The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-20
BROOKLYN STRIKE
GAINS STRENGTH
Strike on the Metropolitan EncOur-
ages the Men-Suspects Arrested
Yesterday Held to Bond.

NEW YORK. July 19-The strike cor
dered this morning on the lines Of the
Metropolitan street Railway in New York
infused new blood into the strike in
Brooklyn. and dld not tend TO improve
matters.
The arrest of twenty-onc men charged
with conspiracy TO destroy the Elevated
Railway at Fifth Avenue and Thirty
sixth street this morning, had little et-
feet on the public, although b. was eN-
pected that public sympathy would turn
against the strikers
The car service was very poor I'm the
earlier part of the day 5 per cent ot
the cars of the Brooklyn Heights system
We're operated, but this was icssened To- a
considerable extent later in the day ON
the Nassau lines cars worked ON hat
headway au day.
SUSPECTS ARRAlGNED.
The twenty-Onc men who were arrested
We're arr igned In the afternoon at ine
Adams-St eet Police Court before Masis-
trate Brenuer They We're represented hy
counsel who pleaded not guilty lu thrif
behalf and demanded am immediate near
ing. The original charge of Nagranc> on
which the men had been held was dis
missed and they answered to a. chdtgc
off conspiracy. substautiated by the aifi-
daVit %. William Ashb%. an lnft@uti-
tor" VINO deposcd that on Monday even
ing he had attended meeting an car
berry Han. and that there was talk OF
buying dynamite the use Of the dyna-
mite tO be contingent on the action OF
the engineers Of the elevated road CON
ceruiug the proposition 90 strike. lf the
elevated employees refused 10 go ogL
somebody suggested dynamite should ne
used 10 blow them up Such remarks,
said Ashby. We're followed by we Will
we will" Ashby further stated that he
saw OHara and three others leave the
hall. saying they had the stun with them,
and that they had I'm their pockets pack
ages rolled mp in brown paper looking
HELD TO BOND.
Magistrate Breuner held the prisoners
in bonds Of $50 OHara. the man VINO
Ashby said carried dynamite stated last
night that he and his companions had
nothing whatever 10 do with tho dynA-
cite explosion.
The explosion is looked upon by tho
police as dismal failure I'm so lar NJ ~
failed 10 accomplish its purpose but men
of anarchistic tendency are being care
fully watched
If the men looked for public sympathy.
they made "a wise selection i'm taking
Second avenue as the scene OF the hght
SEVERAL RIOTS.
Several times during the afternoon INC
Second avenue hut none were 40 SERIOUS
import The real trouble did not begin
until thousands Of workmen VINO I'VE
along that great thOrOughlare came nome
from work
At Z O'Clock Second avenue from Tenth
street 10 the stables at t0fty-nihth
street. was filled with a dense mass pi
people an eager TOR trouble. captain
D0nohue earlier I'm the evening had sent
out a squad of men 90 keep people out
~ the middle of the street. that no
tampering with the slot might occur.
But his men were like so many chips on
"A river when the tide Is strong, ana lhey
were tossed hither and thither. Ihey
used their clubs With an their power ana
the only result was 20 anger the crowd,
so that little discrimination was SHOWN
between the police and the car men wnen
CLUBBfNG STRIKERS.
At about ) o'clock great crowd gain.
cred between FOrty-second ana f0rty-
nfth streets. and attempted 20 overthrow
the cars that came alohs dpvul 'H'tV
Policeman owen COnovan, who was en-
a ear bound south was hit on the head
with a brick and knocked OF MS seat 20
the pavement MS le4A 'y' "dS aiNh"ot
knocked out
Iouis Mlnkus. a boy got I'm front OF
the pOliceman's club, and In the excite
rnent the blue coat made no distinctions.
The boy was knocked over and vas car
ROD home with a bad scalp wound
Nike sheridan. strike sympsthlzer
of east Forty second street. was taken
home with a fractured skull.
A sergeant and forty reserves were
cot out on the double quick, ana dis,
persed the crowd making numocr ot
another crowd got together In a minute
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