The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-24

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the ground u., ., .,i.. u.t mis- head He
was rendered uNepa. ,ious and sustained
severe injuries. john Newman was slightly
hurt by his wagon being struck by
Sacket street car in the afternoon.
As company Of the Twenty third regi-
ment was escorting Hicks street car
Thomas Kearney is said to have thrown a
number of bricks at it and the soldiers
from the roof as it was passing No. 44I
Hicks street. Some of the soldiers were
hit by the missiles, and one of their num-
Der took deliberate aim and shot Kearney
in the side The man was so seriously in
jured that the chances of his recovery are
but slight.
Kearney was at work on the roof at the
time and was attracted to the edge by the
excitement of the crowd below in conse-
quence of the passage of the first car
through Hicks street. He denies that any
missiles were thrown, but that he was shot
as he was obeying the soldiers command
to ''get back"
Major Abrams yesterday morning or
dered closed all the saloons near Ridge
wood. He stationed pickets at the door of
each with orders not to allow any one to
pass in or out. A large number of men
were practically imprisoned in this way.
He also closed the hall at Ridgewood in
which the strikers gather. There were
300 men in the place at the time and they
clamored to get out. Finally a messenger
was dispatched to the Office of Baldwin f.
Strauss, a lawyer on Fulton street, and
an hour later he appeared before Justice
Gaynor in the supreme court, asking for a
writ of habeas corpus compelling Briga.
dier General McLeer to produce the inn
prisoned strikers in court
The writ was granted and made return
able at 4 o'clock When the case was called
statement was read on behalf of General
McLeer, in which denial was made of the
allegation that he had locked up the 300
men or had ordered that they be locked up;
further it was said that upon learning of
the imprisonment of the men he had or
dered their immediate release. Upon this
explanation Judge Gaynor dismissed the
proceedings. TEo men were locked up for
| several hours.
Another attempt was made by the
strikers to induce the trolley officials to
| agree to submit differences to arbitration.
The proposition was fatty refused. The
person selected by the strikers as arbi-
traitor was William Richardson, secretary
and treasurer of the American and New
York Street Railway association. They
| undoubtedly had the idea that he would
be agreeable to the trolley company on
account of his position. The refusal indi-
Gates that the companies feel no abate-
ment of confidence that they will win the
fight.
The opening Of the Myrtle avenue line
| yesterday was attended with more disor-
| der than occurred at any other point. The
street was picketed for fifteen blocks by
| Company B, OF the Seventh regiment A
crowd of men in front Of Bushwick ave
| nue. saloon, who jeered the car, were dis
pcrsed by Company G, Seventh regiment
| Every pedestrian on Myrtle avenue during
the day was required to give an account OF
| himself or get off the street Windows
along the street were ordered kept closed
and upon IA refusal to obey this order q
bullet was put into the sash.
A crowd of strikers assailed wOrllmer
who were clearing the Third avenue
tracks at Fifty-second street. Troop
| dispersed the crowd with their sheatheC
sabers, but upon the mob returning they
| were charged with drawn sabers and put
to flight.
A disorderly crowd gathered once o.
| twice about the Third avenue depot anC
| threw some stones and jeered the motor
| men, but were soon dispersed.
There is greater public confidence il
the maintenance of public order toda!
than on any day since the strike com
| menced The city is about free from tn
| vague terrorism of nameless deeds by
mobs which kept the public mind Il
high tension and served to increase tn
danger of serious collisions and outbreaks
The mere rowdyism which is looking 70
trouble and wants to destroy propert,
from wantonness has been pretty wei
suppressed. 1t has been demonstrated Il
these characters that the militia will shoe
to kill, if necessary, to suppress lawless
ness.
All day yesterday the linemen ATTENDED
to the work of repairing the many wire
that had been cut Last night, however
they held meeting at Odd Fellows hal
and decided to go on strike this morning
Alleged violation of Agreement.