The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
TWO MEN SHOT
DURING A RIOT
IN THE STREETS
w. A. Forgey, Strike Break
er, Receives Fatal Wound
In the Head
FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE
Bystander Struck in Leg
by Bullet From Car
mans Revolver
COMRADE GETS AWAY
Desperate Battle Follows
an Attack Made on
Nonunionists
COMRADE GETS AWAY

w. A. Forgey, a strike breaker
in the employ of the United Rail-
roads, was shot in the head and
fatally wounded at Eddy and
Franklin streets shortly after II
o'clock last night by w. ].
Bloomberg, a special officer of the
Humane society. Bloomberg,
who conducts a hammam baths
at Polk and Turk streets, did the
shooting while attempting 70 arrest
Forgey and companion. who escaped.
The strike breaker had been attacked
at Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues
by C~owd OF union sympathizers and
chased 70 Eddy and Franklin streets.
During their flight the men turned and
fired their revolvers into the crowd.
Forgey refused TO halt when Bloomberg
ordered him co stop, and during a pistol
fusiIlade which followed was shot
During the fight Thomas Stack, a
structural iron worker living at s35
Fourteenth street, was shot in the
right leg. Stack says he was not in
the crowd that chased Forgey. but
had turned the corner Of Van Ness
avenue and Turk street just as Forgey
appeared, shooting at the men who
were chasing him After being shot
Stack pluckily grappled with his as
ssilant. but was shaken off.
There was no regular policeman at
the scene Of the battle. Sergeant
Charles BirdsaH later placed a Gordon
of police about every car barn, with
instructions 10 arrest any man re-
turning and take him to the emerg-
ency hospital. where Forgey lay dy-
ing. It IS hoped that by this method
the wounded mans companion can be
Identified.
STRIKE BREAKERS ATTACKED
Forgey and his companion had been
spending the evening in Golden Gate
avenue. In front of the Aquarium
grill, near Van Ness avenue. they were
recognized by union sympathizers and
an attack was made on them. Draw
ing their revolvers, Forgey and his
companion started to run. The pur-
suers we're not armed, but they went
after their quarry.
At Turk and Van Ness, while run
ming toward the barn. the two strike
breakers ran into Stack and COM
panion, William Cahin of 341 Minna
street. 1t was then that Stack was
shot. The chase was turned toward
Eddy street, on Van Ness avenue, to
Franklin. Bloomberg and Special Po-
Iiceman S. T. Lowenberg ran up close
TO the house line and out of the range
OF the bullets which Forgey and his
companion were firing into the crowd
Bloomberg emptied his revolver and
then reloaded. 1t was with the second
round that he wounded Forgey. The
bullet entered the back of Forgeys
head and passed out through his eye
He was removed to the central emer-
gency hospital in a dying condition.
His companion escaped.
MAKES DYING STATEMENT
Bond and Warrant Clerk Lippmann OF
the district attorneys office later took
Forgey's dying statement. In IL he
said that he was alone in the fight
Forgey was q motorman on the -ciil-
more street line and carried badge
numbered $500
After making his dying statement
Forgey said: What's the use of draw
ing any one else into this?" When
pressed further. he said: We'll. there
was a fellow. I knew him as Kid He
came from St Louis and worked on
the Fillmore street. line. We left the
barn tonight at about a quarter to
eight and went around town. but what's
the good OF drawing him into this?'
Forzey then Iapsed into q state of