Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-06
THE sTReET-cAR STRIKE OFF.
Gotham Car Lines May Run Again
Homicide at the Winsl-un.

Gotham Car Lines May Run Again-A
Homicide at the Wind-up.
NEw YORK, Feb. 1.-THE street-car te-up
in this city was declared off last night by the
knights of Labor local assembly.
New YORK, Feb. Ga large crowd OF
strikers and their sympathizers attacked a
car of the Forty-second street line at the
boulevard and Sixty second street about l
o'clock yesterday afternoon. There are few
buildings in the neighborhood and no police
men were in sight to aid the solitary officer
on the car, Thomas K. Schneider. There was
but one passenger-an old lady She got out
when the car stopped and escaped unhurt.
In moment the windows Of the car were
shattered, and shower of stones was falling
upon the officer, driver and conductor
Schneider used his club freely, but could
make no Roadway against the mob. The
driver and conductor defended themselves as
best they could A rioter got behind Schnei-
der and smashed his helmet with q brick
AT the same time another hurled
stone, which struck the officer full in the
mouth, knocking out several teeth. Schneider
then took out his revolver and fired twice over
the heads of the mob. A few of the rioters
ran away when the firing began, but most Of
them stood firm, and quickly made another
rush for the car As they advanced, Schneider
aimed at the leaders. and fired three times in
quick succession. The driver and conductor
also fired. The mob wavered, and then fed
In all directions. One wounded man was lett
on the spot and two less seriously injured
were helped away by their friends. Schneider
stood over the PROSTATE and unconscious man
until a detachment of reserves came up.
1t was found that the wounded man was
James MCGOWAN, aged 25, who had been
hostler at the Belt line stables, and was out
on strike He was taken to Roosevelt hospital,
where be died a few moments later. The bull
let which killed him had struck his arm and
ranged upward into the brain
Schneider went to headquarters and gave
himself up. Superintendent Murray sent an
officer with him to the Essex Market police
court, where he was arraigned before Justice
Patterson. He stated that he had fired sew
eral shots in self-defense, but could not tell
whether MCGOWAN had been struck by one OF
his bullets or not. Louis Brennan a brother
of Charities Commissioner Brennan, an eve
witness of the fight, described the affair as
above, and said he was positive that McGow
an was shot by the conductor, W 40 fired in
self-defense. Several other witnesses testified
that 1t was not Schneider's bullet that struck
McGowan. Justice Patterson discharged
Schneider, and issued an order for the arrest
of the conductor. Schneider is - wears old
has been a policeman two years, and has an
excellent record
The attack on the car was carefully planned
Mr.. Doolittle, who lives in a house overlook
ing the scene, and witnessed the whole affair,
says he saw men coming from all directions
as If by Encouragement. They concentrated
and one man took the lead, directing their
movements. They drew two trucks over the
track Just IN time to stop the car, and at a
signal from the leader every man drew a
brick or stone from under his coat and bonn
barded the car. The crowd then made rush,
and would have made short work of the de
tenders of the car but for the firing
BROOKLYN, Feb. 6-Deacon Richardson
ran cars on most of his lines yesterday, and
there was no disturbance of any consequence