The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-24
By Southern Associated Press.

pauieS u INC ilu reg lment NJ y
o'clock this morning closed all sa-
aoons near Ridgewood. He stationed
pickets at the door of each with
orders not to allow any one to pass
sn or out. a large number Of men
we're practically imprisoned. Maj.
Abrams said he would keep them
closed all day. He also closed the
hsll In Palmetto street IN wuich the
strikers gather.
There we're 500 mon in the place
ct the time aud they clamored to
get out. Finally, n messenger was
dispatched to the Office OF baldwin
F.Straus, n lawyer. ou Fulton street,
and an hour later he appeared be.
lore Justice Gaynor, in tue Supreme
Court, asking Tor writ of hRbeas
corpus compelling BrIgadler Gen
cral McLeer TO produce the impris.
Oned strikers III court. The writ
was granted ana made returuable ut
d O'Clock.
When Gen. McLeer was served
Uith the writ of habess corpus he
sent word To Col. Appleton to re
cease the men who were penued in
she hall, aud when tho lawyers en-
tered court to argue the mnt,er the
men were at liberty mud were not
produced IN court.
Paul q. DcFere, who appeared
Cor the Judge Advocate, of the Ma
1ional Guard i'll the matter, stated
that there were other exits tothe
hall than the ono blocked by the
militia ana therefore tua strikers
were not prisoners at any time, He
said that the troops closed the maiu
ontrance to the hall 10 prevent the
men from rushing out nui throwing
brlcks, stones anu other missiles and
then retreat to their rooms 10 cscnpe
The militia. The writ was dismissed.
Frederick Loe2er y co., dry
goods merchants on Fulton street,
suspended fifty clerks II day. so
theJ announce. until the strike ls
over. lhey sny their trade has been
affected to snch an extent that they
cannot afford To keep their clerks on
ahe salary roll. Arnm 4 Straus
dry goods, suspended scyentv.iive
clerks. to day for similar reasons.
Adj. Gen. McAlpine, Judge Ad
socate Gen. Wallace and Military
Secretary Marvin, of the Governors
etafl. called upon Mayor Schiren
this afternoon and hae hrief inter
view with him. The Mayor said
<here was no necessity OF calling
out more troops.
More than 200 special policemen
have been sworn in during the pnst
two days rs a supplementary to the
<e8nnrly appointed police.
Blood WAS shed III starting the
cars on the Atlantic avenue svstem,
Preparations were made to open the
une shortly after noon, The Thir-
teenth Regiment, Col. Austin in
command and Alais. Cochran and
Euscom III charge OF two hnttalions.
hhd been on duty on Fifth avenue
aud Twenty street and at Ninth ave.
Que aud Iwentieth street. respect.
!vcy. They were ordered TO prot.ct
the route OF the Hicks street cars.
This regiment IL ono which saw Ser.
vice IN tho Buffalo riots and II will
Stand no nonsense.
The hrst car WAS started from the
Butler street stables ut 2:26 y, III.
On the front platform was special
poilccman nud on the rear of II
Seward was on duty. Col. Austin
deployed his men over severnl
blocks IN the ueishborhood where
ne anticipated trouble. The second
battalion got hot reception IN the
feHion about Hicks aud Harrison
etreets. Stones, bottles and other
missiles were thrown at them from
@Indows. They were tainted and
SldicuIed by people who stood on
the door steps, and at least In one
Instance o revolver was pointed at
Chem from window. The first car
Itself was not attacked, at least 80 Its
occupants say.
The mllltinmen were tho targets.
mall they ordered that all win.
dows be closed and tho sidewalks
ana doorways cleared. The people
ih the windows did not obey. There
was crack of riile aud piece of
ufo"nstone was cnipped from n
mousse fronting at the side of the
window. The window closed with
bang.
People ncross the way leaned ont
over ihe heads of the troops and
.hreW things. Crack, cruck smoke
'ne guns aud bullets wh,Zzed rast
several heads. The police pushed
'n'o me house at 1l9 Hicks street
hhu htu arrested Jacob Qnlnlan for
throwing Jumps of coal at priyate
"m' Cole, of Company |.
AT a5o Hicks street thew arrested
oha Meade, who pointed loaded
joVolVer cut OF q window ut Qor,oraI