New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
VIOLENCE ON TIE BOWERY.

THE POLICE SAY THERE WAS NONE.
FURTHER DETAILS or THE ROBBERY OF The
STREET CAR on SUNDAY MoRNING-wHT TIE
OFFICERS OF THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD
COMPANY MEAN TO DO-DENI.Ls BY 1HE POLICE.
There is difference of opinion between the police
authorities and the Third Avenue Stree: Railroad
Company concerning the attack on the passengers.
driver and conductor Of street car No. ii, OF the
Third Avenue line. TIE railroad officers have no
doubt but that their employees statements are true
and that gang of five East Side rutians did board
the ear about 4 o'clock sunday morning. rob the
conductor and driver knock down at least one pas
senger and abnse the Others. They say that
riotous disturbances at night by similar gangs of
drunken men in the Bowerv of frequent occnr-
renee, although they not as desperate and dan
perois as this one The police, on the other hand,
say that this was simply quarrel between the COLI
ducior and two drunken men whr tried to pay their
fare with a one-cent piece instead OF dime, Tor
which they were put of ilc car.
Superintendent Field. of he Third Avenue street.
Railroad said yesterday it would be useless 70 try
to convince us that there was II" assault or ron
berry, The driver himself was robbed ot ~ 40.
Nor was this the first exploit on that morning oi tho
same gang. consisting of five hardened fellows.
They Jumped the second car ahead oi TINS one on
which they had the fight and stole the conductors ;
watch from nlS pocket. ncn lheN IuhPch VII anu
waited for this ear. They mashed tine conductor 3
hat over his eyes, stole his watch and showed night
They seemed to know the police offer pretty well
and called him BY name, and although 1t seems To
me he should have locked up some Of ho rascals he
made no arrests and II appears did not think the as
sault of sufficient Importance even to make report
Of il at the station.
But we do not intend t. LET matters drop so
easily The go nductor and the driver say th"y can
Identify o; the men. and we intend IT 1t IL
pOss iblc, to give them the opportunity. ID" cOh-
ductCr tCls ne that nc the rutanS strike the
passeagers, and that theE called to the ohi;rr 10
arrest the thieves but h. refused 10 act. We want
TO know the reason for this. We have always
treated the police well. We give them free ridcs,
and we think we are entitled 10 protection when
we need il. That part of the BOwerv i "A bad quar-
ter. and for drunken uflidus to quarrel win and
possibly ass ut conductor or driver Is nor an un-
common occurrence. We have stood this kind Of
thing about long enough, and we propose no" 20
examine tins matter to The very bnltoIn TO ma OUT
who blame. and to capture and punish the rul-
fans ii ii l. possible. 49,,
One of tie employees OF the road said " know
that the driver Of the car fcelS itte airald oe-
cause he said he could recognize some OF the gang
He fears some of them NAV remember MIN. Onc OF
them as he ran off cried out, Ga, you - -
know YOU, and we will get even with you yet
The police say that they do not believe that any
robbery was cOmmltted and they think the DIS
tnrbance about what would be likely to occur when
d conductor a street car tries to put OIL tso or
three drunken follows for not paying their rare
Superintendent Walllng said that from the iacts
winch had come to his attention he dd not fhlnk
there was any intention 10 assault or rob the paSsc-
gers. but that il was SIMPLY drunken row. III
spectur Murray, i'll whose district the dlsturDahce
occurTcd said he had made proper inquiries III ne
matter and found 1t SIMPLY case of too mach
whlsktY.
No complaints from any Of tho passengers or re-
quests for the recovery of money, watches or any
valuable articles have been made at the railroad
Office or at the police station.