the young
women were strangers.
The girls threw themselves on the pros
trate men, protecting their heads and re-
ceiving on their own bodies the kicks and
blows of the mob. One of the men, who
was welding a piece of iron, struck Miss
Magee on the head. Another piece of iron
almost broke Miss Rockies arm.
In a moment of letup in the assault police
reached the scene and rescued HARRISON
and -Hatton. Only one arrest was made.
HARRISON was removed to the mayors office
and later to Gill Hospital. where it was
found that his skull was fractured.
Got Shot for Their Pains.
SAN FRANCISCO. September 3.-The
labor union parade yesterday resulted in
the shooting of two men by employees Of
the United Railroads at noon. The car
men were attacked by the paraders and. in
self-defense. opened fire.
The trouble started at Ferry street, where.
II Is stated. Sutter street car broke through
the line of parade. A mob of labor union
men followed the car and at the junction
of Sutter street the members attacked the
car. The motorman seeing that his life was
in danger opened fire and wounded one of
his assalants in the leg. A block farther
up an inspector was attacked by the mob
He was suddenly struck in the face and
ran from his assailants:~ They followed him
to the corner of Sutter and Montgomery
streets, where they overlook him. He drew
a pistol and aimed at burly labor union
man who carried bricks in his hand. The
inspector opened fire and shot the man
through the groin. Six shots were fired
riot call was sant in to the police and
fire departments and force of police and
fremen was soon on the scene. The men
who did the shooting were arrested, but
police were released.
The labor union men who were in the
parade evidently thought they had the right
of way over the streets of San Francisco.
for when the cars of the United Railroads
attempted to break through the process sion
there was trouble.
What had been an orderly parade turned
into riot. The labor union men forgot
their assertions that they stood for law and
order and the offending street car men were
violently attacked. These men. who are
known as ''scabs" and strike breakers" by
the unonists. opened fire after they had
been assaulted. The cars of the United
Railroads rad stopped while the parade
was in progress. but when the marchers be-
Q
There was dense crowd at the ferries and
the union resented the attempt of the cars
10 run.
The two wounded men were removed by