The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
LASHED WITH A LIVE WIRE.
a DEPUTT SHERIFF E<sILY DISPOSED
OF By TROLLEY MEN.

While fse We, Tryi-s to step che str,-st-s
or w,fes Over . Bridge O-e OF The R.,i-
rose Sc. str-ek rEir. Assi. sad Axsl.
with the Ess Of Live wire wh,eh He
Hsa Stripped OF Its I.suistio. FER en-.
Purpsss-Eve-y strehe Bro-sht FIs--.
There was more trouble at the Grand street
drawbridEe In willlsmsburgh yesterday when
the Brooklyn City Railroad Company atom pied
to stretch additional trolley wires across IL.
Capt Allen OF Flushing got an inkline late on
Friday night that the company was going to
put up more posts and wires, and fully sew
enty-hve men were hurried to the bridge
They were determined to prevent the comple-
tion OF the work. After waiting almost until
daylight, and there being no sign OF the COM
pany continuing lite work on the Queens county
side. all but i've or six Of Can't Aliens men
were sent back to Flushing and Newtown.
AZ soon as the deputies left some one teis-
phoned to the railroad company, and at 8
o'clock yesterday morning four wagons con-
tanning about forty-nvs railroad employees
and three tower wagons arrived at the bridge
In less than ten minutes about thirty more
men appeared on the ground. Deputy Sheriff
Philip Mayer Of Kings county was the next
arrival He grabbed the bride OF the horse on
the fret tower wagon and ordered the men in
the name OF Kings county not to continue the
work. He was jeered at. william MeManus,
who was said to be the superintendent or the
foreman Of the gang. told Mayer that he would
not recognize him because the company had
right to stretch wirea McManus. Il IL said.
intlmated to thu deputy sheriff that IL would
be best for him lot 10 m olest the men in their
work. While the two were arguing. another
man who wore rubber gloves jumped nut OF q
wagon and attached small wire TO supply
wire which had been charged with electricity
from the power house at Kent and Division av-
enuea He grounded It, and stripped the in
sulation from It for several feet. He stood
swinging this wire while McManus was still
urging Mayer to 60 away from the horse he
was still holding By the bit as II about to lead
the team from the bridge Mayer refused to
go. and then McManus. IL Is alleged. shouted
soth R.r ma. Nm noiains the swinsins wire:
The man swung the live vire NJ thu daputv
sheriff and burned him across the back of his
right hand A streak ot nape showed. Mayer
McManue, Il IL alleged, shouted another order
to burn him. and for the second time Mayer
the fSs .rs s 9s 81 the sS
i;s. ss re Ssdis and iO a' G: ,S s
calf Of the deputy shsrin's LEFT leg. burning
the foot Mayer % hoa on sna tSe
wire was applied again and again.
Finally he WAS unable 70 stand the torture
any longer and retreated- Tbsn McManus
Nsssns we're dtiysn se,o.. the bridge to SST the
Queens county side. and tho men won't TO work
with VIII large crowd WAS there nearly
al OF whom were Residents OF Nswtown. They
i fsyored the comnsny; Thu, It is said. was be:
i.s ,5s ss ssa.s Wand c s e: SSss
Tor they fstt the seens enc alter ancfksI sad
sIs g i as ~ IN senplsts
w, M, 3: Il, Isilsssa Ess ysy. ,s,iss sea
Hettop. deputy shsriffs, came back and. a. Il
e . sssa &c eSSae y
dlsorderiy conduct They were taken % Mas
verde. who held them for trial
a large crowd collected around the bridge
would dsnounee the supervisors who wers
trying to thwart the work. The majority OF
the Joint Bridge Committee OF the Boards.o OF
supervisors or Queens and Kings counties in
s.S that shs shSuld fur
power for turning ths'draW in return for the
bridge supervisor Heea Of Queens county is
Chairman OF tho Bridge Committee for his
sSs se as .a sss. to
day that the deputy shsriffa had no right
Ksn1. Of Long Island City Was among those
watching the. railroad men at work. He gave
no right 70 interfere. and ii he tMcKsnnsj
were one Of the railroad .workmsn he would
throw the deputy sherins into the creek.
The company during the rest OF thu day
were practically uninterrupted In the work.