Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-06
ENDED WITH BLOODSHED.
The Street Car Strike De-
clared Off in New York.
ONEOF THEMOBL LEADERS KILLED

The Men to Go Back As individuals on
the Old Terms-The Last Day Marked by
Bloody Riot-Preconcerted Attack on
an Uptown GARLAND to Hand Conflict
NEW YoRK, Feb. 6.-The great tie up has
been officially delared off This conclusion 70
the uneven struggle which has been waged
between labor and capital ON nearly every
surface road in the city for week past was
reached at IL 80 o'clock last night at a meet
ing Of the executive board Of division No /
of District Assembly 226, held at labor head
quarters, corner Ninth avenue and Forty
fourth street Reports were received from
all the local assemblies recommending that
the strike be declared off.
No effort was made on the part of the ex-
ecutive board to make terms for the men with
the companies. The conclusion reached was
that the men should make the best terms they
could for themselves. Several Of the reports
stated that committees from the locals had
unofiicially called on the management Of their
lines, and in each instance have been told that
the men would not be taken back in a body,
but they could return to work as individuals
and on the old terms, so long as there were
places TO be filled.
From the wording Of the reports the board
judged that it was the desire of the men TO
accept these terms, and official sanction was
Immediately accorded.
The tragedy with which the public feared
the great car strike would eliminate came
yesterday afternoon, when one of the strikers,
James McGowan, was shot and killed in a
riot
A large crowd Of strikers and their SYM
pathzers attacked a car Of the Forty-second
Street line, at the Boulevard and Sixty-sec-
ond street There are few buildings in the
neighborhood, and no policemen were in
sight 10 aid the solitary officer on the car,
Thomas X Schneider There was but one
passenger-an old lady She got out when
the car stopped and escaped unhurt In
moment the windows Of the car were shat
tered and a shower Of stones were falling
upon the officer, driver and conductor
Schneider used his club freely, but could
make no headway against the mob The
driver and conductor defended themselves as
best they could A rioter got behind Schnei-
der and smashed his helmet with a brick At
the same time another hurled stone which
struck the officer full in the mouth, knocking
out several teeth Schneider took out his re-
volver 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 shots in quick success
sion. The driver and conductor also fired
The mob wavered and then fled in all direc
tions. One wounded man was left on the
spot, and two less seriously injured wer,
helped away by their friends Schneider
stood over the prostrate and unconscious mar
until detachment of reserves came up. Il
was found that the wounded man was jaime.
McGowan, aged 25, who had been hostlel
at the Belt line stables and was out on strike
He was taken to Roosevelt hospital, where hl
died few minutes later He was single
His two brothers are hostlers for the Ninth
Avenue road His parents lived in Ireland
; He had been in America five years. The bul
let which killed him had struck his arm ant
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 befor,
Justice Patterson. He stated that he haf
fired several shots in self defense, but eoult
not tell whether MCGOWAN had been struck
by one of his bullets or not. Louis Brennan
q brother of Charities Commissioner Bren
nan, an eye witness of the fight, describe1
the affair as above, and said he was POSITIVE
that McGowan was shot by the conductor
who fired in self defense. Several other wit
nesses testified that il was not Schneider
bullet that struck MCGOWAN. Justice Pat
terson discharged Schneider and issued al
order for the arrest of the conductor
Schneider is % years old, has been police
man two years, and has an excellent record
The attack ON the car was carefully planned
Mr. Doolitte, who lives in house overlook
ing the scene and witnessed the whole affah
says he saw men coming from all direction
as if by Encouragement. They concentrated
and one man took the lead, directing thei
movements. They drew two trucks over th
track Just in time TO stop the car, and at
: signal from the leader every man drew
brick or stone from under his coat and bon
II barded the car. The crowd then made
( rush, and would have made short work Of u
car but for the firing.