The New York herald., 1878-12-17

I roundsman made disorderly conduct. He wanted
\ TO prove that was creating mob and intimdating
| acting as any other pcaceable citizen until the
noble roundsman commenced to push me
| about. and then. | thought, il was about
time to stand upon my dignity as citizen and tax
| payer. Inspector McDermott ran over. pistol IN
standing around with his pistol and ordered my ar
rest, exclaiming. Lock him up! lock HIM up
From there WAS taken TO the station house. wan
policeman on each side and six OF them behnd me-
Finally. II becoming in court question oL Vetaciy
between the officer and myself. and without any
Honor gave my story the preference and WAS honor
ably acquitted and carried ont OF the court aud
borne over TO Third avenue on the shoulders OF NY
fellow drivers"
Farrell related this incident OF the day to the
porter in the presence of about score or drivers all
OF whom indorsed its authentcity from beginning 10
CRUEL CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.
While the reporter was seated in the beer saloon
listening TO the excited talk of the car drivers,
whose denuneiations OF Phillips and the Third
avenue company we were enonsh 20 20 sn maae came ,ne
in who complained OF being assaulted without
by the police. who had used their clubs on the
slightest provocation in the morning. Among the
victims was John Docham, driver, whose head be-
hind and in front and both sides was covered with
pasers which failed to conceal the deep abraslons
made in his skull by the merciless officers billy. He
related the following story
+ He happened 70 be standing the street from
the depot when lie John Farrell the President OF
the Car Drivers Protective Union. being taken down
TO the station in charge OF two officers, and ne
rushed over and asked what business they had ar-
resting that man. and the reply he got war blow Of
club, followed up by two other blows from an off,
ccr whose number was 22l2 Thomas Brown, car
driver who was looking at the time, said that he
heard Docham cry out that he wanted to get some
thing out OF his pocket TO wipe the blood out OF his
cyes and every time he went for his pocket they
dubbed him right and left.
Robert Powers, another driver. said he heard In
spector McDermott give orders 10 take the man in
and sClub the son OF b-h" said he, ..if he don't
co.. Docham WAS taken to Fifty-nlnth street station
along with Farrell and there no complaint was made
against him and he discharged He lert III COM
pany with his WIFE, his head being covered with con-
tusions and blood. Dochain IS determined 10 take
criminal proceedings against the officer who assautcd
Another driver said that the officers who assaulted
Docham we're drunk and more than halt those on
duty were in the same condition. 1.-The Third Avenue
Railroad Company" said he 'has been furnishing
them with tickets get drinks all The morning, and
there not ten men among them sober at this
moment.
THE EXPERIENCE OF JAMES KZARNEy.
James hearney wee o. 'ne Car
this morning at twenty minutes past nine, by De-
tectve william smith, of the Twelfth precinct, and
taken to the Court of General Sessions before Judge
Gilderseeve and admitted to bail III $500 on charge
of assault and battery, committed week ago on one
Brown. driver OF the Third avenue cars Brown
preferred the CHARGE but he said he would not have
done sol he had not been forced by Phillips, the
president OF the road, who said he would
succeed in getting year in Jail
or lose $500 Brown Would not carry on the suit if
he not driven to 1t by Phillips because he knows
road against the reduction of wages was discharged
a week ago last Thursday, ana this morning was on
out. All I can say is this, that they lmeaning the
company may gain their point this time, but they
are not done with me yet
THOSE WHO REMAIN AT WORK.
was estimated that only about twenty OF the old
hands remained at their work and one Of these was
heard To remark that this thing would be the means
of making lot Of poor men lose their places. as
there lots of drivers out of employment who are
only too ready to jump into their boots. 1T hard
tprE unt1 a fpyv n hers
their places. but that's reason why should lose
mine and let my family starve. We have no chance
in such strike: as the company Is too strong for
us"
Fearing trouble in the afternoon, as the drivers
congregated in considerable numbers around the
depot the police drove the strikers away from the
upper depot. BY twelve o'clock the were run
nns pretty regularly below Sixty NTH street, but
just before that hour a driver who had taken car
became frightened at the sight of the strikers
who gathered in knots between Fifty ninth
street and the depot. He unhtched his horses be-
fore he had driven the distance of block. and,
taking them back to the stable, refused TO 80 any
further. Numerous exciting incidents happened
through the day.
| Mr. August Blank, who keeps beer saloon corner
sxtysxth street and Third avenue, says that about
half-pzst in the afternoon team OF horses be-
longing 10 the Third avenue railroad dashed into one
of his windows the avenue side and broke three
large panes OF glass into very small picea To Mr.
Blank 1t was a clear Of the team being frightened
| aud clear out of the stables by some o. the
| strikers OF the road.
GEAvE MEETING IN THE AFTERNOON
In the afternoon. at five o'clock, meeting OF the
striking drivers held at No. 1oal Third ayenue
and here it resolved that the strike should be
maintained at any cost and that should
forthwith be taken to tie up the road by moral per-
suasion observed Farrell .shy good and logical talk
with the new drivers because want violence
Another driver said that talk was cheap and that
they should take some more effective means, such
soaping the rails dragging the cars of the tracks
and bull-dozing the green drivers That's the way,
lie said Ito bring them Ia their senses. 1t should
he said in behalf OF the drivers, many OF whom
are married. and whose breasts ranking with the
injustice which they conceive has been pcrpefrated
on them " the company, thst they =. .heir iaess
HUMoRs or TIE STRIFE
II was really funny to watch the cars as they
passed by, one by one. garrisoned in front by the
big. brass butoned policeman. 1t did not need the
eye OF an expert tell that these holding the
rcDs 30 swkwardly and looking fooiishy conscious
OF their own ignorance of the duties which hal 80
suddenly been thrust Upon them were ''raw
drivers whom it would take good many days 10
break" into the work. Half the time the new
drivers looked though they were afraid OF tncir
horses, and they chung to the rcins though they
were the straws held out TO a drowning man. The
beside the driver. who had been sent by the
company TO teach him how to drive generally had an
air Of haf-supprcssed amusement on his face -
though he rather enjoying the parpexities OF the
new drivers position. However. the experience
of the day showed very conclusyeiy that the affair
by means joke. for in many Instances the
ignorance of the drivers exposed the passengers not
only to delays and anuoyauces bat a. positive
danger. 1t was very bad indeed all along Chatham
street. whore many lines cross each other and great
shill is required 70 keep the horses on the proper
~ the horses AZ the Post Ofhce terminus and
transferring them from the 10 the front WIS
awkwardly performed by the drivers as to bring
the horses repeatedly In collision with the Bleecaer
street cars which happened at the time 20 colfs mp
from Ann street. Quite crowd OF people gathered
on Park row to watch these amusing though de-
cidediy dangerous pcrfornances and the new drivers
welcome butt of ridcuic to the chsfhng multi
tudc
COMMENTS or THE PAssESGERs.
The travel sum red greatly under these annoyances
and dangers, and MANY people, alter having baca
banged about and switched on on the wrong track,
and hoised back only to get of again, either ssore
grumblcd. according TO their dispositOns and got
out take other horse line e. resort to
the east side elevated railway The latter in
consequence most frightfully oyercrowded
during the evening and when the trains
passed Fulton street there regular
free hlht "a get in, aud many coat must have been
torn in the wedge of struggling humanity that filled
up tho Platforms II remarkable in Listening 10
the comments Of the passengers who lett the Third
avenue to hear how UNANIMOUS the sentiment
was favor OF the drivers and in condemnation OF
the conipany's policy. some people Thought that the
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