New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF BOTH SIDES ARGUE THE
QUESTION OF ANNULL1NG THE BROOK


REPRESENTATIVES, OF BOTH SIDES ARGUE THE
QUESTION OF ANNuLLING THE BROOK
LYN HEIGHTS CHARTER.
Albany Feb 4-The hearing the application
for the annullnS OF the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
charter WAS resumed before the Attorney General
this afternoon. Thomas 5. Moore for the company,
presented an affidavit OF Daniel F. Lewis. the pres
ident of the road. The paper set forth that the
had voluntarily ceased work and then commit
ted depredatons without number. The company had
been compelled TO call upon the police for protection
and. the latter being powerless by reason OF the
unlawful acts OF the strikers. 1t became necessary
to call out the militia 0f the State.
Other afidavis were read showing the number or
since the strike began; the number OF cars
injured. wires cut etc. and deposng that the police
locked stolidy while assaults were made by
strikers upon the new motormen.
Robert Morris j. d. Nueste and Robert Peter
son swore by AFFIDAVIT that they were now employees
OF the railroad. and that they had been boarding at
a Brooklyn boarding house. While there they we're
taken III by drinking coffee. which they supposed
had been poisoned by strikers.
After the reading OF these statements. Colonel
Dennison made 1t known that he had new afhdavits
TO Introduce. He then read aiidavts from owen
Cavanaugh. William Tallcot and william Lockwood.
Of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company which
stated tnat since the lockout the railroad had
employed unskllled employees. which action was a
menace to public safety While the reading OF afii-
davts by Mr. Moore proceeding. Colonel Denni-
son interrupted him 10 that the applicants would
not deny that violence had been committed.
julien T Davies spoke briefly FOR the road and
asked leave 10 submit brief He said that The most
important question for the Attorney General to do
eide whether the beginning OF the action prayed
for was In the public interest, lie denied that the
road responsible FOR mob violence. or that the
corporation. such could be proceeded against for
violation Of the 'cn-a0ur law.
In his argument for the applicants Congressman
elect Sulzer said ,ha, from the time The railroad
had waerei It's stock 1t had committed acts OF law
lessness II now controlled si5co0J Of capital.za-
ton. II the applicants could prove the allegations
IN The complaint. there nothing efi FOR the At
tofney General to DO but To allow the action TO be
Mr Sulzer presented a petition signed by 500
citizens OF Brooklyn asking that the application be
granted recess was taken until 73o p. IN.
w"re Listened 4, William {, Ir,ll; for tne com
uonal rght 70 employ other workmcn when i;s
enlpoyes had struck. and asked that the application
Colonel Dcnnison. In answer. said here clear
proof that the company had locked its men out
dld not apply to a corporation specially organized
under ihe law. " Ne"-fork state There we're
had disabled ltseif from carrying on, 'he terms Of
the refusal agree 10 the ten-hour demand OF the
workmen WAS "a par u scheme to brinS the mon
of unskilled men was In violation Of the law The
company had refused to accept the labor when #
Mr. Hancock asked Colonel DennIson TO Sc, az
IN his brief TO be submitted. the specific ac'. 81
MIR Hancock called colonel Dennison's attention
IN this connection. 20 the case of the Central stamp
ports. page 2si The hearing was then closed with
the UNDERMINING that both sides should file briefs
on Thursday OF this week. the attorneys FOR the
application to serve their additional afiidavis upon
the opposition