The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-24

threw back his coat and showed his star.
This was the signal for a fusillade of
shots. Exler opened fire in return. When
all the cartridges In his revolver were
exploded he cried "I'H give in boys,
He fell under a shower of stones and
bullets. Assured that he was dead. the
crowd ran. At the first onset the few
passengers on the car had fed When
Exlers slayers disappeared the motorman
and conductor took the body to a ply
sician's office in McKee's Rocks The
officer breathed his last just as he reached
the physicians door. A large bullet hole
through his forehead was the direct
cause of his death, although his head
and body were terribly mangled and
beaten by stones and clubs.
Another Car Sighted.
Hardly had the car bearing Exlers
body started for the physicians office
than the mob sighted another car APP
preaching the vi aduct. AS the car neared
the mob formed ten deep across the
tracks. State Troopers Williams, Smith.
Jones, O'Donnell and Kftch, 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
terrible odds Then began the fusil1ade
in which 500 or more shots were fired.
ODonnelI was the first TO fall with a
bullet through his left side Trooper
Hitch stood over his fallen comrade and
gamely opened fire on the mob with a
revolver in each hand. VoIIey after vol
ley was fired at him. but he escaped be-
ing shot, though he was terribly stoned
and beaten after all hrs other comrades
lay wounded at his feet Soon after
O'DonneIl w2s shot Press Williams fell
rnortaIly wounded after a volley, and
finally rolled ON his face 1t was in the
defense attack of the troopers that most
of the mob were shot. There was lull
in the firing for some time. Word of
the battle reached Lieutenant Smith of
the constabufsry and he ordered out his
entire force of troopers. As they gall
Hoped toward the ODonovan bridge with
carhines drawn. the mob broke and fled
Wild Disorder Ends.
With the removal of the dying and
wounded to the hospitals the Night Of
wild disorder ended
BY midnight McKeess Rocks was as
quiet as on Sabbath afternoons. News
that the strikers had again taken the law
into their own hands last night was only
brought to Pfttsburg after the rfotfng
had been in progress some time Then
a messenger boy. arriving from McKee's
Rocks, brought the report that deputy
sheriff had been killed and several per-
sons wounded in a fight between strikers
and mounted state constaoulary. When
an attempt was made to get into tele-
phonic communication with McKee's
Rocks It was found the wires had gone
down temporarily.
The McKee's Rocks city council late
tonight. at q special meeting called for
the purpose. appointed q commktee to go
at once to Harrisburg and ask Governor
Staurt to call the state constabulary from
the plant of the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany, whose $500 employees arc on strike.
Neither the car company nor the strikers
were criticised at the council meeting. the
purpose being simply to protect the cfti-
zens of McKee's Rocks and Schocnville.
The death list resulting from last nights
rioting was swelled tonight when N6se
Desoski, one of the striking men. living at
McKee's Rocks, died at Mercy hospital
from gunshot wounds. This brings the
death list up to seven. All of the seri-
ously wounded are showing slight inn
provement.