The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 30, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FR ANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 380, 1901. »CHIEF OF POLICE PRAISES SPECIAL OFFICERS FOR GALLANT DEFENSE AGAINST RIOTING STRIKERS IN MORNI EVIDENCES OF BATTLE ARE PLAIN/ —_— Windows Are Broken and Signs Damaged by | Stray Bullets. Assailed Men Give to Po-| lice Their Versions of Attack. EARNY STREET, between Market and Post streets, bore every evidence yesterday of the terrible battle fought in the early hours of the morning be- tween a horde of crazed strik- ers—tea. ers, boxmakers, carpenters, sailors others affiliated with the City Front Federation—and a brave band of | five men fighting for their lives. Windows | r shattered, indented, awnings ripped and buildings furrowed with bullets were the mute evidences of the latest riot that darkens the pages of the history of San | Francisco. Fierce and rapid was the usillade, and that many were not killed end more seriously wounded was prob- ably due to the inefficienc of the weapons carried by the assaulting strikers Not alone was the battle fought on Kearny street, but every point where a striker could dischdrge a weapon, with- out regard to the course the bullet might ed to carry terror to the give an impression to the the “rights of the strikers.” d Morton street buildings show e of the leaden messengers attered plate glass win- er and more visible evi- of the wild and reckless discharge dences have not been n large numbers at the on Turk street, b of rioters yester- ce was well chosen, bie are wont to con: he word once passed was brewing would gathering of many of aracters in the city rikers and their where Officer Till- The five specials s to the east side of while the strikers scat- dvanced into the center of jon of Geary, t, and others side of Kearny west discharged indiscrimi- street and at the junc- where Ear! Ful- boy, was struck ets intended Then the tide rd until the spe- learny stredd, di- ton. Here the great- ne and the course of inly seen I's tailor shop at 16 secials began iring. tered the window in ing store and others land- ows of the wholesale de- x & Co. on Mor- iring was_di- ficers. Brass de of the street show | Mme. Pilger's sign, Harshall's place, is i holes can be found s windows were de- sign in front of e of a dozen more the . in the e specials retreated, the strikers shot to ranged above man’s body, went low. Many years of age, was, s standing in front e junction of Mar- when the attacked lilman came along. Hessays: the vicinity were . few feet in the crowd— ne or two—fired at Till- | g strike me in the leg | a fast as 1 could, | standing in_the | Somebody Murphy and George | t this time and started - crowd. They used their drove many into into Morton. nning down the gh cautioned not succeeded in hold- ntil other officers it of the captain’s STRINERS 1K HENSTATEMENT Trouble on Chicago Ele- vated Road Almost at an End. CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—The strike on the de elevated road was declared tically off to-night. Belleving that would not be able to force officials of the company to grant the concessions Jjemanded, members of the Employes’ Union began deserting the ranks of the to- and asking to be most cases they were taken aced on the extra list, under ad stepped in and taken their strikers early stated. I back d pl those who } 1"_;‘_“(; strike leaders will not admit that their forces are weakening. The company moved trains during the day with lttle on bar, which is presumed to placed on the rails by strikers, nearly caused a serious accident to one of the trains to-night. The cars were joaded to overflowing, and several per- sons were more or less injured in the panic that attended the smashup, The motorman did not see the obstruction in op and the first two cars of the irain were thrown from the track. BOSTON, Sept. 20.—The strike of the express drivers of the transportation firms bids fair to cause serious complica- tions unless a speedy settlement is reached. One more attempt to reach an ustment of the trouble will be made B rrow and in case of failure the offi- cers of the Transportation Trade Coun- cil, composed of freight clerks, truckmen ond general merchandise handlers, have been empowered to call out every member of their various organizations. This de- cision was reached to-day at a special meeting of the Transportation Trades 3 i ((l)-PAn;:L RIVER, Mass., Sept. 29.—At a meeting here to-day of the Textile Coun- ghe | Strikers the Assailants, | e v that the first | attack made was | SHATTERED. PLATE. GLASS e ¢t AT HARSHALL S FULLINGTON o firmness four men, who were apparently the ringleaders, were arrested. ‘hey are Willlam Duggan, Peter Johnson, John Smith and Willlam Tate. They were taken to the Hall of Justice and placed on the detinue book. All except Smith are members of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, the latter claiming to be a member of the Boxmakers' Union. Specials Tell Straight Stories. The specials who were fired upon tell straight and circumstantial stories of the attack made upon them. Captain Sey- mour questioned . each separately. To him W. P. Rawley said: There was a party of five (of which I was one) at the Thalia Theater on Turk street. We left there about 1a. m. A number of men left _the place at the same time and followed us down the right-hand side of Market street to Kearny. Atter we had turned on to Kearny street and were about half a block from Market, and on the east side of Kearny, we heard several Shots. W. C. Beehler, one of our number, faid, I think 1 am Rit,” and, putting his hand on his ankle, said, “I am sure I am.” My friends then began shooting at the m who were shooting at us and eeveral poll officers came. We had had no trouble with the men nor did we know them. J.-J. Bogan, a special police officer tached to Curtain’s agency, and who led on one of Farnsworth, Ruggles s wagons, sald: While in the Thalia we were informed by Grandall, one of our party, that a man had spoken to him in the theater, and, pointing VIEWS JILTED LOVER'S SUICIDE Oregon Girl’'s Refusal to Wed Leads to Tragedy. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WALLA WALLA, Wash,, Sept. 20.—"I cannot live without you,” declared Anson Goodman on Friday night as he placed a revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. He fell dead at the feet of his sweetheart, Ella Shaw, who had just told him that she no longer loved him and could not become his wife. The Shaw and Goodman familles live in Umatilla County, Oregon, thirteen miles southwest of Walla Walla. The young couple have known one another for many years and for four years their friends had considered them engaged. A few weeks ago Goodman did or said some- thing which displeased Miss Shaw and after that she treated him rather coolly. The break finally came when he was in- formed that she no longer loved him. Goodman entreated her not to judge him harshly and to give him another oppor- tunity to place himself aright. He visited her on Friday evenlnf to plead with her. The girl had determined to inform him at the outset that she could not alter her decision. She did so and Goodman promptly killed himself in her presence. grant the § per cent increase In wages demanded recently. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 20.—At a meeting to-day of the strikers at Bay View who still remain out it was voted to call out those of the radical element who recently went to work. It is said that about thirty-five of the skilled workmen will walk out to-morrow. The reason for the course taken is sald to be because the Illinois Steel Comrnny ig not paying the Amalgamated scale, which was in force when the men quit in a body several weeks ago. cil, at which every union in this eity At was represented, it was unanimously ©77 agreed to order a strike, effective Octo- 7, if the manufacturers refuse to The whole Jewish quarter in Mielec has been totally burned down and 1500 people have bccom5 homeless. - out our party, sald they were going to do up the specials, pointing at us. When Grandall told us this we started for home, and a num- ber of men in the theater foliowed us. On Market street we met a regular policeman and told him about the men following us. He told us to be quiet, but to defend our- selves if attacked. The officer came down as far as Kearny street with us. About fifty yards from Market street we crossed to the east side of Kearny street. The officer was | still standing at the corner when we heard a number of shots fired and Beehler said he was shot. We then began shooting, and the | policeman who was on the corner and who was | with us came running up to where we were. | T fired ten shots at the men who fired at us. | 1 did not know any of the men who attacked us nor did I have any trouble with them. | Grandall a New Special. J. A. Grandall, who was gworn in as a speciai_on Saturday morning, being de- tailed for duty with Hooper & Co., said: While at the theater a young man whom I know by sight asked me If those men were spectals, pointing to the table where my friends were sitting. @ld: “‘We are going to fol- low those four speois and wanted to know | if T was a striker. I told my friends what the G b e e e e B e e B i) TRAGE OF RAIN AT L05 ANGELES Indications Are Favor- able for Further Precipitation. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20.—There was a trace of rain during the early hours this morning, and until 1 o'clock the weather continued dark and threatening. After that hour, however, the clouds cleared away to.some extent. The indlcations to- night are favorable for rain. SAN JOSE, Sept. 20.—Light showers fell this afternoon and evening, and the sky is still cloudy. Contiued rain would do much damage to wine and table grapes and to hay still ‘in the-field. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20.—It was cloudy all ‘day in this vicinity and there was a light shower about noon, but not much rain fell. It sprinkled a little to-night, but is clearing. No damage has been done so_far to crops in this vicinity. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20.—It is cool and cloudy to-night, but no rain fell up to 10 o'clock. FRESNO, Sept. 2).—Rain commenced falling at 9 o'clock to-night and _con- ditions point to its continuance. It is believed but little damage will result. Last Buffalo Excursions. Southern Pacific direct line—limited trains—personally conducted excursions. $87 round trip. Choice of routes. Last chance to see the great Pan-American Exposition. Lots of literature at Infor- mation Bureau and ticket office, 613 Mar- ket street. —————— Two Brothers Stabbed. Joseph Connelly became enraged at Ed- ward and Thomas Cummings last night as his sister, Maggie, was talking to them in front of their home, 1359%. Minna street. The result was that both the Cum- mings received severe gashes about the arms. Connelly, who is supposed to have done the cutting, made’ his escape. The Cummings were treated for their wounds at the Rallroad Hospital. BULLET HOWE N GUNRSTS - | BATTLE ON KEARNY STREET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN | FIVE SPECIALS WERE ATTACKED BY A LARGE BODY OF STRIK- ERS. THE PICTURES ARE THOSE OF THE PERSONS WOUNDED. L s — man had sald and we left the theater to go | home. Meeting a policeman about one and a { half blocks from the Thalia we told him and pointed out the crowd. The officer went with us to Kearny street. We were half a block on Kearny street when he heard eight or ten shots fired at us. We then began shooting back at them. I fired six shots. I do not know the men who shot at us. L. A. Ducote, also with Farnsworth, VETERANS WILL HAVE GANTEENS Managers of Soldiers’ Homes Favor Pres- ent System. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 20.—The annual inspection tour of the board of managers of the National Soldiers’ Homes was com- pleted fo-day with the inspection of the national home in this city. General Mc- Mahon and. his fellow members left for their several homes to-night. General McMahon, speaking of the board, said: “The board has declded t6 maintain canteens at all the homes for the good and sufficlent reason that experience has taught us that it is betfer for the veteran and for the people in the community in which the homes are located. “The canteens are properly conducted at these soldiers’ homes and the result is that the veterans do not squander their money in cheap saloons, nor do they drink too much. What is more, I do not be- lieve any of the pressure will be brought to bear on us in favor of abolition of the canteen.” DISPUTE ON HIGHWAY ENDS IN A SHOOTING A dispute between four men resulted in the shooting of Warren Redmond at _the Four Mile House on the Mission road at 8 o'clock last night. Redmond appeared at St. Luke's Hospital soon after the shooting in charge of Officer G. A. Woll- weber. The bullet that penetrated Re mond’s leg was extracted without diffi- culty and he was sent to his home. Redmond states that he and a compan- jon were walking along the road when they were overtaken by a buggy in which were two men. The occupants of the ve- hicle began an argument with Redmond, who resented certain statements, with the result that one of the men in the buggy drew a revolver and fired. The buggy was then headed for town, and when last seen was being driven at high speed along San Jose avenue, Redmond describes the man who shot him as being clean shaved and wearing a soft hat and light overcoat. L e S S SR s Ruggles & Co., made a statement similar in effect to the foregoing. Orders Specials Released. Detectives Wren and Crockett arrested the four special officers. As soon as they made their statements they were released by order of Captain Wittman., They re- turned at once to the International Hotel FINDS BURGLARS IN HI5 OFFICE Elk Grove Physician the Target for Volley of . Bullets. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20.—When Dr. Hugh Beattle of Elk Grove, eight miles south of this city, entered his office shortly after midnight last night, he was faced by three burglars, who at once drew revolvers and fired several shots at him. Dr. Beattle retreated and the bur- glars left the office, and, with three com- panions who were outside, fled. Dr. Beattie uroused the nelghborhood. A posse was quickly formed, and the gang was surrounded and captured with- in the hour. They gave the names of Thomas Maguire, James Cooley, James Murphy, "James Monroe, Frank Smith, John B. Lee and Charles Willlams. They are now in jail here, On the men were found three revolvers, two dozen pocketknives, three razors and two dozen cheap watch chains. The sup- position is that they recently robbed a store near Redding or Red Bluff. This Monday Morning Make Up Your Mind To go to Lake Tahoe on the Southern Pacific daylight special Saturday, October 5. Weather never finer, fishing better, mountains and lake never loveller, Register at Information Bureau, 613 Market street. —_—— Bartender Hangs Himself. J. H. Thieringer. 30 years of age, a bar- tender, committed sulcide last night by hanging himself to the post of a bed In a room of a lodging house at the corner of Grant avenue and Bush street. Thier- inger has been out of regular employment for some time and it is thought he com-- mitted suicide while in a despondent mood. He was found hanging to the bed post by a walst belt. e e Goodness may win. gold, but gold will never win goodness. never | — H.F BEEHLER and remained there throughout the day. Beehler was suffering greatly with the wound in his leg, the bone having been shattered. He said he was glad he es- (‘a]ggd without more serious injuries. ch one of the strikers arrested is loud In his pratestations of innocence. One admits that he was in the Thalia, but says he was thrown out because he was drunk. The others claim that they were Zoing in different directions, but happened to meet in the proximity of the shooting, being attracted by the noise. They will be held .until they are able to prove they had no part in the riot. Of those injured during the night, but one, Ward Miller, is in a precarious con- dition. He is at the Receiving Hospital and is being attended by his wife and mother. He is about 25 years of age and a carpenter. He lives at 822 oward street, and claims to have been on his way home. As a bullet pierced his lung, the physicians at the Receiving Hospital declined to permit him to talk. Patrick Sullivan, employed by the Over- land Freight and Transfer Company, who was found at the corner of Market and Geary streets about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. was sent to the Receiving Hos- pital. He had been struck on the face and was unable to see. He said that eight men had attacked him at the corner of Third and Market streets. He was later sent to the City and County Hos- pital. DRAYMEN ARE CONFIDENT. Belief That Teamsters’ Strike Will Collapse This Week. The developments in the teamsters’ strike this week will be watched with in- terest by the draymen. There were signs of a decided break among the fruit team- | sters last week, and the indications yes- terday were that the discontent among the fraternity was increasing to the point that definite action on an important scale would develop before Wednesday. A prominent drayman sald yesterday that the destitution among the teamsters was so great that it is now a.question of going back to work or starving. The men have grown exceedingly restive un- der the long strain, and according to au- thentic information they were willing to quit the fight. Were it not for the fear of inviting trouble at the hands of their fellow-strikers a large per cent of the teamsters would go to work to-morrow. That the crisis has been nearly reached all draymen agree. It is generally be- lieved that a break is a question of a few days only, and that the increase In vio- lence precipitates rather that retards that result. St TR Non-Union Man Assaulted. John Jacobson, a non-union workman living at Fourth and Howard streets, was assaulted by three strikers at Third and Howard sireets while on his way to the dock at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. He was treated at the Emergency Hos- pital for several lacerations upon the face and scalp. ifefeieeieleiel- @ SIN JOSE 001 FELLOWS HAPo Ready to Transfer Site for Home for Aged Members. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Sept. 20.—The Odd Fellows of Santa Clara County will on Tuesday evening present to the Grand Lodge of the State of California, Independent Order of 0dd Fellows, a deed to the White tract of 103 acres on the Alum Rock road, on which to erect a home for the aged and indigent members of the order. The building wiil cost $30,000, and the work of construction ;velllr be commenced early in the coming ar. To-morrow the property will be trans- ferred by deed from Mary E. Staples to Samuel Moreland, president of the build- ing site committee, and on Tuesday even- ing the deed will be presented by Judge Hyland to William Nichols, Grand Master OlO'fhfhsm‘;e of California. e $16,000 required for the purchase of the White tract all but $1700 has beon raised. The three local lodges will borrow this sum on promissory notes to-morrow morning, in order to have the deed pass in their own name at 11 o’clock. Hungarians Honor Martyr. The first Hungarian Mutual Aid Society decided at its last regular meeting to drape its charter for thirty days in memory of the late President, Willlam McKinley. The society also passed resolu. tions of condolence. —_———— ‘Will Speak on Late President. Henry E. Highton, the well known at- torney of this city, will speak on the late President McKinley this evening in Christ 'hurch, San Jose. In addition to Mr. Highton's address there will be a select musical programme rendered. ——————————— According _to the Pester Lloyd, 15,000 Roumanian Jews will this year be assisted to emigrate to Canada. NG HOURS CITY MUST PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGE s Strikers Not Financially Able to Meet Loss Inflicted. All Wounded Men Are Said to Be on Road to Recovery. AM highly pleased with the stand taken by the special officers this morning,” said Chief of Police Sulli- van yesterday. “It shows that some of them are made of the right stuff 'and will resist attack. Since the pa- trol has been established on the water front, none of the union pickets will dare venture out after dusk. We have there- fore redoubled our energies in other di- rections. .We hardly expected that the strikers would carry their rioting right into the heart of the city, but they did. They did not catch us napping, however, and at the sound of the first pistol shot officers were hurrying from every direc- tion. It is to be regretted that we did not have enough officers to surround the dis- trict and prevent the escape of any of the strikers in the assalling party. This riot can only be laid at the feet of one man— Father Yorke.” A blackjack was the only weapon found b?’ the police when the riot district was visited yesterday morning. As none of the men arrested had weapons on them when searched at the Hall of Justice it is sur- posed they passed them to confederates in the crowd. The police are investigating | a report that two wounded strikers were carried down Annie street after the shoot- ing, but no trace of them could be found. Thousands ofspeople viewed the scene of the riot yesterday and put thelr fin- gers in the shattered windows and felt the bullet holes in the signs. One ques- tion that none could solve was as to who would be responsible for the dam- age. Damage to Buildings. Careful estimates place the loss in plate glass alone at over 3500. Then there is the damage to signs and buildings, awn- ings, ete. It is a well-understood propo- sition that when a riot occurs in a eity the municipal government is responsible. A claim made against the Brotherhood ©of Teamsters, whose members formed a majority of the rioters, would be futile, for it is a well-known fact in strike cir- cles that its treasury is depleted. The matter would therefore come back on the city, even though the police did every- thing in their power to disperse the crowd and prevent bloodshed and damage. Further investigations by the police seem to indicate that Ward Miller, ths only man who was seriously Injured. was the man who fired the shot at short range at Officer Tillman. Miller is de- | tained at the Receiving ital and at a late hour was on the way to recovery. 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