The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
AN Innocent man killed
Thomas Carney Shot by Militiamen
While at Work on a Roof.
SCENES AT BROOKLYN STRIKE
Battalions Of the Thirteenth Regiment
Encounter Obstacles on Hicks Street.
Sad Fate of IL Curious Roofer.
A Reign of Terror.
BY the United Press.


this afternoon. Preparations We're
made to open the line shortly after
noon. Two battalions of the Thirteenth
regiment We're ordered to protect the
route of the Hicks street cars. The
first car was started from the But
ler street stables at 2.26 p. m. 1t was
car No. lac On the front platform was
u special policeman, and on the rear
officer Sward was on duty. Colonel
Austen deployed his men over several
blocks in the nighborhood where he
anticipated trouble. The Second bat
talon got "a hot reception in the re-
gion about Hicks and Harrison streets.
Stones. bottles and other missiles
We're thrown at them from windows.
They We're taunted and ridiculed by
people who stood on the doOrSteps, and
in at least one instance revolver was
pointed at them from a window. The
first car itself was not attacked, but the
miltiamen themselves We're the tar
gets. Finally they ordered that all
windows be closed and the sidewalks
and doorways cleared. The people in
the windows did not obey. There was
a crack of a rifle and a piece of brown
stone was chipped from Il house front
at the side of the window. The window
was closed. People across the way
leaned out over the heads of the
troops and threw things. Crack, crack,
spoke the guns and bullets whiZzed past
several heads. The police rushed into
the house at 4l9 Hicks street and ar
rested Jacob Quinlan for throwing
Jumps of coal.
At 439 Hicks street they arrested John
Meade. who pointed loaded revolver
out of a window. Just beyond this
house over Pollards saloon. No. 44i
Hicks street. u man was seen on the
roof The order was given, stand back
there"
Almost simultaneously several shots
We're fired and the man dropped. He
was roofer by the name Of Thomas
Carney. A bullet entered hia right
thigh, passed upward through the groin
and abdomen. He was removed to the
Long Island College hospital. and the
coroner sent for to take his ante-mor-
TEN statement.
There We're in all about forty shots
fired. Carney was the only man hit.
The car proceeded without interruption
after that. Windows were kept closed
and doorways deserted. Two cars
passed though the street and returned
ITO the stables without injury.
The firAg of the troops caused a
reign of terror in the vicinity which
lasted until about o'clock when the
troops marched tt the city hall, entered
trolley cars and We're transported to
their armory.
Wounded Mans Statement
Coroner Kane took the deposition of
the wounded man. He said his name
was Thomas Carney, a single man, of
4S1 Union street, and a roofer by trade.
He said he had been working on the
roof at 444 Hicks street all day. An
other man was repairing the middle of
the roof while he was at work on the
front. He said he did not throw any
thing from the roof; that he heard the
order stand back there and started
to run back He was hit in the thigh
and removed to the hospital where his
wound was pronounced mortal
officer Seward, who was on the rear
platform of the firt car, said he saw
the militia shoot at man IN the roof.
He saw no stones or lssiles thrown at
the car. and declared that the car was
not struck nor molested He did, how
ever see people throw stones and
other objects from the windows at the
militia who We're guarding the line in
Hicks street
Early in the day Troop A, New York
city's swell cavalrymen, charged with
drawn sabres to disperse a mob which
was stosing a gang of non-1nion work
men repairing tracks.
Wire cutting, obstructing the tracks
and bombarding cars was continued in
spite of the presence Of the troops.
The linemen and electrical workmen
after much deliberation, decided to
strike out of sympathy for the conduc-
tors and nfotormen. Their action will
increase the troubles of the presidents
Of the trolley lines.
Six New Line Opened.
The latter made the best showing IN
the operation of cars of any day since
the strike was ordered. Six new lines
were opened. More cars were run or
the others, which have been open al
this week The new lines opened were
the Third avenue, Reid avenue, Butler
Street Sackett and Hicks street. The
companies brought many new men ir
from other cities today.
The strikers made a proposition tC
the presidents today Offering to leave
all matters in dispute to the arbitra tior
of William j. Richardson, director IL
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company
and son of the late Deacon Richard
SON. The presidents once more posi-
lively refused overtures of arbitration
or to treat with the strikers organiza
tlon.
Tonight Corporal Doyle. of Compan.
y, Seventh regiment, while on duty a,
the Knickei'bocker avenue station o
the Union elevated railroad, told som,
men who came down the elevated step
to move on. They refused. Doyl
struck one on the shoulder with hi
clubbed musket. He smashed the mus
ket and knocked the man down. II
also jabbed his bayonet into anothe
man deep enough Ito draw blood. Buul
men were taken away by their friends
superintendent Harris, of the Subur
ban railroad, was arrested by Lieuten
ants Clayton and Mcleod. of Compan
+, Seventy-first regiment, this after
noon for persisting in moving cars Il
which the members of the regimen
were sleeping.
At 8 p. m. the troops of the Sevent
regiment noticed that people were mov
ing about and lights burning bright
in the upper rooms Of the residence o
Halsey street opposite the depot of tn
II.l. M.