Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-20
STREET RAILWAY RIOTING.
Many Men Hurt I'm New York-Brook-
Iyn situation UpimprOved.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The strike or
dered this morning on the lines of the
Metropolitan street railway in New York
infused new blood into the strike in
Brooklyn and did not tend to improve
matters.
The arrest OF twenty-one men, charged
with conspiracy 10 destroy the Elevated
railway at Fifth avenue and Thirty-sixth
street this morning, had little effect on
the pubic. although 1t was expected that
public sympathy would turn against the
strikers.
The car service was very poor. In the
earlier part OF the day s. per cent. Of the
cars of Brooklyn Heights system We're
operated, but this was lessened 10 con-
siderable extent later in the day. On the
Nassau lines cars worked on half head
way all day.
TALK OF DYNAMITE.
The twenty-one men who were arrested
were arraigned in the afternoon at the
Administered Police Court before Magis-
trate Bremen. They were represented by
counsel, who pleaded not guilty in their
behalf. and demanded an immediate hear
ing The original charge Of Yagrancy. on
which the men had been held, was dis
missed. and they answered 10 charge
Of conspiracy, substantiated by the am
davit of William Ashby an ''investiga-
tor" who deposed that on Monday eve
ming he had attended a meeting at Car
berry Hall, and that there was talk or
buying dynamite the use Of the dyna-
mite 10 be contingent on the action or
the engineers Of the elevated road. con-
corning the proposition 20 strike. IL the
elevated employees refused TO go cut
somebody suggested dynamite should be
used 10 blow them up. Such remarks, said
Ashby, were followed by 1--WE Will"
I'VE willg Ashby further stated that he
saw O'Hara and three others leave the
hall saying they had the stuff with
them. and they had in their pockets pack
ages rolled up in brown paper. looking
like dynamite Magistrate Bremen held
the prisoners in bonds Of $50.
THE EXPLOSION a FAILURE.
O'Hara. the man who, Ashby said, car
ried dynamite, stated last night that he
and his companions had nothing what
ever 10 do with the dynamite explosion.
The explosion is looked upon by the po-
lice as a dismal failure, since it failed TO
accomplish its purpose, but men Of anar-
chistic tendency are being carefully
watched.
IL the men looked for public sympathy
they made a wise selection in taking Sc
cond avenue, Manhattan, as the scene OF
the fight. Several times during the after
noon the police were called upon to quell
riots in Second avenue, but none were OF
serious import. The real trouble did not
begin until thousands OF workmen who
live along that great thoroughfare came
home from work.
POLICE ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Att O'Clock Second avenue, from Tenth
street TO the stables. at Forty-ninth
street. was filled with a dense mass OF
people. all eager for trouble. Captain
Donahue, earlier In the evening, hao
sent out a squad OF men 20 keep people
out OF the middle OF the street, so that
no tampering with the slot might occur.
But his men were Ike so many chips on
a river when the tide Is strong, and they
were tossed hither and thither. They
used their clubs with all their power, ana
the only result was TO anger the crowd
so that little discrimination was shown
between the police and the carmen wren
bricks were thrown.
At about o'clock a great crowd gain
cred between Forty-second and Forty
fifth streets, and attempted 20 overthrow
the cars that came along. about thirty
minutes apart
Policeman owen conovan, who was on
a car bound south. was lift on the head
with a brick, and knocked on his seat