New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-30
PREYING UPON CHINAMEN.


| begging her forgiveness for his act.
PREYING UPON CHINAMEN.
| John McCue. age nineteen, Of No. 81 East
No 80 Lewis-st, and Theodore Waer. age twenty,
OF No. 10 Lew isst., all Of them belonging 10 the
Short Tail Gang" of the Thirteenth PrecinGt.
were arrested IN liquor shop ut Goerck and Mangn,
SITS on Saturday night by ROundsmen OIoole ana
Herman, of Inspector Murrays office, on the charge
Of robbmg Quong Kee. Chinese laundryinan, OF
No 1876 Chatham-st.. of S14. on October "a be,
| tween and a. IN. OF that day three men entered
the laundry; two Of them seized Qpong Kee one OF
| them holding pistol at his head, while the third
one went into the bedroom and stole 81 from
| walscoat. The Chinaman was bound ana gagged
and the three men escaped. About month ago Nc
Cue and two Others, one named wall roD 9@ao a
| Chinese laundryman in Brooklyn, Il. d., OF SZoO.
| While McCue and Wall were counting the money
under lamp-p9st; they were surprised u by tne
| officer on post McCue however, escaped. wall re-
ceved sentence OF live years. On OCTOBER ~ Waei
and two others bound and gagged Hong wan ana
Ching Pc in the laundry at No. 100 f0rsy th-st ana
| stole 80 from under "a pillow In their bedroom.
| then effecting their escape The Laundry OF Chang
| Iii. No. 142 Sprng-st., robbed OF $50 on De-
tober l. between IL and II D. IN. The police have
been looking for McCue and Waer since these rob-
| berries were committed, and on Saturday nlght
Roundsmen O'IOoe and Tiernan found them with
only a short time on probation. The three men
we're locked up at Headquarters. Quong hee was
sent for Yesterday and identified McCue as the man
who held the pistol at his head. lie 1alled 10
identify Lestrange, who was held for the Brooklyn
police for possible identification. -
Officers Appel and White Of the Eldridge Street
Police were tried before the Commissioners on
Wednesday last for failing to arrest two men who
were pointed ont to them as the ones who commit
ted the robbery in Forsy th-s one OF whom Is sup
posed to be W aer
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY FRANCHISE.
The franchise of the Staten Island Railway Ferry
Company with its right to use the pier itnow occupies
at the Battery. expires on November 8. According
to law the franchise must then be put up auction
and awarded to the highest bidder Nevertheless,
the Commissioners of the Sin king Fund have not yet
given the necessary DAYS notice for the SALE and
il is understood that nothing Will be- done in the
matter for some weeks. The cause of the delay
is divergence of opinion between the
Sinking Fund Commissioners and the Board
of Aldermen to their respective powers in the
granting Of ferry franchises. In the meantime. the
Staten Island Railway Company will retain pos
session of the pier and slip in question: under pay
ment of the usual rentals although 1t is understood
that such temporary possession gives no privileges
beyond the pleasure OF the Commissioners, who
must eventually take the action that the law
designates.
The promoters of the, new Rapid Transit Rail
way Company are much gratihed at the delay,
since it affords them more time 10
prepare for accommodating the ferry
traffic if they obtain the franchise, as they hope 10
do Their claims have been formally presented to
the Board of Aldermen, and have been referred to
the Ferry Comm ttee. of which Alderman Levy Is
chairman. They are based upOn the alleged made
quacy of tho present ferry facilities 10 meet the de-
MAIDS Of the increasing population OF staten
Island. The new company calls attention 10 the
fact that these Facilities are the same now that they
were when the population was only hair as large,
and It claims to be able to provide cheaper and
quicker transit with greater comfort than ut present
Attention Is also called to the unsafe condition of
some of the ferrybOats employed, especially the
Thomas Hunt, which is thlrty-two years old and
slow and uncomfortable. Yet this boat IS often
made TO carry 800 600 passengers, although 1t is
provided with only 300 lie preseryers.
MEETING OF TILE CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
~ AL. 81 fl.,ls
sided at the meeting of the Central Labor Union,
Yesterday afternoon. and he had hard time to
bring order out Of the chaos of political announce
ments and OratOry that prevailed Many political
letters were read, and number of open-alr meet
ings were announced to be held this week in this
city and Brooklyn. 1t was announced that a new
play, entitled Labor against Capital" bad been
written by Charles G.. Fisher and NJ. w. Fisk, and
had been read by officers of the Union. 1t is pro-
posed to play the piece throughout the country |
committee was appointed TO read the play and re- |
port to whether IL should be approved by the |
Union. A member remarked that the meetings of |
the Union were the greatest plays ever witnessed
Seven candidates Tor city OihceS look the ron
clad" pledge OF allegiance to the Union. Election |
day was declared TO be holiday for all members of
trades unions. A committee was appointed to Sc
lect the most obnoxious clauses or the penal code
aud print them with the names OF the legislators
who favored the bill, rs well as those who favored
the bill liking days wages AT @l oo, ana nose
who opposed The tencment-nOuSe cigar Dill. Ii WAS
ordered that 10000 copies should be printed. A |
former emplOye OF ctelnWay ~ sons reported that |
his fellow WOrAmen were III need Ol money, and de-
med that any considerable number had returned 10
work. He said that Mir. Steinway had removed |
only small amount of the WOrkmen's tools from |
the factory. Inc meeting adjourned with motion |
denouncing the Citizens aud Democratic candidates
for Mayor.
MEETINGS IN REFITTED CHURCH.
The Seventh Presbyterian Church at Broome and |
Ridge-sts., was pTettily Ielttcd and IedecOrated
in the summer the organ has been rebuilt and |
various other improvements have been made lester
day morning the Rev. DR.. Hatfield, an early pastor |
of the church. spoke, mprcsslng on the cOngre- |
cation that the preaching OF Christ crucl ed |