New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

Aldermen and present the petitions. The strikers
say that they have taken legal counsel on 'he
point. and that the Mayor and the Board nave
full power t. act In the premises.
"If the MAYOR doesn't sign H." said Collins last
night. hell have about 300 people ringing his
doorbei every day this week and asking him
why not" ....,.
The petition is follows:
To the Honorsb bic the Board of Aldermen ana Mayor
Whereas The city OF Brooklyn. through the BosrG
u n A Heghs Hanc Svenae and BROOKLYN Queens
County and Suburban Railway companies tle !osnn1
WAYS as Common Carriers in the said city for the
convenience and accommodation OF me c'l~es GU" ~
fare that has enabled said railway companies 10 De-
come ENORMOUSLY wealthy; and .,,.d % said
railway corporations IS worth millions of dollars
Whereas Said valuable privilege has been grossly ;C.
abused by said railway compsnles who have hay, D and
have used the privilege granted to them in such zen
manner TO result in vast loss and injury 10 the
Now, therefore Ne the undersigned citizens Of
the city OF Brooklyn do hereby Respectfully pes,
and Mayor OF the city OF Brooklyn to mmeda'eE
build and operate electric or other street raiways
which has been granted by your d Rroot
iyn. Queens County and Suburban companies
The resolution. which, by the way, half
dozen Aldermen are said to be anxious TO intro
duoe. is rs follows
Resolved That ordinance No. =. granting the
prvllege and license TO the Brooklyn Heights Rail
road Sompany the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany and the BROOKLYN Queens County and SHour
ban Railroad Company. dated January ~, IsS-' TO
build and operate electric trolley railroads IN the
city Of Brooklyn, he and the same is hereby re-
peaed and revoked.
STRIKER SHOT BY A CONDUCTOR.
John G. Weston a non-union conductor on the
Creenpoint and Myrtle-ave. line, shot and pain
fully wounded Joseph Fronwele. a striker, who
lives at No. IS Dupont-s;.. last evening. The
shooting was the outcome of an attempt TO drag
Weston from the platform Of his car, at Clay and
Franklin sts.. by mob OF several hundred people.
When the ear was. held up an attempt was
made TO pull the motorman 10 the street. but he
was protected by the special policeman. who used
his club freely on the heads Of the mob. A rush
was then made for Weston, who tried to get in
side Of the car but grabbed by some of the
men, He held on to the brake, and several times
he warned the crowd to desist or else he would
shoot.
To this the crowd paid no attention. and con-
tinued to pull anu punch him. Weston then drew
a revolver and fired The bullet struck From
welle in the back of the neck. and he fell TO the
street on his face. The crowd then scattered
Policeman Walsh, who heard the shooting. ar
rested Weston just the crowd was returning
and threatening to lynch him. several ofncers
came 10 Wash's assistance. and the prisoner was
safely lodged in the Seventh Precinct station
house and the injured man taken to the ONCE OF
DR.. Benke at Manhattan-ave. and Eagle-st, VINO
dressed the wound
ASSAILED BY A VIOLENT CROWD
crowd of strikers yesterday afternoon met
troey-car No 1904 of the Crosstown line at
Bedford-ave. and North feminist. and assailed
it with stones and bricks. There were three
women among the passengers at the time ana
they fell on the floor of the car to escape missiles
which crashed through the glass. The motor
man and conductor were dragged from their
posts and carried off squad Of police from
the Fifth Precinct soon appeared on the scene
and charged the crowd The was then taken
to the foot of Broadway. 1t was badly damaged
BY the stones and bricks. The women In the car
ESCAPED injury. but. OF course they were badly
frightened.
Several men boarded car No 2,14O of the Green
point and Myrtle-ave line yesterday al Franklin
and Noble SITS. and assaulted the motorman,
James Battersby. Special Policeman John Zipp.
who went to the assistance Of the motorman,
was also badly handled. Both men had their
injuries dressed by an ambulance surgeon NO
arrests were made
A large number Of strikers late Friday night +
tackled car No 1881. Of the South Fourtcenth-st.
line at Leonard and Meserole SITS. and after drag
ging the motorman, conductor and special OIL
GERS from the car, peat tnem severely. WOTO OF
the trouble was sent TO the Sixth Precinct and
Captain Ennis and a number Of officers went TO
the scene and rescued the men. The strikers. at
the time of the assault. had left a meeting which
had been held in Turn Hail. and were about to 60
to their homes when the car came along.
On the Atlantic-ave. line late on Friday night a
conductor named Nicholas Herrg and motor
man named George Ewing were waylaid when
their car reached Fifth-st. by a crowd Ewing
was dragged off the car and pounded black and
blue. Herrig Jared worse. When the car was
stopped he stepped off the platform to see what
was the matter. He was knocked serseless with
rock. Then he was dragged into vacant lot
and kicked black and blue. He was finally found
by residents and removed 10 the Seney Hospital.
II Is believed his skull was fractured. special
officer named Dondarind was on the car but did
not try TO protect Herrig. His shield was taken
from him by Captain Murphy of the Fifth Pre-
cinct ana
Joseph Guilo. thirty years cd. of No. 122
early by seven men. He is a non union con-
ductor. His nose was broken and both his eyes
were blackened.
Mrs. =. L. Rurch. Of No 91s Madison st. was
struck in the face by piece of brick while riding
on Gates-ave. car at about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The missile thrown through the
car window from the doorway OF No. 500 Gates
ave.
DEBS SAID TO BE IN BROOKLYN.
Master Workman Connolly said at a late hour
last night that Eugene " Debs reached Brook
lyn last night from Chicago. and that he had
had a conference with him lasting an hour at
his house. No 81 Foyd-st. Connolly said that
Debs returned to New-York. where he is staying
He would not give Debs's hotel address
Twenty men are said to have deserted from
the East New-York carhouse last night and gone
bacKYo Cincinnati. .
The strikers have given notice that they VIII
helm no more deserters to go back to their
homes.
When Il became known that the strikers would
have big demonstration tomorrow. Snern
Buttng called at Police Headquarters ano