The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-30
CHARTER FORFEIT.
The Ludicrous Strike Pro-
ceeding Solemnly Before
the Attorney General.
CONNOLLY TALKS LIKE A LUNATlC
His 100000 Bond vision-some
Wire Cutting Last Night
in Brooklyn.

ALBANY, JAN 80, 1895.-The hearing
before Attorney General Hancock this
morning on the application of John Glib
lin, Master Workman of D. A. 40, K.
of L., ard Andrew Best, Master Work
man of d. A. rs. K. of L., to commence
an action against the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad, was set for ten o'clock this
morning. Giblin and Best were present,
attended by Congressman-elect William
Sulzer and James A. Dennison. Raphael
j. Moses also was present in the inter-
est of the strikers. John S. Fife of New
York City and T. j. Mcclure of Amster-
dam, member of the. General Executive
Board, K. of L., were present as spec
tators. The Brooklyn Heights Company
was represented by Thos. S. Moore of
Brooklyn and Vim. c. Trull Of New York
City.
The application asks the Attorney Gen
eral to begin an action to annul the
charter of the company for failure to
properly operate its lines during The
strike.
Mr.. Moser addressed the Attorney Gen
eral, saying he did not appear for the
petitioner, but he desired to be present,
being interested in the case as the coun-
sci obtaining the manda1nus issued to
compel the company to run its cars.
Mr.. Moore asked an opportunity to
put in answering affidavits for the COM
pany. This would take two or three
days. President Lewis was SO busy
and counsel SO tied up with legal pro-
ceedings that nothing could be arranged
in the way of a reply on the short no
tice given.
FILIBUSTERING
Colonel Dennison answered that the
company was only seeking delay. The
charges now laid We're identical with
those made before the State Board of
Arbitration and before Judge Gaynor,
and the counsel had had three distinct
opportunities to answer. Every days
delay meant hundred of thousands of
dollars lost to the public and tremen-
dous inconvenience It also involved big
losses to merchants. The counsel were
notified at the earliest hour Tuesday
certainly had time to make a denial
Colonel Dennison said he would make
his case largely upon President Lewis
Attorney General Pencock announced
that he would hear the arguments and if
it became necessary TO get additional
Colonel Dennison then began his argu-
ment which he said was on behalf of the
gsa ferl pHR ssks aad not assasyee sssy f9 he me
Attorney-Genera in the effort to settle
a question of wages or anything of
action upon was. to stop the enormous
Inconvenience and loss to the general
public. The ground upon which the Al
was found under Section 1898 Of the
Code. The company had been. guilty of
acts specified under this section which
The situation showed that the company
which originally had three-quarters of a
mile of track and leases of oth ether roads
ed eIsA capital I Of s456oo,ooS The company
had M 9fsn s noyaE anngay bu a ms year hs
negotiations begun in September had not
been carried through. One of the main
rasa Of of the e aeqee a
promise not to employ their men more
than ten hours a day in violation of
TECHNICAL ILLEGALITY.
Colonel Dennison at this point read the
articles presented to the officials of the
company, bearing on this. point, and
ton.
The men might work for ten cents a
day if they chose. that was not in the
question here. The disregard of lives
and property had resulted in drawing
out 10000 troops. In view of the wilful
Of the Attorney General TO take such
steps as were necessary In the public's
behalf The Company had violated
section of the railroad law of 1892, which
said the company could employ any In
habitant of the State In order to operate
its cars the company had established
agencies in many of the large cities of
the country to get the men needed to
take the place of the former employees.
This was violation OF the public policy
of the State and of the company's cher
ter. Judge Gaynor had int'meted that
there were matters for the Attorney
General 10 consider in the situation
When Mr.. Dennisen had concluded, At
torney Moore said the company wanted
time to put in answering affidayits. He
would like to have until Monday and
might have something to say also to
the Attorney General.
Mr.. Moser objected to delay. He said
the counsel had had a months time to
prepare for all the great questions which