The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-04
PRESENCE OF OFFICERS HAS
oALoTARY EFFEcr-No FUR.
THEIR TROUBLE EXPECTED.
WE ARREST and CONVICTION
Nlchard Boiling Fined SIS and Costs in
y attempted Assault and Profanity
Uases'-Rairoad Officials Report
Many Applications.

saturday afternoon when the Missis.
Sippi Central passenger train arrived
at 2'3O, quite a crowd was on hand
anu made 1t decidedly unpleasant for
the engineer in charge. As soon as
the engine came to a standstill the
cab was surrounded and vile epithets
and threats We're hurled at the en-.
giheer But the man in the engine
paid no heed to the ieers of the crowd
ana went about his work in an uncon-
cerned manner.
during the progress of the disorder
V conduct on the part of the rowdies
Nlce-President Smith and H. s.
Buescher of the railroad company
!, came up to see the train come in.
Richard Boiling. who has been the
leader of the strife-making element.
commenced an abusive TRADE against
the railroad company and its officials.
He used some very strong and abusive
language and started to strike Mr..
smith, but was caught by a deputy
sheriff and by-standers. Boiling was
arrested on two charges, profanity and
assault, and this morning in the City
court plead guilty to the profanity
charge but stated that he did not in.
tend to strike Mr. Smith. He was
fined $5 and costs in each case. 1t is
reported that he is a member of the
Fireman's Union, and is not an engi-
neer But at the trial this morning he
changed his plea of not guilty, saying
that he was an engineer and there
was a million dollars behind him, but
he was up against it here and would
plead guilty. 1t is stated that he is the
same man who threw the pop" bottle
through the engine cab window. He
has not been arrested on this charge,
however.
There were no uniformed police in
Vidence at the station Saturday when
>.he 2:4U train arrived. This was
occasioned by the fact that the police
force of the city had been requested
to act as pail bearers at a funeral
which occurred at about the same
hour that the train was due to arrive
here Chief Moore visited the depot
few minutes before the train arrived,
but stated that everything looked so
quiet that he never thought for an in
stant that any trouble would occur.
Since this time police have been in
evidence on the arrival and departure
of all passenger trains on this line,
and no further trouble has occurred.
Mr.. Corrigan of the Engineers,
states that the men called out are all
acting in a gentlemanly manner and
that they are well pleased with the
manner in which the men have con-
Quoted themselves. Mr., Corrigan Wis
tied Gulfport yesterday, but states
that his visit was without any espe-
clal significance. He is back at the
hotel and is in conference with men
almost the whole of the day
The officials of the company state
that while three of the men employed
to fill the places of engineers on strike
have since quit, they now have four
men more than Is needed to man all
engines and that eleven applications
were received for positions this morn
ing.
Train schedules are being main
,oinod and everything is running
n,oothlv as could be expected accord
= ,rp TO the officials of the road