The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-29
Attempt of the Utah Light & Railway Com
pany to Operate Its Cars Resisted by
Hundreds of Men and BOYS.
1T is, HOWEVER, ASSERTED THAT THE
STRIKERS REFRAINED FROM VIOLENCE
Joseph Jones Has Most Serious Alteration With
Mob; Eggs Thrown and Trolley Ropes Cut;
Other Acts of Vandalism.

Great turbulence and disorder pre-
vailed on the streets OF Salt Lake dur
ing the hours of Sunday forenoon. Tho
attempt Of the Utah Light and Railway
company to operate few cars manned
by officers of the road and by employees
who remained loyal despite the strike of
the major portion of their brethren,
was stoutly resisted by hundreds OF
shouting and ieerlng sympathiZers with
the strikers, and, after several alterca-
tions and egg-throwing incidents, Ina
company abandoned the effort between
and 2 clock and called all its ears
into the barn,
For hours during the forenoon. how.
ever, the principal street corners of thS
city were blocked by thousands Of peo-
pie. OF these d small proportion en-.
gagged in riotous demonstrations against
the street cars and the men operating
them, while the majority of those pres
ent We're there out of curiosity. Thd
striking employees of the company de.
MED stoutly that they were responsible
for the disorder, and professed to dspre. =
cate the action of the small, but uoisY
and active, mob.
Much Vandalism.
Trolley ropes were cut; eggs. decaycd
and fresh, were thrown at the operators
of the car vile epithets were hurled at
the men who dared 10 work for tho
company under such strenuous circum-
stances; blows were struck, and IN ona
N nfiirpr--- Tnsanb Irnac
clal agent OF the Hartman lines-wa.
mobbed by a crowd of frenzied strike
sympathiZers. Only tho timely interfer-
ence of the police saved Jones. who had
drawn his gun. from exceedingly rough
usage at the hands of the mob.
Several times during the forenoon
when the crowds would succeed in stpu
ping the cars by cutting trolley ropes,
the sympathizers would force the con-
ductor and motorman TO abandon their
car and take them almost by main force
TO the headquarters of the union, where
they would be practically compelled TO
sign the union roll and ally themselves
with the strikers, One exceedingly aL"
tive individual in this sort of work was
" KID Bernstein, u local meal lticket
prize fighter.
Serious Alteration.
Ut WI ooSNPH DOh'a
had with the mob was the most serious
of the day. Jones was on South Tenn
pie street car which was abandoned by
its conductor and motorman at tlrsE
South and Nam, his purpose being to
protect the car. Deputy Sheriff Booth,
a brother Of United States District At
tornev Booth. had been aboard the car
before shower OF rotten eggs. When
Booth had fed the crowd started 10 de-
vote its attention to Jones. He was
treated to a shower of eggs and drew
his gun. He announced that he wou.d
shoot the next man who struck him. \
man grabbed his revolver from behind
and took IT away from him. Jones was
knocked down and kicked. a negro tai7
ing prominent part III the rough han
ding Of the officer.
At this point Policeman Lyon ap
pearcd and took charge OF Jones, He
was escorted to the police station, where
he remained until the crowd found
conductor and forgot all about him.
Several car windows were broken dug.
ing the scuffle with Jones.
The disorder started about 9 clock
in the morning, ut the corner of Min
and Second South streets, when street
car made its appearance, A crowd
swarmed around it, cursing, hootins and
jeering. Finally the trolley was pulled
Off the wire and the rope cut. Eggs
were thrown. and Bert Spottop, the
conductor was badly spattcred. z. +.
Farmer, Il union striker, assisted tho
hapless conductor in warding of his as
sailants and pleaded with the mob 10
refrain from violence, He might as
we'll have talked TO the wind Spotton
struck Z boy and il is claimed he used
brass knucklcs. He was arrested for
his.
The Storm Centers.
The storm centcrs during the hours
'f the disturbance were at Main and
First South streets, State and First
South streets Main and Second South
streets and State and Second South
streets. The company tried 10 operate
,nly 2 few cars, but these we're invari-
iblY stopped nj one of the street inter
sections mentioned. About noon
guide wire attached to the trolley pole
1t Main and First South streets fell TO
he ground with j sl'utter, and there
vas II scattering among the crowd of
'ioters. none of whom had any pressing
iesirc to be electrocuied.
The tly of Scar Gaming, was suf~
iclcnt ia start the crowd in the direc
ion Indicated BY The man giving the
I.fornIatiJn, and the storm cCnter wcuiI
hft every fow moments Sheriff Em-
ry had deputy on nearly every car
hat went out. but the crowd paid no
ltpution To tha majesty of the law aA