Frederick citizen., 1895-01-25
The breach WIDENEI
More Clashes Between the
Troops and Strikers.
Two Men Shot by Pickets ACTIONS
OF Militia Incense the Labor Lead.
ers, Who Will Now Play Their
Strongest Card -l.incmen Ordered
Out Other Incidents

Out Other Incidents
Brooklyn, n. Y, Jan. 33.-The Situa-
ton has grown more serious and the
outlook is most grave The breach
between the striking employees of the
trolley lines and the companies has
been widened by yesterdays doings.
Master Workman Martin J. Connolly
declares that the troops of the Seventh
regiment raided a peaceable assem-
blage of workingmen, seized their pa
! pers and records and ran things with
high hand The militia admit throw
| ing out a Gordon of soldiers for two
blocks from the Ridgewood depot. and
incidentally penning 200 strikers in
| Odd Fellows hall for two hours while
the cars were operated on the Gates
avenue line. They deny seizing books
| and papers.
| Fifteen linemen who went on strike
en- their own accord early in the day
had been ordered back to work by
! Connolly. When he heard of the af-
! fair at Odd Fellows hall, he ordered
| all linemen to quit work this morning.
If the men obey there will be few
| cars operated until their places are
! HIleu, II pAey can De nlleu.
| The mayor has issued an additional
| proclamation as follows: Law and
order must prevail first in this COL
! munity, must be respected by all, and
! must be enforced upon all even if 1t
! takes the entire force OF the state"
Superintendent Quinn of the Atlantic
Avenue company says that greater
progress had been made on the lines
| throughout the day than any day since
the strike was inaugurated. He de-
! clared that there had not been the
slightest disturbance.
Several cars were wrecked on ac-
count of the green motormen, and sew.
eral persons injured.
\ charge was made by the militia
a broadway and Halsey streets just
| before midnight. Some small boys had
been jeering the soldiers and there
was but few men about. A drunken
man from New York started from
John Conways' saloon on the corner
to cross Halsey street. He was fired
upon and hit in the face sustaining
| a compound fracture of the jaw. His
name was Thomas Aims and will prob
ably die.
Richard Mitchell, of the Brooklyn
! City railroad, was shot in the arm.
Two of the bullets of the militia went
! through the large plate glass window
! of the candy store of John Eckoff at
| No. 1861 Broadway, narrowly missing
| the clerks behind the counter. Mr..
Eckoff's daughter Sophia, who was
standing in front of the store was
! just missed by a bullet.
DIR. T. E. Wilson attended the
wounded man and was an eye witness
OF the shooting. He says there We're
but few people about and much less
excuse for the shooting than there
was the night before when a large
crowd at the same place created quite
q disturbance.
An ambulance took the New Yorker
10 the St. Mary's hospital and Mitchell
went to his home. At 11:40 the neigh
borhood was almost deserted. but tbs
few men about were excited over tht
occurrence There were less thar
twenty men present when the shoot
ing occurred.
TIE shooting was done by five Of
the men Of the picket line which tho
Seventh regiment had established
along Halsey street TO guard the ral
]
was in charge of the troops.
Commissioner Edward Feeney. of tn.
state board of mediation and arbitra
ton. made 2 personal attempt to bring
about a settlement of the strike II.
called on President Lewis If tn
Pro- kiyn City railroad. and talk {
with him for half an hour. Presiden
Lewis said there was nothing to arhf
{ !. q
his lines under the protection Of tr'
military and the police Prasiien
Norton Xix kawisa refused 70 arbitrate
An order was received al the Jamai
CT avenue depot Of the Brooklyn City
Railroad line yesterday afternoon. Il
paw off tho new nlen.
Each maH was carefully questioned
before any money was given TO him.
Did you work Yesterday" asked
tire foreman Of one man.
YES"
"Bu: you didn't take out car"
"Put I was here"
That's true. but you were only be
ing broken IN You are only entitled
TO ffty cents for Yesterday"
MY contract with the company call.
for e day" said the new man, in
dienantly. IT want 81 for my day.
work"
we don't know anything here" re-
piled the foreman. about your con
tract with the company I'm INSTRUCTED
TO pay you so cents. If you want NOR,
you will have to go to the head office
In Montague street"
This conversation was carried on ii
the presence Of q reporter of the New
York Times. and there were many
others of the sama sort.
The men seemed to think that they
were not we'll treated. The foreman
told them that if they didn't like wha
tl,sv got they could quit. 1--WE are no
keeping you here" he said you cal
60 where you like"
IT Is reported that President Lewis
has telegra phed the Lehigh Valley
Traction company that he is in des
perate need of men. The telegram
said the company was in danger o
losing it's charter Secretary Walter
answered that he could not force mer
TO go. but would ask for volunteers
None responded.
Every effort is being made by tht
corloanies 10 secure men and thei,
s~ants are securing the neighborins
cities In quest Of help
Aeter the trouble at Broadway and
Falsey street things became quiet ant
20 continued throughout the early
morning hours
Killed by the Cars.
Saratoga, N. T.. Jan. 23.-Dr Whit
ford was struck and instantly killed