Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-22
COLUMBIA HAS NEAR RIOTS.
street Car Men at War With Their
Employers.

, narrowly averted on Main street, in
front of the State House, this after
, noon following the efforts Of the
strikers 10 induce men who were rum
hlhg the street cars to leave their
places. General Manager A. A. Wal
lace, Of the street railway, who had
jumped on the street car, which was
surrounded by the strikers and their
SympathiZerS, struck II. A. Stack, a
Policeman, over the head with
switch rod, thinking that he was
member Of the crowd trying to rush
the car and attack him. A crowd
which had gathered massed around
the car and there were cheers and
jeers when Mr.. Wallace was carried
or by the police to the station house.
, Later he was released under bond.
This incident came directly after
a car was stopped on Main street and
A. w. Oxner who was running as
motorman, was taken from the car.
When this car turned from Cervais
street into Main, in front of the State
House, several strikers tried to in
ouce he motorman to quit his place.
Just what followed is not known, but
some remark was made and a big
crowd followed the street car for two
blocks and caught it in front of the
National Loan and Exchange Bank.
Mr.. Wallace and policemen came
to the scene, and after some time Mr..
OXner was escorted to the sidewalk.
Run Over by Automobile.
A lane wide enough for automo-
biIes to pass through was kept open
with difficulty, and finally an auto
mobile ran over G.. G. Warner, man
aGer Of the Ideal Thcater, who was
iii the crowd. He was removed to
the hospital and given attention.
After some time Mr.. OXner, accom-
panied by Mr.. Wallace, came back to
the car and getting on took it up the
street, while some in the crowd cheer
ed and others jeered. Policemen
finally got the crowd to disperse.
Charges were entered by General
Manager Wallace against John Gold
man. S. c. Mckissick and J. w.
brunswick, who are said to be among
the strikers and who are charged
with being the ones who attempted
to take Motorman OXner off the car,
This car had barely gotten a block
up street when big crowd was seen
two blocks down the street, at the
transfer station, which is just in
front Of the city hall and State
House. Strikers were trying to get
the motorman and conductors of two
cars, which were just turning into |
Main street, to get off and quit. A !
tremendous crowd, which had gath I,
cred, were pressing close and Police
man Stack, who was in plain clothes, |
1t is claimed, was trying to keep the /
crowd back by urging them to desist. |
General Manager Wallace arrived on
the scene in an automobile and at |
once went 10 the assistance of the |
men on the cars. He told the row !
to stand back, and. it is said. that
several threats were made against
him by some persons in the crowd.
On account of the threatening atti-
tude and the menacing way at which
they were trying to climb on the car
he thought they were going to attack
him. He defended himself with
heavy iron rod, and struck Police
man Stack over the head, the blow
making blood flow freely. 1t is said
that Mr.. Stack, being in citizens
clothes. Mr.. Wallace took him for one
Of the strikers and hit in self-dc-
fcnse.
Manning Settles Torllcy Strike.
Columbia, Sept. l7.-Through the
mediation OF Governor Manning the
street car strike, which for a week
has tied up Columbia traction and
has led to some slight disturbances,
was settled tonight.
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