The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-13
FIRsT KILLING

Woonsocket, R. l., Sept 13.- (UP)-The first killing in the New England textile strike occurred here early today in a savage clash between national guardsmen and 5000 strikers in which six other persons were shot.
 The man slain was identified as Jude Courtemanche. He was found on Social street, where the rioters had stood their ground against vol ley after volley of rife fire, with a bullet wound in his abdomen. He died at hospital.
 Four of the other six wounded were reported in serious condi- ton at the hospital.
 In addition to these casualties, scores of combatants, both strike sympathizers and militiamen, were injured by clubs and brickbats.
 The street fighting here. which flared suddenly, was even more savage than that at riot-torn Saylesville, a few miles away, where three pickets were shot, two perhaps fatally, and a guardsman severely injured.
 Hoodlums Cause Trouble
 With a mob of hooting. jeering hoodlums, armed with cudgels and stones, dashing through the streets in crazy fashion, shattering win- dows, causing other property dam age, footing stores and battling guardsmen and police, J. Hector Paquin, police commissioner sent a frantic appeal to Governor Theo- dore Francis Green to call for fed eral troops Cor we perish"
 Governor Green, who during the previous "A hours had rushed guardsmen to both Saylesville and Woonsocket. announced he had called special session of the leg islature for noon today to ask for a $10O,000 appropriation for 500 additional state police for imme. diate duty.
 Strike sympathizers reported in a critical condition at Woonsocket hospital were:
 Edgar Bruneau, IS, shot in groin.
 Leon Rouette, IS, shot in ab- domen.
 wilfred Methot. s4, shot in shoulder and lung.
 Those less seriously wounded were:
 Leo Gagnon, 25. shot in right thigh.
 Cemont Lamothe, 1T. shot in right leg.
 Jodn Fafard. 22. hurt by gas bomb explosion. Stanley Eljarz, 40, head split by nightstick.
 Meanwhile, three other strike sympathizers, shot by guardsmen in the Saylesville rioting, were re. ported near death at Notre Dame hospital, Central Falls. Among , them was 17-year-old Fernand La Breche, of Central Falls, who was wounded near the heart last night while Governor Green was broad casting a radio appeal for peace Authorities feared even greater violence here tonight in a view o1 the fact that early today yandals raided a hardware store and stole large quantities of guns and am munition.
 Storm Center of. Strike Storm-cefiter of the strike here was the plant of the Woonsocket Rayon company on Clinton street This concern, manufacturing rayon, comes under the chemical code. It has not been affected by the strike, all of it's 300 employees remaining at work, and until last night there had been no attempt at picketing.
 Tuesday night a small crowd en- gagged police in a minor skirmish.
 Last night the situation sudden ly grew tense. A mob of 5000 as- sembled near the plant and stoned police. Reenforcements were rush. ed to the scene until the city's en. tire force of 60 officers was on duty.
 Police Were Helpless
 Police. outnumbered nearly 100 to l, were helpless. and a call went out for the militia.
 Some 400 of the 1900 guards