The times., 1889-02-08
THE srREET-cAR STRIKE OFF.
Gotham Car Lines May Run Again--A
Homicide at the Wind-up.

Gotham Car Lines May Run Again--A
Homicide at the Wind-up.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Thc street-car tie-up
In this city was declared Off last night by the
Knights of Labor local assembly.
New YORK, Feb. Ga largo crowd of
strikers and their sympathizsrs attacked a
car of the Forty-second aFeet iins at ,,,cc
boulevard and Sixty-sscoud street about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. There are few
buildings in the neighborhood and no police
men were in sight to aid tho solitary officer
ON the car, Thomas X. Schneider. There wns
but one passenger-an old lady. She rot out
when the car stopped and escaped unhurt.
In a moment tie 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 samc time another hurled
a stopc, 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 left
on the spot and two less seriously injured
were helped away by their friends. Schneider
stood over the PROSTATE and unconscious man
until detachment of reserves Gang 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 he 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 fred sew
eral shots in self-defense but could not tel,
whether McGowan had been struck by one of
his bullets or not. Louis Brennan, a brother
of Charities Commissioner Brennan, an eye
witness of the fight, described the affair as
above, and said he was positive that Mellow
an was shot by the conductor, who fired in
self-defense. Several other witnesses testified
that it was not Schneider's bullet that struck
McGowan. Justice Patterson discharged
Schneider, and issued an order for the arrest
of the conductor. Schneider is % years old,
has been n policeman two years, and has an
excellent record
The attack or 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 prearrangement. 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 q
brick or stone from under his coat and bonn
barded the car. The crowd then made fush,
and would have made short work of the de-
tenders of the car but for the firing.