The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-04
A MOB AFTER THE ALDERMEN.
TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS TO
RALLY IN BROOkLYN.

Their Leaders to Try to Keep Them
in Line Until the Board Acts on
The Petition That the Franchises
BE Taken Away From Three of the
street Railway Lines-MOre As
sauIts on Motormen.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Feb. 3.-It is expected
that when the meeting of the board Of
aldermen takes place in the city hall
tomorrow afternoon more than 1000
persons viii be standing on the plaza
outside waiting to see what action the
city fathers viii take in regard to the pc
tition and resolutions to be presented to
them by the members Of the executive
committee of District Assembly No. 75
The petition was sent to all the labor
unions throughout the different parts of
the city to-day The petition asks that
the franchises be taken away from thu
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company and
the Queens County and Suburban Rail-
road Company The petition and resolu-
/ tions will be presented at the meeting of
the aldermen by an alderman whose name
| will not be divulged by the members of the
/ executive committee
/ Master Workman Connolly, when seen
/ tonight. said that he was not anxious
| to have the strikers at the city hail. but he
| desired to have all of the other laborng
men in Brooklyn there. 1--WE will sure
/ ly have 2Q000 men there" he said, with
I out our own 6000, 1 would rather see our
/ own men stay at home. From the re-
/ ports that I have received this morning
/ every man, woman and child of Brooklyn
is anxious TO go to the city hall, and
stand in the plaza for one hour, or a
dozen hours II necessary"
When asked If it was true that Mr..
Debs, the president OF the American
Railway Union, was in town, Mr. Con-
nelly replied that he had been in town,
but had started back for his home again
| this morning. Asked as to the reason for
Mr. Debs visit Mr. Connolly refused to
answer other than to say that Mr. Debs
/ came here to see how the situation stood.
A number of desertions from the rail-
| road companies were reported to-day.
Police Commissioner Welles and his
deputy Supt. Campbell, and Mayor Schie-
rem had a consultation in police head
quarters for more than three hours this
afternoon. What took place could not
be learned.
Commissioner Welles. when asked about
the demonstration which the labor men
intended to have in front Of the city hall,
said: "All know about it is that / saw
In the papers that such a thing Is going
to Mapped. Nobody has yet approached
me in regard to it, and Furthermore, no
one has asked for a permit to allow the
men to assemble in the city hall park"
lie said he would have sufficient num-
Der of policemen on hand TO see that
no violence of any kind occurred.
The same number of cars were run to-
day as have been running for the past
few days. Collisions and small accidents
were reported from various parts of the
city, but nothing serious resulted. The
companies claim they are getting all of
their cars out on schedule time.
Allan Hoagland. motorman, in charge
of car No. 2,144 of the Green Point line,
was held up by two men this afternoon.
He was dragged from the platform,
thrown into the street and beaten about
the head and body While lying on the
ground he managed to pull revolver and
fired two shots at his assailants. The
bullets went wide Of the mark, however,
and the men ran away on the arrival of
the police. Hoagland's injuries consist
of bruises about the body and cuts on the
face and head. After his wounds had
been dressed he was sent home.
While the car from which Hoagland had
been ousted stood on the track a large
crowd gathered and some persons threw
stones at the windows. The conductor
was hit in the head with a stone, receiv-
ing a Slight scalp wound.
Andrew Brennan, William Cosgrove
and John Mitchell were arrested this
morning charged with cutting wires at
Fifteenth street, near Third avenue.
Special officer Quinlan reported that
early this morning car 1,93S, of the Flush
ing avenue line, in charge of Mortorman
Healy, was held up by a mob of 100. The
motorman was assaulted, the trolley
rope cut and all the car windows were
broken In addition, Officer Quinlan was
assaulted and his club taken from him
and used on his head. He was cut in sew
eral places. Healy was also cut about
the head and face. Finally a squad of po-
lice arrived and succeeded in dispensing
the crowd.
Mayor Scheren was seen at his home
tonight and asked if it were true that
Presidents Lewis and Norton had notified
him that they intended to have Pinker-
ton men run their cars. He said he had
received no communication from either
of the men in regard to 1t. He further
more said that he did not think it was
true There is no need of it," said the
mayor "The cars are now running all
night and from all accounts to-day and
yesterday were two of the quiestest days
we have had since the strike first began"
He said that he had heard that there
was going to be demonstration to-mor-
row by the strikers in front of the city
hall, but stated that as long as the men
acted in an orderly manner, he did
not care how many of them gathered
there. Mr.. Schieren closed the interview
by saying that for the past few days
two men of the city of Brooklyn
had been doing more talking than was
good for them The two men, he said,
were Benjamin Norton of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company and Master
Workman Connolly of District Assembly
No. 75 ''The sooner they learn to keep
their mouths shut" he added, "the bet
ter it will be for them"
Mavor Schieren declared that he ex-
pected to be present at the city hall to-
morrow when the laboring men appeared
on the park plaza.