The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-22

took possession of the premises, locked
and sealed the room containing such
boxes as had not been thrown out uf
the windows in the confusion and or
dered to be mobilized two more com
panies of infantry and three divisions
of naval militia. Tonight Col. Blythe
has on duty some 300 men, all of
whom are in their armories, uniform
ed, armed and equipped for active SER
vice, except about 40 naval reserves,
who are patrolling the block on George
street between King and st. Phillip
streets in which is situated the only
entrance to the hall where the ballot
boxes are stored and where occurred
today's affray. Col. Blythe himself
carries the key to the committee room.
Persons who applied tonight to Col.
Blythe for passes that would admit
them to the room for the meeting to-
morrow of the committee were told
that the militia would admit only
members of the committee, and such
other persons as the chairman might
authorize them to pass. Besides the
troops already on duty, Col. Blythe has
available on short notice one other d.
vision of naval militia, two other
Charleston companies of infantry and
several reserve companies, the latter
possessing artillery. Besides these he
has at command the companies of the
Second regiment stationed elsewhere
than in Charleston, four at Columbia
and one each at Timmonsville, Elloree,
Sumter and Orangeburg.
Tomorrow's meeting of the commit
tee will likely be held in the armory
of the German Fusilier on Wentworth
street, between King and Meeting
streets. An ample military guard will
be assigned to police the premises.
Late tonight arrests had been made
as follows: For carrying concealed
weapons" George J. Renters, =. L.
Elsey, ]. H. Steenken, Fred Steng.r,
Ike Levy, j. j. Healey. Opposite the
names of the following on the docket
is entered detained" Max Goldman,
Henry J. Brown, Edward Mcdonald,
R. C. Richardson. All of these have
been released on bail.
Young Hyde Hurt.
Tristram T. Hyde, Jr., son and
namesake of the candidate nominated
for mayor last Tuesday over the in
cumbent, John P. Grace, is bruised
about the back of the head and the
shoulders as the result of a scuffle
which occurred outside the committee
rooms. One of the ballot boxes thrown
out during the gun fighting upstairs
fell into King street, Dick White, en-
ployed in Maj. Hyde's real estate
brokerage Office, picked it up but he
was at once surrounded and almost
overborne by group of men. Young
Mr.. Hyde came up and, fearing for
his friends safety, laid hold of his
shoulders, imploring him to drop the
box to the pavement. About this time
Mr.. Hyde was struck heavily from
behind with some blunt instrument.
He was staggered by the blow and is
suffering some pain but is not at all
badly hurt.
Responsible men say Max Goldman
received his beating about the head
as he slid down telephone pole into
the hands of squad of police in es-
Gaping from the committee room dur
ing the shooting.
Goldman left the hospital this
evening after having his scalp con-
tusions dressed. One story says that
as he descended the pole one man
fired at him with revolver but a
bystander struck his arm up and the
bullet spattered against wall nearby.
Friends of Chairman Black said late
tonight that they would not be sur
prised if an attempt to effect his ar
rest and temporary Incarceration
with view to preventing him from
presiding at the executive committee
meeting today should be made. They
said policemen had inquired for him
during the evening at his house, at
Hyde headquarters and at the sheriff's
office, saying they wanted to see him
to serve paper.
Deputies, to the number of score
or more, are keeping vigil in the
sheriff's office tonight and at, the
door stand four automobiles with
lights burning ready to convey them
to any point of disturbance. Rumors
have been current that the governor
might declare martial law in Charles
ton chould further disorder seem i'm
minent, and these reports have had a
SOLDERING effect.
McDavid Horton.