The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-05
STR|KEBREAKERS
ARE HURRIED AWAY
With Their Departure
Pc ace Comes to
McComb City.
TROOPS STILL
IRE UN GUARD
Sixty Soldiers Escort Train Out
of Town to Prevent Attack
by Angry Unionists-Guard
Wounded in Pistol
Battle at Water
Valley.

With the enforced departure late to-
brought here by the illinois Central
Railroad, came the first real assur
ancc of the restoration of peace after
twenty-four hours of excitement and
spasmodc rioting. The people of Nc
Comb City demanded that the strike
breakers be removed from their COM
munity, and the l32 were placed
aboard heavily guarded special train
and hurried TO New Orleans.
Sixty soldiers, armed with ball
cartridges, and with orders to shoot
TO XIII IL necessary. accompanied the
special train south as far as Magno-
liza. This action by the military au-
thorities probably prevented another
pitched battle.
After the strikebreakers had agreed
to get out of town at 1 O'Clock, the
| departure of the train was delayed
for nearly three hours by protests
from the railroad company, and the
people OF McComb City began TO ex-
hibit signs of surliness and some show
OF mob spirit. About a half hour be-
fore the train left at 34s. number
of these persons, we'll armed. left the
position near the railroad track on
which the special would have to pass
en- route to New Orleans.
Strike leaders in automobiles final
~ persuaded the men TO disband and
commit no overt act Three compan
les OF Mississippi National Guard
patrolled the streets at dark, and to-
night the belief is expressed that the
town will remain quiet
Striker Is Killed.
Lee Haley. aged forty-five. n striker
was shot and killed early to-day near
the Illinois Central shops. He leaves
a wife and two children. His slayers
are upknown.-
Haley's friends assert railroad guards
killed him. but SherIf Holmes ex-
pressed the belief that Haley was shot
by his friends. others say the disturb
ance was due to the rowdyism of
strikebreakers aboard the special train.
IL. NJ Montgomery and Edward
Harness. strikers. were hurt during
the encounter
Il was standing near the train Of
strikebreakers when 1t pulled in" said
Deputy Marshal Jones to-day. land
saw a peck of stones and many bricks
piled on the floor of the baggage car
Before the train came to stop a
shower of stones poured from the
coaches. and Immediately there was
return volley from tho crowd outside.
"a man in one of the coaches then
showed revolver through a window
and leveled 1t at me. I drew my re-
volver and shouted to him to get back.
AS the train started bullet from his
revolver whizzed near by head and
struck an automobile occupied by two
young men. I was struck in the side
with stone thrown from the train"
Two Are Wounded.
1t was discovered to-day that Carl
Canton and Turly Curtis. both strikers.
were shot and badly wounded during
the night while walking near the I'LL
nois Central shops. They were taken
to their homes. There is no clue to
their assailants.
Two non-union men were escorted
| out of town this morning by citizens
who proclaimed that strike breakers
were not wanted.
No one was hurt by an explosion at
the shops. which occurred early this
morning