The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-24
twenty-five Strikers Placed
Under Arrest and Will Face
Charge Of Murder in the
Pennsylvania Courts.
FOREIGNERS ARE AWED
AT RESULT OF RI0TING
Bombs Which Had
Been Thrown by Strikers
Are Found North of Scene of
Carnage Sunday,
A CHARGE OF PEONAGE
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1 umns Of smoke came from the
chimneys of the Pressed Steel Car
company's plant in Schoenville to-
night, the plant being in operation
despite efforts Of mObs to scare off
the imported workingmen.
The strikers seemed to realize for
the first time that the company could
do without them.
More state police have been ordered
here to augment the company Of
mounted cOnstabulaTy on duty at the
car plant.
The strikers realize that the mount
ed troops are too much for them, yet
all day the troopers were subjected
to abuse from windows and doors
whenever they CHANGED to pass a
strike sympathizer's home.
In retaliation every striker or sympa-
thizer who left his doorstep was searched.
/ Besides searching, the troopers exam
ined the strikers personally, and IF they
/ bore bruises OF traces Of being dubbed,
they were promptly arrested, as the
troopers considered such evidence as
proof thar the men had participated in
last nights riOting.
Twenty-Five men were arrested before
uighfaM Those who resisted were man
acled to troopers horses and dragged
through the streets to the plant entrance.
At noon the great bells Of che Catholic
cathedral in McKees Rocks began tolling.
This was kept up for over two hours.
/ Then the bells were ordered sllenced by
state troopers, as it was pointed out that
such demonstrations only went toward
agitatlng the strikers
Strikers Are Awed.
Strikers wives besieged Lieutenant
Smith Of the state cOnstabulary for news
Of their missing husbands. The Heuten-
ant had ten hats. gathered from bloody
corner after the conflict last night Sew
eral of the women declared the hats be-
| lOnged to their husbands OF sons. The
strikers seemed aWed at the extent Of last
nights fatalities.
News that additional state cOnstabuIary
were on their way seemed to act as
quietus upon those few strike sympathiz-
ers who gathered in dcOrWays during the
evening and discussed the situation.
1t was announced that the government
will heed the peOnage charge against
President +. n. HOffstOt and Foreman
Samuel Cohen Of the Pressed Steel Car
company, to the extent Of making a thor
ough investigation Of the allegations made
by Albert VamCs, who sWOTe to the
charges before United States Commission
er Lindsey on Saturday.
Daylight changed conditions from a
/ scene Of absolute iawlessness e. one Of
fearful anxiety. Foreign women who had
fought with q ferOcity Unequslied by their
husbands, patheucally implOred infOrma-
/ ton concerning a missing relative prob
ably either shot to death or mOrtally
wounded. Shooting continued from various
/ sections of the strike zone long after the
main battle had been fought last night,
but did not reach serious proportions and
/ the troopers remained close to the plant.
Bits Of Evidence.
Just as dawn was breaking the constab-
ulary mounted and heavily armed, rOda
/ to the scene Of last nights carnage and
! gathered every particle of evidence hats,
collars. coats and other wearing apparel
were found and taken to the company's
office. Every effort viii be made to Io-
cate the owners with a view Of arresting
I them in connection with the deaths Of tha
] officers.
q Leniency heretofore displayed by the
/ COnstabulary towards the strikers is alb
sent today. Stringent measures are being
used and the least overt act committed bY
/ the strikers is met with a riot stick or the
hOOfs Of d pOliCeman's horse. Attempts
/ were made this morning 10 prevent the
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