Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike ishte një luftë të shtënat në mes të klasës punëtore dhe të klasës e sipërme. Ajo filloi si një veprim të punës nga punëtorët tramvaj e linjave të reja të konsoliduara Streetcar. Megjithatë, it quickly divided the city with the working class supporting the strike while the upper and professional classes defied the strike.

The result was a deadly four month struggle, which would take many St. Louisans’ lives. It was never more evident how deadly the conflict would become than on Sunday evening, Qershor 10, 1900. After the evening’s blood clashes, three strikers were dead, an innocent bystander was also killed and a fourth striker was mortally wounded.

Fred Bohne, an innocent bystander, was the first to lose his life at the hands of an overzealous posse. He was shot in the yard of his home about 3 mëngjesit. Mr. Bohne, described by the Monday, Qershor 11, 1900 Edicioni i St. Louis Republika as an old man, was watching a demonstration by strikers from his front porch at 1724 N. 10th Street, Departamenti Misuri i kripës Transportit dhe sot oborrin poshtër.

Grevistët kishte demonstruar kundër streetcars në anën veriore gjatë gjithë ditës. Ata u përpoqën për të bllokuar linjat në disa vende, duke përfshirë N. 10th Street. Turmat mbajtur zhduken me ardhjen e deputetëve, kështu që njerëzit Posse nuk kishte qenë në gjendje për të kapur ndonjë prej autorëve.

Panjohur për të grevistëve dhe simpatizantëve grevë, një kompani e njerëzve grup vullnetarësh të armatosur ishin duke hipur në një çift të streetcars. Kur grup vullnetarësh të armatosur vërejtur tre burra sulm një grua, i cili kishte tejkalohen me tramvaj, ata i dhanë ndjekje. Të dyshuarit ikën poshtë njëmbëdhjetë Rruga për të z. Bllok BOHNE-së.

Grup vullnetarësh të armatosur gabimisht besonin se të dyshuarit u përplas me z. Oborr BOHNE-së. Deklarata zyrtare e Posse ishte se dera ishte e mbyllur, e cila ishte e vërtetë, and someone inside pointed a revolver barrel through the knothole. Deputy Robert Marsh fired a fatal shot through the gate. Frederick Bohne was killed instantly when the bullet struck him in the forehead.

The St. Louis Republika stressed that a firearm was never found. Mr. Bohne’s friends and neighbors said that Frederick Bohne did not own a gun nor did he favor one side or the other. He was simply observing the spectacle of the chase, when he was shot and killed.

The other four men were shot during a riot by strikers and their supporters at Sixth Street and Washington Avenue. It would seem that the Sheriff’s posse would shoot first and ask questions later. It is not surprising.

While police professionalism was several decades away, the police officers at least had the benefit of experience. Most of the posse men wee drawn from the upper classes. Their lack of experience with order maintenance and working class issues ill prepared them for the task that they were given. We are fortune that they only shot as many people as they did.

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