The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-22
TROLLEY STRIKE UNCHANGED
POLICE STILL. G UlRD THE CARS IN
GREATER NEW YORK.
Ihe Arrest of President Rossiter of the
brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on
Complaint Charging Criminal Libel
VIII Probably Not Effect the Situa-
tion of Ex-President johnson.

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tion of Ex- President johnson.
| New York, July 21.--In the boroughs
of Manhattan and Brooklyn to-day the
strike situation generally speaking re-
mained unchanged. On Manhattan
Island cars on all the lines of the Metro
| politan system were run on practically
| the usual headWay and at night the
cars on Second and Sixth avenues were
under police protection, although the
claim is made by the company that
there is no longer any necessity for this.
Policemen still guard the depots of the
several lines 1t is expected that they
will be sent back to the station Satur-
day or Sunday and if this is done little
trouble will be anticipated with the
strikers in the future. t7
Undoubtedly the events of greatest
interest during the day was the arrest
of President Clinton l.. Rossiter of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company on a
warrant issued by Magistrate Brenner
charging him with criminal libel. AL
bert l.. Johnson, former president of
the Nassau railroad, was the complain
ant and the notification by the mayor
to the different district ATTORNEYS with
in the limits Of the Greater New York
that the ten-hour law was enforcible
and asking them to communicate with
Secretary Donnelly of the building
trade section of the Central Trade
union and submit complaints to a grand
jury or magistrate. The arrest of Pres
ident Rossiter will not, it is thought,
have any marked effect upon the strike.
Ex-President Johnson objects to state
ments made by Mr.. Rossiter to Brook
lyn reporters in a recent interview. In
the interview Mr. Rossiter is quoted
as saying in referring to the two strik-
ers charged with blowing up the Fifth
avenue elevated structure with dyna-
mite: Those are not my men. Albert
l.. johnson is welcome to them Albert
Johnson is the leader of them. | am
told that there Is evidence against some
of the men to send them to prison for
twenty years.
According to the newspaper state
ments Mr.. Rossiter then appealed to
Colonel Williams, secretary and treas
of hn
company, and said: rs not that So
Colonel?" The affidavits show that
Colonel Williams replied: ''Yes and we
understand that one of these men is
close to Mr.. Johnson" The case is set
for hearing next Thursday.
The letters written by Mayor Van
Wyck to the district attorneys regard
ing the enforcement Of the tenhour law,
it is thought, may result In a transfer
of the street car trouble to the courts.
The strikers held various meetings to-
night in the different boroughs The
Brooklyn strike leaders seemed to be of
the opinion that the men had a chance
for victory. General Master Workman
Parsons said in different speeches that
the stockholders of the Brooklyn trolley
would undoubtedly call upon
the directors to relieve President Ros7 |
sitter. Up to the present time no ac-
ton has been taken by the board of |
directors of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company which seems to warrant |
these statements. During the afternoon
and evening strikers on both sides of |
he East river discussed the wisdom of
the policy of the programme of Master
Workman Parsons to march to the city |
hall with thousands of men for the
of protesting to Mayor Van
Wyck against the alleged violations of
he ten-hour Jaw. 1t was finally decid-
ID to give up the march in view Of the
mayors letter to the district attorney.