Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-23
ORIGIN OF RIOT.

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them and escorted outside the strike
ORIGIN or RIOT.
An investigation by the Associated
Press shows last nights battle res
suited from the fact that three new
members Of the state constabulary re-
fused to obey the commands of strils-
ers when ordered from a car These
troopers, on their way from Green's
burg, Pa to the plant. where in citi-
Szens, clothes. For weeks the strikers
have been holding street cars and or Dr.
Sdering the occupants out. Heretofore
Eall have 5obeyed. Last night, however,
#the three troopers and a deputy sher-
Stff resisted the order and for 20 min.
&utes a battle ensued& 1t is apparent.
today that all the dead and q majority
of the Injured fell in this battle: Later
when achievements z arrived many
more were dubbed and shot but the.
first battle waged by only four men
against a mob WAS the fatal one IS
81 1t is said the three troopers had not.
yet joined the constabulary stationed
lat the plant 81 81 55
The force OF state police located at
|, Punxsutawney, Pa, which recently
took charge Of the strike situation at
1.-THE STANDARD Car Works, Butler. Pa,
is expected to arrive during the day.
days In ana about the Pressed Steel
car Works i'm SchcenNille, have war
srantea the assertion that the settle inent9
of the labors5troubles existing between
employees and the car company would
be speedily reached. Last nights rlotlnSs
came suddenly and without warning at
1.-THE close OF h calm and peaceful sun
5daV. About o'clock strikers We're
seen to, & sther at the SchosnNil!e end OF
psDonovan's bridge, "a viaduct span 7, 4.
ming tho Pittsburg & Lake Ell g rail-,
|iroad tracks. Suddenly Il was fltnored
that a numbered strike breakers We're
|$being brought from the city INTO Inc ~
plant. Picket s were Immediately do o.
bled. Every car that came from the
Scity was held up. This procedure had
lSbeen going. on for some time, wlens q
car carrying Deputy Sheriff q 7li AIRY
ssExler came along. He was re-,
I.turning from Pittsburg to the steel car CA;
plant "A revolver was PLACED at INC Ef
Imotorman's head and the ca r. was
I,stoppesl A crowd Of stri kers' lrlln nm e.
$diately suspected the deputy sheriff,
and m he Was ordered TO leave the car.
lsInstend. "a 1t IS said, he threw back MS MS
coat and showed his star. This was g
Signal for d fusil adeS of shots Isxler
f5sSisd fffe sfff tnTYi. w hen a the
Sal tridEes III his revolver We're explod-
led. III cried: II III give In. BIO vs.. rs 4,
fell under s hover of stones ana pui-
lets. Assured that he was dead, the
crowd sran. At the first onset 1. the few
lspassenge gers on the car fed I. w hen hiX-,
Tiers slayers disappeared the motor
! man and conductor placed The BODY on
| the car and took it toHthe office OF a
physician in KEGS R ocks. The officer
tbreathed his last just as he reached !,
the Office door. a large buiief., no, nole
lEthrouef his Forehead was the direct
cause OF his DEATH although his head
and body was terribly nangled anu
beaten BY stones and clubs.
MOB SEXES CAR.
Hardly had the car bearing Exler's
BODY started forsthe physicians office
than the mob sighted another car q p
proac ching the Niaduct. AS the car
nleared tie mob formed across the
! tracks. State Troopers Villains, Smith
Jones. o iDonnel and Kitch of troop a,
| were on the car. They had been on q
| brief Afurlough. AS the mob boarded
| the car and seized the conductor, he
linen arose to make the fight against
the terrible odds. Then began he f,lsi'-
iiade IN which 800 or more shots were
fired. O'Donnel was the first to fall
IAAyitl, al bullet through his left SIDE.
/ r per III tch stood over HIS fallen COM
rad q and gamely opened fire upon the
i5mob with a revolver In each hand.
lNolleN after volley was fred at, MIN.
| but he escaped being shot, though ne
/ was terribly stoned and beaten after
\ all his other comrades lay Wounded
at his feat, Soon after o. Donnel was
1 shot, Trooper Williams fell mortally
| wounded after a volley and finally
rolled on his face. twas in the defen-
sive attack of the troopers that most
! of the mob were shot. There was g
ilull in the firing FOL. some time. Word
n
1.-The const abulary and he ordered out
| his entire force of troopers. AS they
galfoped towards the o Donovan bridge
| With carbines drawn. the mob broke
and fed.
DISORDER ENDED.
with the removal Of the dying and
wounded to the hospitals the night OF
l5wild disorder ended.
BY midnight. Mckees Rocks was as
quiet as on Sabbath afternoon.
| News that the strikers had again TAX
5en the law into their hands last night
was only broughtto Pittspurg after the
| 4riot.ng had been in progress some time.
Then a messenger boy arriving from
3McKeas Rocks brought the report that
a deputy sheriff had been killed and
several persons wounded In a tight be-
/ tween strikers and mounted state con-
iSSldU ulftiy' II! NJ
When an attempt was made to get
Into telephone eonlmunicationewit Mcs
skeesi Rocks it was found that the wire
had gone down temporarily. From 10
! o'clock until midnight piecemeal re-
ports from the rioting We're al that
could be gotten. 1T. was reported that
| the rioting had occurred at the Schoen-
Iville$ entrance OF the Pressed Steel Car
scompany's plant.
ORIGIN OF STRIKE.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2s.-six weeks ago
To-day $500 employees of the Pressed
Steel Cal. company. mostly foreigners,
walked out on strike. The men de-
l5clared they would not return toawork
luntil the pooling system of wages in
force at the car plant at that time
Twas abolished. Il BY the pooling system
the men declared the car company
managed to get more work out Of them
for less money than under straight
day wage scale, "a
The pooling system involved a plan
for paying the men as each piece Of
work was completed, each man working
| on the piece receiving a percentage of
| the cost of the completed job
AT the inception of the strike. Presi-
dent Frank Hoffstol of the Pressed
| Steel Car company. made the formal
| statement that he would not treat with
1.-The men In any way except as, indiyid-
lsila1s and to date has stood by his