The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-08
THE JERSEY RAILWAY WAR
STATE TROOPS DRIWN UP ~ LINE
AND OKDLRED 10 LOID.
A Rio, Prevented by ,hr Authorities Prompt

A Riot Prevented by thr Authorities Prompt
Action The Caaucc,iur Dsridiua the Dim-
Guilty In Favor Of the Ntw Road.
uoPEwEIL y. j.. Jan. Affairs at the
crossing OF the Mercer an Somerset and Della
ware and Bound Brook Railroads, near the viii
lagc, have assumed serious ph &C. At LIS A.
W. GOV. Bclle clcsraphci from Trenton to
Sheriff Mount nqui ing into the condition Of
the threatened riot, and aiding WI ether assist
ancc was required The sheriff replied in the
negative, but Pennsylvania train arriving soon
aftcrward with 800 men from jersey City, he
became alarmed, and telegrAphed to send troops
at once. The request was obeyed. The Tren-
ton Gre bells rang out wild alarm. Trumpeters
ran through the streets sending forth bias after
blast, and shouting" Militia, turn out" Tho
Fire Department rushed through the streets
and all was the widest confusion. -Four CON-
panies OF tho Seventh Regiment state militia
were mustered and transported to the disputed
crossing, whore they arrived at A. NJ.
L. I, Green, counsel for the Pennsylvania Rail-
way COMPANY yesterday made application to
Chancellor Run,on at Newark for rule upon
the hound Brook Company to show cause why
an Injunction restraining them from crossing at
this point should not he made, said rule to have
Restraining clause. The application was granted
| to he served to-day and retutnabe next Tues
| day
At is:i5 \. VI. f. X. sollday OF the Pcnnsyl.
vanta Railroad appeared. no one knows how at
| the crossing and read the document to Il. Il.
Boggs, Engineer of tho Bound Brook road. A
| copy was also served upon Mercer bea-leV' " ,
| accompanied the troops t. this place, ami a
! cnny UPON l.. G. kui1nt, President OF the Hound
| brook Company. at the Trenton House, Iren-
ton. The Bound brook COMPANY d. not under
stand the order as requiring thrIn TO remove
Gov liedle. who has telegraphed the authorities
| here to that effect.
! quent Intervals Throughout the night from DIT
! ferent POINTS along the road. and at daybrcdk
| hid force of nearly Loo ms.n at the crossing.
| They DISPLAYED alarming uruNty' ana Shern
| Morent called upon superintendent ID wis and
Supervisor O'Brien OF toe PENNSYLVANIA Com
| paiiy. to ascertain whether an aggressive move
| meut was contemplated.
The oliciHls replied III the negative, but as
| every inuicatiU poiuted 10 a breach Of the
| peace. the trOops that had arrived were drawn
up IN line, ammunition " a. given 10 them, and
the, were ordered - load.
This prompt and determined action OF the
Sheriff awed the Penu-N wanna men, aud I'm
DOUBTED y prevented the not which must have
followed al attempt to remove the frog. ALL.
Gen. Stryker Il the rcuresentatiVO OF the Gov
ernOr here nd Is IN constant communcli!ri
with tuHt Official. Great throngs visited tn,
crossing to-day, and all trains are crowded IL
surocation.
browning. Attorney. and +. II. >ayler, Engineer
OF the Bound BROOK COMPANY, VINO Appeare'
before Chancellor Runycn AZ Newark this morn
ing. saving that the Chancellor ordered th'
frog To- he Kept IN its position aud he adjusted
| that the rule to show cause had been modified
A dispatch was also received from Mr.. Brown
! ing. directing the Bound Brook company u
hold possession az all hlz rd- En-inesrs
once made survey OF the frog aud its surround
ings for the Use OF the Chancellor.
The military are 10 po,se-'.on 81 the crossing
none but officers within the me
GOV. Bedie telegrAphej Gen. Striker at
oclucN TO continue IN POSSESSION until furthe
AS O'Clock cater Engineer +. II. sayler al
rived from Newark with the following orde
ftum tue Chancellor:
Between N, Mercer and Somerset Railway COMPANY
Coapldlaui- ana me DrlsS we aud b1nnd Boo
..a,taa,s. /, asye.rin: 10 the Cnincel.of sy al
aaNt tht at wc umg wen u. "a m ~.
defend MS "a rail. ~ trse> Of me ast ntau.' u
fact already la iowa trros' TIE railroad g me con
p,auar.., md 70 hiNins heeh "a. ln.,nu, 81 90
s-vi'1 i ai,,, 80 ,o ' ,ot,y ,,s tr- f An
pr; hcr, foi the frSs id Tor and sachc ossluii
or tAc sIh II Jsll.rf, 1870 olrtrta D. t's thA
~ cSn.ifa~i as to auiloril- inc conipsii Of
| Snice te dci'ndanis, Tue u ."'It .ld Svlng htoo
tr aid OF Ia co1 inanis or across iae tst ~ u
doNu for ssii cress.ns. snq q i also ordor'd th
SAL iei 'n4ant eoi.i say tAsll -" MAJ -N,
lie the coiapainarts TO o. st - The
ner qa 81 TWAS IL. s ~ s if Sr, u,
: across the same. l-lslcO IREoDoRE hISNoS.
L The above WAS taken dire It to She crossing IN
i read aloud IN the presence OF Adlt.-1eu. S.fNa
AID large throug % labOrei, aui resident
- VINO at the CONCLUSION 4 We uttcrau e o. IL
j. widest cheering. .he Bound BrooA tumpat
Il men were ordered TO 81, perse about town an
r. not approach the crossing until morning, whe
the frog Will be adjusted and worA upon Il
4 BEFORE midnight the Pcnnsylvania Compar
a withdrew their Jersey City men, leaving "ooi
: three hundred at the crossing confined IN caI
. AL Is quiet.