Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-28
MANKNOCKED DOWN.
Seven Times Was He Felled by
Burly Assailant.

Dallas, Aug. 21.-M lO;3o O'CLOCK
Monday night as man carrying bun
die OF laundry had reached Lamar and
Elm streets he was surrendered by
between fifty and neutrality-suspicious.
all men. The leader of the mob ac'
cused him OF being a scab The man
protested that he was not telegraph
operator. but laboring man. at present
employed at the Windsor laundry,
where he was trying TO makesa living
About half Of the members of the
crowd seemed TO belis.ve him and be-
gan to shout. He's no scab; let him
60" But the leader. a gruff. burly
! fellow. seized him by the arm. and
being much the stronger man. gave
him . jerk which threw him ON his
back.
The man, without offering any re-
sistance. and without saying anything
, more than that ne was not telegraph
: operator. regained his feet and ran on
Lamar street toward Main. The lead
him to the ground -four times before
he reached Main street. He then hurl'
Ell him 10 the ground again as he at
tempted 10 enter Kirby's drug store
aud as he attempted to enter the Coy
Corner store and the seventh time as
he reached the door of the saloon on
the southwest corner OF Main and
lamar streets.
Some Of the crowd. fearing that the
leader might kill the object Of his
wrath. who was not half match for
him physically. took hold OF him In an
effort 10 restrain him. The man took
advantage of the opportunity to escape
and ran east on Main street. But be-
fore he had reached Poydras his pur'
suor had by threats and strength freed
himself and overtaken him. He now
dared his victim TO say a word.
open your mouth and I'll pound
you into the ground" said he.
At this stage OF the proceedings
some OF those In the crowd yelled
that the police were coming The
leader then ran out puydras street
and around the block. intercepting
his victim al the corner of Martin
street, where he repeated his indig'
mites with such added refinemSnts
that his followers again thought II
necessary To restrain him, while his
victim ran down Main street
The man now became incensed at
his hackers and began to curse and
abuse them. and again freeing him.
self from them ran after his victim.
oyertakins him just as he was enter.
ing the Palace drug store. and fling
ing him with such violence that the
man assaulted rolled into the gutter.
but leaped mp and ran In the direction
of Field street. where his pursuar
again overlook aud assaulted him. The
cry OF police being again raised. the
assallant boarded an eastbound Har
wood street car,
According to eye witnesses. this
took up "A period of thirty minutes.
during which time the rioters wer.
swearing and yelling NJ the top Of
their voices. but not policeman was
within hearing distance. both warn.
ings that the mob gave their leader
being false alarms. The scene Of all
this disturbance is in the very heart
Of the business section of Dallas.
Two men engaged by the Postal
Telegraph company tn carry messages,
the messenger boys being on strike.
was followed Monday by about 100
lads while In the discharge Of their
duties and struck with small sticks
and an occasioued egg The men
FINELY took refuge in the city hall
Chief OF Police Brandenburg dispersed
the boys. meme OF whom. II was said
were striking messengers The two
men quit work and the company made
no further effort to deliver mes.
sages.