The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-28
MR.. MURTAGH ARRESTED
functions Engineer Held For
The Grand Jury For AS
saulting P. R. R. Men.

The court room presided over by Police
Justice Potts was crowded this morn
ing by persons filled with curiosity to
hear the disposition to be made in the
eases of the men arrested yesterday.
Ex-Mayor Collins appeared in court for
a moment and then went away. Colonel
Asa Dickinson did the same half an
hour later. There was no lawyer pres
ent to represent the Pennsylvania Com
pany. In the cases of the seven men
charged with throwing water on the
functions employees ana the police, JUS
tice Potts decided to adjourn the hearing
The most serious case, that of Bar
tholemew Murtagh. Assistant Superin-
tendent of the National Docks Storage
Company who was arrested upon the
complaint of William Goats. a civil en-
gineer. employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and charged with
forcible entry. came up Immediately af-
terward.
AS before stated. the Pennsylvania
men amused themselves hugely all day
by turning two hose pipes on their op-
ponents and keping them drenehed con-
stantly This sort of thing grew mon
otonus to the Junction men by SIX
O'Clock, and they determined to stop it.
The six inch water main which supplies
the Pennsylvania yard with water mad
become uncovered during the warfare q
the day, and noticing this DR., Murtagnl
headed a raid on the main. A score Of
willing hands seized it, and with a yell
of triumph and one gigantic pull,
dozen feet of the water main gave way,
and the pipe was thrown down the en-
va ARRESTED BY CHIEF MURPHY.
This act compelled the Pennsylvania
Company to shut off the water from this
main. This was done. and within half
an hour the hose pines had been con con
nected with another water pipe IN the
Mr.. Coats obtained warrant. for the
arrest of DR. Murtagh. early this morn
ing. and Chief of Police Murphy drove
to the proposed tunnel and IN person
executed the warrant. He took pr Mlr-
tagh to Police Headquarters in MS car
riaee. and soon after he was arFalgned
before Police Justice Potts. DIR. Muir
tagh waived examination and was held
wa was paroied into the custody of Colonel
Dickinson until he can secure a bonds
The battle ground of yesterday was as
peaceful as a cemetery today, to the pro-
found sorrow and great disappointment
of about 1900 men, women and children,
gramme reproduced. Captain Frederick
Farrier was on hand in charge of thirty
policemen and Sergeant to each secs
ton. In the First precinct station forty
more policemen waited for orders, and
this entire force win be kept on duty in
the trouble is settled.
THE BATTLE DER.
Ine WORK OF destruction uOne Dy the
Pennsylvania Company's employees last
night was thoroughly appreciated today.
Between 100 and 200 tons of rock and
old. brick had been dumped down the
embankment at the place Of excavation.
Some of the rocks weighed from two to
three tons each, and experienced men
said they could not be removed from
their present position without blasting
The Junction's small army kept as much
in the shade as possible and viewed
the debris with different feelings. On
the gOnGolaS on top of the erobankment
about Zoe men quietly awaited further
orders, and about score more were
busy repairing the road-bed beneath the
most southern track, which was washed
out Yesterday by the water from the
hose pipes. Altogether the morning was
too quiet and peaceful for comfort