The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-25
R0CGHS SEEING A TRAIN.
-FOUR CAR loads or ExCrRsTONIsTs
TERRIFIED ny FORTY MEN,
Husbands CURED and ueaten, aud wives In
s"ited-Panic that Prevented Resistnncc-
One Mnn TINT Mt Length showed rImck.

train started from Northampton. Westfcld. and
other stations on the line Of the New Haven and
NORTHAMPTON Railroad, on Saturday. for New
Haven. There tho party took n steamboat and
went across the Sound to Huntington Cove. aud
passed the day. A brief despatch published in
TIM SrN on Monday morning. told how. on the
return 81 the train. gang of roughs boarded
and got control of it. and terrified. insulted and
Violently assaulted the passengers.
President Ycamnns of the New Haven and
Northampton Railroad was in New York on
Sunday. in the Filth Avenue Hotel. sick but as
soon ms he heard of the outrage he started for
Connecticut. and put detectives 1T work with in
structions to spare no expense to secure the mr.
rest of as many Of tho roughs rs could ho
found. Last night nine Of the mon were mr.
rested In Southington. Conn, kept undcrguard.
and this morning were taken to Cheshire whore
preliminary examination WIS had. Tho
offence is punishable by a fine Of $500. or i'm
prisonmcnt for two years.
The people in Wcstncld who were subjected
10 the outrage are ready. and have SO informed
President Yeamans. To- go to Connecticut AMI
bear any expense in giving testimony which
will send the men to prison. From persons who
were in the four cars comprising the excursion
train detailed account OF what was done was
obtained.
ht tN'NIolon purity nulnp'T'u HuNut one
hundred persons. more than half being women
and children. There were IA score or moro II
lusty young workmcn in tho train, but even
these confess that they were so badly
frightened that they dared not resist the
roughs. Tho cars occupied Ivy the excursion
party wore attached To- night freight train.
consisting mainly VI coal cars. and started from
Now Haven on the homcward trip about <
o'clock. just before the train started brake
man suid to Conductor Tyler: There was
gang came down from Southington to Cheshire
on summers train. and they are going back
with you If they can. You'd better look out for
them"
Conductor Tyler did no, pay much heed to
this warning. Cheshire Is u country village
some ton miles south OF SOuthingion and Tyler
thought the roughs would he likely to spend
tie night there. But rs the train reached
Cheshire Station. about o'clock. the passvn-
gers heard q s'ufllug on the platform Of the
cars. ana then the front door Of the first ear was
banged opcn, and forty men filled the aisles.
They began first 10y Whispering to the women
IN The ear. Come on, shouted one hig lurly
fellow. Come back. Tlcrcs something
With this the rouehs lcf, the first car. ana al
most all oi them went through to the rcnr car.
\ few stayed in the two middle cars. Mr.. Brom-
WAS IN the rear ear. and he tells the following
story " what occurred there:
First OF all the men began 10 push ench other
into the women = laps. Then. IN getting NJ. In
suiuug remarks and proposals were made 10
tho women. and iumillarittcS were attemltrd
The women shrank back ~ their seats. irem-
bling with fear, and the roughs yelled with CLEO
at ths sport Town Cork Dickenson Of West;
found him in the CHOOSE Of the freight train.
You must come back and protect your pas
But what can / doy' replied the conductor.
Mrs. Yeaman- the aged mother n the presi-
dent - this road. Il 10 IN. rear ear. continued
this he started back. and discovered that the
tuushs hgd up' oup'cu tle rear ear ana mat y
aud sent word To- tho engineer 10 ha' X. Mean
while. all alone. the crowd in the rear car were
reyrlns in tneir sport.
ycntur.d a mild protest. Instantly his hat WAS
crushed down. over his eyes and, his face
slapped so loudly thntthe blows could be heard
above the other din. the man sat in terror
with his hat over his eyes. and received the
blows. because he was afraid II he resisted he
would be stabbed 4 little girl sitting in a wo-
mans lap cried. and her cars were boxed by
two 81 the roughs.
n man with dyed mousiuchc said 10 a lad who
replied nothing. Then MS hat was taken away.
and he WIS beaten about the head. Meanwhile
the insults 10 the women were kept up Tao
passengers were in ahlcrt terror. Not anan
moved. and the women dared not stir. ! he
first part Of the train backed up and struck ihe
rear car with Jar that put out the lights and
knocked the Passengers out ~ their seats.
rushed T., thn rear pletfnrm In nm instant
Condu' tor Tyler and Town Clerk Dickinson
Were ln tn r"ar car.
The conductor wants ten men to help him
clean this car out" shouted Mr., Dickeus1n. but
not man moved. Seeing that nearly all the
crowd were on the rear platform, tho conductor
hurried down the aisle hastily closet tho door
and 10 k'd II. ono u the gang WAS inside,
The roughs crawled through that one 10y one.
Tho h.sgo-t one faced conductor Tyler. md
pressed his ilai against the conductor : nose.
What do you mean. You --- - - - -
Say two words and wen knock he'll out Of you
anl the whole - -- crowd here.
Conductor + yler was about to brain tho man
would only result IN general fight IN which
some Of the women must get hurt. and perhaps
more grossly insulted than they had been. So
H. booked ut tho men long enough 10 be able 10
identity them and then went AWAY.
Then the rough- began To insult the women
anew; occaslonally boxing some man cars.
and then compelling him 10 shake hands. This
APPEARED 10 hmise them VERY much; Approach
INK q man. some ono Of them brought LIS heavy
hnnd down on the check with singing slap.
Then, holding out tha same hand he would
shook. and then received another box.
M"anwhii" similar outrages were being car
rlsd on IN ne other ,ars. 2 on Gentleman
severely cuiied. anu his white hat damned over
his ears. The women We're obliged 10 listen 10
the vllest language. often addressed 10 them
Mr.. il. A. Beach had been abused in tho FIRST
car and us the train neared Southlngton
where II was expected tho rouGhs would get m,
he went to tie platform. He was armed only
with an umbrella, but this he brought down on
the heads Of two oi the roughs with all the force
he could. They were the only blows struck by
any ~ the mate passengers. Instantly num-
Der II the roughs rushed into the car.
" Where IL that -- - with the UNI
brca ?" they shouted.
Mr.. Beach stood up in the further end 81 the
car. His wife got up and stood in the aisle in
front Of him. some one told him g. hide the
umbrella or they would kill him. Then Mrs.
Beach tainted. and her husband carried her 10
an empty seat and tried 10 revive her. This
undoubtedly saved HIM from serious injury.
for the roughs. as they went through tho car
pccring into mems faces. passed him by.
What are you looking at - they SAID. with
the most obs 'eur language. 10 q man who sat
hy his wife Then they cutfed him. Coming
back 10 tho rear OF the ear, one Of tho biggest Of
the rOugls saw n gentleman who had been
taken III on the steamboat lying with his head
Oh his wiie's shoulder.
This diverted their attention from the man
with the umurrn. " On amt that NICE said
the hig rough. and then. Selling the sick man.
tried o. pull him ont OF the seat.
II want 10 do that myself he said, md
henning over the wife, he whispered something
with lcer in her ear Instantly she sprang
up and struck tho man II blow in tho
face with her fan. He struck back, ami then
with mn oath tried To pull her into the niele
The husband. TOO feeble To move. turned with
mn imploring glance to j. ID. Cadle. who sat in
the next seat with his VIII" ana sister. Cadle
had already secn tho woman struggling with
the rough. and though "A small men he Jumped
up and pulled Of his cont. The rough saw him
Do YOU want n piece Of me, You
- ha snld. letting 20 his hold on tla