The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
|! ]. MURPHY HELD
BY GRAND JURY
resident OF Central Labor
Union Charged With
melting Riot.
lob VIOLENCE AND
BLOODSHED THREATS
'trike Leader Quoted as Saying
Mob Would Return Fire of
State Poiice-Eighth
Day of Strike.


ohn J. Murphy, president Of the
Antral- Labor =EniaE.= aIaa=ane@as=
IAding figures in PhiIadelphia's street
IT strike. was to-day held to the
rand jury by Magistrate 8eaton on
~ charge Of melting 10 riot. lie
kae released In $4,000 bail. pending
he action OF the grand jurors. whu
I'm 1t Is believed. take up the case
X once.
Murphy was arrested as the result
+ an interview published in the late
ditions of the Philadelphia Times
nd Philadelphia Bulletin. in which
Is was quoted as saying that II the
hate police In Kensington fired q
knsie shot, there would be reign
i bloedshea In the northeastern see
lon OF the city. where. ne is said
b have added. the men could shoot
hat as fast and just as straight as
he State cossaeks
Murphy Makes Denial.
Two reporters swore murphy had
Hada This statement T e-sasesr iastit.s
aa1@A no statement to the court
Aeugh he did saA. before the eonsl
anvened, that what ne intended u
nuyey WAS his fear that such con,
(ss4uss- ssa4SA -ha--,.pra2aked- As thu
Eansit com pany.
II certainly did not advocate such
course he said Il was mercy
frying ~ get the people te look
IlINad and realize the seriousness ni
he situation, so az to prepare &c
{revcnt II, not HrIEg II on.
There Ii no doubt that the arrest
n Murphy and his court arraign-
bent to-day has greatly angerea SONS
II the union lahor people Of fhsi.
IdgfplIsAs and the more fawfeEs efe'
bent III strikc sympathiacrs rnag I'D
h take advantage OF thN situation
Ills afternoon to attack sArs. though
Ip tu noon no disorder of any k'ne
kad been reported The officials d.
LOT seem to rca ike how the arrest
n Murphy has ineensed the unsor
hen.
The police authorities have, how
scfs.s made drastic arrangements -
kHeiI disorder in it's inctpiency TINS
ftAFassssg and 4arsgss squads at hes. u
Uniformed and plain clothes men have
k~fa ft4ai.ssa-es the districts Mhers
bots have occurred in tho past ant
Ia gatherings are permitted
Division OF Sentiment.
Interview to-day with many OF the
NadIng union leaders show that the
kentt,nent tor and against a senei Oh
Sfrtke is badly divided. The hot
headed leaders are ciamoring fer ii
ksm pathetic strike. while others de-
Hare such move would wean away
bublte sympathy and end in disaster
or organized labor in all branches,
n liz Believed that even in the un-
3eresssem event a general STRIKE Should
be called, Ii will he for fixed NUM-
Der Of days--not more than four or
1--we at the most~--and that in this
say union labor would voice its pro-
est Union leaders are badly spit
Rn the question of whether they nave
!h1 pnwer In issue a call for gen
HraI strike, many of them inslsthe
hat no such Thing Is provided FOR
Ia d genera! STRIKE and that each
Individual union local must take Il
r~frrvr.itssss ss.te on tise question nj =
kympathettc strike.
The Rapid Tranait Company de-
l.iases ii IL running ssVants,-tive more
lars to-day than yesterday, when IL
|ieclares 3S9. 900 fares We're collect
kd. The company also declares thai
n one barn Ninety OF the s,fiksIs
Implied for reinstatement These fig-
Rres are denied " the strskers'
serious Disorder saueiied.
philadelphia entered to-day upon
~ eighth day of her strike firm In
belief that serious disorder hao
Ssen a,,elled. and that, with the ex.
I.Nutfon 81 minor outbreaks on the
Eers IN the ha,f-urown youths, there
wr,.Ia ba no more rioting.
sAvera1 81 these minor outbreaks
kn,k mace In several parts OF the cit,
kasf night. hut they were queiied b,
~ sisy polioe without serious co.r
sea,,enee. So trivial were they re.
"A sled that the state police, who re.
klred II their barracks az a.ciocl
~ INA aytarnoon. we're not even sum.
.nned Nd outbreaks occurred Ii
Ei,c carIy morning hours. and Dtrec.
~ q public safety Clay declared
s~sss.'as n,re there would be no riot.
~ Ian to-day. which is a half holi
"a Jrhen thousands will be out OF
III xeets.