St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-06
THREE MENACAINST A MOB
Strikers and Their Sympathizers At
tack Street Car in Gotham.
BRICKS AND BULLETS FLY.
One Of the Mob Shot Down by the Con-
ductor Of the Convey
ance.

NEW YORK, Feb. "a large crowd of
strikers and their sympathisers attacked
a car of the Forty-second street line at
the Boulevard and Sixty-second street,
about o'clock this afternoon. There
are few buildings in the neighb0rhood,
and no policemen were in sight TO aid
the solitary officer on the car, Thomas
K. Schneider. There was but one pa s.
seDger-an old lady. She got out when
the car stopped, and escaped unhurt.
In Il moment the windows of the car, were
shattered, and shower of stones was
falling upon the officer, driver and con-
ductor. Schneider used his club freely.
but could make no Roadway against
the mob. The driver and conductor de-
Tended themselves as best they could.
A rioter got behind Schneider and
smashed his helmet with brick. AT
the same time another hurled
stone which struck the officer
full in the mouth, knocking
out several teeth. Schneider
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
Wayered and then
FLED IN ALI. DIRECTIONS.
One wounded man was left on the
spot, and two less seriously injured,
were helped away by their friends.
Cobnnidar cfand nUap thp nrnCf,atp and
unconscious man until a detachment of
reserves came up. 1t was found that the
wounded man was James MCGOWAN,
aged twenty-five. who had been
hostler at the belt line stables, and was
out on strike. He was taken to Roose-
welt hospital, where he died a few
moments later. He was single. His
two brothers are hostiers for the Ninth
avenue road. His parents live in
Ireland. He had been in America
five years. The bullet which
killed him had stuck his arm and
ranged upward into the brain.
Schneider went to police 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 several shots
whether MCGOWAN had been struck by
his bullets or not. Louis Brennan,
blother of Charities Commissioner
Brennan, an eyewitness of the fight,
described the affair as above, and said
he was positive that MeGOwan was shot
by the conductor. who fired in self-de-
Tense. 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 tWenty-eight years old,
has been policeman two years. and
HAS AN EXCELLENT RECORD.
The attack on the car was carefully
planned. Mr.. Doolittle, who lives in
house overlooking the scene, and wit
messed 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 brick or stone
from under his coat and bombarded the
car. The crowd then made rush, and
would have made short work of the de-
tenders Of the car, bnt for the firing.
The conductor, Charles Walker. and
the driver, Frederick Kindorf, were ar
rested this evening and locke up at
police headquarters, to be arraigned to-
morrow morning.
EVERYTHING QUIET IN BROOKLYN.
Special to the Globe.
BROOKLYN, n. Y. Feb. 5.-Deacon
Richardson ran cars on most of his lines
to-day, and there was no disturbance of
any consequence.