The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
LIVELY TROLLEY CAR WAR.
ONE HUNDRED ITALIANS AND SOME
OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
a Three~sided Conflict on Staten Isiand-Two
Police Justices Hard Mt Work-One Holds
Court In n Cara squad or n Dozen I'm.
borera ArrnIKned ENcrE Rlve MInntes.

A Three-sided Conflict on staten Esland-TNo
Police Justices Hard Mt Work-One Holds
Court In n Cara squad OF n Dozen I'm
borers AEraiEned Every Five Minutes.
A three.sidod fight for the possession of a
street fortrolley car purposes prccipitated a Wig.
orous trolley car war last evening at St. George,
S. l., and resulted in the arrest of railroad off,
cials. over one hundred Italian laborers. and tho
ripping up of 500 feet Of trolley track owned by
the Staten Island Electric Railroad. The factors
In the fight were the village OF New Brighton,
the Staten Island Electric, and the Staten Island
Midland railroads. The arrests were made by
two gangs of the employees of the rail.
roads, and the prisoners were hailed be-
fore Justice c.. w. Schutzcndorf. who
held court in the electric company's Office
while Justice William A. Galloway set up an
Office in an unused Midland car which stood In
the street. The disputed street / South street,
which is the only outlet from the ferry. 1t has
long been in dispute.
A short time ago the electric company began
work. 1t had originally got n franchise from
the trustees, but in the meantime thu Midland
also got u franchise for the line. The electric
company promptly put in its track and the
war followed. II ended by the Rapid Transit.
another rival. ripping up the rails on what is al
leg d was its property and cnjoining the cleo
tric from further building.
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courts. The street is the only one by which 1t
can obtain access to the ferry, and its posses.
sion was of vital Importance TO It,. Its suit
the Appellate Court, and an exhaustive
hearing. was had which. resulted in u report
favorable to the Midland. Yesterday morning
in some manner the Staten Island Electric Com
pany got the Rapid Transit injunction taken OFT
and opened a trench 10 lay a second set OF rails
upon the middle of the road in which heir old
rails were buried. The village of New Brighton
through It's President, Guy :. i5rantingham, II
Mi llul SuDDDrtpr. rot AN lnlllnCflOn restrain
ton. The order was issued Ivy Justice G"ynor,
and is rctGrnablc on Monday. In tho mean
timo superintendent }. Bernard Brophy
of the Staten Island Electric. md his
assistant, William Brophy, were arrested
for maintaining y, nuisance. They were
released on $500 bail by Justice Galloway. in
the trolley car COURTROOM. superintendent Ed.
Island Electric Company became their surctiCs.
The injunction WAS served about u o'clock.
Immediately aitcrwaru Contractor Charles +.
Hart, under orders from Village President
Birmingham, put \ gang OF over scvvnty.!ivc
Italians in the trench. They filed in the newly
openei trench and ripped up over 800 feet Of
the electric rails ana piled them Oh the side
path.
About every five minutes a squad of n dozen
OF the lnborers were arraignci before Justice
Schutzcndurf. They were charged with viola.
tion of section 1856 OF the Penal Code. Many
Italians were arrested and locked up in lnil.
but their places were taken by others. Tho
work went on with the aid of headlights and
torches until midnight, when the rails were re.
moved.
The anxiety of the Electric Company is to shut
out its rival from the ferry. The Midland line
has its tracks laid to til" cnd OF south street and
is anticipating n favorable decision from the
court. II is thought that the Staten Island
Electric decided 10 jump into the street ana de-
lay, il not altogether prevent, their rivals from
LAYING their rails,