New-York tribune., 1886-05-28
THREATS or THfRD.A W. STRIKERS.
A "TIE-UPr on A SHORT RAILROAD.
TALK OF BOYCOTTs ~ ALL DIEECTIONs- captain"
CDTITM ARRESTED.

'hih VI BOlCOITs IN ALL DIEECTIONS- captain
CoLLUM ARRESTED.
The great surprise which the striking Third
ave. car drivers said that they had in for the
railroad company made public yesterday morning
when Superintendent Charles Meks. OF the Battery and
Church Street lne, to the stable and found that
none "l tbe drivers was hand TO take ont the eight
cars which are run that line Henry Hart. vice.
president OF tho Third Avenae line. Is president
oi the Battery and Church Street limo. This strike
aimed ut him. hut its only result IL that
there are now twelve for tho drivers
ana conductors tho various roads this sup
port. The "te-np" was ordered by tho Executive
Board OF he Empire Protective Association at It's
ing OH wednesday, but fearing that means cruum-
vent 1t would bs taken It was not given out
then. As there 40 the "extra" list
"f tile Third Avenue ne 1t did take long for super
intendent Robertson send take tho strikers
-aces and by ll:30 III. the making regular
trips policeman from the Church Station
detailed at the stable an officer rode every
but no disturbance occurred Until they found that the
cars had been manned the strikers were jubilan They
thought that account OF the streets through
which the cars run and tho large anonnt OF trucking
done In that particular nelghborhood, no
one could be found who would dare
attempt to pilot car the route. But whep this
der jaws showed how strikers felt Three "frer"
stages took the followed by the cars hut only
Tie drivers and attendant with occasional boot
his strike though Immediately unsuccessful one,
Is sample. the strikers saw OF what they nten
ih he iniurr They say that all corporations railroads.
IN TACT any business IN which any OF the directors OF
be hoycotted and "uci up" They intend generous
rhou H. however to allow tho stockholders OF these
various enterprises to put ont the obnoxous Investors
Cei"re decided movement is made But If they not
immediately forced out OF the companies TO which they
oroh or 60 not dspose ~ their stock them II the back
ing OF The Knight. Of Labor IA obtained, they will be
:" tlcd up Mr. Hart last night AMI said:
The Battery and Ch .rch Street road tied up
uecau~e am the vicc-presdent Of the Third Avenue
Comp my ami president othis one" when asked about
claimed; "Ili bet you $1,000 to one cent that they
The almost immcd,to defeat of the at
tempt tempt to tie up Mr. fiarrs road vas
saddened the strikers II the arrest Of Captain
p.iaIn ION C9lum recenty Chairman OF the ETrcntIys
charged with larceny. IL lss2 "Caplan" Coum was
jsnitor Of the knickebocker ts Ffthave ana Four
ternthst.. IN which lived Samuel Sanlheim wealthy
cotton broker. now living at Fifth-ave. and Twenty
Branch leaving furniture worth $500 In the " cap
tan's care When the family returned In the following
September both captain aud the furniture had
disappeared OF the former could he found
The assistance OF Inspector Byrnes asked aud De-
tective scr-eant Heidelberg put upon the case and
he found $1,000 worth Of the property IN Weners
axe warehouse at Thrty-fourth-s and sxth-ave. The
rest was ionnd IN sichs pawnbr"kerS slop IN Ihrty;
fonrh--t near SNh-ave, aud 800 had been advanced
upon the property among which were somc valuable
ois. Inc property was finally recovered from the
pawnbroser on hi- being assured that no claim ior
damages would be asked When the captain became sopro
nnrht on account OF ms connection win the lhiru-ve
strike the attention Of Mr.. Sandhen and the detectives
was called To him and "A dettchve began following him
Al mat time he was chairman OF the Executive Board
and fearing that his won be la to the door OF
the Third Avenue Railroad Company Inspector BSrnea
contened himself with kec him IN sight After he
resigned. warrant obtained from Justice Dunv
and yesterday he arrested by Detective Heidelberg
and Captain Gunner he leaving his home
in East Thirty -fOurth-~t. lie taken before
Justice Duffy IN the Jefferson Market Police Court
where he held In $500 bail At Is o'clock last even
lug lie stl in jail having come TO bail him
out Al the strikers headquarters no one would say
ANYTHING about MIS- arrest but learned that
Of had been informed 10 his rregulari
at
TRIBUNE Wednesday.
Jonn Colbert OF Tenth-ave. and Ninety -thlrd-st.,
walked into the Thirteenth Street Depot OF the Third
Avenue line yesterday and tried erry OF the
railroad into re~gning their positions at once. He
told the men that the strikers were dlsgusiel
with the Of all previous ef-
forts towarl bringing the company TO
and had finally resolved each to pick out the man
filling his position and II he could not "knock the scab
out with "A brick to use a revolver" William g. Rock.
starter had Colbert arrested and Justice Ford put
prisoner under 500 bonds III tho Harlem Court TO
keep the peace for tnree months