New-York tribune., 1886-06-05
LOCAL LIBOR TROUBLES.
TRYING TO REVIVE A DEAD STRIKE.

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DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO GET DRIVERS AND con-
DUCroRs AWAY FROM THFIR CARS.
An attempt was made yesterday to revive
The defunct strike OF the former employees OF tho Third
Avenue Railroad 1t successful howsvcr, and
many OF those engaged in 1t have heavy hnes or I'M
prsoument staring them in the face. Early IN the fore
noon the inspectors along the road saw some OF the
paper On the paper was written in lead pencil,
Honor to-day at a m The paper used was odd bit bit,
Of paper wrapping paper and cheap paper thlt
nad been picked up n a hurry SueTintenrsnI KoD,rt.
ridins downtown in one the " Drd-caSe in the
morning. when Robert OIrue. former employe OF the
jumped up beside the driver and passed him one OF
the ser0us slips OF paper The captain jumped al
he fellow ana caught h w1 poc tne and
A large number of the slips were found upon him. ~
shortly before this car was being drawn up the mn
near Ninety and six men made rush
II. one pulled out the pin which couples the team
the car ANOTHER neE TcRTa ran ana away dragging
The driver over the dash board. when he
pusn the down the steep incline The horses hashcd
wildly down the ana onlookers momentariy II
we're then on their way home from school Bnt fortn-
naely no hurt and the team finally brought up
caught Passengers the ear applied the brakes anu
stopped itJust before crash into an car
Casey and Jordan were ON an uptown car
Gn sv as o.spn hsaT T beaneg ana JAMES
rho prisoners taken before Justice Gorman IN me
Harlem Police Court and were held 500 bail for
trial They said that they TO the strikers head
quarters and told by Master Workman william 1.
Boye and James T. Graham. or District Assembly No.
iO3 to take the slips. OF which the master workman
mad large quantity and ndnce all the drivers that they
could to leave road No lawyer appeared TO defend
the men un Patersons had been closed, Dut
lawyer did not appear for the other prisoners ana
they were ALI locked up
Three the employ OF the road listened 10
he Inducements strikers and when their cars
reached Grands deserted them taking the fares that
hey had collected along with them driver also leit
his car but block ccasioned or short duration
A. the drivers OF other directly and TOOK
he deserted OH their way The driver on car no
s2 tied around the brake and left his team and
car stapding in the street Ninety lOurh-sL Inc
conductor took his place and surgeon In the employ
OF the road the conductors and badge ana
collected until the stable reached shortly
,ftcrward a block cansrd by two drivers leaving
helr cars the depot, but other men gladly look
their places Everything moving quietly last night
AZ the stables Tho superintendent seemed TO be al
ease and said he did fear any further noesIaton
| by the fe perate unemployed strikers. .
One ex-drivers with whom reporter tailed iast
night mighty excited the days pro eedinga II
he his he said he'd show them how to end the
strike He would tie up everything that went on wheels
| and null all the d" scab " drivers from the cars
| District Assembly No. rs met last night at Columbia
Hall on Frst-ave, between sixty aid sxy'sxn u
s,s de ermned continue the Third Avenue strike anu
methods of supporting the strike Dat
| lao order for a general tir-up was issued.