The Portland daily press., 1895-01-18
STRIKE STILL ON.
MurderOus Assault On a Conductor
By Strikers.
THE BROOKLYN POLICE HAD TO
USE THEIR CLUBS FREELY.

One Line Has Made Terms With the Men
and is Doing Rushing Business
Other Lines are Running Many Cars
Merchants are Anxious to See the
Strike Settled.
Brooklyn, NY, January 1.-THE first
Putnam avenue Car was started from
Halsey street barn at IL. 40 p. m., end
crowd OF strikers and sympathizers
hooted and jeered as the car started.
Policeman Bottin, who was on the car.
was hit by a stone, but not seriously
hurt. The police quickly dispersed the
crowd, and the Car went on without in
reference. Other cars followed and the
Putnam avenue line was operated ali
this afternoon. Two men and one Wom-
an were arrested by the police at dis
turbance at the Halsey st rect depot of
the Putnam avenue line. They were in
crowd of stone throwers and were
charged by the police. The police say
the woman threw stones and used bad
language. She resisted when arrested.
AT 2.30 p. M. two strikers, formerly
conductors on the Putnam avenue line,
atthGktO d cOuuuCbOr VI liuc. ucy
dragged him from the platform and
struck him Oh the head with billy,
fracturing his skull. They were arrest
ed. They are John Flanagan and
Michael Callan. They are held under
charge of felonious assault The Put
nam line had considerable trouble all
the afternoon. At O'Clock the crowd
around the stables mum Dered fully 1000.
The strikers were in an angry mood,
ond no npOlirQ hadW 0iftiPnltU i'm
keeping the tracks clear. Clubs were
used freely whenever the crowd became
boisterous. After O'Clock no more cars
were sent out, and as fast as those ON
the line arrived they were housed for
the night. One of the cars of the Fifth
avenue line, in charge OF green motor
man and conductor, was held up by
collected many fares. When the police
recaptured the car the conductor had
disappeared, taking the company's cash
with him. The windows OF the car were
broken by stones, and several passen-
gers were hit but not seriously injured.
The strikers claim that thirty new men
on the Fifth avenue line have deserted.
At o'clock the crowd about the stables
at Fifth avenue had increased, ahd at z
O'Clock this line closed for the night.
Three men were injured in charge by
the police.
At the Office of the Brooklyn city rail-
road, it was stated this evening that in
all hundred CATS were running during
the day on the three lines of the compa-
ny. This was the Flatbush avenue,
Court and Putnam avenue lines. They
will attempt to open one or two lines
more The company did not attempt to
run its cars tonight.
The DeKalb avenue and Newton Com
pany, which came to terms with the
men this morning, ran its full compile
ment of cars all day, and did rushing
business.
Manager Wicker. of the Brooklyn,
Queens county and Suburban line,
which operates the Williamsburg lines,
held conference with four mem bers of
the strike committee this afternoon.
I ne conference continued into the eve-
ming.
[. This evening mass meeting of citi-
zens was called by Fulton street mer-
chants, whose business is seriously
affected by the strike, denouncing the
railroad companies for not dealing with
the strikers.