The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-25
A WILD RIOT
eiys Men Shot Down as Result
of a Str ke and
MANY 0THRES HURT
Mob Of NaddeneG Strikers Storm
Works OF the Pressed Steel Car
Company's Plant al Shoenville and
Pitched Battle Is Fought Between
Soldiers and Foreigners.

One State trooper. and cne deputy
sheriff, and three foreigners were
sho, and killed Sunday IN wild riot
at the Pressed Stee! Car plant. IN
schoenvi!le. whose employees are now
on strike.
At least a score Of persons were
seriously wounded. ten fatally.
The r!o,i1g followed day Of quiet
and broke without warning.
At midnight the following partial
list Of dead and injured was made up
from reports received from the
morgue, hospitals and several ply
sic:ans' Offices: The dead:
John L. Wilson. State trooper.
Harry Exler. deputy sheriff.
Three foreigners.
Fatally injured:
John C. Smith. State trooper.
Lucelian Jones. State trooper.
Seven foreigners.
George K,tch and John O'Donnei.
State troopers. were seriously in1u1-
ed. and one woman was shot n the
neck.
Over a score OF persons received
more or less serious Injuries
The RIO: scene was practically IN
.escr!bable. Mounted State troops
sa,loped !ndsscr!m!na,eiy through
the streets with riot maces drawn.
cracking the heads OF a! persons
lettering in the vicinity OF the mill
Deputy sherirs and troopers oroSe
IN the doors Of houses suspected OF
being the retreat o. strikers. ana
wholesale arrests were made.
From $3.50 to 1880 scores OF per-
sons were arrested and placed IN boz
tails IN the mill yard
During the early stages OF the
r.o,;ag women were conspicuous
Some OF them were armed. oeaes
effectively used clubs and stones
rhese women. all .ore!srers. insane
Nth rage, were mainly responsible
for inc.ting the men to extreme
measures. 49,.
A. midnight quiet reisned IN the
strike .o2e.
shortly before $3.50 Sunday night
q mob gathered about the schoen,
vile entrance 70 the car WORKS ana
made 3 concerted attack upon the
big swinging gates OF the ssocsaoe.
~. .t.,ck was resisted By state
,-ooner, and deputy sheries. VINO
r..d -,ot naees. n the melee hs.
Exler, 9 deputy sheriff. aged MY
years was shot and instantly sh'ee
nv bullet fred. It IS SAID os
strike synpath!zer.
N an effort TO arrest the man
.,.,ad ont OF the crowd as the one
Who did the shooting. State e'oope1
smith was instantly killed BY re-
volve- bullet. ,,..,-
For the a-st time since the 'neep
,,on o, the strike the State troopers
IRON opened volley-fre on the moo'
s,1 .-,se-s fell az the frst round
Three OF them are reported saSaN'
shot. .,o,
T,e members Of the mob tneo
o,ened Are with rifles. Two nioo
ed troopers dropped from their no.S
% fatally shot. They were eaSen %
.ha Ohio Valley Hospital in q dE'ns
condition. AS az anouiances mace
It's way from the ear plant 20 eae
,oe,,,cl carrying wounded troopers
.se vehicle was attacked ana .ae
d-,ve- forced to fee for bis lie. me
frightened team OF horses a.easneo
90 me ambulance p!unsed "'i''' -
.,a shout the crowd. Two men were
.-anoled under the horses hoo.. us
.n,r,anee was finally driven IN eae
hospital BY 3 detachment o' 'so0S
ers. -. -o,nty
IAN, called 70. atty mea TO " SER
n the strike zone at 1o:9o go :.
=. - o'clock ene sheriff started ~
.n.onon.le for the scene o' .1e
- -;o,,ns. He took with him ten s.I.
guns and two boxes OF not eH
ton. 80. cent for
.,e bod,es Of the dead troopers A1o
deputy sheriff ,-oo,,.o, has
,,,rred. three OF whom
arr reported fatally hurt.