Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-26
ARMED FORCE
Of DETECTIVES
At SOUTH BEND
OFFICERS WITH DRAWN GUNS
ON PASSENGER TRAIN THAT
ENTERS RAIL ROAD YARDS
d WHERE RIoTING OCCURRED.

South Bend, Ind, July 25.-Although
. mob is gathering the officials of the
Grand Trunk railroad are determined
10 resume train service today at any
cost. The yard service will be most
likely to incite trouble, but the yards
are so filled with cars, many of which
contain perishable freight, that switch
ing is absolutely necessary. The Chi
cago-Detroit passenger train came IN
late and carried a force OF armed de-
tectives who sat at open windows with
drawn revolvers as the train passed
through the yards. . The officers stood
guard as the passengers alighted, but
their presence was not necessary as
no interference was offered.
Louis Frael, strike breaker, shot
by a railroad detective yesterday,
will die, according to the physicians g
report this morning.
The crowd about the Grand Trunk
yards is much smaller today than yes
terday. Although the road was able
to operate one freight train out of here
today, no interference was offered be-
yon, cries of "scab" to the trainmen
In charge.
Following night and day of rioting
road at South Bend, Ind, an attempt
was made Sunday afternoon to derail
the Detroit and New York express.
The engineer of the express saw the
thrown switch in time to bring the
train to stop and prevent what might
have been a serious disaster.
Before the attempt to derail the pas.
senger train was made freight train
was cut in ten sections by the rioters
and five passenger trains were stalled
for hours. One man, Louis Frael a car
repairer, was shot by private detec-
tive employed by the railroad and is
now in a hospital in South Bend In a
serious condition. Thgsd detective who
did the shooting was John Peck Of
Battle Creek, Mich, and he with two
companions, Eldridge Graham and
William McReynolds, was arrested and
is being held pending the outcome Of
Freels injuries,
Engineer Stoned by Mob.
When the engineer OF the passenger
train left his cab to Investigate the
open switch in the afternoon he was
stoned by the mob which had gathered
In the railroad yards, though the
timely arrival OF the police prevented
his being seriously injured.
During the afternoon mob which
at Oliveta, the first sta
tion Of the Grand Trunk within the
limits of South Bend, burned several
cabooses, but efforts to fire freight
cars were thwarted by the arrival Of
detectives and the fire department.
The rioting began Saturday night at
10:30 o'clock when freight train Of
fifty cars entered the city under full
speed, with the intention Of rushing
through South Bend without a stop.
Shortly after passing the station it was
discovered that the caboose had been
lost, and a stop was made to pick Up
the missing car. Almost Immediately
q gang of men ran between the cars,
released the air plugs and cut the air
hose, thus making it impossible to
move the train. At the same time the
Pinkerton detectives. who showed
themselves, were stoned
Governor Refuses Troops.
Local Agent G. A. McNutt sent in a
hurry call for the police and tele-
graphed Governor Marshall for troops.
The latter, however, declined to order
out the militia until he was assured
the police were not able to cope with
the situation.
The standing of the freight train
tied up east and west traffic until after
daylight, five passenger trains being
held in the local yards until o'clock
yesterday morning. Up to that hour
the local police were unable to secure
coupling pins from the company Be-
cause Of this fact the police expressed
themselves as believing that the stall
Ing of the freight train might have
the Grand Trunk to make it appear
that they could not secure protection
from local authorities and that it was
necessary to call upon the state for
troops.
Both Sides Make Claims.
Montreal. July 25.-The company
ofiicials are very confident the solu-
tion Of the Grand Trunk strike prob
lem is now in sight. All they ask,
they say, is adequate protection CT
and the men who have taken
the places of the strikers. The strike
leaders, on the other hand, today ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in the
of their ranks and their
ability to force the railroad to terms
by irremediable freight paralysis. The
shops at various points closed week
ago reopened today. Practically all OF
the 10000 employees have returned to
their places.
Detroit Moves Freight.
Detroit, July 25.-Freight traits has
been resumed here on the Grand
Trunk. The company has succeeded
running six trains in and out of
.troit. There are no signs OF
1ouble.