New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-30
THE STRIKE IN THE COURTS.
,,ooKLYN HEIGHTS COMPANY TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY 1T SHOULD NOT
RUN ITS CARS.
JUDGE GAYNoR SIGNS THE ALTERNATIVE WHIT
or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FoR THE DIS
SOLUTION OF THE COMPANY IN ALBANY
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF
RECEIVER - SAVAGE AT
TACK OK CAR.


strike will soon be transferred from the streets
. ~, courts Yesterday the actual alternative
,r, OF mandamus compelling the Brooklyn Heights
railroad Company to run It's was signed by
,udge Ciaynor. The strikers attacked the company
.on the other flank" also by All action through
the Attorney General to annul the charter Of this
.,moany The last-named action something in
tho nature OF a surprise. The formal notice
served on Secretary Bogardus yesterday, and II de-
,e,oped that Congressman-elect William SulZer.
lanes 4. DeInison and Delos McCurdy counsel for
.,e strikers. made formal application to Attorney
General Hancock on Monday, asking him to bring
proceedings to dissolve the Brooklyn Heights COM
many and TO name a receiver TO close up its affairs
President Lewis, OF the company. has received
notice from the Attorney General TO this effect and
Yesterday Mr. Sulzer brough: the formal papers
from Albany. The company received the follow
,rs preliminary notice yesterday:
Application was made to me this morning by Will.
lam Sulzer. James A. Dennson and Deos McCurdy.
representing certain citizens of this State. TO com,
ms me fearing until Wednesday morning at 10
T. Z. HANCOCK. Attorney General.
This morning at the Capitol in Albany the first
hearing will be held. The application is based
upon aftidavits by John Gibn and Andrew d. Best.
members OF the Executive Committee OF d. a. 49,
X OF l.. President Lewis said last night that his
LAWYER would be on hand Albany this morning.
The alternative writ of mandamus signed by
reads as follows
Now, therefore we being willing that full and
speedy justice be done to the said relator and TO
the citizens and taxpayers or the city OF Brooklyn
as IL is just
fences being laid aside Immediately after the re-
,ept OF this writ, forthwith resume the opera
s s,V 10 the same extent and in the
ner and thereby as fully accommodate the reiator
and the public generally as was done by you I'M
mediately prior and up to the 18th day OF January
v.rit nd
in what manner make known by due return there
TO. to be filed in the office Of the County Clerk
Brooklyn. not more than twenty days after the
service hereof upon YOU or IN de,aa IN na or
ticular make known your reasons and show cause
therefor by your said return. that you may there-
upon be duly heard and adJudged
Nirabeau l. Towns. one of the lawyers for the
strikers said that the end was not yet, and that
the companies would be flooded with suits for viola
tlons Of the ten-hour labor law and other viola
tons.
According TO the officers of the Brooklyn Heights
company. they will be perfectly happy II the strik-
ers will fight them in the courts instead Of throw
ing bricks and cutting wires
MR.. LEWIS NOT DISTURBED.
President Lewis did not seem TO be disturbed in
the least when seen yesterday. He refused to talk
on the subject. merely saying that he had turned
the whole matter over TO the companys lawyer.
Asked II there was any foundation for the rumor
presidency Of the road at the first opportunity. ne
said that az far as he knew he had the support of
the stockholders
According to one OF Mr.. Lewiss suooroiha'es'
the Brooklyn Heights company had sos cars run
ming yesterday. The Broadway lines had eighty
ears running and the Atlantic-ave system ninety
two This Is an increase Of thirteen over the num-
Der Monday.
MORE AGGRESSIVE POSSIBILITIES.
A serious outbreak occurred the Third-ave line
between Eighth and Ninth SITS. at about O'Clock
last night A mob Of about 800 people surrounded
car No 9o2 John Wiegel. the conductor. was nit
with a brick on the temple and knocked senseless
This was a signal for a general fusillade upon the
car every window in which was smashed In a
tninkling Charles Smith, a special ofhcer from
the Eighteenth Precinct, did his best to protect
Wiegel and keep off the crowd. He fougnt with ms
cub until he knocked down oy rocK Inc
reserves were summoned and beat off the mob. W.
7, BUTLER a surgeon OF the 23d Regiment, attended
Wiegel He was later taken to the Norwegian Hos
ni,al Smith the special officer was carried 10 post
M Of the 18th Regiment. He was found TO be
badly used up and taken 10 his home.
SUPPOSED TO BE AN INTERNAL MACHINE
AT nearly 10 o'clock last night Frank Gillette said
IA he a reputable merchant Of No. Ill Miiton-st'
Greenpoint, took TO the Manhattan-ave. station
package of newspaper about foot long. with two
COPPER wires hanging out OF II, the wires peihe
about three feet each in length. At the END OF
each length OF wire there was a large percussion
can In the newspaper there large glass
,.sse, ten inches long The vessel had large cop
ner cover screwed on the ends Of the two pieces of
copper wire
Sergeant Peter Lynch thinks the vessel contains
giant powder and dynamite. This morning the sup
posed internal machine will be taken 10 Police Head
quarters to be examined Mr. Gillette said he found
Il wrapped in paper lying on the roadway in the
centre of the downtown tracks in Franklin, near
Mton-st
The withdrawal OF the First Brigade seemed TO
be the signal for the resumption OF more aggressive
hosttes the part Of strikers than characterized
the last few days OF the strike. Early on Tues
1ay morning a mob OF strikers and their lawless
champions made attempt 10 murder Michael
Patton. a track foreman, employed by the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad. Patton tending switch
nj Nostrand and Flushing ayes. when a crowd
armed with baseball bats and clubs. attacked him,
knocked him down. and dragged him into hall
wav near by There. after being vciously pum-
melled. he was left to get home as best he could.
A CHARGE ON THE MOB
INSPECTOR Mclaughlin. with twenty mounted po-
Ncemen charged on q mob which had held up a
I,or,mer-st car at Jackson-st. early in the morn
Ing The car was badly damaged and the new
crew roughly handled. Seven OF the men Of that
line decided that Lorimer-st. was too warm for
them and gave up their places
The sane guerilla tactics were kept up all through
the day. and the usual damage was done to the
wires and property and the companies were greatly
harassed by the rioters.
WHERE THE GUARDsMEN ARE.
Immediately upon the withdrawal OF the First
Brigade, several changes were made in the dlstrl-
button OF the remaining companies. The entire 4th
Is now guarding the Eastern District OF the CITY,
and the 2sd Regiment covers the Atlantc-ave- sys-
TENS property along Ninth and Fifth ayes Inc
18th Regiment Is under arms az Its arrnory' at sum-
ncr and jefferson ayes.
Wire cutters relieved the monotony little carry
yesterday morning and gave Company r. OF the
e3i Regiment, a fast sprint down Fifth-ave. The
sentry saw fash and heard the severed wire split
ting on the payements and gave the alarm The
troopers got away the frs. score, and at Tween
Tbsve surrendered