The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-01
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The strikers are Now Fighting Their Case
ia the Un'trd state. Court,

BROOKLYN, " Y. Jan Slater a
conference to-day at the city Hall b.
tween General McLeer and Mayor
Schieren all troops he'd in reserve I'm
armOrieS We're allowed TO 50 to their
homes. except two companies in each
regiment. The pOwer-hOuses a'e still pro-
tected by a small detachment of troops
and police. About one-half Of the Thir-
teenth. Fourteenth, Twenty and
Forty-seyenth regiments are still on duty.
The United States Courts have been in
voked by the strikers against the At
lantic-Avenue Railroad Company, and
warrants were issued for President Nor
ton and Superintendent Quinn this after
noon. Mr.. Norton will be ARA gned be
fore United States Comm IS oncr Morley
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn ng 7 n
order against his company TO show cause
why a peremptOry mandamus should not
issue comes up at the same hour fore
Judge Gaynor.
Complaint was made to United States
District Attorney Bennett this morning
by the law firm OF McCrossin & Towns
that the sign ~. 5 Mail" is carried OIL
cars of the line which are not us I'd in
transporting the mails. Afidavits 10 that
effect were made by George w. Legion
and James Dwyer. and presented 10 the
District Attorney. He looked over the
matter, and the Federal statutes relative
TO the subject, and decided to entertain
the complaint. The action is brought
under section 1919 chapter O. OF the re-
vised statutes. which forb d the display
OF the sign, United States Mall" on any
conveyance which is Lot cnga ell in AIRY
ing United States mail. The penalty f.
not less than 500 nor more than 800 for
each offence. The matter was laid before
United States COmmiss Morley this
afternoon. 1t IS said that similar action
will be begun against Pres dent Wicker
and President Lewis, of the other com
panies whose employees are on a strike
The Atlantic company operates one reg
ular mail car. which is fitted up like
railway postal car. and mails are dis
tributed en- route.
This car is moved over the route at
certain hours each day. Aside from this.
any of the regular passenger trolley cars
which pass the post-oiice are liable 10
be used TO carry mail pouches. These
cars carry the mail sign at all times,
and IL is this use of the sign which Is
claimed 10 be a violation of the law.
Postmaster Sullivan said this afternoon
that the contracts with the trolley COM
panies were drawn by the Second Assist
ant Postmaster-General at Washington.
and instead OF any particular car or cars
use of the lines. He added that he be-
leves the companies have been author
lied by the Washington authorities to
place United States mail signs on all
their cars. Lawyer Town says the Allan
tic-Avenue Company have used the sign
on 500 cars, and violated the law 40
times J. NJ. Kicker and two other MEM
bers of the American Railway Union
from the West are here in consultation
with Strike Leaders Connolly, Best, Glib
lin and others. Mr.. Kicker SAID that he
and his associates have come here 10
offer their services. He said that IL Is not
the intention Of the a. r. u. at present
10 order a general tie-up OF railroads
all over the country out or sympathy
with the strikers here, but that the a
r. U. might help In other ways.
The trolley cars ran everywhere To-
day and were not molested. The all-night