The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-02
RED MEN IN ARMS.
THEY REPEL THE LARCENY OF PRI-
TATE PROPERTY BY TIE B. &
., 1T BRUNSWICK.


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than the town has seen since il was
started, and all over the attempt Of the
B. & o. Company to snreptitously In
fringe on the rights Of an order known
las the Red Men Of America. On Sat
urday last ii leaked ont that the Rail-
way Co. proposed laying third rail
10 its main track at the intersection Of
Bridge Street, Two acknowledges
were consnltedNand gave ms their opin-
ion that the b. Il o. under the ordi.
nance had no right TO lay their tracks,
and the Mayor went 70 the company
and asked that work besuspended until
further legal INFORMATION could BE Oh
tanned In the meantime the legal
representative Of the town was sent 10
Frederick to procure an injunction but
he reached there too late to find the
Judge andthe necessary writ could not
be procured by which the Railway co.
conldlegally be restrained from putting
down the track. When il became
known to the b. q o. officials that the
citizens of Brunswick were about to
resort to legal course 10 maintain their
rights, Division Superintendent Fitz-
gerald, it is said, telegraphed that the
tracks should be laid by Monday
morning at 8 o'clock at all hazards.
On Sunday this fact was whispered
around and there was much talk and
excitement over it, not only among
the members Of the Red Mems organi-
cation but also among the citizens.
| Il. was given out that after dark on
Sunday night that the Railway Com
pany would begin putting down the
track. "A meeting was called at the
hall owned by the organization, at the
corner Of Bridge and Water streets,
the entranceto which the Railway Com
pany proposed to obstruct. There was
also large gathering Of citizens indie
pendent Of the Order. who came to their
assistance. AT first it was thought
that the Railway Company had aban-
doned the proposition, as everything
seemed quiet and there were but very
few railway men in sight.
Later in the evening however there
were signs Of work and shortly before
midnight the track laying gang put in
their appearance. BY this time the
populace had become considerably
aroused and many who had gathered IN
the vicinity were armed and in mood
to resort to most any violent means to
prevent the laying Of the track. It
was not known however that number
in the crowd had sticks Of dynamite
in their possession. When the track
gang began work they were warned
not to lay a rail or there would
be trouble. The men, however,
began shoveling dirt as they
had been ord cred to do. No
sooner had they done 50 than dyna-
mite cartridge made hole in the
ground and scattered the earth in all
directions in close proximity to where
the men were working. The use Of it
had the desired effect, as the layers
for few moments made themselves
very scarce. About this time, Willard
r., the son Of DIR. James Bond, who
became over-enthusiastic had a car
fridge to explode in his hand, blow
ing away the lower part Of his arm.
This accident quelled the excitement
somewhat, and under the advice Of
wiser counsel the crowd dispersed. In
the meantime the railway men carried
out the instructions that had been
given them, and the track was laid.
Last evening a WORLD correspon-
dent visited Brunswick, and found that
the difficulty had not quieted down by
any means, and the matter was the
subject of conversation in almost. every
store and household in town. Some
were in favor Of resorting to other
violent means to remove the track,
wkile others were in favor Of having
the matter adjusted in a legal way.
THE WORLDS correspondent had talk
with Mr.. E. G. Schafer, editor Of the
brunswick Herald, who took very
discreet and conservative view Of the