The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-02
STRIKE IS Still ON.
But 1t Seems to Exist Chiefly
in Leader Connelly's Al
legged Mind.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 2, 1S95-The with
drawal of all the soldiers on, duty IN
Brooklyn was succeeded last night by a
series of petty assaults and attacks on
cars, incidents that in places gave the
police and non-union men some exciting
experiences, but resulted in no serious
injury. A few scalps were cut, one nose
broker and large number of car win
dows smashed.
The man Taylor who, is was reported
in New York morning paper, was
killed by beating at East New York
last night, was running trolley car this
morning.
Twelve men attacked a Bergen street
car, run by Motorman Joseph Guilla'
last night, and threw stones and bricks
at the car. Guilla was hit by one of the
missiles and knocked senseless and his
nose was broken.
A car on the Bushwick avenue line,
while passing Turn Verein Hall on Mese-
role street, was attacked by crowd
of toughs The motorrnan and conductor
fed and Special officer Martin was cut
severely about the head. The police
then dispersed the crowd and arrested
one man.
Policeman Brenning and Striker Peter
Elberg had rough and tumble fight on
Gates avenue near St. Nicholas, and
both required the attention of surgeons
at st. Mary's Hospital
A crowd of fifteen men last night held
up a Ninth avenue car Of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company at Fifth
street, and after dragging the motorman
and conductor from their places, beat
them almost into insensibility They
brc all the windows in the car and
destroyed the power box. The police put
in an appearance and the crowd fled.
Two men were arrested. The motorman,
George Ening, thirty-seven years old, OF
Trenton, N j., and the conductor, Mich
ael Herrig, thirty-nine years old, of Phil
adelphia, were so badly hurt that they
were sent to ST Mary's Hospital.
Not a single wire was cut in Brooklyn
last night.
GOING IT ALONE.
Master Workman Connolly still insists
that the strike is not yet over, ana that
before many hours have passed the
companies will acceed to the demands
of the men who went on strike three
weeks ago.
When asked this morning when Eu-
gene v. D6DS, Gr6SlQSut Oh Tie taIlStlN
Railway Union. would be in Brooklyn,
he said that he expected him some time
today or late this evening. He said that
the companies have not yet men enough
to run their cars on schedule time. The
men they have at work are inexperienced
and, as a result, they run their cars so
hard that the fuses burn out.
He does not intend, he said, to send
any more deserters back to their homes.
He is going to let them stay in the city,
and they can either work or go begging.
snauch that -heawas not able to sit in the
chair occupied by Mayor Schieren in
City Hail. sIf I was Mayor of Brooklyn
for forty-eight hours he said, 'tthe peo-
pie would see a change"
He did not say what kind of change
the people would, see He also said that
he would charge nothing for his services.
THE men who are now on strike. .
said Mr.. Connolly, will never surrender
to the companies. They are willing to
make terms that will be satisfactory to
both parties"
The Master Workman, in speaking
about the bonds he intends to offer for
sale, said that probably by Wednesday
he would have about $4,000 worth on the
market. A number of business men of
Brooklyn are anxious to buy them.
1t was learned that thirty-fve men
deserted from the stables of the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company in East New
York last night. They came on here
from Cleveland Ohio week ago.