Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-20
VIOLENCE TO ITS NEW MEN
Will Ask the Court to Enjoin As.
sembly No. 1898 and Others.
ANOTHER DAY OF DISTURBANCE
Which Will Ee Prevented To-Day by a
Large Force Of Police.
FORMER EMPLOYEES STILL CONFIDENT

! Railway fight yesterday, but it is only the
beginning and before to-day is over even
more serious happenings than those of last
Saturday may be chronicled.
The ball opened yesterday morning at 5
O'Clock, when Motorman May was going
to work Just opposite the car stables
several men were standing, and as
he passed them they followed, chas-
ing him to the office door. There
he halted and pulled revolver
and drove the men back. At 10 o'clock
about Is men had been secured, and seven
or eight cars were sent out. All went well
until Beaver and Washington avenues was
reached, when about so men run from the
crowded pavements and cut the trolley
ropes, while the motormen and conductors
were caught and hurled into the snow banks
at the side. A mob gathered around them,
but the men escaped. The cars were then
run back to the stables.
Bombsrded the Motorman With Snow.
All was tranquil after this onslaught un-
til in the afternoon. Shortly after clock
ten cars were got in readiness and sent out.
A DISPATCH reporter made the round trip
on the last car. The trip to town was un-
eventful, with the exception that the boys
along the streets snowballed Conductor
Shannon and Motorman Seamens. When
the waiting place at Liberty and Market
was reached, the sidewalk was lined with
people, who were in sympathy with the
strikers. They had to be dispersed several
times by the policemen.
The car, on its return trip, ran success
fully until it turned into Beaver avenue
As it turned around the corner the motor
man was besieged with snowballs from both
boys and men. He was hit on the face with
scarlet hue As the car ran down the
avenue the crowd increased, and man
driving a beer wagon got on the
tracks, and, urged by the crowd drove
slowly, thus impeding the progress of the
car. This was the opportunity for the mob
and they pelted Seamens with snow until he
was nearly powerless. The policemen were
inactive and let the crowd do about as it
pleased. Had they attended to their duty,
that or what followed would not have hap
pened.
One OF the Strikers Drew a Gun.
Just as the car crossed Beaver avenue a
huge stone was thrown at Conductor Shan
non. He lodged it and it struck against
the door behind him with loud crash.
Soon after this man started out of the
crowd and ran up behind the car, seemingly,
to catch the trolly rope. Shannon saw him,
and seiZing switch rod struck several times
at the man, but missed him. The man then
dropped back and drew revolver but did
not shoot. He was arrested and gave his
name as A. j. Mitchell. He was charged with
disorderlv conduct. As the officer caught
hi he was seen to hand the revolver to a
friend. The paa was afterward released
for bearing this morning. Later it was
lie armed that Mitchell was striking motor
man.
After this affray the car, was stopped for
the night.
Want an Injunction against the Men.
Yesterday afternoon bill in equity was
filed by the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Traction Company asking for an in
junction against the Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Manchester Traction Road Eui-
ployes' Assembly $685. knights of
Labor, and Master Workman George
Morton; Secretary, B. Buchanan; Road
Committee, G. A. Calvin, William B. Coch-
ran, George P. Morton and j. c. Mullin,
officers of 379S, and District Master Work. |
nan Dempsey and others.
After reciting that the Pittsburg. ALLIE
gheny and Manchester Traction Company is |
an incorporated body and the assembly is |
and formed for the purpose |
Of illegally coereing the plaintiff into |
acceding to certain demands made in rela-
ton to the manner and method of said |
in operating its road, the bill |
states its officers have combined in the per- |
Detration of illegal acts.
In the fourth section the bill relates that !
in October the road began to operate by |
means OF electricity. 1t became necessary I
10 make changes in the schedule The en-
oloyes took exception to certain changes |
md for the purpose of illegally bringing
about revision of such changes to their
'wn personal advantage organized them.
elves as an Assembly of the knights of |
Labor.
Trespassed on the Company's Property.
The fifth section says the Road Com
nittee called meetings. and it threatened to
orce the company to make concessions On
he evening of January IA, the assembly,
" some of its members, unknown to the
illegally entered upon its
property, called a meeting at midnight and
rdered strike
Section seven shows that members
4 the Assembly, some of whom are un.
.nown to the complainant, have illegally
oarded the company's cars and have used
buslve and threatening language to the
1en now in charge, also threaten
pg them with bodily harm unless
hey quit work. On the evening of January
O. the members of the Assembly illegally |
aused the track to be blocked and rendered |
imperative. They also placed rail
Dad torpedoes on the tracks. The
blowing day the members of
ne Assembly, designated by the bad ges
-orn, with the knowledge of II. f. Demp-
~, impeded the passage of cars, by taking
osition along the track and in
midatlng the men. The same
venlng 81. f. Dempsey oficiated and
BAD Committee notified the company that
ley would continue the strike and bv ali
eans illegally and wrongfully prevent the
'mpany from operating the road.
The Court Asked to Interfere.
minary injunctions hereafter to be
ade perpetual, 10 enjoin the mem.
srs of the Assembly from in apy
ay, manner or method interfering with
lie operation of the road. 1t also prays that :
!. +. Dempsey and all the members be
ljoined to absent themselves from the
-operty in the proximity of the company's
ADDED
The arguments are to be heard in the case
lis afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Secretary Neeper, of the company, said
st night: 'The directors of the company
ct this afternoon and decided to run the 4
ad at all cost. We have notified Sheriff !
cCleary that our cars had been stopped by
obs and the lives of the EN-.
Dyes of the company were in 4