Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-19

Streator. Jan, 19.-( Special -EX.
sheriff William Patterson OF Liying5-
ton county, who is now serving us a
deputy sheriff, was severely cut and
bruised about the face when he was
struck two or three times in the face
by objects supposed to be brick bats
hurled by an angry crowd that gather
ed around the Metal Stamping Cor
pOration yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock During the Disturbances sew
eral other special deputies from Liy-
ingston county were hurt by flying
bricks and stones.
The officers however stood their
ground aud succeeded in putting the
mob to flight before any great yiol-
ence occurred Several men and WON.
en- in the mob were injured by bricks
thrown by their crowd. During the
riot it was not necessary for the Of
fcers to fire on the rioters.
The trouble was a reoCCurrance Of
the trouble which occurred on Tues
day afternoon when Frank Mason the
superintendent of the factory was
struck by a stone and badly beaten by
an angered gathering who assembled
at the factory, as the Workmen We're
leaving for the day. Mason was beat
en- up after he is alleged to have call
ed a girl member Of the gathering a
vile name. Reports which gained cir
culation to the effect that an effort
was made to lynch him, and a rope
was placed around his neck are pure
fabrication, according to the authori-
ties and the spectators.
Mr., Mason claims that he used no
oaths until after he was assaulted,
and then "swore in general way at
the gathering which had Congregated
in front of the plants main entrance.
The trouble broke out again yester-
day morning, in a lighter vein, though
and as result three people-tWo
girls and a man-Were arrested ami
are now in the Pontiac jail awaiting
preliminary hearing. A crowd which
had gathered about the factory was
ordered to dispense by Sheriff German
of Livingston county All went but
three-Anna Mallik, Mabel Shedd
and Miss Malliks brother-who re.
and taken to the city Jail after which
they were removed to Pontiac on the
1915 Wabash train.
Mr. Mason was severely injured.
having been struck by a brick and
other missiles He was also attacked
by several of the crowd He was re-
moved to his home by Chief Hopkins,
who answered hurry up call sent to
the police Mr. Mason returned to his
work yesterday morning.
Operate Open Shop.
The union contract of the factory
expired on January 2, and the factory
started operating on the open shop
plan Until yesterday forty-tive non
union men were employed at the
plant. After Tuesdays trouble only
fifteen reported back to work. For
some time the factory has been clos
ing each afternoon. and the workman
have been taken to their homes in
autos
Yesterday four hundred men, Wom-
en- and children gathered around the
building at the time the workmen
were to leave Eighteen special
deputies from Livingston county were
on special guard duty around the
factory. They succeeded in getting
the workmen into their autos, and a
way from the factory site without
any disturbance other than some YER
bal missiles being hurled in the air.
Mob Begins Forming.
After the workmen left. the mob
congregated around the Office at the
front of the building An old lady
who was in the front lines of the mob,
started heckling, and is alleged to
have urged the other members of the
party on to violence. The police took