New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
BELT LINE MEN ATTACKED
BADLY BEATEN BY OLD EMPLOYER
NrNErY-yIvr srABLEMES SLIP PAST THE POLICE
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NINETY-TIvr srABLEMES SLIP PAST THE POLICE
AND FALL UPON THE NEW HANDS.
The first car of the Belt Line Company went
msrry out OF the stables yesterday morning st AIS
a. II no such thing - strike had ever happened.
Every one of the nfty officers who had been Qnar-
tered at the building all night breathed .
sigh OF relief. stretched his legs, and began
to think tt was quiet and peaceful
enough go home half hour latter the old stable
hands, nnetysix In number, who had been reinsated
began gather at the gAe ready to enter on the days
work at o'clock. Tho big gate swung open, and the
men quietly passed over the ground floor. by the
sices there climbed to the second floor 90 eisurey
that the officers there suspected nothing
But the nute the reached the stairs that led to
the third door. they rushed up them and In
o there such confusion OF
shrieks, yels, bowls, curses. blows aud strug
giles that every officer jumped to his feet
1t took the old hands just three minutes to do up"
the bAy-two "scsbs" whom the company had been
Quartering the third floor unknown, said, even
to the police.
The iuen had been kept there ever since they
were taken on during the strike, and they had not
shown themselves outside OF tho building, while
tho strike was going But tho strikers knew they
were there and, when the old hands met early In the
morning they quietly arranged to Z" fire them out"
They caught them hardly awake. and IL the police
had not been hand so promptly every
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the window. The old men grabbed pitch
forEs, balsticks, and in fact anything they could
get their hands that would hurt In moment every
flying at the top of bis speed for the first
door, or any means of egress no could soc. They
pounded . good number soundly and Ibid up" sew
eral seriously. aud did It al 50 quickly that
the police caught only two men. Some OF the new men
fought to the best their ability. They understood that
they 10 kept and did not intend to give up their
places. But they were overpowered and badly beaten
and kicked Some OF the new hands had been brought
from Washington and others from Springfield. Mass
made a plucky fight, but four men got him
them cuboed him mereilessly over the head head
he sustained compound fracture Oh the skai Aen
ington, had his face and noe badly laceraed FRANK
Bowley. age forty-eght, driver, OF No. U2 Second
age thirty eight, stabeman, OF No. 232 West Thirty
hTs..t lad his face ana nose oady RSereI so,n,ta
They hal their wounds dressed and were discharged
except Koehler. who IN critical condition but win
beaten, but they did dot appear at the hospital
they could. Cornelius Murpny. age twenty one
OF No. 43j West Fieth-s, was arrested and CHARGED
with assaung koenler He was taken to the iorKVIie
Police Court and committed wiIhou, bail to avail the
result OF Koehers injuries Joseph Douglas age TWEEN,
tyfOur also arrested for assault lie as seen oy
one Of the officers In the act OF striking
an unknown man. He was also taken TO TO
for the next term Of General Sessions
AT 9 O'Clock the company sent away all the new men
In wee protected by the police and at IL the
police Withdrawn
All the old employees on the Belt Line returned to
work n the morning and the new men were DISCHARGED
II is understood that IL one OF the conditions that
the made before going back TO work, that all the
"-cabs should released. The particulars OF the
that the drivers and conf ucors are TO be
paid 522 for each trip on the East side and 30
West sde II taxes two hours anu three
quarters TO make round trip on the Last Sde anu an
hour hy minutes on the West side. SIX trips can
lie made inside OF twelve hours on the West side.
and four on the East THIS arrangement
making the full lumber OF trips either side No con-
ducor driver IS 10 have less than three trips on the
Eas side, aud four Oh the West.
The Broad way road hasregained its normal appear
auce The are all at WORK. have got their regular
and appear TO De contented. Under the new ar
rangement feel that they better of than they
would have been had there been no strike They nave
the old schedule with the exception that the only
i've trips sunday instead o; SIX trips as heretofore
They get 20 cents dag less oe but ths2
would have been under the six-trip schedule.
One Of the main troubles the fact that the company
would not discharge nou.unon men VINO were salts
factory been successfully overcome by the nom
union men voluntarily resignng. Ihey were brought
to this action By the arguments OF the union men
neither safe for them TO stay at WORK on the
Last night there was not asngle new man al WORK
members OF the Executive Board OF the EU-
pre- Protective Association said yesterday that ne u
think there would be any further te-ups LOT TIE
dssaisted and are anxious TO Try TO Iorce better
! from the companies. IF, however, he contlh
! ued, There IS any attempt Tade to reduce
WAGES on October ], when the companies may reduce
fares to three consequence OF the reduction on
elevated railroads you may look out lor war 1hese
e-ups were premature and against tue au'lce
and the OF the Executive Board, but after the
men were out It duty TO ua2o the best we
could OF IT, and glad to say the men are somewhat
better OF than they would been there hat been
no fight. We had work like beavers TO keep tnS thDg
from spreading. hops that tne next company Una
alter its timetable WILL give us men ten ay
notice at east that they may have uWe 10 make
known their objections and avoid tle-up