The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-25
MRMUIRHEAD ARRESTED.
The Noted Lawyer Directs
a Reopening of the
South Cove War.
SCENES OF GREAT EXCITEMENT.
A Big Gang Of Laborers Lay One
Hundred Feet of Track---
officials and Police
on Guard.

The war between the city authorities
and the Central Railroad Company at the
South Cove grant, was reserved this
afternoon, Judge Knapp's writ OF
certiorari, and the legal opinion of Cor
poration Counsel Edwards as to the poll
cy of police interference, to the contrary
y Notwithstanding.
At noon today 100 men in the employ
OF the railroad company. with several
fiat cars of ties and rails loomed up
through the fog and rain. Immediately
operations were begun at the point
where the railroad people desire to cross
the Henderson street continuation.
In less than four minutes the street was
crossed, rails were spiked, and an hour
afterward the track had been extended
q 100 feet along the east side of the street
in the direction of the coal trestle.
At this juncture two of Captain
Farrier's policemen arrived on the scene
and notified the men to suspend opera
tions or there would be trouble.
A messenger was Immediately des-
patched by the foreman to the railroad
officials for advice as to what course to
pursue
fhe laborers remained on the ground,
hanging around wherever they could
secure shelter from the pelting rain
drops.
President Feeney, of the Police Board;
President Somers, OF the Street and
Water Board Street Superintendent
Tumilty and Police Captain Farrier pro-
ceeded in haste to the scene with large
force of policemen.
Among those whom they met on the
scene were Lawyer Muirhead and Ben
nington Bedle, of Bedle, Muirhead g.
McGee, who are counsel for the company.
Muirhead exhibited copy OF Judge
Knapp's order, claiming that it forbid
the city officials to stop the work
President Somers replied that it only
extended topreventing the city from tear
ing up the tracks already laid.
We'll, said Mr.. Muirhead. ''we are
going to lay this track as far as the tres
tie this afternoon. and I'd like to know
your authority to Interfere"
The authority said Mr.. Somers, sis
that Of the Street and Water Commits
sioners." Then turning to Captain
Farrier, he ordered him to arrest anyone
attempting TO continue the work.
Mr.. Muirhead instructed Roadmaster
Murtha to go ahead
Murtna and some other men started to
move car along the track.
Captain Farl1er arrested him on the
spot.
The other warknen also attempted to
move the car. but the police drove them
away.
Finally Mr. Mnirhead himself, after an
exchange of words with Superintendent
Tumilty, attempted to move the car. He
also was promptly arrested under direc-
tion of Mr.. Tumilty.
Mr.. Muirhead and Murtha were taken
to the First Precinct Station House,
where they were booked for violation of
the city ordinance relating to street OBJ
structions, Street superintendent TumiIty
appearing as complainant They were
paroled until tomorrow morning
MAY GO AHEAD
What are you going to do?n asked
CaDtain Farrier of Mr.. Muirheid "Give
orders to the men to go ahead?'7
well, can't say what we propose to
do, p answered Mr.. Muirhead I'VE may
hgive orders to the men to resume opera
tions Mt any moment
"Then I'll have to lock up the whole
force" replied the captain.
.Well," retorted Mr. Muirhead, we're
going to lay that track at any cost"