Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-15

in the crowd pulled a gun and was
about to shoot at a passing car when
his weapon was taken away by
policeman, who placed him under ar
rest. Conductor James Brown, VINO
formerly was sergeant In company
II, Twenty-second United states in
fantry, was twice struck and bruised
by stones on the Mission street run:
He and his motorman and Guard
Vauss held a crowd at bay until po-
licemen arrived and took hand.
Conductor Us Target
Conductor s. j. Nolan was struck in
the leg by cobblestone while putting
the trolley on the wire at Third and
Mission streets. Four panes OF glass
in this car were smashed by missiles.
Conductor NJ Matzheiser was struck
by cobblestones at Mission and Twenty
sixth street. Six passengers were on
this car at the time. The motorman's
head was grazed by brick.
A carpenter and builder, who out of
fear refused to give his name, alighted
from a car at Twenty eighth ana MIS-
sion about $50 p. m. and was followed
by a crowd of strike sympathizers and
hoodlums to whom he had been pointed
out as a passenger by a boy. Seeing
himself pursued he ran into the middle
of the street and tried to attract the
attention of the police. several OF whom
were little distance off.
He was chased for block and took
refuge in one of the company'S car
barns. He was given police escort
later to a Valencia street car and so
returned to his home in South San
Francisco.
Motorman C. w. Overall was struck
by stones at Mission and Twenty-thtrd
streets and had his hip injured by
brick hurled from the sidewalk. Iron
bolts were thrown into this car and one
of its steps torn off by lumber wagon
driven by a strike sympathizer.
Two women in this car narrowly
escaped being hit by brick. This car
was bombarded from Fifth and Mis-
sion to Fourteenth and Mission. AT
Tenth and Mission Conductor G. Rocha
was struck in the leg by stone.
Stone Hits Woman
Motorman A. Anderson was struck
by rocks at Sixteenth and Mission,
where two panes of glass in his car
were broken. Two men and TWO women
passengers were on this car at tne
time. One of the women was struck
on the arm by a stone. she was seated
on the front platform.
Conductor Tim Monahan was struck
on the shoulder by stone thrown on
Mission street. Motorman S. Ellis was
painfully hurt at Fourteenth and MIS-
sion. where a girl in a passing wagon |
dashed handful of pebbles into ms
eyes. A can of crude oil was thrown
over Ellis at Fourteenth and Misslon' |
running his uniform.
An aged man, wearing spectacies'
was narrowly missed by a brick |
4 ;y,fA Mission street. |
Another passenger on this car was
struck a fist blow in the face by a
man who ran alongside the car ana
assaulted the passenger through an
open window. The conductor of car
No. 1920 was slugged on the side OF
the head with a blackjack and badly
bruised by a man who ran out Oh
crowd on Mission street at twenty
seventh, where a mob had gathered
around an automobile that had oeeh
wrecked half an hour before as a re-
sult of trying to cross in front of
fast running car.
At Twenty-third and Mission streets
at $3.50 p. m. car was bomparoeo
with rotten eggs.
officer Pulls Gun
A report to the company states that
a policeman in plain clothes boarded one
yolved in an alteration with the crew |
during the progress of which he pulled |
a revolver. "a car inspector called a
uniformed officer who arrested the
man. This was at Market and Valen-
cia streets.
At Twenty-ninth and Valencia an
active boycott by union men was III
progress. Passengers who aliShted |
from cars were approached and it is |
said that a restaurant in that vicinity |
refused to serve meals to men who |
were known to have been passengers.
Bricks were thrown from high |
building at Fourth and Market streets
during the, noon hour.
The United Railroads tomorrow will
enlarge the service by extending the
Haight street line from Nineteenth
avenue to the Cliff house. One hun
dred and two cars were operated to-
day.