The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-21
STRIKE TROUBLE
IN COLUMBIA

The arrival of IL strikebreakers
from the North caused trouble at the
Southern railway shops about 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Fou,
were taken to the police station
bruised but not seriously injred, and
the others scattered in hurry whc,
they were met by large crowd Of
men. TIE whole incident happened
III few moments and last night ev.
cry thing was quiet in the vicinity
Of the shops.
Tie southbound train was stopped
by the railroad company at Laurel
street to put Off the strikebreakera
When they alighted they found a
group Of men, estimated variousIg
from 100 to 300. and the trouble foi
lowed. Some Of the IL got away ami
made 81 hasty exit while four we've
afterwards taken to the police sta
tion. One of these had cash o,
the head and three complained Of
Pains in the limbs and back, as tna
result of the attack on then.
There were no police present when
the trouble took place but they an
swered call and rushed to the scene.
When they arrived, however, it was
all over. No arrests were made.
w. H. Stebbins, official spokesman
for the shops federation, said last
night that he had no statement to
make about the trouble further than
to say that he regretted the incident
very much. eve are trying to keep
down any trouble" Mr.. Stebbins said,
"and we are going to be of any
assistance we can to state and city
authorities to prevent any trouble"
Mr.. Stebbins said that he and A. C.
Fetner, president of the shops fed
Grafton, placed three men in an auto
mobile and took them away from the
crowd. He said that these men ex.
pressed desire to 60 back North,
end so they were taken to where they
could board northbound train. They
said they thought it was an open shop
they we're coming 20 and that they
were "glad to get away" Mr.. Steb-
bins said that one of these men was
o shoemaker, one former sailor, and
one man from the Bowery of New
| York.
Joseph Webber, j., Sckultze and
William Fair OF New York City and
Leo Leavitt OF Boston were picked UP
Esht E1uAaeok apcnue near the South
ern railway trestle by Columbia on.
GERS and sent to the police station for
safe keeping. Fair Was suffering
from a cash on the head and Leavitt.
Webber and Schultze complained Of
pains in the limbs and back.
The four strangers told reporter
that they had been on the road for
four days and expected to take jobs
as car repairers. They said when the
train stopped yesterday in Columbia
they started to leave the coach with
their baggage when it appears chat
1000 men rushed" toward them
I.eavitt said they were accompanied
on the trip by two guards and that
cne pulled his gun when the attack
ing party approached. The stranger
said the men halted and ordered the
guard to take down his gun. Leavitt
said the guard put his pistol in his
pocket and that crowd of men mad :
q rush for his party, which was CON-.
posed Of II strikebreakers. Leavitt
made the statement that the assail-
ants used "sticks and iron rods" and
that they were struck on the heads
and bodies.
Webber, Schultze, Fair and Leavitt
claimed that they lost their belong
ings in the scuff7e. The men said they
carried their luggage from the coach
and that it was thrown in all direc-
ticns. The four men expressed some
| feeling for the seven men who ran
| away during the attack. Five of
them were from Boston and two came
from New York City.
The four men were seated in room
Mt the barracks and Chief Strickland
had stronge force of men on hand
in case Of emergency. Sheriff Haise
and Chief Dunaway were at the po-
lice station ready to enforce law and
order.
The attack was a surprise to the
strangers, who expected to get jobs
in an open shop, according to their
version. Leavitt anl others said they
were taken to club house near Spen-
Ger and given every attention on their
way to Columbia.
At 12 o'clock last night the Column.
bia police force started to operate on
two shifts, each relief working IL
hours. Chief Strickland issued or
ders calling for the change to provide
more men to cover the city.-The
/ State.
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