The evening world., 1893-10-30
BR0OKLYN Ne WIS.
TORE sCH|EREN'S PICTURE.
Brooklyn BARRIERS Store Invaded
by a Crowd Of Toughs'
eel" Road Men. 1t Is Said. VIII
Vote the Republican Ticket.

Frank Ford, a barber, whose place of
business is on Hudson avenue, near
willoughby street, Brooklyn. reported to
Robert Stewart, at the Citizens Union
Headquarters this morning, that an at
tempt had been made to in;imidate him
nv A gang in the Eleventh Ward, which
threatened his life unless he removed
the picture of Charles A. Schieren from
his window and substituted that of
Mayor Body.
Barber Ford said ten OF the gang
visited his store Saturday during his
absence, and after tearing down Mr..
Cchieren's picture put up the picture OF
William Hughes, Democratic nominee
for Assembly.
When the barber returned he took
down Hughes's picture and put UP an
other of Schieren.
Yesterday, he says, members of the
gang came to his store with drawn
knives and threatened to Kill him II ne
did not remove the picture. A lively
turned, shaving cups strewn about the
floor and Mr.. Schieren's picture torn
from the window. .,.,
down the barber pole in front or the
shop. One of the gang, Mr.. Ford says,
procured an axe and hacked the pole
AS soon as Mr.. Stewart heard the
story he obtained the names OF soiie
Of the miscrcants and sent out LOT VIII
MI. Stewart says he will apply to
Justice Haggerty In the Myrtle Avenue
Police Court this afternoon for WA %arrs eons
for the arrest of all VINO were 'o'
It was rumored this morning that the
employees Of the l Br9ekly to vote fG for
Charles x. schieren. Several secret
meetings have been held r at W man claim GGT,
mite action was taken: me tIn leedsrs
are prominent stockholders in the ~
road, and are almost directly responsl-
BILE for the recent cut MADE IN 'he'r
One employee said this morning that
the men had not decided upon thls
course until they had been informed
that Anthony Barrett was responsible
for the cut in their wages. Mr.. Barrett
is Vice-President of the road. and Is
He does not own the stock he votes on,
but claims to hold it in trust for
"widows and orphans"
Another big mass-meeting will be held
by the Republicans at ne Clermonl
Avenue Rink tomorrow night. William
j. Gaynor will be the chief speaker.
At the same time a similar meeting
will be held at the Criterion Theatre
where Edward NJ. Shepard will speak.
At Republican headquarters ms morn
hliS oeN
be on election day.
The registration footed up, 17s,ooo. 2.
this number 1t Is that only
ITO 900 votes will be cast.
Last Mayoralty election Body pollet
a,4O0 and Meyer, his opponent, $1,000
THE Labor. Prohibition and Peoples part!
candidates polled a total of about $50
votes.
This year the Republicans figure tina
Mayor Body will have to. poll NOR
thar IS, 900 votes to be elected. This vii
be 1000 more than he polled at his las
election.
Mayor Body this morning made thu
following statement as q partial answer
to Mr.. Gaynor's charges Saturday night
''Mr. Gaynor stated said Mayo
Boody, that l advocated the settlemen
with the L road companies for thei
arrears in taxes at the rate of $4,000
a mile. The fact is. l never heard thu
figures $4,000 mentioned in that connec
ton before.
II nave in my ham a letter which,
received from Mr.. Gaynor April 3 to tn
effect that all hope of coming to al
agreement with the railroad companie
was at an end. In this letter the figure
mentioned were STE, 900 a mile.
Now, the fact is. that two month
after MIR. Gaynor had withdrawn from
all connection with the case, l obtatne'
a settlement on the basis of 100000
mile"