The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-13
POLICE DECLINE
To OBEY ORDERS
Thirty-Five Officers of Column
bus, Ohio, Rise in Mutiny
Against Mayor.
WERE TOLD TO GUARD
CARS DURING STRIKE
Feared Wrath of Union Men
More Than Dismissal From
Positions.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. t2.-Thirty.f five
out OF l40 members OF the night police
force rebelled tonight when called upon
by Mayor Marshall TO board street cars
In an effort to catch persons attacking
cars with stones, bricks and bullets The
mutiDeers. Mayor Marshall announced.
Will be dismissed from the force tomor-
row.
The mayor called upon regular police
men to assume the duty on cars. One
hundred and thirty-seven special police
men, engaged especially for riot duty in
connection with the strike, were not
drawn upon for this service, as they were
assigned TO places where trouble was
expected. Included in the thirty fivc
who refused 10 board the cars are some
OF the Oldest men on the forcos
Until today Mayor Marshall had with
stood pressure brought TO bear by officials
of the Columbus Railway G. Light COM
pany 70 put officers ON the cars. City
officials and members of the Chamber OF
Commerce Joined in urging the mayor to
take this step and he consented. although
he said he did not favor the plan
Mutinoers Step Out
Within a few hours his change Of
policy became known TO the police and
there was widespread dissatisfaction.
This reached a elimination at roll call
this evening. The mayor began TO make
assignments and those In rebellion
stepped out of the ranks.
There was little i'll feeling expressed,
although one policeman took OF his coat
and asked the mayor TO don 1t and then
AS reasons for their mutiny some said
they had been warned by grocers ana
butchers that II they rode cars they
would be refused provisions, Others said
they had belonged to unions and others
that they might wish to join at some fu
ture time.
After being told that II they refused
dismissed two officers who nad al first
rebelled stepped back into the line with
the regulars.
The mayor said later thar ne had
enough officers to man the fifty cars thar
the company expected to operate to-
night.
Continuous Rioting.
There was persistent riotlng tonight in
connection with the street car strike, The
mutiny in the police department reduced
the number go that all cars could not be
manned. Stonethrowers lay In walt for
cars without guards and pelted the crews
Numerically. a score OF carmen were in
jured.
stone throwing was not limited to the
unprotected cars, as many having guards
were attacked. In some Instances ar
rests were made.
Patrolman Charles Snyder was hit on
the head by rock and severely in
lured.
There was not much shooting tonight,
but the trouble makers were more ruf-
fianly dragging crews from their cars In
several instances.
II was announced at the companys Of
fees that a lockout had been decided
upon, effective at l o'clock Monday morn
ing. Such strikers as did not apply for
places by then would be barred from flu
ture employment.
Two Women Shot.
The police are seeking John F. Brady
leader OF imported arnen. on a charge
of shooting two women and a child In
front of their homes.
According TO the police. an automobile
running through Brehl avenue suddenly
stopped One of the two occupants jumped
out and ordered two men on the side
walk to their homes. AS his machine
started he began to fire revolver at
random. y
Mrs. Catherine Kelley was shot in the
knee and her daughter. Helen. 10 years
OF age. IN the shoulder, Mrs Charles
Hart, a neighbor. was shot in the right
thigh.
Police in automobiles, after a lone
pursuit, overlook the machine. The
shooter escaped. The chauffeur. the po-
lice say. asserted the man with him was
Brady.