The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-09
POLICE. ARE ACTIVE
USE CLUBS ON SAN FRANCISCO
RIOTERS.
Two Cars Are Operated and Although
They Received Showers of Missiles,
The Strikers Did Not Stop
Progress.

San Francisco, May S--The police for
the firstt ime since the beginning of the
street car strike. furnished actual pro-
lection this evening for two of the Unit
ed Railways cars, manned by twenty
one strike breakers, and as a result of
this protection these cars were run over
six miles of track without the FIRING
Of shot.
Four men, one a strike breaker, the
other three members OF the Electrical
Workers Union. were arrested. There
was intermittent hurting OF missiles by
union crowds at various points, and for
two or three miles a mob of at least
one thousand men and boys ran with
the cars, yelling, calling epithets, dar-
ing the union men to get on the
cars and fight, cheering vociferously
whenever, for any cause the cars were
brought temporarily to standstill.
About twenty police officers and pa
trolmen, led by Chief oman. some of
them in automobiles. a number mount
ed on horses. and others afoot, accom-
panied the cars. Assistant President
Mullaly, Superintepdent Chapman and
other officers of the railroad kept pace In
automobiles with the carr. The route
selected was through the better class OF
business sections of the western addi-
ton and the Richmond District. The
SIdTL was At " tApSfN eAht~ 49, 49,
completed two hours later.
From its commencement to its I'm
ish, the police displayed decision, en-
ergy and determination in dealing with
the bowling crowd. When necessity
arose, they did not hesitate to draw
their clubs and use them. and as re-
suit. a number of heads were bruised.
The fact that cars were to be star, ~,
from Oak ana Frederick Streets IN
stead of from Turk and Fillmore
Streets. did not become generally
known until after noon. few min
utes after 2 o'clock two covered Wag-
ons, containing the twenty-one strike
breakers, who we're to man the cars
emerged into Turk Street from the
companys yards and were driven at
gallop to Oak and Broderick, mounted
policemen escorting.
CAPTAIN Gleason had instructions
from Chief Oman to board the cars
with a detail OF officers as soon as any
disturbances was made, and search the
operatives for revolvers He was to
arrest and send to headquarters any
Of the strike breakers whom he found
armed The instructions were con-
veyed to President Mullaiy Immediate
iy after the arrival of the union
men and after a brief conference Mr..
Mullaly gave his word that none OF the
men would be armed. This promise
was rigidly kept and there was no
search by the police.
Mr.. Mullaly stated that cars would
be operated again tomorrow. A ma
iority of the strike breakers who man
ned the cars today came from Ken
lucky.
OF the thirty-odd persons who were
shot or otherwise injured yesterday,
two are expected to die. This would
increase the number of deaths to six,
as Striker James Walsh died last
night, and John Buchanan. a car shop
employee, died tonight.
Conferences of United Railroad Of
ficials and officers of the car mems
union were held with Mayor Schmitz
in his office today
They were productive of no results.