The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
The Great Street Car Strike.
Organized Labor VS.. Bayonet
Backed Capital.

BRooKLYN, Jan. 23.-Msj. Abrams.
10 command of two companies OF the
Seventh Regiment, at s o'clock this
morning closed. all saloons near Ridge
wood. he stationed pickets at the
door Of each. with orders cot to allow
any one to pass in or out. A large
number of men we're practically i'm
prisoned Maj. Abrams said be would
keep them closed all day. He also
closed the hall in Palmetto Street.
where the strikers gather. There were
500 men in the place at the time. and
thew clamored to get out. Finally
messenger was dispatched to the othce
of Baldwin Strauss, lawyer in Fulton
Street, aud an hour later be appeared
before Justice GayUor in the Supreme
Court. asking for writ of babeas
corpus compelling Brig. Gen. McLeer
to produce the imprisoned strikers in
court at o'clock
When McLeer was served With toe
writ Of babeas corpus be sent word to
Col. Appleton to release the men who
we're penned in the hall. and when the
LAWYERS entered court to argue the mat
ter the men we're at liberty aud were
not produced 10 corrt.
Frederick Leoeser 4 Co.. dry goods
merchants on Ful.oo Street, suspended
500 clerks to-day. so they announce
until the strike is over.
Adiutant General McAlpin. Judge
Advocate General Wallace aud Military
Secretary Marvin of the Governors
staff called upon Mayor scbieren this
afternoon and had brief interview
with him. The Mayor subsequently
said that there was no necessity OF
calling out more troops. More than
200 special policemen have been sworn
in during the past two day as sup
Elementary force to The regularly ap-
pointed police. Preparations were
made to open the Hicks Street line OF
the Atlantic avenue system shortly
after moor The Thirteenth Regiment.
Colonel Austin in command, with
Msjors Cochran and Luscom in charge
Of the two batillions. had been on duty
on Fifth Avenue on Twenty-thlrd
Street and at Ninth Avenue and Tweu-
t;eth Street. respectively. They we're
ordered to protect the route of the
Hicks Street cass- This regiment is
one which saw service in the Buffalo
riots and it will stand no nonsense
The first car was started from the
Butler Street stables at 2.26 p. N. 1t
was car No 156 On the front plat
forc, was special policeman. and on
she rear Officer Seward was oo duty.
Golose, Austen deployed lis men over
several blocks in the ueishborhood
where be anticipated trouble. The
Second battalion got hot reception In
the region about Hicks d Harrison
Streets Stones. bottles and other
missiles we're thrown at them from
windows. They were tainted and
ridiculed By people who stood ou the
door steps, aud in at least one Instance
a revolver was pointed at them from
window. Tae first car itself was not
attacked, at least SO its occupants say
The militia men themselves were the
targets. Finally they ordered that all
windows be closed and the sidewalks
and doorways cleared The people in
the mob did not obey There was the
crack Of rife, and a piece of brown
stone was Clipped from house front
at the side CT window. The window
was closed. People across the way
leaned out over the heads Of the troops
and threw things. "Crack % spoke the
guns, and bullets whizzsd past several
beads The police rushed into the
house at 419 Hicks street and arrested
Jacob Quiniao fer throwing Jumps of
coal at Private William Cole, of G o.
pany I.
John Meade, who pointed loaded
revolver out Of window at Corpo-
raj Plast of Company |. Just be-
You'd this house. over PolIards sa-
loon. No. 444 Hicks street. a man
was seer ou the roof. TIE order
was given "staod back there!' Almost
simultaDe Deous!y. several shots we're
fred aud the man dropped. He was
roofer by the name Of Thomas carny
A bullet entered his right thigh, passed
upward through the groin aud abdo-
men. He vas removed to the Long Is
land College Hospital aud the coroner
sent for to take his ause mortem state
ment.
There we're in all about forty shots.
Carney was the only man shot. The
car proceeded without interruption
after that
Judge Gayoor in Supreme Court
special term. beard arguments at IL
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