Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-07
'VOLLEY OF RIFLE
FIRE STOPS MOB
RUSH IN DENVER
Three Killed and Thirteen
Injured in Renewal of
Strike Battle.
FEDERAL TROOPS PREPARE
TO GO TO SCENE OF ACTION
Exciting Day Ended in Colorado
Capital With Calling Off
of Strike.

DENVER. COLO. August G.-The
strike OF traInmen employed by the
Denver Tramway Company was called
on by the executive committee of the
Tramway Mems Union late tonight.
Tho men will meet tomorrow 10
I! committee.
Three men were killed and thirteen
Injured when rioting was resumed by
the striking street car men and their
sympathizcrs at the East side barns
tonight.
The mob advanced toward the
barns and was met with a volley OF
rifle fire from inside
The dead arc: Dan Sullivan. 90
years old; Dan Flanagan and Charles
Hansen. all OF Denver. John Col
iins. 81. and Leonard Tremme., IS.
both OF Denver, were so seriously
injured they may die.
crowd of several hundred gath
cred about the barns early In: the
evening. but contentcd itself with
shouting until shortly before $3.50
O'Clock. when an effort was madc TO
close in on the barns. The move was
met with a fusilade of shots from
those protecting the barns. 4 de-
,achment OF armed police was OF,
duty az the barns and the $50 strike
breakers housed there also were
armed.
Federal troops are expected to ar
rive In the city tomorrow TO assist
the police force. The Governor re-
ceived telegram from the chief of
stan at Chicago that 500 troops
would leave Camp Funston. Kans.
for Denver carly tomorrow morning.
The chief OF staff also authorized
Governor Shoup to call on Fort Lo-
gan. just outside of Denver. 10.
troops for immediate use. but no call
had been made on. there up to a late
hour tonight.
Judge Orders Recall.
Judge Greeley W. Whltford, In tn.
District Court this afternoon. ordered
leaders OF the striking stree. car
,rainmen to recall Immediately the
order Issued last Sunday for n strike
on the Denver tramway system The
judge found seven officers and ex-
ccutivc committeeman of the car
mems union guilty of contemDt for
calling the strike. They were Henry
Sllberg. j. 4. Parker. j. E Barney,
\. Coffen, ]. T.. McKiddlc, l.. ]. Seic-
rest and S. II. Schoeplin.
The strike leaders were alleged to
have violated an Injunction obtained
by the city several weeks ago re-
strain!ng the company from reduc.
ing wages and the men from s;rik-
ing. The men are striking for high
CT pay.
Union chiefs were in session to-
night considering what action they
would take as result OF an order
issued by Judge Whitford directing
them TO revoke the strike order.
Between four hundred and five hun
dred American Legion members.
wearing the uniforms which they
wore during the world war, are pa
trolling the outlying district OF tn.
city tonight 10 relieve the regular po-
licemen for duty in the downtown
sections.
Armored motor cars equipped with
mounted machine guns were ready TO
patrol the downtown district. Other
machine guns were mounted on TONS
of buildings near possible trouble
centcrs. More than a Thousand ciy,-
iianS volunteered to assist the police
force in maintaining order. They
were armed with army rifles. sawed
OF shoteuns and revolvcrs.
Theaters Are Closed
All thcaters. including moving pic
turc houses, in the downtown section
were closed tonight. Citizens were
requested BY Mayor Bailey 10 remain
at home.
Statements by officers of the Den
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