Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-13
GUARD KILLS
BOSTON MAN
Woman is Also Shot As Result
Of Argument
SOME POLICEMEN RETURN
American Legion Branch De-
cides to Assist Governor Cool
Idge In Keeping Order
LEAD ALL BOSTON

Bv The Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 13.-A woman and
man were shot at the corner OF
Boylston and Fremont streets this
morning during an attempt of tho
state guard to make loiterers move on.
The man was killed and the woman
was wounded in the knee. The man
had engaged in an argument with one
of the state guard who was trying to
clear the space near the entrance to
the subway.
The man and woman were taken in-
to drug store while other of the
state guard with fixed bayonets, dis
persed the quickly gathering crowd A
city hospital ambulance removed the
body and the wounded woman.
James McCourt, q. by-stander was
accidentfy shot In the ankel during an
attack on volunteer police in tho
south end district this morning. The
volunteer Robert Nolan, fired the
shot Two men were arrested charged
with assault.
The Massachusetts, branch of tho
American Legion today announced the
adoption of resolution declaring
against sympathetic strikes in aid OF
the police. In endorsing the attitude
OF Governor Coolidge and pledging
him the support of the Massachusetts,
branch in maintaining law and order.
Tho sympathic action of the fifty
three policemen of the Metropolitan
Park Force who refused to serve in
Boston Wednesday night lost some OF
its strength with the return to duty or
twenty-six of the officers and their ac-
ceptance of assignment to duties In
the city. These officers patroled beats
in the South Boston district last night,
Lieutenant Vogel of the Metropolitan
Force said they were on duty to main
tain law rather than to take the places
of strikers.
Decision whether the striking
policemen in this city should return
to work rested today with Governor
Coolidge and with Police Commits.
sioner Curtis. In response to tele-
gram from Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor, the policemen's union voted
last night in favor of resuming their
beats provided the authorities would
agree to the suggestion of Mr.. Comp
ers that the matter of their union
afiliation be held in allegiance until
after a conference of the labor situa-
ton called by President Wilson for
October 6,
The resolutions adopted by the
union also called for the refnstate-
ment of the nineteen patrolmen who
were suspended for violation of the
department rule forbtdding MEMBER
ship in outside organizations ana
whose suspension was the immediate
cause of the walkout last Tuesday az
ternoon.
In a statement yesterday the gov
erl&or said that he considered the
walkout as desertion of duty rather
than a strike. and that he could think
of no conditions under which the
men should return to work. He said,
however, that the matter rested with
Police Commissioner Curtis.
A general strike in support OF the
policemen was still possibility to-
day. Several unions affiliated with
the Central Labor Union met last
night to vote on the question of go
ing out but in most cases action was
postponed to await the outcome OK
the suggestion of President Gompers.
The telephone operators put the
question over until next Tuesday.
State guard troops continued 70
patrol the streets in conjunction with
volunteer policemen and loyal mem-
bers of the regular force. There were
no repetitions during the night of the
rfoting and looting which marked the
first forty-eight hours of the strke
and only a few arrests were made for
minor offenses.