New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-15
ARREST FOLLOWS ILL LUCK.
MARKS MAKES THREATS Ac'AlN'1
HEIGHTS RAILROAD oFF1ciAh''
~r s,vs THE COMPANY HAS NOT TREATED HIM
s1-ccEssIoN OF AccIDENrs-RE-
r1-sA1, or A DEMAND FOR MONEY OK
PLACE DRIVES HIM TO DEsPDR'
ATE MEASURES.

ATE MEASURES
Charles J. Marks. conductor on inc 80"
Countv and Suburban division or the piooN''
Rand Transit system. was arrested YESTERDAY ~
ternoon by Detective Brennan OF 'he r-"1,1.
station on a warrant obtained by the brooAiyn
tIo,~b.. Railroad Company charging him with
,nroo,enins 10 kin President Clinton L. hossiter
and T NJ Dyer Of the RAPID transit Co"p'
Mr. Over is the head OF the claim depar'n'eh' VI
,h comnanv Marks IS thirty five years oio~
German and lives az No 42S Marion-st WIN ms
u,fo and uttle girl He arraigned before TO
lire MAGISTRATE Bremen, in the Aoains-s| co"'''
and paroed until this morning for EXAMINE
The warrant OF arrest stated that MARKS "Vuo"S
warranted the belief that his sanity shoui' " III
quired into. -,.o,, oo,,.
-, oar,v Yesterday forenoon and made de-
,nana on the company for $40 In cash or pace
as switchman. where his duties "oulu nv
ou,re him 10 stand much. He asserts that lie was
injured IN an accident while empo'eu d.
ductor osJ November 26 and that he is so cripple'
hat he cannot stand up any length OF time Inc
,.O ha wanted TO use in establishing his VIE III
nevvspaoer and candy store business.
Xei,ber Of his demands complied with ana
he became vioeat, finally declaring accoro'hk ~
the employees Of the railroad company tha' ne
did not get what he demanded he would shoo'
rro.f3en, Rosslier and Nj Dyer. they were the
ones who could but would not, give MIN sausiac-
tion.
Word was quietly sent 10 the Adams-st ponce
station and the officers soon arrived ana TOOK
Marks away He did not resist, and when ne was
arragned said that he couFted arrest go 'ha' 'he
ruhlt, might be made aware Of his hardships
He said that he had nothing against President
Rossiter personally. and that all ne wanted was
10 make a threat sufficiently strong TO make inc
public aware Of the injustice done him oy the rai-
road company.
When Marks was seen In the police court he
,,rfuC
ing for the railroad for several years as a con-
ductor on November g. in the big storm, was
on O. car that got stalled in the snow between East
New York and Jamaica. The inspector told me
10 couple my with an express car just oehihd
and run them together. The bumpers of an ex-
press ear and an ordinary different in
height and when the cars came together got my
left leg caught between The hip and knee ana
bone was broken. ! was taken TO the Jamaica
Hospital where ] stayed three days was not
well treated there The company induced me to
sign release from damages. ard paid me SIS 10
My ieg was so bad that did not go back to work
till December o. and the first day after ! began
work again. when my car was passing Broadway
and Ralph-ave, 1t ran into an open switch, and
the Jolt was so severe that ] was thrown from the
car and again hurt my leg. The cOmpanys claim
agent promised TO take care of me. and induced
me 70 sign release from DAMAGES asaln paying
me so ! did not get back TO work until January
3 and one day soon after ina J. was huII again 5
| had got of the car al the Manhattan crossing
in Fast New York. and soon l signaled all
right 10 the mOtormdn. q green manu- ne T SHeu
the car across the tracks SO tast mat Wien
tried 10 swing myself / a Ii tie SLOW on
account Of ny lame leg. and got another injury
This was slight, however. and never blamed the
company. This time ! signed release for 81.
Since then have been unable To Work ana nave
been without money. My wifc and baby are in
want and my is a desperate one felt that
the company should either pay me more money or
give job that need not stand 20 much on
my feet i went the office of the company this
morning feeling that something should be done Tor
me ] MI Walker. in the claim department.
and ne laughed at me when ! told him the com
nan ~ htFf % I
GOT mad and told them that my life was insured
FOR ,.Oo. and hat that sum would be enough Tor
my wife gn' child. ana that II died or account
OF ny injuries President ROssiter ana MI Dyer
would die too | had 20 say something that would
make them do something. ] did not intend % XII
President Ross ter or any one else. had no gun
or other weapon. and haven't any grudge against
Mr. Ro S'er ! wanted 70 he arrested as fot
that was about the only thing left for me
When Marks searched at the StdtOn-non-e
the only WEE pom he had with him was an ordinary
pocket knife.
Colonel Williams for the company, said
''The importance OF this Is greatly exag-
gerafed Marks has not been treated unfairly. As
soon az one Of our employees IS hurt We examine
citizen. If the accident WAS not due to neGiEerre
the employee gets the same consideration that we
negligence we are even more cCnsiderate 70 me
injured man. His doctors bill Is paid and ne IL
looked after till he gets about again AZ TO re
securing Of releases that is customary ana has
pay nominal for release in order % fore
stall action Of INSCRIPTIONS lawyers VINO get
witnesses 10 periure themselves ana mulct the com
pany in heavy damages. practically stealms 80
President Rossiter not In the least concerned
about Marks's threat II did not know n thin%
about IT, and far as the threat goes don't care
anything about H., said ne