The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-21
MANY INJURED
IN CLEVELAND
STRIKING CARMEN OPEN FIRE
ON CREWS AND
GUARDS.
LITTLE GIRL IS DECAPlTATED
Death Was said to be Due to the In
experienced Motorman Being
Unable TO Control His
Car Properly.
LITTLE GIRL is DECAPITATED

Cleveland, o., May zO.-lne moSe
serious violence of the street car
strike occurred in Lakewood, a suburb
OF this city, Tuesday night, when four
men were wounded by bullets, one car
burned and another partly wrecked.
TroubIs had been anticipated, and
the first car run into Lakewood on
the Clifton avenue line carried no
passengers
When Il stopped before a railway
bridge, a crowd, which had been lying
in wait, Ioapod from behind the bridge
and opened frs on the crew and the
guards. w. J. James and swaAto.
guards, returned the IRE. Several
shots we're exchanged.
second Car 10 HErned.
While the shooting was in progress
the crowd grew to nearly = thousand.
Another car arrived and its Grew and
guards Joined In the light Gasoline
was poured upon the ascond car and
II burned to the truck The Clsve-
land police were notified and 80 Of
ncers we're sent to the rescue. The
first car, riddIed with bullets, and
windows broken, proceeded 70 the car
barn.
Motorman P. c. Elsholz was snot
in the legs. John Gray and George
Alexander, guards on the second car.
were shot In the chest. Mace Burhn-
game. who was In the crowd which
made the attack, was shot In the band.
All were taken to hospital where
they are reported to be seriously
wounded.
Little Girl Killed.
An earlier disturbance occurred In
the downtown district, when NettA
Wolkinson. little girl, was killed oy
q Woodland avenue car. while she
was attempting to cross the street.
Her death was said to be due 10 the
inexperienced motorman being unable
to control the car. As soon rs ne
realized what had occurred, he speed
ed the car several blocks ahead, whore
the police were notified.
The conductor had left the car and
sought refuge in q nearby drug store.
The crowd attempted 10 reach him,
while others attempted to catch the
deeing car and assault the mctorman.
The police arrived just In time 70
save tho conductor, at whom the mob
was yelling lynch hlm, lynch him.
Head and Body separatOd. ~ =
The girls head had been severed
from her body. BY mistake, tive
morgue keepers had been called.
When their dead wagons arrived, enc
took the girls head and the other
her body.
The frantic, parents Of the girl sx;-
citedly trying TO obtain possession OF
the severed parts OF the body, In
famed the mob spirit and more ssri-
Gus trouble was narrowly avertsd by
the police.
sheriff to Aid PoIloe.
At midnight the police had reports
Of a dozen or more cars being partial
ly damaged by the explosion Of what
they term railroad torpedoeS. So far
as known no one had been seriously
injured.
A bomb was reported to have been
found in a Wade Park avenue car as
It passed along Superior avenue In
the business section.
Altogether. II persons are said TO
have received minor injuries during
the day and night as the result OF en-
counters between strikers, street car
employees and the police.
To aid the police OF the suburbs in
the protection OF cars. sheriff McGor-
ray has made arrangements for the
employment of 400 deputies.