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VOLUME 62
JAFTER CAPTURE OF WOMAN AND
ESCORT AND RETURN OF CHILD
\TWO 8TATES FIGHT FOR CUS-
TODY OF PRISONERS.
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Topeka, Ksno^ Aug. 23• Offi~
tlals here have begun tbeir cam
t'*~ paign, to get possession of- Mrs.
8tella Barclay and John Gentry,
charged with the kidnaping of
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Marian Bleakley, the "incubator
baby," here,Saturday, and now un
der arrest In Kansas City.
Sheriff Norton went to Jefferson
S\ ^tClty with a requisition on Gov.
lA £, Hadley asking the return of the
'n* tv»o to Topeka to be tried on the
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kidnaping charge. There is some
doubt that the requisition will be
fc, honored, on account of the ch|ld
Ik having(been awarded to Mrs. Bar
clay by the Missouri courts. It is
possible Gov. Hadley may decide
\^fto await court action regarding
i^ijthe custody of the child before al
i* lowing the prisoners to leave Mis
souri.
ln order to obtain possession of
.J the prisoners if Missouri refuses
to give them up on the kidnaping
charge, Chief of Police Eaton has
... secured warrants against Mrs.'
Barclay and Gentry, accusing
them of assault with intent to kill.
This charge results from the at
tack on Clarence, Belknap at the
"v Bleakley home during the kidnap
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!"*Kansas -^#, i&ig. 23—Through the
successive use of a buggy, an automo
jbile and. a Burlington train Saturday,
•the" kidnapers of little Marion Bleak
ley of Topeka, Has., eluded .the police
ef two states for over twelve hours',
tjply to be captured by Kansas City
detectives at the end of their journey.
J. N.. (gentry of Kansas City and Mrs.
James G. Barclay, who has been called
the foster mother, were arrested at
11:80- p. m., on a Burlington train
/.as it was crossing the Hannibal
i/ bridge. The twice kidnaped child,
Svhoae -face wfcs tea^stained and travel
•&[ jtrffiii .asleep in the arms of the
ifjoman when the Topeka officers rec
ognised her.
Babe Has Stormy Career.
St Louis, Aug. 23—Marion Bleakley,
the World's Fair incubator baby, who
was stolen from home in Topeka, Kas.,
Saturday,, has had a stormy career.
Bhe was born in a hospital in St Louis
add was placed in one of tho incubat
ors shown at the exposition there.
While here she was formally adopted
by Mrs. James G. Barclay of Moline,
IlL Mrs. Bleakley signed a release, but
afterwards sued to recover the child,
and was successful in the Illinois
courts. She took the little girl to Kan
sas and she was kidnaped from the
mother in Montgomery county, but
later was recovered.
Bitter litigation over the possession
of the child, extending over several
.years, grew out of the claim that the
two babies at the incubator exhibit on
the "Pike" at St Louis had been
mixed. Two girl babies arrived at the
incuttator at about the same time. The
name of one was gi'ven as Edith Stan
ley and the other as Emily Bleakley.
One of the babies died. Mrs. Char
lotte Bleakley of Lawrence, Kas., was
the mother of the Bleakley infant,
born at "a St. Louis hospital-. The child
was so small and weak that there was
doubt whether she would live. She was
placed In an incubator on the "Pike"
In the hope of saving her life.
-. Believed Babies Switched.
Mrs. Bleakley was told that her baby
had died. The child who survived was
adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James G.
Barclay of Moline,.111. Mrs. Bleakley
Bigned papers giving her consent as
mother, but says that she thought the
Signing away of a waif, the child o£
another woman, an accommodation.
She returned to her home in Kan
sas, but a conviction grew upon her
thai the other child had died and that
Bhe had unintentionally given away
her own child.
Mrs. Bleakley iosti,
puB proceedings, ai
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struggle ensued'
iltedf-habeas cor
lOkg. bitter
•courts', which
Igher courts of
the
J| Anally plyjiged the
|r the twq- states into conflict. On
f' same evidence the Illinois courts
decided one way and the Kansas
courts another. The Illinois cpurts said
th6 Barclays were entitled to the child.
•The Kansas courts awarded the child
to Mrs. Bleakley.
gp President Hill Sleeps In Hay.'
Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 23.—Presi
dent Louis W. Hill of the Great North
ern railway, was compelled to spend
a night in a haystack. He started
from Helena to Great Falls in an au
tomobile. Near Fort Shaw the ma
chine stuck in a mud hole. He applied
to a stutler for bed and supper, but
was told that h6 could find a bed in
a nearby haystack, and could help
himself to refreshments at the pump.
When he did not appear here on time
a searching party started toward He
lena. They found the automobile in
a mud hole and Hill and his chauff
eur sound asleep in a hay stacks-
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BUSINESS DISTRiCT OF ILLINOIS
CITY LAID WASTE BY FLAMES
TWENTY-FIVE BUILDINGS IN
ALL DESTROYED.
Decatur, Aug. 23.—Twenty-five store
and office buildings, the heart of
Decatur's business center, were de
stroyed or badly damaged in a Are
which started at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning in the Moorehouse & Wells
hardware store on East Main street
and was not under control until ,4
o'clock yestferday afternoon. The loss
is placed at $1,500,000. The insurance
is about 80 per cent of that amount.
There was no loss of life.
No one was injured except one fire
man, Robert Lunsford, who was hit
by a piece of flying brick. He narrow
ly escaped death by the falling of the
entire six story wall.
Following the fire, whiclj was the
worst in the history of the city, De
catur faced a water famine. It be
came necessary yesterday afternoon
to shut off the residence district, the
supply of water in the reservoir bfeing
down to seven feet. The water works
last night were working under fire
pressure to refill the reservoir by
morning if possible. The condition
temporarily places the city in a haz
ardous position, especially if another
fire should break out
Springfield Sends Aid.
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During the fire a blaze was discover
ed in the engine-room of the,'
hotel, situated a half block west d'f
district that was being destroyed.
There was a panic among the guests,
who realized that the firemen had a
bigger job on their hands than they
could handle. Prompt work by the
the flames before they had a chance
to spread.
In response to a call for help
Springfield sent an engine and flre
crew under the direction of -Assistant
Chief Cullen, and this gave the city
four engines with which to flght "the
flames. The department was crippled
by falling walls covering several huii-.
dred feet of hose.
List of Buildings Destroyed.
Buildings occupied by the following
firms were destroyed, together with
the stocks of goods:
Moorehouse & Wells Hardware com
pany.
Henry Bachrach, clothing.
John Spotts, cigars.
Sam's Confectionery.
City book store.
Dick's poolroom.
Danzeisen's meat market.
Peerless cold drink parlor.,
White Front poolroom.
"Union Pacific Tea company.
Munro's soft drink parlor.
Rogers & Clark, shoes.
F. H. Cole Shoe company.
Shade Lokey, shoes.
Frank Curtis, jewelry.
Young's Clothing company.
P. Augustine, optical goods.
Noah's Ark.
The Brinkmeyer offices.
The following were partly destroy
ed:
E. W. Armstrong, drug store.
G. W. Harris, hat store.
Post, jewelry store.
Elwood & Handlin, clothing.
Chodak book store.
Ralph & Young, shoe store.
These buildings face on East Main
street, Merchant street and Water
street, and are in the very heart of the
business district.
To Be Rebuilt at Once V,.':
Moorehouse & Wells, in whpse
building the fire started, occupied a
modern six-story building, which was
one of the show places ?f the city.
Their loss is complete and Is estimat
ed at $300,000. Other losses range
from $10,000' to $70,000, but it is im
possible to get accurate figures at this
time.
Special police measures have been
taken for .the protection of the city.
The work of rebuilding the burned
district will start just as quick as the
ruins cool sufficiently to permit men
to remove the debris.
IOWA'S TEAM
State's Representatives at Rifle Tour
ney Show up Well Cadets
are Winners.
Columbus, O., Aug. 23.—Secretary
of War Dickinson was an interested
spectator at the opening of the na
tional rifle matches here today. The
shoot is being held under the auspices
of the national board for the promo
tion of rifle practice. The first contest
was at 200 yards, slow flre. The U. S.
navy team was first score 522 An
napolis cadets second with 520 Iowa
and Massachusetts tied for third
place with 517.
Catboat Races Begun.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 23.—The annual
regatta of the Inter-Lake Yachting
association began here this afternoon,
the initial race being the first heat of
the catboat series for a trophy offered
by President Taft There were 23
entrants.
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GLENN S. CURTISS MAKES FAST
EST LAP IN INTERNATIONAL
RACES AT RHEIMS—WRIGHT
MACHINES SWEEP BOARDS.
Rheims, Aug. 23.—Glenn S.
Curtis, the American aviator,
made a record here today when
he covered one lap, a distance of
6 1-6 miles, In 8 minutes 33 sec
onds, official time.
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Rheims, Aug. 23.—Several hours
crowded with excitement last evening
saved the first day of the first flying
race meeting the world ever has seen
from a dull failure. In that time six
machines for a short time, were in
the air at the same time.
They followed each other so quick
ly that it ..was impossible to keep
track of .them as they sailed past the
grand stand. Before all six-had finish
ed, six others had started, raising the
enthusiasm of those watching to a
high pitch.
The morning opened fine, with con
siderable wind but the results of Sat
urday's rain were visible. As'one ap'
proached the grounds, horses could be
seen pulling automobiles out of the
mud.
On the road approaching the stands
cartloads of dirt were being emptied
everywhere, but it was impossible to
reach the stand without walking ankle
deep in mud. It seemed as if the earth
taking its last revenge on the air
thai: the mud was likely to pre
vent ajiy/ flying.
Onfy One'Real Flight Before Noon.
At 10:30 a horse towed out an R.
E. P. aeroplane which failed td ac
complish anything. At 11 o'clock Paul
hotel people resulted In extinguishing. Tissandier took out a Wright biplane
but flew only a hundred yards. Ixmis
Blerlot managed to fly for two min
utes and Hubert Latham for five.
Ferber was unable to start,. The wind
was too strong for all ihese machine*.
Lefebvre, who is a self taught pilot,
guiding one of the Wright machines,
made the only real flight before noon.
Despite the wind, he covered nearly
two miles of the course in nineteen
minutes. Ferber made a second at
tempt to fly, without success. Louis
Delagrange on a Bleriot monoplane,
skidded round on the ground.
These were tests for who should
represent France in the contest for
the International cup. As a result the
committee decided that Lefebvre, who
covered twd miles and Bleriot, who
made three-flfths of a mile, had shown
the best form and they were chosen
as the French representatives, while
the third was to be the one who did
the best twelve miles in the speed
race.
Latham Flies the Prettiest.
This was all over before 2 o'clock.
Nothing else h^pened until 4:45 p.
m., except that the band played and
the people began to think of going
home, when, at 4:50, the wind rip
ped dead and the artificial birds came
out. Latham came first in the prettiest
if not the longest flight of the day,
and rounded the track twice at great
height. He did twelve,miles in 18:33,
thus becoming the third French rep
resentative for the international cup.
As he sailed away with the utmost
steadiness a rainbow appgpred and it
seemed for a* moment as if he were
about to pass over It.
In quick succession Sommer Cock
burn, Delagrange and Fournier start
ed, folowing each other after a few
minutes' interval. They were aloft
for, some minutes together. *Then Le
febvre, Bleriot and Bunau Varilla fol
lowed. The latter' Is a youth who had
flcjwn only a few minutes before this
race.
When Lefebvre finished the three
rounds he gave an exhibition of fancy
flying in front of the grand stand,
turning sharply and making figure
eights, which caused great enthusiasm
among the spectators.
Official Results for Speed Prize.
The official results, for the speed
prize for the three rounds of the
,track were announced as follows:
Tissandier-—28 minutes. 59 seconds.
,! Count de Lambert—29:02.
f'.,.^efebv.re—2EH02.
^ajilUVn^2:49,v
•^onnaeT-—l9:33.
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This was great showing for the
Wright machines,! which came in first,
second and third. In fact, yesterday
was entirely a Wrieht day, as Le
febvre's first nineteen minute flight
was the finest performance of the day
when the wind is taken into account.
Smith's Homecoming.
Des Moines, Aug. 23.—(Special)—
Senator A. B. Cummins, Attorney Gen
eral Byers and other state officials
have received invitations to attend
Congressman Smith's homecoming at
Council Bluffs August 27. Cummins
and Byers have previous engagements.
Two Cent Fare Balked.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 23.—Cir
cuit Judge Burdette today issued an
injunction restraining the state and
county officials from enforcing the two
cent fare law against the Norfolk &
Western railroad. The court holds the
•Jaw unconstitutional and confiscatory.
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ROOSEVELT GETS
BOLL ELEPHANT
FORMER PRESIDENT NOW HUNT
ING WITHOUT COMPANION
RAN OUT OF WATER.
Nairobi, Aug. 23.—Theodore Roose
velt who ig now hunting in Kenya, one
of the seven administrative prov
inces of the British East African
Proctorate, killed a good bull ele
phant Saturday. Rooflevelt is hunting
without any companion, towards
Mweru.
Kerinit Roosevelt and Leslie A.
Tarlton are hunting along the Gwaso
Nyiro, the principal stream in Kenya.
The last few days on the way to
Salgai-Sai the party had to make long
marches over a practically waterless
country, and once when they reached a
water hole they had been making for
they found it absolutely dry.. There
fore the party had to go into camp
without water. It was found here al
so that the food Bupplies had almost
given out, and Europeans and natives
alike had t6 go on half rations.
TO CONTINUE SEIZURES
Government Refusea Request of Man
ufacturers of Bleached Flour
For Respite.
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 23.—The
requests of manufacturers of bleach
ed flour that no further seizures of
bleached flour be made until a test
case shall have been decided, were
refused today following a conference
between Wade Ellis, acting attorney
general, and Dr. H. F. Dunlop of the
pure food board of the agricultural
department.
One seizure of flour has been made
in Ottumwa by the government offi
cials and others have been made
throughout Iowa. The manufacturers
and dealers contend the government
should settle the question before fur
ther Seizures are made.
BRIDE AUTO VICTIM IS DEAD.
Accident Proves Fatal to Mrs. Violet
Stone Pawling in MII
waukee.
Milwaukee, Aug. 23.—Mrs. Violet
Stone Pawling who was injured in an
automobile accident Saturday, when
the car in which she was riding with
several others was struck by a train
near Waukesha, died Saturday. Mrs.
Pawling formerly lived in Detroit,
Mich., and waa a bride of two months.
FRED BRACKET 18 DEAD.
Former Police Chief Succumbs to Ty
phoid Fever, Aggravated by
Heart Disease. ,./.
Des Moines, Aug.
h2Z.—Fred
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OITUMWA. WAPELLO COUNTY, IO¥i, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1909. "NUMBER 164
WHAT WOULD HE DO IF HE WERE WELL?
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GREAT INTEREST
IN HOMECOMING
NEW YORK ALL STIRRED UP
RETURN OF RAILROAD
KING FROM ABROAD.
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New York, Aug.
23.—That
hla
homeward bound voyage is bene
fiting E. H. Harriman was indicat
ed by a wireless message received
today from him by R. S. Lovett,
vice-president of the Union Pa
cific railroad. The message stat
ed in substance that Harriman was
feeling finely.
New York, Aug. 23.—Perhaps never
in the history of the country has so
much public interest centered in the
home coming of one man as that
which is being evinced concerning
Edward H. Harriman, who is due in
New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II
tomorrow.
The general understanding has been
that one of the tugs of the Southern
Railroad company will meet the liner
down the bay and take off Mr. Harri
man in prder that he may continue
with as little interruption as possible
to his country place at Arden, N. Y.
But with the liner docking as early aB
8 o'clock the tug will meet it at quar
antine at 7 a. m., or before, which
would necessitate Mr. Harriman ris
ing quite early.
No change from this plan, as out
lined yesterday by Mr. Harriman's
confidential secretary, has been an
nounced, however, and it is assumed
from the information at hand that
the progr-.m will be carried put. That
is, the financier will leave the liner
down the bay and will be conveyed to
the Erie railroad station in Jersey
City, whence he will proceed to his
country home. ,,
Wall 8treet Walts Anxiously.
In the station, it is understood, Mr.
Harriman will receive reporters, but
there is to be no demonstration, ex
cept, perchance, the tooting of much
harbor craft whose captains want a
little spontaneous celebration of the
return of the American railroad king.
The Interest of E. H. Harriman's
home coming naturally is widespread,
in view of his importance in the fi
nancial and railroad world, and be
cause. of the recurrent rumors cor
cerning his health, which have caused
flurries in the stock market from time
to time since his departure for Eu
rope on June 1, last. Wall street par
ticularly Is anxious to know Just how
111 Mr. Harriman. is also there is
great interest in the report that he
has obtained optionB on New York
Central stock which will enable him
to control the line sp long held by
the. YAndftibtl^ thlft! giving him an
un^bfedn /cM™ of railroads from
c^aSt to coast
ander Brackett, former chief of police, just as iong as his health demands,
and a well known business man, died •while the residence is not completed,
yesterday afternoon at his residence, workmen have been busy day and
1441 Thirtieth street, after an illness' night for months and part of It nec
of three months. Death was due to
typhoid fever and heart complications.
Moors Attack Spaniards.
Mellilla, Aug. 23.—A Spanish con
voy was attacked by Moors today at a
point near Sidimusa, after severe
fighting in which seven Spaniards
wer^ wounded. The convoy was ex
tricated from its position. The Moors
are receiving reinforcements in large
numbers.
Record Break In Wheat
Minneapolis, Aug. 23.—Cash wheat
broke 25 cents a bushel today at one
of the greatest one day declines on
iecord. The decline resulted" from
Beavy recelnts of 445 cars during to-
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At his country place Mr. Harriman
will rest, according to his physicians,
essary to his comfort and convenience
have been placed in order.
Forest Fires Burning.
Winnipeg, Aug. 23.—A steady down
pour of rain in the West Kootenay
and Fernla districts all last night Is
checking the forest fires. The fires,
however, are still burning around Hos
mer, Michel, Fernie, Coal Creek, Mor
rlssey, Jaffray, Cranbrook, Moyie and
Creston.
Airship Falls Into Selns.
Paris, Aug. 23.—The Bayard-Clem
ent dirigible balloon, after making
flight here today, fell into the Beine.
The aviataors on board the airship
were aeved.
ACTRESS SEEKS
A SEPARATION
GRACE VAN STUDDIFORD, WHO
HAS APPEARED HERE, HAS
FILED SUIT.
St Louis, Aug. 28.—Grace Van Stud
diford, the comic opera star, has filed
suit for divorce from CharleB "Van
Studdiford, a member of an old St.
Louis family. Her petition says they
were married in Chicago on April 27,
1897, and separated in May, 1908.
Her only allegation is that her hus
band. deserted her and absented him
self from her for more than a year.
Wooing Was Spectadular.
The wooing of the beautiful Miss
Gracia Qulve by Van Studdiford was
romantic and spectacular. It was
across the footlights that he, then one
of the richest men in St. Louis, caught
his first glimpse of the singer. She
was in a leading part in a Bostonian'*
production.
Fascinated by the charming young
singer, Van Studdiford followed her
about the country through the entire
season. He occupied a box in every
performance at which she appeared
and mas lavish with gifts.
At the end of every act and at the
climax of each lyric the suitor would
send big bunches of flowers across
the footlights, and it was no uncom
mon Occurrence for the singer to find
dliamond rings and sunbursts hidden
in the heart of a bouquet of American
beauty roses.
So persistent was the wooer that at
the end of the season Miss Quive sur
rendered and became Mrs. Van Stud
diford.
Mrs. Van Studdiford appeared in Ot
tumwa in the "Red Feather" and is
well known to local theatre-goers.
INJURED EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Widow, Daughter and Nieces of -Chi
cagoan Probably Will
vlve Crash.
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New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. 23.—It
is believed no more fatalities will re
sult from the automobile accident
that killed George A. MacLean and
George A. MacLean, Jr., and seriously
injured four other members of the
family near this city.
The victims of the crash are in St
Peters hospital in New Brunswick
and it is hoped that all will recover.
They include Mrs. George A. MacLean,
Miss ^Dorothy MacLean her daughter,
the Misses Harriet and Jeannette
MacDonald, nieces of Mrs. MacLean,
and Oscar Scott, the negro chauffeur.
With the exception of the driver, all
are Chlcagoans.
CRABTREE ON TRIAL
Slayer of Captain Raqmond at Fort
Des Moines Goes Before Court
Martial.
Omaha, Aug. 2S3.—The trial by gen
eral court martial of Corporal Lisle
Crabtree on the charge of killing bis
company commander, Capt. John C.
Raymond, at Fort Des Moines, June
19, began at Fort prook, nfekr this
city, today. Col Gardner of the Six
teenth infantry, is president of the
court. Capt F. E. Buchanan is Judge
advocatae.
Storm Warning for South.
New Orleans, Aug. 28.—Storm
warnings for the New Orleans and
Galveston districts were issued this
morning by the weather bureau. The
disturbance is declared to be of mark
ed intensity and to be central over the
xulf south of the Louisiana coast
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STRIKE 0
STRIKERS, MOSTLY FOREIGNERS,
MAKE ASSAULT ON M'KEES
ROCKS PLANT AND OFFICERS
OPEN FIRE.
SIX KNOWN DEAD?
MAY BE MANY MORE
A DOZEN ARE IN HOSPITALS FA
TALLY INJURED AND TWO
SCORE, MANY OF THEM WOMEN,
HAVE BULLET WOUNDS.
Pittsburg, Aug, 23.-~Foilowin^
one of the most fatal and des
perate strike riots experienced In
Pittsburg in over a score of
years, a quiet, but tense situation
prevailed this morning at Mc
Kees Rocks, the scene of last
nights's terrorizing conflict be
tween state, county and special
police and employes of the Pressed/
Steel Car company. Although the
riot I* twelve hours old an ac
curate list of the casualties Is still
unobtainable. Unofficially, how
ever, six are known to have been
shot to death and two others are
believed to have been killed, but
were carried away in the con
fusion. A dozen men, both strikers
and police, are in hospitals fatal
ly injured, while at least two
score men, women and children
are suffering from bullet wounds
and injuries inflicted with club*
and stones.
Aside from the human sacriflci
property was damaged to the ex
tent of thousands of dollars.
By noon today the streets ot
McKeea Rocks were absolutely
deserted save for a few mounted
state troopers, who with carblnea
unslung and riot maces drawn
drawn walked their,horses along
the sidewalks Inspecting houses
and storeg for crowds of strike
sympathizers. No business Is being
transacted and even the small
stores have closed their doors.
The quietness of the situation,
however, Indicates anything but a
spirit of peace. While strike sym
pathizers are not being allowed to
mobilize, it is believed that behind
the closed doors of £heir homes
they are but waiting for the cover
of darkness to again resume their
violent disorders of last night.
Pittsburg, Aug. 23.—One state troop-*.
er, one deputy sheriff and three for.
eigners were shot and killed Sunday
night in a wild riot at the Pressed
Steel Car plant in Schoenville, whosa
employes are now on strike.
At least a score ot persons were
wounded, ten seriously.
The rioting followed a day of quiet
and came wlthput warning.
The following is a list of the dea!
and injured:
Dead:
JOHN L. WILLIAMS, state troopet
HARRY EXLER, deputy sheriff.
THREE FOREIGNERS. ...
While the riot lasted, mounted
state troops galloped indiscriminately
through the Btreets with riot macdti
drawn, cracking the heads of all per
sons loitering in the- vicinity of the
mill. Deputy sheriffs and troopers
broke in the doors of houses suspected
of being the retreat of the strikers and
wholesale arrests were made. From
9:30 to 11:30 o'clock scores ot persons
were arrested and placed in box car
jails in the mill yards.
During the early stages of the riot
ing women were conspicuous. Some of
them were armed and others effective*
ly used clubs and stones. These worn*
en, all foreigners, Insane with rage,
were mainly responsible for inciting
the men to extreme measures. At mid
night quiet reigned in" the etrlkf
zone.
How It Started.
About 9 o'clock last night a mob of
men gathered abo\it the SchoenvilU
entrance to the Pressed Steel Ca«
works and without warning made a
concerted attack unpn the big swing
ing gates of the stockade. The attacK
was resisted by state troops and dep
uty sheriffs, who used riot maces. In
the melee Harry Exler, a deputy sher
iff, aged 50 years, was shot and in
stantly killed by a bullet fired, it ii
said, by an alleged strike sympathizer,
In an effort to arrest the man pitck
ed from the crowd as the one who did
the shooting, State Trooper Smith'was
instantly killed by a revolver bullet
Two other troopers on foot were also
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Fatally Injured:
L. C. Jones, state trooper. |.jj
Seven foreigners. '-"'SPtJI
George Kitch and John 0*DonneU,
state troopers, were BerlouBly Injured
and one woman was shot in the neck.
Over a score of persons received mora
or less serious injuries.