New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31
FIGHTING IN THE COURTS.
STRIKERS TRY OTHER WEAPONS.
MR. NORTON SUMMONED TO APPEAR THIS MORN
1NG-MoRE SOLDIERS SENT TO THE ARMoKiEs
LITTLE Violence on THE PART
nE TIE MEN

LITTLE Violence on THE PART
OF THE MEN.
The strikers in the Brooklyn trolley "tie-up
are waging a lively legal war against the com
panies They continued /, yesterday. Mraoeau L.
Towns who from the start has been cioseH iue".
tilted with strikers interests. yesterday aPpeo
for a writ OF peremptory mandamus against Benz
tamin Norton, president Of the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad Company. His application reads as io'-
lows:
On January "A the defendant ceased to oPes saao
its lines and has not since then resumed opera
tons of any of its lines accommodate the petl-
toner. his customers the citizens ana taxpaHeirs:
That said citizens and taxpayers, more especiay ~
petitioning customers, servants and employees arc
unable TO attend their daily affairs TO contract
or benefits Of their citizenship. ,-.. o.,r,,,,,
That S e n1 or armed
That defendant is not operating It's cars oy rra-
@ oh Di With s Former employees That plaintiff
nowise interested In their business reIauois L..
for living Win p are not parties to any argument be-
tween defendant and its employees, , .
operate cars, and that in the public market there
are skilled servants trained IN ne BUSINESS mes, ol
PENDANT and ready and anxious TO enter defend
ants employ.
Judge Gaynor granted the order yesterday after
noon. 1t is returnable tomorrow.
Mr.. Towns yesterday announced that there were
other writs coming, among them one by James
OConneil. a mineral water manufacturer, OF NO. ~
his in Boerum Place.
Mayor Schieren OF the witnesses before
the Grand Jury yesterday. and II was rumoreu us.
night that the proceedings before that body were OF
unusually interesting character. After the Mayor
was examined the Grand Jury adjourned till to-
morrow. 1t is regarded as extremely probable that
q presentment will be brought in agans, the trolley
line companies for failing TO have tenders on the
cars certain lines, and for exceeding the speed
limit on others.
FEW BRICKS AND STONES HURLED.
The town quiet and peaceful yesterday. and
Mrabeau L. Towns said that he was TO blame Tor
st all. However. he did not succeed in bringing all
the turbulent rioters under his spell. y few mis-
guided ones remained in the streets and avenues TO
hurl bricks and rocks and assault the men VINO hau
filed their places on the trolley lines mop OF
hoodlums swarmed around an unprotected non
union he was leaving the elevated station a'
Third-ave and Fifty-if,h-s,. yesterday morning
He was roughly handled and was only saved from
a serious beating by members Of the 2Sd Regiment
who escorted him to the railway station
Several alleged Internal machines were discovered
in the early morning along the trolley tracks. one
was picked up Milton-st and taken TO the Ereeh-
point police station. 1t proved 10 be about as Dan
gerous as a robust sausage. which 1t reseinoieo.
Shielded by a high board fence opposite the Hal
sey-st. depot. few loafcrs succeeded IN huiins
stones into the 47th Regiment camp without dan
ger to themselves. A charge was finally made
OF Company F. and the mob scattered
The VIII 1lesae arrests of wire cutters mas had d
wholesome effect the rufiians ana compare
lively few wires were tempered with yesterday "e
Greenpont line the only one seriously GRIP
pled and the breaks repaired in time 10
handle the morning traffic. An iron clasp, htted
over the rails, has been used extensively In de-
railing cars and many OF them were thrown
from the tracks by this method yesterday.
Henry Fehlesser was driving down Myrtle-aye
oft u IN
telescoped by a trolley in charge of green hand
Fehlesser received scalp wound and internal IN
3uries.
William Dickerson, a striker. tried TO wound
James Fender, a new motorman, with baseDaH
bat yesterday afternoon. and only partially sue
ceeded Dickerson is in Jail and Fender is In the
hospital.
About o'clock last evening a gang OF 20 strikers
attacked a trolley near the reservoir in FIAT
bush-ave Niddlemart. the motorman. was dragged
from his car and beaten and the motor handle
WAS stolen The special policeman finally rescued
the motorman. Policeman James Long discovered
another alleged bomb in the shape OF piece OF
gas pipe eight inches long tipped at both ends with
fuse and copper wire. 1t was found al NO q"
Leonard-st The bomb Is now IN pan Oh wafer
awaiting investigation.
MORE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMORIES.
Yrigadier-General McLeer and Mayor Schieren
Maid long conference in the latters office yester-
day morning and discussed the situation and the
disposition Of the troops. Evidently the OUTLOOK
appeared favorable. for when the commander-n-
chief returned to headquarters. several important
moves were made on the military chart The niue
white button which represents Major Eddy and his
command was moved from the eastern part OF the
city to the armory The four companies onoea a.
Broadway. Haisey-st and Nostrand; ave The next mex,
sSsSn %oy a1a s4o was OT FROM
to the armory. Companies E and d. OF the same anne
regiment, were also sent from Hamiton-ave ana
Busiest. to their armories. Company was STA,
toned at the Kent-st power-heuse ana COMPANY I;I
panies and &, Of the sd were also sent from
the Fiftyeighth-st. and Third-ave railway station
when the brigader-general had finished with the
psl 81 the snsT ana h . na VINE
left on the board Tns companies Stationed at ,ne
may be ordered out at moments notice: General
Mcteer announced yesterday afternoon that his ON.
quiet 11 and Should NO Further trouble arise in the
next twenty,four hours 1t is probable that part
Private David F. Magner. of Company l2th
Regiment, has brought suit against the Brooklyn
Injuries received while guarding It's property last
Wednesday evening He alleges that ne S we s run i'm
badly hurt He that the OF se ed
che trolieys approach number OF the men have
CONTRACTED severe colds during the long siege ana
severely Frustrated yesterday that he was removed
TO the regmental hospital
to cover the vacant posts.
Mirabeau l.. Towns attorney for the strikers,
partially carried his threat Of Tuesday to have
President Norton and Superintendent Quinn, OF the
Atlantic Avenue system, arrested for violating the
ten-hour law Warrants have been served upon
have been verbally summoned to appear before JUS
ss Wsih The for d the unsn
the afndavits Of jeremiah Desmond. James Dwyer
ana George ". Layton former employees OF the
Atlantic road. all OF whom swear that they were
compelled 10 work II hours and 80 minutes day
under pain Of dismissal Justice Walsh consented
70 issue the warrants but II not deemed neces-
oay 70 serve them upon the officials and they were
morning At 10 o'clock The section under which the
ePplc4tion 10 made makes II a misden,eanor for any
omcal to compel an employee TO work more than
zen nSnr: out q the and is punishable
oy me OF 300 or year In the penitentary.
President Norton not In his ONCE during the
afternoon. and It was not known there whether he
had received the summons or not. Mr. Towns