Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-24
EIGHT DEAD;
SCORE HURT IN RIOT
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der and elbow; taken to Ohio Valley
hospital. -,
Mike Kurshiniki, striker, slight bull
wound in head; taken home
Tvnknown Russian, striker, siot
through temple, taken away by strikers
JOHN suler. striker. slight flesh
wounds in arm. .
riot.
CAUSED BY CONSTABULARY
An investigation by the Associated
press showed the rioting to have
been caused by three new members or
the state. constabulary for refusing to
obev the commands of strikers wh|n
ordered from a street car. These troop
ers, on their way from GreenspurS,
Pa, to the plant, were In cltlzea7
clothes. All were armed. For weeks
the strikers have been holding up street
cars and ordering out their occupas''-
IIeretofore all have obeyed. Last night,
however. the three troopers and
deputy sheriff were passengers, ana
being armed, refused to be ordered about
by the strikers. They resisted and
battle ensued
4 was said the three troopers had not
get Joined the constabulary stationed at
the plant.
The force of state police located at
Punxsuawney, Pa, which recently TOOK
charge of the strike situation at the stan
dard Steel Car works, Butler Pa, were
expected to arrive during the day. Inc
question of ordering out the militia Will
be discussed at a conference of the au-
thorities today.
Sheriff Gumbert of Allegheny county,
has already sworn in a half hundred addi-
tIonal deputy sheriffs in anticipation OF
renewed rioting today.
TO SETTLE LABOR TROUBLES.
Conditions for the past two or three
days in and about the Pressed Steel Car
works in Schoenville, have warranted the
assertion that the settlement of labor
troubles existing between employees and
the car company would be speedy. Last
nights rioting came suddenly and with
out warning at the close of a calm and
peaceful Sunday.
About 8 o'clock strikers were seen to
gather at the schoenville end of o'Dono-
vans bridge, viaduct spanning the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad tracks.
Suddenly 1t was rumored that a number
Of strike-breakers were being brought
from the city into the plant Pickets
were Immediately doubled. Every car
that came from the city was held up.
This procedure had been going on for
some time when q car carry Deputy Sher-
iff Harry Exler came along. He was re-
turning from Pittsburg to the car plant.
A revolver was placed at the motorman's
head and the car was stopped. A crowd
of strikers Immediately suspicioned the
deputy sheriff.
He was ordered to leave the car In
stead. it is said, he threw back his coat
and showed his star. This was the sig
nal for fusilade of shots. Exler opened
fire in return. When all the cartridges in
his revolver were exploded he cried
TN give in, boys" He fell under a
shower Of stones and bullets. Assured
that he was dead. the crowd ran. At the
frat onEet the few passengers on the car
had fled. When EXler's slayers disap-
peared the motorman and conductor plac-
ed the body on the car and took It to
the office of a physician in McKees
Rocks. The officer breathed his last just
as he reached the office door. A large
bullet hole through his forehead was the
direct couse of his death. although his
head and body was terribly mansled and
beaten by stones and clubs.
MOB FIRES ON CAR.
Hardly had the car bearing Exler's
body started for the physicians Office
than the mob sighted another car APP
preaching the viaduct. AS the car near
ed, the mob formed ten deep across the
tracks. State Troopers Williams, Smith.
Jones, ODonnell and Kitch, all of Troop
A. were on the car. As the mob boarded
the car and seized the conductor. the men
arose to make the fight against the terri
bic odds. Then began the fusillade in
which 500 or more shots were fired.
O'Donnell was the first to fall, with
bullet through his left side. Trooper
Kitch stood over his fallen comrade and
gamely opened hrT upon the mob with a
revolver IN each hard. Volley after vol
ley was fired at him, but he escaped being
shot. though he was terribly stoned and
beaten after all his other comrades lay