Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-08
STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
POLICE ON HAND, BUT THERE IS NO
THING FOR THEM TO 90.
The Wicks Case DIsmissed-Expect to Eat
Melons Before n Settlement Is
Reached-The Men Reply.

The regular Tuesday meeting of the
Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works Company was held at their estab-
lishment yesterday morning.
There was no formal discussion of the
strike, but one Of the largest stockholders
of the concern, in speaking of the hrmness
Of both sides. said be expected to be eat
ing watermelon before the matter was
settled
A DISPATCH reporter was informed yes
terday afternoon that committee or
strikers had called on Mr.. Lewis Ginter TO
discuss the situation with him.
A representative of this paper saw Dir.
Ginter at his house on west Franklin
street, and asked him about what passed
at the conference.
Mr.. Ginter positively refused TO give any
information, but said the men were very
foolish, for they were attempting to do
thing that they could not do.
wIcKs WAS DISCHARGED.
Samuel Wicks, the striking moulder for
whom warrant was issued Monday after
noOn' was arrested at his home In Manchester
early yesterday morning, and was brought INTO
| the Second statiOn-house about o'clock and at
once bailed. Later IN the day he appeared be-
fore the Police Court TO answer the charge OF as
saultingi striking, and threatening to XIII A: ID.
Gordon, one Of the moulders now employed at
the L0comOtye-Works,
The court-room was crowded with strikers and
other friends Of tho accused, who manifested
marked interest in the proceedings.
Mt Nicks was represented by Hon. george d.
Wise md Mr.. W. ". Cosby as counsel.
The testimony Of Mr.. Gordon showed that seve-
raj OF the strikers surrounded him Saturday NJ
ternOOn as he was leaving work. The accused
approached him and took hold OF the lapel OF ms
working.
There we're some dozen men engaged in the
alleged assault Of which Mr.. Gordon complained,
but Wicks was the only one he recognized.
AZ there was no evidence 20 show that the
missed.
Mr. Wicks Is an old and respected citizen Of
Manchester and has generally been known ~ an
industrious aud inoffensiye man. 10 was proven
by those who know him best that he was never
known TO uso an oath.
no STATED TIME.
One Of the management OF tho Richmond LO-
comOtve-WOrks informed DISPATCH man yes
terday that there was no truth In the statement
that Mr.. Davis had promised the management
that II allowed 70 have his way ne would
end the strike In n given time. such was not
the fact, Ak the fight was gone into as matter
OF principle, and would be prosecuted to the end
without faltering or concession. The informant
was under the impression that 10 was this report
that had caused the men to stand 80 hrn,
| they were, he thought, impressed with the idea
that after the expiration Of the time mentioned
| the works would give In. They would, he was
| sure, DO nothing OF the kind.
yIGILANT As EVER.
| When tho DISPATCH man visited the LOcOmo-
| tiye-Works yesterday afternoon he found ths
| Vigilance Committee on duty at the south end OF
the bridge at the head of Seventh street.
| One thing can bc said Of this committee that
during the many inclement days Of rain, snow,
| aud wind that have interyened s.nce the strike
! they have always stood manfully to their posts.
| A more disagreeable task would be hard 20 I'M
| acne, for In addition TO being In an entirely un-
sheltered position n small branch runs under the
| bridge, tho efiuslOn from which Is not delicate
| While cOnyersng with the Vigilance Committee
| yesterday the reporter was afforded an opportu-
nifty of Observing its modo OF procedure.
| An eldorly man, who apparently was In search
| Of work, came along. One OF the committee
| stepped up 10 him, and In polite, respectful
| manner addressed him. The two walked along
| together speaking In tone too low 20 be heard
| by the others, who intorferedn In no manner what
ever The result was that after a little per-
| suasOn the older man In n perfectly goOd-na-
| tured way agreed not to 10 20 work. No violence
| or rudcnessOf any kind was exhibited.
POLICE SURVEILLANCE.
| ~ he solicitation Of the management Of the
| works, the Chief Of Police has Issued orders 20
the captains Of the First and Second districts 20
| keep an otficer continuously on duty at the eN-
| treme ends Of Seventh Lnd Seventeenth gtreets,
20 that she new men may not be mterfered
| with by the strikers. There was some complaint
| yesterday afternoon that me Vigilance Commit
| tee was ruoWed 20 stand at the south end Of the
| bridge, which IL In the city limits, the promise
| having been given that no more than three
! strikers wonld be allowed to congregate at any
| pOtnL
Mr.. joseph Bryan, who is largely Interested in
| the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, came into the Oflce Of
the Chief Of Police yesterday afternoon while Il
| DISPATCH reporter was there, and in compliance
with n message from Manager Davis, asked that
a man be stationed sa1 permanently az
| that orders ag above mentioned had been
| issued and Major Poe had his clerk
telephone Captains Pleasants and Angle TO keep
men nc Seventeenth and Seventh streets until
| ordered otherwise.
| yASZINI At WORK.
General-Manager Davis when seen nc the
works said that several now men camo In yes
| terday and moro were expected to-day. He had
| applications from large number OF men who
would be brought here as soon as no felt that
| they would be protected.
| Nanzni, the man Of many languages, who told
! the story on Friday OF having been badly treated
on Thursday and retracted on Saturday, was
| said to be hard Ht work in tho shops, having
| gotten over his severe fright
RECEIVED WITH CHEERS.
The strikers held their daily meeting yesterday
morning at Odd-FellOws Hall While still In ses-
| sion an immense delegation from below came In
| and informed them that Mr.. Wicks had been
hOnOrably discharged, there being not particle
| Of evidence against him. The news Was enthu-
siastlcally received although some hard talk was
INDUCED in at the action Of the police in dragging
| an old and respectable citizen out OF his bed at
| the dead Of night 10 arrest him on what was at
| most trihing charge.
COUNTY COSsTABLES.
Judge Minor has written to Clerk Waddll. Of
the County Court, asking him for list Of all the
| special constabes In Henrico in order that he
| may select from them such as he might desire to
| put on duty at any time should such a course be
| necessary.
| No county officer was on duty at the works yes
| terday so far as could be seen. The men, all Of
whom were perfectly orderly and In good humor
lHughlngly remarked 10 was too near election Tor
! such thing TO occur.
| The Strikers Reply to the Company.
| The following addressed 10 Messrs. William r.
| Trigg Joseph Bryan, j. j. Montague, W. II.
| Palmer, r. A. Lancaster, Lewis Ginter, Thomas
| Atkinson, and A. :. BufOrd, brought TO the
| DIsPATCH last night for publication:
| Gentlemen,-ln answer 10 your very able COM
| munlcation to tho press Of April 7th, we, the
| Press Committee take the opportunity Of stating
| are many points on which you seem TO have been
| grossly nisinformed. Az regards Mr.. Hansford
! no man now on strike has ever tntimated or ex-
| pressed openly any wish that he should De dls-
| charged from your employment, nor have we
| ever expressed disinclnatiOn Of working with
him In the shop provided he Is kept In his proper
| place. All that we want and all that we ask IL
| that he be kept AZ those machines that by mu-
| tual consent are regarded as htting for an un-
| skilled workman 10 run, and that in the ,uture
| both he and all such be kept 10 those machines,
| and that skilled mechanics and apprentices De
| kept 20 those machines that the usages In all
shops the world over have regarded as their right.
WILLING FOR HIN To CONTINUE.
As faras we are concerned Hensford may con.