The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-27
MANY ARE HURT
IN STRIKE RIOTS
Three Seriously Wounded By
Flying Bullets. if
DYNAMITE PLAYS A PART

From Bullets, stones and other
Missiles In Fierce Conflicts Be.
tween Opposing Factions - Gun
Users Face Serious Charges.
Troops Expected to Be Called Out
Today at Request Of Mayor.
Columbus, o.. July 27-1n view OF
developments in the streetcar strike,
Mayor Marshall has decided to call
on the governor for troops at once.
The call Is expected to be issued to-
day. The mayor declared that he was
lmpelled to this action because he be-
lieved that irresponsible men had
been placed on the streetcars, as
evidenced by the shooting from cars
into the crowds during the night, and
the wounding of several persons. It
Is said that the Second. Third and
Sixth regiments and Troop A of
Cleveland will be called
Three distinct riots of formidable
proportions engaged the police attend
ing the efforts of the Columbus Rail-
way and Light company to maintain
streetcar service on its lines after
nightfall, the net result of which are
fully dozen injured, several Of
which were rushed to hospitals in a
serious condition.
Cars were stoned by the mobs, win
dows being demolished, and derail-
ment resulting In one or two cases.
Dynamite played a part in the days
program, and but for timely discovery
might have resulted in serious loss of
life. Enough of the deadly explosive
was found by the police on the tracks
of the Leonard avenue line to have
blown car and its occupants 10
atoms, and automobile patrols were
rushed to the scene to intercept fur
ther demonstrations. All over the city
cars encountered torpedoes and other
explosives, which sent CONSERVATION
to the hearts of timid patrons and
those manning the cars.
The locality of the West Side barns,
in West Broad street, was again the
scene of the principal rioting. A
crowd of strikers and their sympa.
thizers assembled at the car barns,
and when attempts were made to run
cars there was conflict between the
opposing factions. The crowd had
SHE'D stones and bricks at a car in
charge of Motorman James Houder-
ch hn latf
ragged, drew a revolver and fred. one
bullet striking Or. A. V. Miller, a den.
tist, the pellet penetrating deeply
into his right thigh. Miller was q
passerby and was nonparticipant.
He was rushed TO the Protestant hos.
pital. Houdershelt was rescued from
the mob by the police and taken to
headquarters, where charges of shoot
ing to kill were preferred against
him. The police were taxed to their
utmost, but finally succeeded in dis
pelling the infuriated mob, which was
bent on taking Houdershelt.
Beecher Morrison, one of a crowd
which had gathered about a car at
Broad and Gift streets, was shot
twice, one bullet penetrating the left
leg and another the foot, both shots
being fired by Conductor S. A. ST.
mons of the intercepted car.
At Dennison and Goodale streets
the crowd blocked several cars, and
Motormsn Harry Meades fired two
shots He was taken by the police,
however. before he had succeeded In
woundlng any one. One motorman
lost his courage and attempted 10 de-
sert his car, He was arrested and
taken tn police headquarters for
blocking traffic, At the last named
point several cars were badly dam.
aged by missiles thrown by the strike
sympathizeres, a number of them
having their windows completely
shattered. The three carmen who did
the shooting were all lodged in jail,
and charges Of shooting to kill were
preferred against them.
A sma' riot occurred at the Milo
At Linden, the crowd poured gasoline
on the tracks ahead of the cars and
set fire TO IT,
Saloons were closed all day
throughout the city upon orders of
the mayor.
Attempts to maintain car service
were kept up until toward midnight,
but were gradually abandoned as re-
sistance from the strikers continued.
But little effort was made, however,
to run cars on the more hostile thor
oughfares. Patronage was fairly
good In the principal business sec
tion, but elsewhere the public evinced
a preference for walking.
There was no change In the situa-
ton, both sides expressing satisfac-
tion with the progress so far made,
and both declaring their intention of
continuing hostilities.
Assassin Eludes- Dogs.
Roanoke, Va, July 27.-Despite a
rigid search of the country about
Ridgeway, no trace has been found OF
the assassin who killed Former May.
or Bonseman by exploding a stick OF
dynamite under him. Dogs have fail
ed to pick up the trail and the kill.
ing rs complete mystery to the au'
thArftin.