The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
TIE MEN WILL NOT STRIKE
Street-Car Employees to Abide by
Manager McLean's Action.
None of the Discharged Men Will Be Re-
Observation-Disclosures from the Ohio
Man Received.

A day or so ago q street-car strike seemed
imminent. but the prompt action of Gen.
eral Manager Mclean seems 10 have put an
effective quietus upon this talk. and the
men on all other lines save the College,
avenue line are almost unanimous In ex.
pressing themselves as opposed to q strike
on account of the discharge of either Kiefe
or the men who were responsible for the
unprecedented strike Of q few hours last
Thursday. Some of the brotherhood men
even 60 so fer as to say that they would
refuse to obey the order were Q strike
ordered. and it Is extremely improbable
that. were il put to o vote in the brother
hood. the required two-thirds vote could
be secured. One man on the Virginia.
avenue line said yesterday hat his did not
propose to deprive himself OF o job TO vim.
dictate q wholly unjustifcd strike ordered
by o few hotheads without any considera-
tiop or investigation.
General Manager Mclean has received
sffidavits from both Mr.. Hodell and Major
Findley, setting forth under oath the facts
rs stated by them when they made COM
plant against Kiefe. and he says that
Kiefe will not he taken back into the en-
ploy of the company. Il said whom l
agreed TO hold the question OF absolute
Ql3CuhEk0 fn ApCY 0uCCsr e6io khO kCECLa
manager yesterday. that If the two gen.
tlemen su~ bstantiated their first complaint
By affidavits / would not reinstate kie1e.
and 1 meant What SAID. He Will not be
taken back"
will there be any more discharges on
account of the strike last Thursdayf" he
was asked.
None are contemplated at this time. l
believe the men who were discharged Sat
urday night are the ones that are re-
SnOnSihle for tho 6frik8 last week. and
they were discharged for COunsellnR and
ad vising the men to pull in their cars."
will any of these men be reinstatedf"
The answer was q very emphatic mo,
Mr.. Mclean was asked if he had heard
anything of a probable strike on the lines
on account of these discharges and replied
that he had not. He also said that he had
brotherhood nor had been asked by any to
grant an audience to representatives OF the
brotherhood 90 consider the question of
the discharges. The atfi0avits received
from HoGsll and Findley are substantially
the same. hat received from Findley is
as follows:
XExIA. o.. Sept. 0. 1893.
About 8 A. NJ. Sept. 6. 1898, l boarded car No.
800, OF the Colege-avenue line. at Fairview
No. 253. / got the iirst seat facing front. When
L got on there were two young ladies in tho end
OF the seat next to the running board. ana a
o1A oD sO0S W.
between the young man and the young ladies.
1 did not say anything to the young ladies, but
excused myself for stumbling past them, and
never spoke to them again. Almost Immediately
after ] got in the car the conductor began talk
ing TO the young ladies. and laughing with them,
and continued to talk with them o good dis
lance down town. The young man handed him
q dime. and ne gave back nO change. l handed
him g quarter of a dollar. and ne gave back q
dime and a nickel. / did not see the young la
dies give him any fare, but saw him put some
money down the sleeve of the girl next to him.
and saw the girl next to him slip .
ing at the other girl uhe one next 20 mel at the
same time. When he put the money in the girls
sleeve. he tickled her III the hand at the same
time and talked to her a good deal. / don't think
there were a dozen on the car, and there was no.
hody in the seat directly behind us. l did not
say whether he did or not. BE did not attract
our attention to 1t, anyhow. L watched him all
the way down town To get his number right, as
he tried TO conceal IL, but did not say anything
to him until 1 got OF the car, when 1 SAID:
':Young man, arc you allowed to charge us
double ISn, fare. | saw What yo@ d 4S. with Ia,b IL; m and
and l went right over To the Office and did SO.
The conductor did not say anything, but stood
still and biushed. The inOtormeu was at his
post and did not speak to the girls. The girls
got off near the street-car Office. and the con-
ductor said TO them. Now. don't you forget"
and she nodded her head and walked of.
ROBERT G. FINDLEY.
State of Ohio, Greene county, SIS.
Personally appeared before me the above
named Robert G. Findley. who is personally
known to me as a man Of good standing, who,
being first duly sworn, says that he read the
above statement signed by him. and the same
was reduced to writing III my presence. and said
statement is II true. L. z. CUNNINGHAM,
Notary Public, Greene County, OHIO.
The affidavit of Mr.. Hodeli. of Shelby
vile. is su Substantially the same as that of
Findley. with the exception that Hodeu
alleges that he saw the girls pay their fare
and saw the conductor hand the money
hack To them.