Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-03

Sfarassolis Traction and Terminal company whose men went on strike Friday night. attempted to run its cars today but gave up when notified by Superintendent of Pulice FIyland that the police would be unable to prevent bioodshed unless the cars were with Grau-D- Joseph Johnson striking motor1nan. was shot and wounded by policeman who fired into the crowd fhac surrCd around the first car to be St uf out I've cars were taken from the barns. each filled with policemen, but the crowds packed around them So lightly they could not be moved. Soon after the shooting of Johnson, they were ordered back to the barns.
 6overnor critieisss City Officials.
 Governor Ralston in statement to- ENht charged that the city authorities are not doing their duty in failing to provide police protection He refused a request of Mayor Lew Shank that he csu out fhe state militia and de- clared that tle mayor has full authority Co provide sufficient protection to run lac cars
 -I regret very much that the city authorities are not controlling the Etriye situation in Indianapolis, he Rlid- in the statement Their failure fu do so IS diseTacing our capital city 1n the eyes Of the country and 1t will be no less disgrace to Indianapolis 3f he governor is ultimately compelled SO call out the militia to enforce the law and ma intain order because the city officials refuse to discharge their plain and sworn duty.
 Four Brave Policemen Resign.
 A further attempt will be made to start the cars tomorrow morning Su- perintendani of Police Hyland notified Robert l. Todd. president of the trec Gcn company that he would supply as many men as possible and Todd de-
 n #r-.. ss the police were ready to go with them
 The downtown streets remained racl=d with people all day, although most of the disturbances ended when 1 fhe attempts Co move the cars ceased. i
 The police mingled with the crowds ! sut made little effort to disperse them l except when the crowds surged too | TouGhiy around the deserted street l ears that stand in the downtown | streets Four policemen turned in !! their badges and resigned when | ordered bo accompany the cars
 Few Arrests Made. 1
 in spite of Superintendent Hyland's ! orders 10 arrest patrol wagon loads in | order to disperse the crowds, not more ! than "a dozen men were taken 10 the | polic= station during the day Bicy {, Cle polinenen Goinisch and Bastin | were struck by bricks and hurt while | trying to disperse a crowd of men and 1 bows of illinois and Washington l streets Lieutenant BarInfuheT, in charge of the police guarding the 1 1-ouis lana Street Car barns, was struck b. a piece of flying wood and had to 1 b. taken home
 The streets around the Louisiana street barns. where most of the import ed strikehreakers ara held, were crowded most of the day, but the sym ssthizers made no effort to attack the ! barns. Late last night bricks were rSel to break all of the barns win i dov-s- These were boarded up by 1noruins however. and the barn made a secure fort where the stIikebreakers | spent most of the day
 Strikers Not Conspicuous in Mob.
 uniy when two cars filled with po- Lcemsn and manned with strikebreak- ! ers pulled out of the barns in the 1 morning did the crowd prepare to of | fer violence 4 rock struck the con- | ducto- n the lace and one policeman | who stood with his drawn revolver | 17reG into the crowd. iDiuring Johnson l The crowd fell back but al a curve | where the trolley left the wire the i q ulTa thizers packed the tracks so closely the car could not be started i until the mounted police rode through | them When the crowds continued to pack around the cars they were slowly | worked back to the barns and the at tempt to run them given up.
 Utmost no meu in street car uniform f appeared in the crowds. which were compcsed mostly of boys and young men
 4 Strikebreaker Killed.
 h an attempt 10 rush the Louisiana street car barns. where the imported strike breakers are quartered Isaac | Fleisber. 24. a strikebreaker from Phil scelphia- was fatally shot in fhe neck u1 dLeG ou the way TO the city hos ! rifaL Flelsher was shot by one Of the men in the barn who was firing 3ntO the crowd from a second story window.
 The police had the streets around the barns roped and when they let down ] tEe rope for an automobile to pass the 1 crowd rushed through. The strikers | sud their friends pushed past the po- lice and as they approa ched the barns They nsre met with voiley OT shots | from fhe second story windows of ths carmS- F3eisher fell almost at the feet cf Fo'ce Sergeant Sanders, whom he Nls helping 90 stop the rush. About E dozen shots were fired. but Fleisher l wss til. oniy enc hit
 Labor Attorney Makes Plea.
 The mob then started for the West A a~ilinA street barns but was met ; & the labor temple by Milton l.. Claw Son. sn attorney prominent in labor circles who pleaded with the crowd to sbsssin from violence. The trip was abandoned. fl One hundred and fifty strikebreakers from Cincinnati were expected to ar rive tonight
 Sheriff Takes Hand
 Two hundred and fifty business men are to be sworn in as special dep gties for strike duty tomorrow by Sheriff Theodore Porteous, who an stsuEced tonight that he would take a hand in the strike of mOtOrmen and conductors who tied up the street car service here veste erdsay. Sheriff Porte 1 ous sssia lie would put his deputies in tilf street. to keep the crowds mov-t snE. and Chat this would give the Do iie. -sln oppor uniJg to ride III the cars mo protection for the crews The sher- l [ iff said be had decided on this course after conference with Governor l Eai~tnn
 Sympathetic Strike Possible. ,