Frederick citizen., 1895-02-01
70 ANNUL THE Charter
Action Against the Brook
Iyn Heights Company.
legal Fight To Be Begun In Albany
ZD-Day = LawIossness Still Con-
<fuues, but tho Lines Are Making
Yearly Schedule Time-Grecn Mo-
1ormen Cause Accidents.

I1UueSs DuS THO AinoS ATc MdRinS
NearIy Schedule Time Grecn Mo-
1ormen Cause Accidents.
Broolclyn. N. Y. Jan. so.-The strik-
G<G are playing double game.
Xhxough counsel they have appealed
- the attorney general to move
nrainst the Brooklyn Heights compa-
nv to revoke the charter for failing to
5nDerats the road. Through the agen-
[Gr Of lawless mobs they have con-
|6nued cutting wires. assaulting non
union employees. blockadinS tracks and
Iokherwise preventing the cars from
operating. On the one hand they in
IHoke the law Of the land; on the other
1hay defy it even though there are
Enhroo thousand troops here to aid the
spotice in preserving order.
Were the proceedings in the courts
brought by citizens acting in good
faith for the benefit of the community
the oficers of the companies would
undoubtedly be uneasy as to the re-
suits. They now treat the matter
tightly and will make answer that the
very men who ask the aid of the law
are themselves lawbreakers whose
M2t& nave IndQe HeCeSSdTy LL6 CalllLS
cut Of the national guard.
The withdrawal of the 1st brigade
was Followed by many small disturb
ances. President Lewis declared with
much emphasis that it was a serious
mistake to withdraw the brigade. He
said that he had received anonymous
Information that If the remaining
troops are disbanded Sheol will break
hnI L.
tectives about his person, and Presi-
dent Norton never moves without an
armed guard at his side. On the other
hand, the mayor. Gen. McLeer and
other officials believe that quiet is re-
stored and turbulence at an end
Master Workman Connolly still in
sists that the strikers are not beaten.
There are no signs of break in their
ranks, Only few of them have made
personal application. The formal ten
der of their services by Mr.. Connolly
was a move upon which to base an ap-
pllcation for a new writ of mandam-
MS. Tnis was made against the At
lantic Avenue company yesterday and
was the first proceeding in court
against that company. Similar steps
are to follow against the Brooklyn,
XUESiio COUHLy SUBURBAN.
The Brooklyn Heights company was
served with formal notice in the man
damus proceedings against them. They
have twenty days to answer. They
have also to appear before the attor-
ney-general at Albany to-day in the
application for action looking 10 the
forfeiture of their charter. In addi-
fi0n to this warrants are to be applied
for before Justice Tighe for the arrest
81 The officers of the line for violating
the ten-hour law.
One motorman has made affidavit
that he was forced to work eleven
hours and six minutes for the COM
pany. Violation of the ten-hour law
Is q misdemeanor punishable by a
6nes of $500 for each offense, or i'm
prisonment for three months. There
are 1900 employees who threaten to
bring action. Still further proceedings
which are on the programme are suits
by each ex-empIoye for one weeks
salary, and suits for damages by mer-
chants whose business has been pros
trated.
While the strikers are pulling all
these strings to give trouble to the
eompanies and force them to surren-
der. There are many other complica-
tions.
The board of aldermen are seeking
Tor some means of demolishing the
companies, the labor organizations
have decided not to ride in their cars.
the grand jury is looking into the
loss of life and limb due to violations
81 the laws regulating speed of cars,
the board of arbitration has gone to
Albany to report upon the causes of
the strike, and new committee from
<he legislature is on its way to inves-
dEate the whole matter. All in all
tho lot of the trolley magnate Is not
. happy one.
The companies made a good showing
- the number of cars run and lines
operated yesterday. They have shown
0hat all they need is time to engage
ond break In new men. and protection
1or the men and property of the roads.
snow and cut wires in the early MORN
ing gave them some trouble but by
noon about two-thirds of the number
of cars operated previous to the strike
were In operation. Cars ran close to
schedule time all day and later at
night than has been attempted in two
weeks.
f<<x4Ay OffCe ycStcTudy was the troops
called out. At about 8 p. M. a gang
ef men placed wagon on the track
ef the Fifth avenue line. at Twenty
Grst street. and mobbed the crew of
The frst car which arrived. The po-
Aceman on the front platform was
powerless. He whistled for help, how
ever. and another officer notified the
43d regiment boys at the stables of
MI
milt-iamen rushed to the rescue at
Gous le-quick. The mob scattered in all
directions. Lewis Grim. one OF the
men in the crowd. who attempted to
remove the lever used by the motor
man to turn on the current. was ar
Ee1<<d and locked up.
There were many accidents due to
The inexperience of motormen.
Car No. 902. of the Third avenue
Npe. had q lively experience at Sew
enth street and Third avenue last
evening. 1t was attacked by q mob
ef eeveral hundred persons. volleys
~ tones broke the car windows and
eamaEed the front Of the car. Special
oncer Smith. who was at the front
~ the car. was hit on the head by a
brick and knocked down. In addition
he vas kicked and cIubbed, but A.
u1Il< escaped. The police finally dis
p<r1ed the mob and the car was taken
o. the stables.
4c<n the Brooklyn Heights and At
~U1'c avenue companies ran cars till
Eht. No serious interference was
<1<<ed.
stated that Justice Gaynor has
sked by the board of mediation
oitration to state In writing