Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-23
Suddenly Aims exclaimed: Look out ln


 The three friends stepped quickly ba to take refuge behind a storm door. The bullet passed through Aims face and was flattened against an elevated post It was picked up by a citizen. who declared he would keep it as a souvenir.
 Another bullet grazed the shoulder of J. H. Eckhoff, l45l Broadway. who was sending a fire alarm in front of tho candy store 1871 Broadway. The bull pierced the plate glass show window of ths candy store and fell at the feet of the pretty daughter of the proprietor. She was great ly excited.
 Two other shots penetrated the show window of the candy store. One ball pass ed very close to tho young lady's face. She laughs at her cloSo shave, and says she is sure she felt the impact of the air as the ball passed her.
 What Led to the Shooting.
 Just previous to the shooting a crowd of eight or nine boys stood on the corner at the saloon called the Triangle ieering the guards, and evidently encouraging a man who refused to halt when commanded to do so. and gave some saucy answers when asked why he wished to enter the lines.
 The conversation was so heated that those who were posted knew that firing must follow, so one man called out to those on the north side of Broadway to get out of the line of fire and he himself stepped so far away that he could not see a soldier.
 Scarcely had he done so when the sharp crack of rifles was heard. A minute later several men rushed out of Conway's sa- loon on the other side of the street from the Triangle shouting: Harry Barney, come over here! We have a man shot in herev'
 Then they brought Aims out and as they escorted him to the drug store an ambulance call was given from the fro box on the corner.
 Just at the time the firing commenced Richard Mitchell walked down the side walk of Halsey street, on which the firing was going on. and he, too, refused to halt, though commanded to do so three success sive times. He had beyn in and out through the lines so often that he did not think it necessary to take any precautiOn, though an old soldier who had seen serv ice. His position was directly i'll front of the weapons. and he eiVcd the balls from two of them-one through his right wrist sbattering the bones, and tho other through the iioshy part of his left arm near tho shoulder He was allowed to stagger tn, ough tho lines and was then assisted into the office of the company, where his Injuries were dressed by Sur gcon Farley of the seventh regiment. \ second ambulance call was then given, and St. Mary's hospital responded, the un- fortunate man being removed to his resi- dence, l5S Bushwick avenue
 The greatest reticrnce was maintained by the officers of the Seventh, for they ap- preciated the gravity of the situation. A double guard was immediately detailed.
 The Linemcn's strike.
 The vacillation of Master Workman Connolly, tho manager of the strike, in regard to the linemen was ono of the Curi- ous incidents of the day. Speculation upon it's causes would be idle for tho prob ability is that the contradictory moves of the master workman are merely evidences of inCapacity.
 First of all. the strike of these men. who may be termed experts, was called off. A few hours later the order was changed and the lincmen were directed to refuse to repair wires and do other work for the street railway companies until tho tieup shall have been ended. Thero is some question Us to how general will be the obeyAnce to this order. for while the line
 Knights Sf TabSFF fnSay aTo under tract to their employers. and that contract has in no case no less than 50 days to run
 The reason assigned by Master Workman Connolly for his second change of base was a trick played upon the strikers by a de tachment of militia and squad of police A hundred or two of the former had been making their headquarters in a hall over d saloon. Visits to tho saloon were too frequent during the day, and when the mon became too noisy thoy were chased into the hall by the militia. whercupon tho police turned the keys on and made prison CTS of the crowd, holding them so for a time.
 Connolly, happening along, sought but was denied admission to the hall. Tho affair took on the character of raid, 0 seizure of assembly records and an attack upon tho liberties of tho citizen. wherefor the strike of the linemcn was ordered.
 The audacity of the wire cutters in the early part of the day was remarkable Trolley lines were cut in all directions un- der the very noses of the police and mili- tary. and yet there were not enough ar rests to mention. One line suffered the loss of five miles of wire. which was car ried away by those who cut it.
 In spite of the announcement that sol diers and policemen had orders to shoot to kill whenever they were assailed with stones or other missiles. it does not appear that in any other of the many instances when muskets were discharged, except at the Halsey street affray. any one was known to have been hurt
 As craftsmanship has bccn deemed one of tho strong points of tho national guards men. it must he concluded that the sol diers do not individually think that kill ing time has arrived.