Evening journal., 1895-01-24

street wore ordered kept closed, and upon
a refusal to obey this order a bullet wa
pnt into the sash.
a crowd. Of strikers Hssailed workmcn
who were clearing the Third avenue tracks
at Fifty second street. Troop a dispersed
the crowd with their sheathed sabers, but
upon the moo returning they were charged
with drawn sailors and put to night a
disorderly crowd gathered once or twice
ebout tho Third Avenue depot and threw
some stones and ieered the motormon. but
were soon dispersed. With these exoep-
tions there have been no disorderly mobs
during the day that assumed serious pro-
portions.
The fact that the Thirteenth regiment
was last evening retired from active duty
is believed TO be indicative Of the begin
ming Of the end The members are quar-
tored at the reglmental armory, available
for an emergency, but Judging by appear
ances the authorities feel justified in relax
ing something of the rigor in which the
city has been held during the last ten days.
strikers Locked In Their Han.
A lot of strikers We're again locked mp
In their headquarters. The episode was
almost exactly similar to that of Wednes-
day, which SO infuriated Master Workman
Connolly and which caused him to ven
ture his second order to the linemen to
quit work The men were on tho street
when the militia made their appearance,
and the strikers, about 300 Of them, took
refuge in the Odd Fellows hall near by,
which was their headquarters. The key
was turned upon them and the picket
lines thrown about the building.
District Assembly 70. when they learned
OF the matter employed o lawyer to apply
for a writ Of habeas corpus Before the
time set for the hearing the imprisoned
men had been released. An explanation
to this effect was made on behalf Of Gen
eral McLeerwhen the case came to O hear
ing, and Justice Gaynor thereupon dis
missed the writ
This episode was probably responsible
for the continued wavering Of Master
Workman Connolly in the matter Of or
dering a lineman's strike. When 1t was
found that the linemen were at work as
usual repairing the damage done during
the night, Connolly denied that he had
ordered them to strike. Later In the day,
after the episode at Odd Fellows hall, no
declared again that tho linemen were OF
strike
Shot on a Roof.
As a company Of the Twenty-third regi
ment was escorting a Hicks street car
Thomas Carney Of 4S1 Union street, it is
alleged by the soldiers threw number Of
bricks at it and the soldiers as it was pass
ing 444 Hicks street. Some of the soldiers
said they were hit by the missiles and one
of their number took deliberate aim and
shot Carney in the side The man was so
seriously injured that the chances Of his
recovery arc but slight
Carney was at work on the roof at the
time and was attracted to the edge by
the excitement of the crowd below in con-
sequence Of the passage Of the first car
through Hicks street. The feeling in the
neighborhood is very hard against the rail
road companies. Carney became imbued
with the spirit of the crowd and yelled
from his elevated post, All, you scabs, go
to your honest
He then began throwing bricks and
pieces Of tin at the car and the soldiers,
who were then directly beneath him. Sew
eral Of the company raised their rifles, but
Carney refused TO desist He yelled de-
risively again and threw another missile
Some of the soldiers faced him, took
aim and as q brick flew toward them one
of the company took aim and fired The
bullet sped true 70 its mark and hit Car
ney in tho side. He fol- back to the roof.
and the car went on its way. The crowd
hissod. and the excitement was at high
pitch.
The police and military officers proceed
ell to the roof by mean Of a ladder They
found Carney lying unconscious in a
large pool Of blood.
He lay there until he could be removed
to the Long Island College hospital. A
doctor who made an examination said
that Carney's wound is fatal The coro
ner was notified.
In his antemorteln statement to Coro
ner kene. Carney said Il was at worl
on tho roof of the house at tho corner oi
Hicks street and Harrison avenue with Q
man named Terence 2'Neil. I was on tn,
oornice and | saw the soldiers on Hiuhi
street below me Some one OF them yelled
at me. Get back / started to go bacl
lin fact / started to run back--and
heard gunshots, and I was hit in the hip
had not thrown anything from the roo
at the soldiers, nor did O'Neil, who wa
working in tho middle of tho roof, w
had heon at work on this roof for AIichae
Healy since morning
Some Reckless Shooting.
Rigid orders have been given to tn
militia doing picket duty to keep the win
dows of all houses closed and free from
spectators. The soldiers arc subjected t.
some provoking insults in carrying GU
their orders.