Show POLICEMAN SHOT DOWN Another Fatality Marks Progress of St Louis Car Strike St Louis Mo May 23 Renewed rioting and another Totality marked the progress of the strike on the St Louis Transit companys system today to-day This afternoon a Cuss avenue car was stopped at the corner of Twentythird and Cass avenue in order that a barricade which had been placed across the track might be removed During the enforced halt a big crowd of strike sympathizers attacked the car tiring a number of shots One of I the bullets struck Special Policeman Duncan K McCrae who was riding on the front platform with the motorman in the left arm passing through his body and coming out on the right side The policeman sank unconscious to the floor Ollur patrolmen who had been stationed at the corner to protect the cars then charged the crowd and beat them back A riot call was sent In to the Ninth district station and a dozen mounted policemen came at full gallop to the scene The combined forces soon I lostored order McCrea was placed in an ambulance but died n route to I the hospital McCrea was about GO years of age I |