Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
THE CAR STRIKE.
A Relative of John Quincy
Adams Killed.
SCOUNDRELLY WATChMAE,
He Betrayed His Trust and Set the
Assassins on their Sleep
ing Victim.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD. !

ing Victim.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New YORK, January 29.-Public in
terest in the Brooklyn street car strike
has been intensified by developments re-
garding the antecedents OF Henry w.
Adams, who was killed at the Atlantic
avenue car stables, Saturday night.
Adams was descendant of the famous
Adams family of Massachusetts,. His
father, Charles Adams, founded the New
Haven Palladium, and was third cousin
of President John Quincy Adams. De-
ceased was well-educated man, and for
four years past has been residing with
his brother.in-lew, ]. w. Wheelock, of
Brooklyn. Fer the past twelve months he
had had no work, and decided to apply for
work at the tie-up roads. He was given
work at watering and feeding horses. At
night he decided to remain at the stables
for fear of being assaulted by the strikers
if he should 60 home. Taking couple
of blankets with him he bade the watch
man, John Schumacher, good night, and
then clambered up into the loft and
went to sleep in one of the bins. As
soon as Schumacher satisfied himself of
this fact, he left his post Of
duty and, going outside, softly
called three strikers to him. He gave
them the facts of the case. The three
men softly tip-toed in after him. He
showed them the way up stairs and they
quietly made their way up. By the
light Of match the two men took hold
of the blanket upon which Adams was
lying and carried him to the huge front
door of the loft and threw him down to
the street below. The three men, Col
lier, Stenson and Graham, were ar
raigned to-day and held upon an affida-
Wit by detective, detailing the facts as
above.
New YORK, January 2S.-At O'Clock
this afternoon two patrol wagons, carry
ing thirteen policemen and eight en-
ployes Of the street car company, started
from the stables on Atlantic, near Third
avenue, with twenty mounted policemen
as an escort. The large crowd in the
street began to howl and swear, and soon
began throwing stones at the officers
and new men. Finally the process
sion was halted on Twenty-third
street, near the Fifth Avenue stables
of the company, several thousand angry
men blocking the way. From the
streets, windows and housetops, clubs
and brickbats were showered upon the
policemen and the trembling employees
charge of the policemen was ordered
and the mounted officers charged like
cavalry. Heavy club work was done
and at O'Clock the employees
, that were being transferred were
safely lodged in the stables. Man,
OF the rioters were struck by club
and several policemen were struck by
: flying missiles, but nobody, so far ai
known, was seriously injured. Stron.
details of police guard the stables anet
patrol the line of roads. They had ne
trouble after the row described
above and no arrests were
, made, but a riot is expected tomorrow
t when the company starts up the cars
, The company to-day issued a statement
to the public giving the demands of the
strikers, showing their unfa'rness ant
the inability OF the road to comply will
them. Among other things the strikers
, demand that the company pay for siz
trips what it previously paid for seven
involving $1,000 extra expense
without an increase of service
They also make certain exorbitant de
mands regarding hostlers, changers, tow
boys, short engine hours on Sunday, ant
additional provision for switching cars
ETC., involving an additional expense t,
r the company of over $4,000. The pm
pany's statement says it is scarcely neces
, sary to tell a sensible person what al
outlay'o of an additional $4,000 over th,
present expenses, with no icorrespondin,
, returns, would entail. The COMPANY
| had no alternative but to refuse the de
J mands. The striking employees ant
: their sympathizers were very bolt
and active all day. Several mer
supposed to be surface railroad
applicants for work were spotted
by their pickets during the day
severely beaten. DISTINCTIONS in the
shape OF piles of ashes and big boulders
had been placed on the company g tracks
and the automatic switches at the corner
of Atlantic and Fifth avenues had beer
carried away. The strikers are demand
ing of the railway commission anG
Governor Hill that the company'l
charter be annulled, while the company
says it can man its cars in two DAYS, il
it has proper protection. The Tribune
OF this Tuesday morning will say
District Assembly No. 226 resolved last
night to tie up every surface railroad in
New York except the Bleecker- street
and Third-avenue lines. 1t is under
stood that this tie-up will begin at
1o'clock this morning. Six thousand
men will be involved.
The West Virginia Deadlock.
i CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 2S.-
Balloting for United States Senator wal
kept up in both Houses to-day. Dele
Igate Shelton created a sensation in the
House by the statement that he haC
been approached with an offer of money
in consideration of the abandonment o.
his political convictions and affiliations