The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-06

tempt to create vast inflated wealth on the
one side, being met by justly aroused un
easiness and apprehension on the other
Under healthy conditions the dispute
would not have lasted an hour, II it arose
at all.
81 remind you that in the case the
other large companies here the same dis
pute was settled at once. Until the cause
is removed it is idle to try to prevent the
effects, submit this in the hope that Ii
may promote thought and do some good.
He recltes the history Of the Long ISL
and Traction company, telling how the
little Brooklyn Heights railroad "a cable
line four or five blocks long) leased the en-
tire Brooklyn city system. Then, how the
Long Island Traction company, formed
under the laws of West Virginia, in
March, 1898, with paper capital of $780,
600, 900, without a dollar, a stick Of wood
or a steel rail at the back of it.
This corporation was formed, the letter
says, by officers of the Brooklyn City road
and shrewd Wall street men to control the
Brooklyn city system. The manipulations
of those men, says Justice Gaynor, caused
the strike. They were forced to cut down
all expenses.
"But it is said, continues Justice Gay
nor, "that all these transactions were
strictly lawful l admit 1t. They were in
strictest accordance with statute laws, as
any court would have TO decide. But
what of that? Is the law always right in
what it permitsY If that were so we would
never need "A change"
Justice Gaynor's letter was sent at the
request of the arbitration board. and he
asks 1t to be regarded as the opinion Of a
citizen, having nothing to do with his
judicial position.
Late yesterday afternoon, when car ], 1923
of the Flushing avenue line, crowded with
passengers, reached the corner of briggs
avenue and Leonard street, on its way
down town, a crowd of about fifty strikers
suddenly appeared, and began hurting
stones and other missiles at it. A huge
piece of iron went crashing through one
of the windows, followed by a shower of
rocks Special Policeman Theodore Pen
der, who was acting as guard to the car
was beaten almost into insensibility. Sew
eral policemen went to the rescue, and Of
ficer Behlens drew his revolver and fired
three shots point blank at the strikers A
number of arrests were made, and it was
ascertained that several people had been
severely bruised in the encounter, al
though none of them seriously.
| A UrOlley car came lnUO COLLISION WlUu u
hearse that headed funeral procession at
Broadway and Wythe avenue. The hearse
was completely wrecked and the casket,
containing the remains Of the 2year-old
daughter of Cornelius Richardson, was
thrown into the street. The driver of the
hearse was severely bruised.
Alderman Cassidy, of Long Island City
at meeting of the board Of aldermen yes
terday, introduced a resolution annulline
the franchise granted to the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad company to run cars
through the streets of that city. He alsC
introduced resolution ordering that al
motormen employed by any electric rail
way in the city should be citizen, resi-
dent of the state for one year, and Of th'
city four months, and must hold a license
Both resolutions were referred to the Law
committee.
United States Commissioner Morlt
handed down his decision yesterday in th,
matter of the application of the governmen
against President Norton and the Atlantis
Avenue railroad system ON the alleged
grounds of misuse of United States mai
signs. The decision is in favor OF the stree
car companies, it being shown that car
marked ''mail cars" were not run solely Il
protect the companies property.