The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-22
SHOT TO SCARE.

as IoinpklnS, ana returned about half past
8, loaded with men, some few of whom
were expert motormen. They were soon
ready for work, and at o'clock the first
car for a full week and more was started
down Broadway. 1t was unmolested, but
at every switch had much difficulty in
progressing, as the switches were all
frozen.
NEW MEN JEERED.
Large crowds assembled at these places
notably at Reid and Sumner avenues but
beyond jeering and some little verbal abuse
the new men were not interfered with
Six cars in, all were sent out the instruc-
tons being to go slowly and take on no
passengers. All of them returned safely
at 6:10 o'clock, and not a stone or other
missile was fired at them on the route.
A few minutes before o'clock the Off
Gals became somewhat alarmed at not
hearing anything about them. Captain Cor
man called in several of the mounted men
and sent patrol wagons and Captain Ennis
down the street, meeting them near Chaun-
cey street. Stones and building material
had been thrown on the track. As the fog
and darkness made delay dangerous the
police themselves secured a coal cart and
a few men and had the men and obstruc-
tons removed at once, for the prospect
good. Captain German has acted judicious-
ly throughout the entire disturbance, and
deemed it more desirable to do this work
than to court disturbance. No cars We're
sent out after half-past O'Clock on this
line, and all the new men were held in
the depot to prevent the strikers from
coaxing them away. .
One of the members of the strikers board
said: THE linemen have determined to re-
fuse to make the necessary repairs to
wires, etc, when called on to do so by
the companies.
is equivalent to their going on strike. As
trolley cars Nos. 1900 and 1924, of the Gates
avenue line, in charge of motorman Theo-
dore Alter and William Essel, We're pass
ing through Gates avenue Central
avenue, at 6:23 o'clock this evening, they
were assailed by fusillade of stones from
the house tops and the windows on both
sides of the avenue. The crowd which
lined the sidewalks Joined in the attack
the cars. Patrolmen George Shackelton,
Dennis Bush and James L. Goodman We're
severely injured Coolihan's nose was
several confused wounds about the face.
The cars were stopped and the stone throw
ers away. The policemen's wounds
were dressed by an ambulance surgeon in
the Ninth precinct, to which station the
injured were conveyed.
street line was being run into the depot
at Broadway and Halsey street, mob of
there and threw stones at the car. smash
ing all the windows. The two policemen
on the car got off and fired their revolvers
at the mob, but so far as could be learned
no one was injured. PicketS of the Sew
enth Regiment stationed there made re-
peated charges, and finally drove the
The ranks of the strikers in Brooklyn
to-day were swelled by the addition of
gangs of tramps and loafers from New
York. All day through the rain and fog
these hoodlums tramped from New York
over the Brooklyn bridge. bound for the
point where instinct teld them there would
likely be more trouble. 1t is estimated
that during one hour this morning five
thousand persons GUESSED the bridge Dy
way of the promenade.
TWO POLICEMEN SHOT.
While three cars on the Gates-ayenue
line were on their way down town at $50
O'Clock this evening they were surrounded
by bowling mob at Gates and Stay
yesant avenues. Missiles of every descrip-
ton were hurled at the in charge of
the cars and at the police who were escort
ing them. A portion of the mob had
and from this vantage ground bricks taken
from chimneys were hurled with terrible
effect on the police, several of whom were
badly injured. Enboldened by the fact that
the latter were comparatively poweress TO
and number of shots were fired several
of which took effect. Policeman Patrick
Colligan, thirty-two years old, and James
began. aged thirty-two, of the Second pre-
cinct. who formed portion Of the guard,
were hit. began was shot through the
arm and Coligan through the hand. They
were taken to neighboring drug store,
where their wounds we're dressed by aE
ambulance surgeon who was summoned.
after which they were taken to their
homes. The mob, after this. succeeded in
wrecking the three cars, which were taken
down opposite the Ninth precinct police
station on Gates avenue by reserves who
had been summoned from there and who