The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-05
Crowd of Motormen. Conductors and
Sympathixers Driven from the
City Hall by the Police.
ANNoUNCEMENTBYs STRIKERS
THEIR VERSION OF THE ACTION on
THE PEACE GUARDIANS.
Another Decision by Judge Gaynor-
United States Conkmissfoner.

BROOKLYN, n. ", Feb 4-The Brooke
lyn Board of Aldermen, at a meeting this
afternoon, adopted resolution presented
by the representatives of the striking mo-
tormen and conductors resembling the fran
chises and privileges granted to the Brook
lyn trolley lines which are connected with
the present strike The vote stood ten for
to eight against. The chairman voted in the
negative. One of the aldermen said the
action OF the board was not legal claim
ing that the aldermen had no right to re-
woke the privileges granted to the roads.
About Ids this afternoon a crowd OF
strikers numbering about one thousand.
headed by Master Workman Connolly Best.
Collins. of the executive board OF District
Assembly IS, *. of L., marched from their
headquarters, on Bridge street, up
Fulton street, to the City Hall.
When they reached the City Hall they
were greeted with cheers from about two
thousand people who had congregated on
the sidewalks in the neighborhood. The
committee which was to present to the Roard
OF Aldermen the petition which it later
passed, consisted of Master Workman Con-
nelly, Best, Collins and Giblin. They as
cended the steps of the City Hall and the
body of strikers which had accompanied
them TO the City Hall marched around the
corner TO Jerolemon street. While Police
Inspector McKellar was attempting to dis
perse the mob squad of mounted police
numbering about fifty, who had been se-
creted in alley behind the City Hail
charged on the crowd and drove the strik-
ers off the square.
When the meeting of the Beard of Alder
men adjourned committee consisting Of
four members of District Assembly No. IS.
K. of T.. called ON Mayor, Schieren, at his
office, to urge the Mayor to sign the reso-
luton which was passed by the Board OF
Aldermen. The committee was received BY
Secretary Palmer and he went in and asked
the Mayor what he proposed to do. The
Mayor replied: when this resolution
comes before me on Wednesday next in the
regular way L will have something to say
about il. l decline to say in advance what
shall do Secretary Palmer informed
the delegation of the Mayors answer and
then they expressed desire to see his Honor
personally. Secretary Palmer Informed the
Mayor of the committees wish and he cams
out and reiterated the message delivered
by his secretary. The delegation then with
drew.
STRIKERS ANNOUNCEMENT
The following announcement was issued
by the executive board of d. A. 70, X. of L..
tonight:
ITO the Citizens of Brookyn-we congrat-
strated that the strikers and their sym-
pathiZers could peacefully assemble in the
face of all the abuses heaped upon them by
next representatives., the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the city of Brooklyn, pettA
ton setting forth your rights and their
of their grievance. VIII you
again believe the misrepresentation of th,.
Ia han
us as thugs, murdererS, law-breakers and
rioters, or will you rely upon your own eyes
was a more orderly crowd seen than that
which to-day marched TO the City Hall to
and order and their love for the good opin-
ion of their fellow-cltizens.
1T is true that the people wished tg
stand in front of the City Hall steps and
upon the public square while their repre-
sen tatives were considering the petition. Ic
police of the. city of Brooklyn, who. with
murderous clubs in hand and pistols in
liomain-the public square in front of the
City Hall-and drove them like SO many
walks of Court street. Fulton street, Myrtls
avenue, Willoughby street and other public
fheg aoWea the e a Gty
selves behind the ample and oxidiZed cost
tails of Henry Ward Beecher, the reverend
and friend of the people who
ever spoke for freedom, justice and human
ty, and whose voice. were it not now cold
would be heard to-day In our cause In ac-
cents as powerful and eloquent as when he
stood before an English mob and pleaded
Por the shackled slave of the South. But,
alas. it seems the memory of his virtues,
The influence of his patriotism, the recoI-
lection of his love for the common people
1a5 passed away in the city which he made
famous and in which nothing seems now
20 remain to rule save the insolent and
,ing and enslaving the people. Does God
Will it 50? His ways are, wonderful and
,ut they grind fine. He must mean well.
md we the people, submit.
THE rule of the common people means
,ence, it means law and order It means
honesty in high and low places, Il means
ieath to rapacious corporations That rule
must come by peaceful agitation, since that
.uIe must be in peace. And. fellow-citizens,
hat rule will come, and when the battles
between the CORPORATIONS Pa ana people have
.hine on the people triumphant and on
'outed, discredited and impoverished COR
The statement was signed by Martin j.
Connolly. John Gibln, Andrew D. Best, +.
oasd G0II5ns b & M y K o. Of Hslc0moe' executive
'To-morrow morning $50 of the imported
notormen who have taken the places of
he strikers will assemble in Mayor Schier-
ms office and Will ask Brookyn's chief
Executive whether they cannot recover
,rought to Brooklyn on false pretenses'
favor Schieren made an appointment to-
light TO meet the men between and 10
GAYNOR'S DECISION.
Judge Gaynor. in Supreme Court cham
ers, late this afternoon handed down a de-
ision on the application for a writ OF man
anus against the Atlantic-ayenue COM
any The application was made by James
a mineral water bother, who
laims to have suffered great financial loss
eeanse the company has not operated its
ars as fully as they were operated prior
0 Jan. Ii. Judge Gaynor allows the COM
any twenty days in which to make answer 4
efore a judge and jury. The decision fol-
1ws closely the lines of Judge Gayuors
alings in the previous application fur sns4ls-
anus.
President Benjamin Norton. of the At
Railroad Company, MAS ar