The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-20
RIOTING IN
 CLEVELAND Three Men Shot and
 Wounded. PITCHED BATTLE IN STREET Car Runs Over and Decapitates a
 Child. Head is Sent Home And Body To Ths Morsue--Many strIkebreakers
 Are Protected By

Cleveland, O.. May 1s.-Rioting be- came more general and serious in the street railway strike late today. The first death, while not a part of the strike. but incident to 1t, occurred when Yetta Wolkinski, ( years of age. was run over by a car operated by ars inexperienced motorman.
 crowd quickly gathered and would nave lynched the motorman had he not turned on full speed and escaped.
 h Lakewood a car was stopped and the crew fired upon. Four persona were shot and seriously injured and Kha car was burned to the tracks.
 The first disturbance in the down town section also took place after dark. when a Woodland ear was held up on Ontario Street and a motorsnan and conductor attacked. The police dispersed the rioters
 The burning of q Clifton Boulevard car In Lakewood was the most serious riot of the strike. The car was rofng toward the western terminal when it was stopped by q log being thrown across the track. It was the first ef- fort to operate car in Lakewood, and the car carried no passengers Aa soon as the car stopped it was sur- rounded by a crowd of rioters, who were hidden behind a railway bridge. Immediately the crowd began shoof- ing at the members of the crew and guards. The latter. W. J. James and John swanto, returned the fire.
 Over thirty shots were exchanxed. While the shooting was in progress the crowd grow to nearly a thousand, Another car arrived and it's crew and guards joined in the free for all nght. Gasoline was poured upon the second car and it was burned to the trucks. The Cleveland police were notified and nfwtxy Offl%ara NvaN kn The first ear. riddled with bullets and windows broken. proceeded to the car barn.
 Motorman P. C.. Elshoiz was shot in the leg. John Gray and George Alex ander. guards on the second car. were shot in the chest. Mace Burlinghame. of the attacking crowd. was shot in the hand. All were taken to a hos. pital. Their condition is serious.
 Yetta Wolkinaki was killed by a Woodiawn Avenue car while attempt- ing to cross the street. Her death was said to be due to the inexperienced motorman being unable to control the car. After the accident he speeded the car several blocks ahead where the po- sought refuge in a nearby drug store. The crowd attempted to reach him while others attempted to catch the fleeing car and assault the nnotorman. The police arrived just in time to save the conductor. whiie the mob was yell ing Lynch him; lynch him"
 The little girls head had been sew cred 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 ax. citediy trying to obtain possession or the severed parts of the body, ln- fiamed the mob spirit but the police pre- vented serious trouble.
 The State Arbitrators took up their task of endeavoring to effect recon ciiiation between the strikers and the Municipal Traction Company tonight
 President Dupont of the Traction Company said today that he would take the strikers back to work only as new men and those who remained with the company would be given pref erence. Vice-President Behner or tho union positively declined to waive this point. The State Arbitrators are now endeavorinR to have this single ooJec~ tionable point removed.