Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-20
GREEN noToRnln KILLS CHIC
Police Arrived Just In Time to Save
One Conductor from . Violent
Death-unicn People start = Move.
ment to Arouse Sympathy for Their
Side OF the Gaze. a..
(By Associated Press)

ny Associated tTeneJ
CLEVELAND, O.. May 1S.-Riotins
became more general aud serious In
the street railway strike hate today.
The first death, while not part OF
| the strike, but incident to II, occur
red when Yettg. Wolkinski. sour years
old. was run over by a car operated
by an inexperienced motorman. A
crowd quickly gathered and would
have lynched the motOrman had he
not turned on full speed and es-
| capped. .....-
In Lakewood u car was stopped and
the crew fred upon. Four persons
were shot and seriously injured and
the car was burned to the trucks.
The first disturbance In the down
town section also took place after
dark when Woodland car waa held
| up On Ontario street aud the motor
man and conductor attacked. The po- !
lice dispersed the rioters. The burnt
Ing Of a Clinton boulevard car N !
Lakewood wss the most serious rtot
Of the strike The car WA eotl9
t0waw he sts4sern terAinal uh1u g
was stopped b . log beinE thro1HY
! across the track. II was the atSt
effort to operate q car In LakeH0od
and the car carried no passenger A
soon as the car stopped II was sur
rounded by q crowd OF rioters who
were hidden behind q railway bridge,
Over Thirty Shots Exeitanssd.
Immediately the crowd began shoot
ing at the crew and guards. The
latter. w. J. James and John Swante.
reformed the FIRE. Over thirty shots
| were exchanged.
While the shooting vas in progress
the crowd grew to nearly . thOu-
sand. Another car arrived and its
! crew and guards Joined In the tree.
for-all fight. Gasoline was poured On
the second car and II was burned
to the trucks. The Cleveland police
were notified and 60 officers were
sent to the rescue. The drst car.
riddled with bullets and windows
broken. proceeded TO the car baras.
i Motormn p. C.. Elshols WAS shot D.
the leg, John Gray and George Alex
ander. guards on the second car. wer0
shot In the chest. Mace Buriinghsa.
who was In the crowd which made
the attack, was shot in the haad.
! Ali were taken to . hospital.
| Yetta Wolkinskt was killed by .
Woodland avenue car while attemps-
ing 10 cross the street. Her death
was said to be due to the inex-
perienced motorman being unable to
control the car. As soon as he real
lied what had occurred he speeded
the car several blocks ebead, where
the police were notified. The con-
ductor had left the car and sought
refuge in a nearby drug store. To
crowd attempted to reach him White
Others attempted to catch the aee-
ing car and assault the mot0gDan.
Conductor Saved Jvst IN rI@s
The police arrived just IN time 10
save the conductor. while the Doo
was yelling Lynch him. lynch Mn
The little girls head had bsea 49,
cred from her body. By mistake to:
morsue inspectors had been eano4
When their dead wagons arrived -.
took ;he girls head and Tie 49,
her body. The frantic pareets =
the girl, ercitedly trying 20 eos1R
possession u the severed pases -
the body. inhamed the mob speso -
more serious trouble Vas nsro0Sy
ay.ried by the police
The members OF the CafWeas -
ion began q series Of pneltc Usse-
ings for the purpose a srous,ag -
lie sympathy and to appeai = -
prb,ic to refrain from nssug The ensD
until the strike finally y evetDee-
President Dupost q he tFaeee0
oempany ssn today tint ~ 49,
take the str.kers hpck - Wort ~
az new men an that thoss 80
remained vita The Conway wuuH -
given preferences. veepSoooeee
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State artstrAsors ~ 80 en1eUur
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