The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-21
.LAWL LESSC CROWDS
DEFY THE POLICE
OVER IN ALBANY
Capitals Peace Forces Helpless
Until COnstabu.ary Arrives
STATE TROOPERS JEERED
Glass In Store Windows and Cars
Shattered-Man's Skull
Is Fractured

Albany, May 2l.-EmplOyeS or the
Hudson Valley Railway Company last
n ght voted to decline to comply with
the companys request to operate its
cars over the lines Of the United
Tract on company between Water
ford and Troy
The men said that so long as pres
ent conditions on the United Traction
lines exist they will not run the FIud-
son Valley cars into Troy.
The lies connect n Waterford, and
before the Tn ted Traction strike the
cars Of the Hudson Valley company.
were run into Troy
Unrestricted disorder absolute riot
and fragrant law 'essness prevailed
within a stones throw" of the state
capitol for more than three hours last
night, while the city and state police
battled futilely with the situat on.
Reinforcements of state police sent
from the Troy barracks coupled with
the fact that the United Traction com
pany withdrew such cars as it could
from the streets, resulted in a tenn
porary restorat on of order and pre-
vented lurtnef TlollHb.
Troops Restore Order
Unassisted b ythe state forces the
Albany pol ce were helpless to cope
with the emergency. After the erri-
val of the additional constabulary the
resistance Of the police stiffened, and
the mob was flna ly forced back up
tho state street hill, where 1t was
dispersed.
Unassisted by the state forces, the
both the state and city lawenforc ng
bodies. it is understood Mayor James
r. Watts intends to command the help
Of at least one regiment Of the state
militia. and word TO this effect was
telephoned to New York city last
night where the 7lst regiment is un-
der orders for mobil zaton.
Mobs which swayed Albany streets
last night outnumbered those who
celebrated the sign ne of the armistic
and varied in character from good
natured reyelers to ugly gangsters.
The latter had been seen around the
city all afternoon
Broadwa, lr front OF the Union
station is literally paved with brok-
en- glass" shattered from car windows
and the stores in the vicinity.
At 1880 o clock virtually all cars
operated by the United Traction com
pany we're either abandoned or the
crews had succeeded In running them
into the barns.
Jeer The Soldiers
State troopers arriving in Albany in
response to an urgent call from May
or Watt. were greeted with "Who
won the ware Service men in the
majority in the outfit resented the
,nsinuaton Of slackers and charged
the taunters with exceptional yigor
Among those arrested was Troy
man giving a name and address which
do not appear in the city directory.
Late in the night none but persons
holding railroad tickets was permit
tel n the railroad station in front OF
which a large crowd had gathered
from early in the evening.
Every sort of miss le imaginable
was used to assail the cars An ac-
emulation Of stones, half-bricks and
small pieces of iron seemed to be con
yeniently located for the accommoda-
ton of the rioters.
Several persons were injured How,
ard w. Slade sustained fractured
skull and because of the excitement
was left unattended for precarious
period
Quiet prevailed in Troy More than
5000 persons attended a dance With
In two blocks of the North Troy barns
in aid of the trolleymens union, but
not the slightest disorder was report
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