Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-26

be fought by both the defendant and
the plaintiff. The police commission
will doubtless file an answer to the in
junction within the next few days.
The result of the issuing Of the injunc-
tion will be followed with great inter-
est by many in the city. AS this will
be a test case, more interest will be
added because Of the possible outcome
of the matter. In connection with the
filing of this injunction against the
city council and the police commission,
1t will be remembered that some weeks
ago Governor Cole L. Blease ordered
the sheriff to close up all the near beer
shops in the suburbs of the city. This
order not only applied to Greenville,
but to the entire state. Many residents
Of the suburbs of the city were delight
ed with the action Of the governor.
Because citizens complained that every
day, and especially on Sundays, the
crowds that gathered around places
where the beer was sold created great
disturbance, to the discomfort of the
neighborhood, the shops were closed.
Later the police closed up all the near
beer saloons within the city limits.
Now that one of the dealers Of the beer
has filed an injunction against the city
and the police commission enjoining
them from interfering with him in the
sale Of the beer, and has furthermore
stated that the beer which he sells
conforms to the requirements Of the
law. it Is probable that the case will
be fought to the finish and will prove
of great interest.
- Governor Blease on Sunday order
ed out three companies Of militia to
insure the operations of the street
cars in Spartanburg, and said that IL
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Jones, go himself, and order out all
the militia in the state. The COM
panies ordered out were those Of
Greenville, Spartanburg and Clifton.
1t was because Mayor Lee Of Spartan
burg had notified the governor that
he, Lee, could not rely upon the police
force in protecting the strike breakers.
The developments leading up to the
disorder are outlined In a Spartanburg
dispatch OF Sunday night as follows:
The trouble Saturday occurred In this
manner: The cars were blocked con-
tinuously and the police were unable
to cope with the situation. On Mag
nolia street, In front Of the court
house, a car stopped to turn a switch
and a crowd Of several hundred labor
sympathiZers gathered around. r. w.
Gossett was acting as conductor. He
| Is former employee Of the company
and was given a position to take the
place Of one of the men who were
locked out. After he had been verbally
abused, ]. G. Fowler is said to have
engaged In a personal encounter with
him. Fowler Is said to have struck
him several times, and one wound in
the head was quite severe. Fowler
disposition to further harm the con-
ductor when he stated that he would
go to the office and turn in his badge.
Fowler was released on bond In the
sum Of fifty dollars. Following this
outbreak, 1t was quickly seen that II
would not be advisable to attempt to
run the cars any more. Hence, short
ly after o'clock all were ordered to
go to the shed at East Spartanburg,
and they have remained there since.
Policemen have not been able to con-
troll the situation, and preventive plans
were resorted to rather than assume
any risks of attempted violence. The
policemen are in sympathy with the
strikers, and II Is claimed are not
giving proper protection. 1t Is also
stated by Conductor Gossett, who was
injured in the fight, that he was hit by
William M. Johnson, policeman, who
at the time was not on duty. This Mr..
Johnson denies. He states that he was
assisting the carman. He made the
arrest This is the first arrest that
has yet been made. The agreement
submitted to the company by the un-
ion men was today made public. 1t
asks that the union be recognized,
that business be transacted between
the men and the company through the
medium of a properly appointed COM
mittee, that the company shall state
the reasons WHY any man was dis
charged, and, II the reasons are not
deemed sufficient by the committee of
disinterested persons that such q man
shall be relnstated and paid for loss Of
time. Other minor points are COW
arad