The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26
INCIDENTS OF THE STRIKE.
A Priest Begs NonuniOnists to Quit
ImnOrtel Men kidnaued.


BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-The street-car
strike was full of exciting incidents to-
day. At the stables of the cross-town line,
on Kent avenue, Green Point, the situation
to-day more serious than ever before.
Rev. Father OHare, who has charge of
Green Point parish, spoke to the new mo-
tormen and conductors who were taking
out the cars He begged them to leave
their cars and join the strikers. "Como
on, men Act like men and join the strik-
ers. They will take care of you" was his
oft-repeated request, and several of the
men jumped from the cars amidst the
cheers of the on-lookers. Big crowds con-
gregated in the vicinity of the stables and
the tracks were obstructed with barrels
boxes and refuse. A good deal of stone
throwing was done by the mob, despite
the efforts of Father O'Hare, who fire.
quently entreated the men not to use vio-
lence. The policemen charged the mob
with their night sticks, and the crowd fell
back. Father OHare received letter
from Mayor Schieren, sent by a messen-
ger. The Mayor said that if the disorder
at Green Point did not cease he would
at once send the military there. On re-
ceipt of this letter Father O'Hare went
out on The street to induce the crowd to
disperse
One of the motormen refused to leave his
car and, after some conversation with
Father OHare, said: II belong to Buffalo
and I won't return unless get money to
do so. L have a wife and family to look
after" The priest then handed the motor
man a bill and the nonunion man left the
car and disappeared. Father OHare called
on the strikers to return the cars to the
depot in safety. The strikers, who carried
a large placard on which was printed *.
of L." manned the cars which brought
them back to the depot Father OHare vis-
tied the strikers headquarters where q
meeting was being held. and which he ad-
dressed, and at which the nonunion men
made speeches, promising to keep off the
cars in future.
Troop A escorted several wagon loads of
line men this morning. They found wires
cut and lying about the streets, and on
Columbia street tin cans had been strung
together and thrown over the wires. In
places, the feed wire lad been severed.
The linemen, surrounded by guards of SOL
diers cleared away the membranes, but
left nobody to protect the wires. The cutters
were right behind them, and as fast as the
line men made repairs, the wires were
severed and the cans flung over them again.
The line men did their work over second
time, but took the precaution to leave pick
cts behind to that the wires We're not
disturbed again. Wires were also cut on
the Flushing avenue, Fulton straAt and
Myrtle avenue lines Policemen patrollir !,
Bedford avenue, near North Fourteenth,
this morning, about 2 O'Clock, noticed a
wagon loaded with men on Bedford aven III
busily engaged in cutting the wires Tie
policemen made a rush at the wagon tC
arrest the men, but the driver whipped ur
tic faar a Thraa
who were at work in the street cutting
wires were captured The policemen fired
several shots at the wagon and are pretty
certain one of the shots took effect.
AN EXCITING EPISODE
An exciting episode occurred at the Ridge
wood station, when about twenty-five new
men arrived to go to work for the railroad
company. When they came in the eie.
waited road the strikers surrounded them
and succeeded in hustling them down Pal
metto street before the militia or police
had any knowledge Of the new arrivals. AS
soon as the kidnapping became known a de-
tail of police and militia was sent hurriedly
TO the rescue. The militia succeeded in
overtaking the kidnapers and their prison.
ers and rescued six OF the latter. These
were escorted back to the barns by the DO
lice and militia. The other nineteen were
taken TO the headquarters OF the strikers
and kept as prisoners. A picket was ther
placed upon the l. road to prevent a repe-
tition of the occurrence.
Master Workman Murray, of Local AS
senbly 2.S1S denies the story of the kid
naping. He says the We're peaceably
talked into accompany a committee o
strikers to Odd Fellows Hall. At the hall
at which place there was assembled .