The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-24
FACE TO FACE ON A BRIDGE
EEEonfs TO sTRHTCH TROLLEY WEES
OVEN NEwr0HN GREEK.

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The Brootiyh. CITY Railroad Company ~
midnisht on Ttursday night routed Kings
and Queens county deputy sheriffs and Super
visors almost without . battle and put no
iron posts and stretched trolley wires on the
Grand street drswbridRe in williamsburEh.
The company set about on Thursday morn
ing 10 erect posts on the bridge. butthe bridge
keeper objected. and sent for Supervisor The
odors Kosher. q member OF the Queens coun-
" Bridge Committee. Koshler called upon
Sheriff James Norton OF Long Island City to
protect the Queens county end Of the structure
and the Sheriff gathered together his consta-
bles and went there.
Supervisor william Everitt OF Jamaics, L L.
and D. l. Van Nostrand Of Flushing also went
to the bridge. There they were m ct by Super
yisors Juengst Williams. and Wright OF the
Kings county Bridge Committee. who also op-
posed the erection OF posts and wires
The company apparently gave uD the at
tempt and threatened 20 appeal 10 the courts.
asserting that It's purchase gave 1t the right
TO cross the bridge. Late In the afternoon the
three Kings county Supervisors learned
that the railroad company intended maxi
ing another attempt to put up posts and
wires that night They communicated
with the Queens county Supervisors Super
visor Wright made application TO Sheriff Butt
ling OF Kings county for assistance. and .
posse Of deputy sheriffs was sent to the bridge
The Queens county Su pervisors made the same
appeal to Sheriff Norton. and he had deputies
At the Maspeth end Of the bridge.
There was no sign Of the company beginning
work until about midnight Supervisors
Wright and Williams, who had gone along
with III. deputies wsr. about to , lss,: for
home when they saw tnree wagons nlled win
about ,Or n. STaus stree. road TS.
come w .,onosa At the w,,liam.surSs end Of
.he t ~ ~ : ont snnsrv,sor VILLA ma w.rnsd
.oo1' Al. 49,. 49,. a., 80 wno ,af, IN. w..on.
would be arrested;
Who are your asked the foreman Of the
am supervisor Williams and command
you In the name q Kings county not 70 AZ.
Sspsy to 81 sas VIII ssss The
j don't reccsniEs any authority; not even
Jsmss Medrosrty, . son OF District Engineer
sheriff Richard Thiel. Nearly all the other
m en- jumped from the wagons and surrounded
abs w4snsnF Sas NOBODY Was roughly
handled.
Supervisor wright called on the otner depu-
tics 10 seize the railroad men. but they. it
would appear, appalled, by the number and the
appearing. one BY one. and the few that re-
manned made no attem pt to seize nybody.
TheL however, held his prisoner. In the
mean time the deputies on the Queens
county aide OF tho bridge had also gone
away and the companys men were practi-
cally In possession OF the structure. Super
yisors Wright and Williams continued to pro-
test but they were jesred at shortly after |
o'clock In the orp Ing the railroad m 10 started
were standing on the small end OF the pole and
warn ed the men not to begin work.
The men simply laughed at them and began
to raise one end Of the pole. The Supervisors
were thrown of. Williams who 10 short. was
sprainod an ankle. Then the Supervisors re-
treated. WIlliams SISTED Wright to the Stage
street police station. and aftet ward Wright
went home. McGroarty was also taken to the
ing trs fiic ON a highway.
Capt. William Allen had charge Of the
deputies on the Queens county side. When he
saw the railroad mastering their forces he
hustled OF to Flushing IN search OF re-
enforcements During his absence the en-
ployees Of the railroad drove four trucks,
heavily loaded. on the Queens county end OF
the bridge.
Constable George Hook Of East VII lam sburg