The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-12
.MOTORMAN SHOT
1 FROM AMBUSH
Rioting Continues In COlum-
bus Car Strike.
POLICE KEPT ON The RUN

Several Members Of Nonunlon Crews
Laid Out by Rocks and Other Mis-
stles In Western Portion Of City.
Chamber Of Commerce Absndons
Peace Efforts Until Perfect order
is Restored--Mass Meeting Urges
Enforced Arbitration on Parties.
Columbus, o., Aug. 12.--Peace In
the local streetear strike appears as
remote as ever, and the authorities
are struggling with condition which
threatens to become serious unless
checked within the next few days.
Within the past "a hours more than
40 riot calls have been received ut
police headquarters, and while many
of the reported disturbances proved
to be Of minor Importance, many
shots were fired from ambush at
passing cars operated by nonunion
crews. Conductor j. r. Anderson
was shot through the leg at Sullivant
and Glenwood avenues, and A. Ander-
cash in the head and had his hand
mashed by flying stones. Motorman
A. r. Anam. running on the same
line, was rendered unconscious when
a stone colllded with his head. Mo.
torrnan Brown and Conductor Kid
well were also laid out by missiles
thrown from the thick vegetation
which lines the track in the extreme
western portion of the city.
Explosives were placed on the
tracks over the Fourth street viaduct
and the crew and passengers were
pelted with stones. many whose
names were not learned being In.
jured
Nonunion crews continued their
practice of firing revolvers promiscu.
ously, but no one was hit and no az. |
rests were made, the police arriving |
long after the disturbances had |
ceased.
Three city detectives on a South |
Side car drew their revolvers when |
an auto containing four men drew up |
alongside and began stoning the car |
of the machine but none Of their bul.
lets found a mark. AS the auto
driver suddenly shot around q corner |
one Of his companions emptled the
chamber of his revolver at the detec.
tives. Detective Hamer received a
painful injury on the arm from a
stone, but the officers escaped the
bullets.
Enforced arbitration was the de-
mand made at the mass meeting held
in Memorial hall, which was almost
filled. The speakers were John J.
Lentz. +. S. Monnett, NJ. Il. Thrail-
kill, James NJ. Henderson, Fred Fay
and George w. Bope. They asked all
union sympathizers to refrain from
acts of violence and to continue to
walk as the most effective means OF
bringing the company to terms.
The chamber OF commerce direc-
tors, who have been working to bring
about arbitration despite the attitude
of the Columbus Railway and Light
company against such a settlement,
decided they would make no further
efforts along this line until order IS
completely restored. At meeting
of city officials majority sentiment
favored forcing arbitration upon the
disputants.
An effort will undoubtedly be made
to have a special session of the grand
jury called to investigate the rioting
II it is not suppressed within the
alleged rioters have been bound over
to await the action on the part OF the
grand jury, and IL Is believed that a
few indictments for car stonlng and
other oflenses would have a salutary
effect on the lawless element OF the
city.