The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-29

| between the officials of the Richmond
Malleable Castings Company and the
members of the local Moulders Union,
as to what disposition would be made
OF crowd of strike breakers which
had been brought in from Chicago
several days ago, q riot broke out in
the neighborhood of the Richmond NAL
leable Castings Company about ten
o'clock last night which resulted In
destruction of property and the wound
ing of two men,
Tuesday the officials of the Male
able Castings Company imported about
10 strike breakers from Chicago and
attempted to put them to work with
the members of the local union in the
foundry. The strike breakers were
quartered at the Arlington Hotel.
When the members of the local un-
ion learned that the strike breakers
were being put to work in the foundry
with them, they refused to continue to
work and left the foundry.
Agreement Was Made.
On Wednesday night a crowd of
about 500 men assembled at the Airing
ton Hotel and demanded that the
strike breakers be sent out of town.
The officials of the Malleable foun-
dry stated to the police and the police
in turn notified the union officials, that
the men would be sent away Thursday
morning.
The officials Of the Casting company
claim that they had the right to em-
ploy any labor which they choose and
that they meant that they would re-
move them from the hotel. Thursday
morning the men were removed from
the Arlington and quartered at the
| foundry.
action ha orf Of he off
cials of the Malleable foundry was in
terpreted as violation of the agree
ment and organization men assembled
Thursday night with the purpose OF
making further demands for the strike
breakers removal from town.
Conference Is Held.
! A conference at the court house be-
tween the sheriff, the representatives
of the local. union, and officials of the
Malleable company, revealed the fact
that the officials of the Malleable COM
pany were bound in a contract with a
strike breaking company in Chicago
to go ahead and operate the foundry
with the men they had sent in and
therefore could not break their agree
ment with this company.
While the conference was in pro-
gress at the Court House, the crowd
surrounding the Malleable plant de-
manded that the men be removed i'm
mediately or they would go into the
foundry and take tt em out by force
and put them on the first train leav-
ing the city.
The officials of the Castings com
! pany claimed that they could do moth
ing, the result of which was that the
crowd which had collected joined by
= the police entered the foundry and de-
manded of the strike breakers that
they leave Immediately.
. Escorted Under Guard
The strike breakers were then es-
corted through the crowd under guard
of the union organization and the po-
lice and placed upon the Chicago
train leaving at midnight.
: During the evening a crowd Of a.
: bout 5000 people assembled in the
neighborhood of the foundry and when
the men on the inside of the foundry
. fired several shots, claimed to be
, blsnks, in response to the rocks
. thrown through the windows, the
the windows in the foundry until en-
trance was finally gained and the
strike breakers agreed to leave the
city if they should be given police
protection.
Most of the damage was done by
boys. Some radicals took occasion of
the situation to destroy property and
do general damage. The officials of
, the Union tried to prevent any pro-
, perty damage but were overcome by
superior numbers.
! Washington Avenue, from Eighth to
Sixth streets was roped off this morn
ing and guarded by policemen and
, deputy sheriffs. Police also guarded
"a he CT l.
in front of that foundry was roped
off.
Some trouble was experienced by
the police early this morning in keep
!, ing back the large crowd of sightseers
who started through the Malleable
plant along Washington avenue, to see
what damage had been done.
? Precautions Taken.
The Malleable Company had taken
, precautions following trouble Wednes-
day and Tuesday nights, and had sta
4 toned two extra watchmen in the
, factory.
f The crowd began gathering Thurs
day evening shortly after working
J hours, and minor disturbance began.
> When Sheriff Carr. Assistant Chief OF
Police McNally, John Lontz, president
of the company, Benjamin Hill and
representative of the mOulderS, went
to the sheFiff's Office at the courthouse
for a conference, the crowd stopped
= the disturbances and was orderly for
q time.
Becoming tired of waiting, however,
the men. with several hundred boys
who had gathered from all parts of
d town, started the sporadic throwing OF
n stones, and a few windows were
/ smashed.
e Stones Are Thrown.
e Cooler heads prevailed, however
and aside from threatened attempts ia
d break down the doors, nothing was
n done until after ten, when the throwins
e OF stones became general Most oi
r this damage was done by boys and