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


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New YORK, January 28.-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
Adams was descendant of the famous
Adams family of Massachusetts,. His
father, Charles Adams, founded the New
Haven PoUadiun, and was third cousin
of President John Quincy Adams. De-
ceased was a well-educated man, and for
four years past has been residing with
his brother-in-law, J. w. Wheelock, of
Brooklyn. Fer the past twelve months he
had had no work, and decided to apply for
work at the te-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 clambere 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
men softly tip-toed in after him. He
quietly made their way up. By the
| lirh Of oh ha fxry, hN1
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 a detective, detailing the facts as
above.
| New YORK, January 2S.-At i 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.
A 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 we're being transferred were
safely lodged in the stables. Many
OF the rioters were struck bv clubs
and several policemen were struck bv
flying missiles, but nobody, so far as
known, was seriously injured. Strong
details of police guard the stables and
patrol the line of roads. They had no
trouble after the row described
above and no arrests we're
made, but riot is expected tomorrow
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 unfairness and
the inability OF the road to comply with
them. Among other things the strikers
demand that the company pay for six
trips what it previously paid for seven,
Involving 1000 extra expense
without an increase of service.
They also make certain exorbitant de.
mands regarding hostlers, changers, tow
boys, short engine hours on Sunday, and
additional provision for switching cars,
ETC., involving an additional expense to
the company of over $4,000. The om-
pany's statement says it is scarcely neces-
sary to tell a sensible person what an
outlay of an additional $4,000 over the
present expenses, with no corresponding
returns, would entail. The company
had no alternative but to refuse the de-
rnands. The striking employees and
their sympathizers were very bold
and active all day. Several men
Isupposed to be surface railroad
applicants for work were spotted
| by their pickets during the day
lseverely beaten. DISTINCTIONS in the
shape of piles of ashes and big boulders,
had been placed on the company tracks
and the automatic switches at the corner
of Atlantic and Fifth avenues had been
carried away. The strikers are demand
ling of the railway commission and
Governor Hill that the company's
charter be annulled, while the company
says it can man its cars in two davs, 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 5
O'Clock this morning. Six thousand
men will be involved.
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