New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-02
BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE THE MAYOR
TIE POLICE EXPLAIN A CASE OF SHOOTING

Mr.. sCRIBNER DECLINES 10 ARBITRATE.
The Police Commissioners yesterday sent to Mayor
Grant the report OF Captain Copeland of the Ninth Pre-
cinct regarding tho charge made TO the Mayor by
Master Workman Magee regarding tho use Of firearms
by tho police at Cnrmne and Bedford sts on Wednes
day. II would appear that the pistol was fired In tho
air BY policeman for the purpose Of attracting the
attention Of his associates at time when he was sur
rounded by crowd Of excited people, The captains
report is addressed to supenhtendeht Murray anu 10 3
follows:
At about 10 AS a. M, January 60 1882 while Patrol
men william II. Burns and John shanahan were on
patrol I'm Catmne.st citizen informed them that there
was large crowd Of disorry persons at Carmine ana
Bedford sts placing distinctions tho railroad tracks
They Immediately proceeded the point designated and
when they arrived there they found tho track obsrucd
with wagons signs and garbage, and the street full OF
dsorderly persons, Of whom were In the act OF
upscttng milk wagon the track.
They went forward TO prevent IL when the crowd
began 10 throw stones OF which came from the
roofs Of the buildings Of which hit Patroman Burns
In the back shanahan was hit the shoulder and
back burns then arrested Of the rioters whom he
saw throw brick and taking him 10 the station
house when the crowd who stl throwing stones,
closed in him for the purpose Of rescuIns the prisoner
lie ordered them stand back which they refused 70
d. He then drew his revolver and for tho purpose OF
lntmdatlng the crowd and attracting the attention OF
officers who were duty along tho line OF tho Sixth
Avenue Railroad discharged the contents OF one cham
Der In the air.
In tho meantime his prisoner rescued and he was
again hit on the shoulder with piece Of brick which
glanced OF and broke largo plate glass window In the
LIQUOR store at the corner Carmno and Bedford SITS
The officers then started for tho station house for the
reserve and returned with #, and helped TO dperse
the mob. subsequently arrested John Galele the
man who hit him with tho brick, and he was held By
Justice oRelly In default Of 81 900 bail
Mayor Grant received a letter yesterday from @.
Hilton scribner president Of the Belt Railway, re-
garlng tho proposition 10 make the Mayor the medi-
aor or arblter between the surface railroad companies
and their employees. President scnbner gives his
reasons for declining, on the part Of HIS company,
such aEbtramen o. The troubles He denies the right
Of the committee calling Itself tho Executive Com
milsc Of Division District No. to act as guardians
Of the roads employees, and thus describes tho paper
which tho committee demanded that MI senoher
should sign on or before January Z:
II contained among other things a complete plan IN
detail for running this road IL prescribed also the
exact duties all classes OF men In the service OF tho
company The carpenters 10 biaeksmiths the painters,
10 engineers the horseshoers. tho conductors the
drivers the stablemen tho fcedmen the hitshers tho
careleaners cleaners the ippers the PAYERS
tho hammers. the swtehmen tho wstohmon and tho hl
boys-staung WHOM where. how and under what elreuE
each class should b. engaged employed directed IN
their work. what their services
might be dispensed with By tho company.
Became he neglected 10 sign this paper the Belt
Lines depot no says Is infested all sides by the
hostile forces OF Division District No L. Tenthayo
Is baFicaded above ard below the depot and food Is
carried TO the employees and policemen sheltered therein
by stealth and stratagem Under these circumstances
Mr. scrbner concludes that he will not arbtraie dur
ing m IN the storm, and under the protection of the
white fag7 on the contrary, 10 has boon determined,
he SAYS far as personal interests concerned, and
after three ycar OF this kind OF business, 10 let tho
saddle go with tho horse II by doing We can geo
graphically locate New-York and find out for a
iany what age and part OF the world We vins n'
TWENTY EIGHT CARS on THE BROADWAY ROAD
The first car started on the broadway Railroad left
tho stables at o M. guarded by SIX policemen. The
stables closely guarded by about 100 policemen
under command Of Inspector Steers, but the men gave
little trouble. In the early hours OF tho morning a
rail was torn up at Broadway and Forty-seventh-st
and laid across tho sidewalk, but II replaced
before the days traffic began. Twenty-eight cars
tho road. but theY all stabbed