The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-20
Disorders in Cleveland More
General and Serious Than
at Any Time.
LITTLE GIRL IS KILLED
UNDER WHEELS OF CAR
Horrible Accident Inflames the
Crowd, Which Tries in Vain to
Lynch Conductor and Motor
man Fierce Battle in
Suburbs, and Car
Burned.
LEvELAND. OHIO, May 1e.-
Rioting became more general
and serious in the street rail-


LEVELAND, OHIO, May l9.-
Rioting became more general
and serious in the street rail-
~ way strike late to-day. The
first death. while not part o1
the strike. but incident to 1t, occurred
when Yetta wolkinskf, four years OF
age, was run over by car operated
by an inexperienced motorman A
crowd quickly gathered and would have
lynched the motorman had he not turn.
ed on full speed and escaped.
IN Lakewood car was stopped and
the crew fired upon. Four persons were
shot and seriously injured and the clr
was burned TO the trucks.
The first disturbance in the down
town section also took place after dark
when Woodland car was held up on
Ontario Street, and the motorman and
conductor attacked. The police dis
psrsed the rioters.
Four Persons Are Shot.
The burning of Clifton Boulevard
car in Lakewood was the most serious
riot OF the strike. The car was going
toward the western terminal when 1t
was stopped by a log being thrown
across the track. II was the first ef-
fort to operate a car in Lakewood. and
the car carried no passengers. AS soon
as the car stopped 1t was surrounded
by crowd OF rioters, who were hidden
behind a railway bridge. Immediately
the crowd began shooting at the mem
bers of the crew and guards The
latter, ". j. James and John Swanto.
returned the fire. Over thirty shots
were exchanged.
While the shooting was in progress
the crowd grew to nearly 1000. An
other car arrived. and its crew and
guards joined in the free-for-ail fight.
Gasolene was poured upon the second
car. and 1t was burned to the trucks.
The Cleveland police were notified,
and sixty officers We're sent to the
rescue. The first car, riddled with
bullets and windows prokea. proceed !
ed TO the car barn.
Motornlan P. G. Elsholz was shot In
the leg. John Gray and George Alex
ander. guards on the second car, were
shot in the chest. Mace Burlingame,
who was in the crowd. which made the
attack. was shot in the hand. All
were taken to a hospital. Their con-
dition Is serious.
Little Girls Head Cut or.
Woodland Avenue car while attempt
Ing to cross the street. Her death
was said to be due to the inexperi-
enced motorman being unable to con-
trol the car.
Cured he speeded the car several
The hRad
car and sought refuge in nearby
drug store. The crowd attempted to
reach him, while others attempted to
catch the fleeing car and assault the
motorman. The police arrived just
in time to save the conductor and
while the mob was yelling, Lynch him,
The little girls head had been
severed from her body. BY mistake
two morgue-keepers had been called.
When their dead wagons arrived. one
took the girls head and the other her
body The frantic parents Of the girl,
famed the mob spirit and more Sc
rious trouble was narrowly averted
by the police.
Arbitrators at Work.
The State arbitrators took up their
between the strikers and
the Municipal Traction Company early
tonight, and remained in session sew
eral hours.
The members OF the car mems union
began series OF public meetings for
pathy. and to appeal to the public
the strike finally is settled.
President Dupont, Of the Traction
Company, said to-day that he would
take the strikers back only as new
men. and that those who remained
preference. vice-President Behner, Of
the union, positively declined to waive
this point. The State arbltrators, now
are endeavoring to have this single
Objectionable point removed.