The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-22
THE SO-CILLED BROOKLYN STRIKE
President Rossiter Charged with Criminal
Libel by Al Johnson.


The only indication yesterday that there had
been strike on the BROOKLYN trolley roads
was the presence Of a policeman on an occa-
sonal trolley car Even this precaution would
have been dispensed with had not the police
authorities been aware of the fact that some
OF the cars on the Nassau system were still
likely to be attacked by the strike sympa-
thzers All the lines on the Brooklyn Heights
road were being run on the regular schedule.
and over two-thrds OF the cars on the Nassau
lines We're In operation.
The nsigniflcance Of the strike Is shown by
the fact that out OF the 1880 men on the pay
roll OF the Rapid Transit Company. including
all classes OF labor on the surface and elevated
roads. only 300 went out. and OF these only
400 worked ON the lines OF the Heights system.
There il abundant evidence that fully half OF
these men would have hurried back to work
the day after the strike was ordered had It not
been for the delusive prospect held out by the
labor agitators and the encouragement Of GER
tain newspapers and stock jobbcrs Even yes
terday. when every one could see that there
was no longer the semblance Of any life in the
strike, General Master Workman Parsons and
Master Workman Pines proiessed to be per-
AS IA tail-cnd TO the nasco Prcsdent Rqsster
Bremen in the Adams street court to answer
to a comp amt Of alleged criminal libe pre-
srred by former rrs5demt Anert L.
strike. sent a, check for $500 to the ,strik-
ers Ip a long AFFIDAVIT Mr Johnson sGI
ton 254 of the Criminal Code by init,
mating as alleged that J ,ha o,,ow was IN
BLOW blow up up the Elevated railroad Tiars
at Fifth avenue and Thir,y-sixrh street
on Taesday nght Al Pillday IT. BY J14n
SON, complaint, 1t sets forth that President
Rossiter. in an interview in regard to the ar,
rest Of the twenty one men on suspicion OF
being, mixed up, in the dynamite incident; Ie-
men" and also said; One, of these men is
! President Rossitcr through his counsel Mr..
! Wells. pleaded not guilty. and asked for an i'm;
mediate examination. but it was put over until
Ther" was to have been an examination yes
| terday in the case OF the twenty one dynamite
so AS to give Police Captain Reynolds and his
! detectives an opportunity to continue Their
Magistrate Bremen held Thomas Casey. a
| former superintendent on the Nassau road. tol
trial in the Court OF Special Sessions Tor using
Dean on the lrst day OF the strike, Casey. as
| alleged. threatened to pull Dean OF the car
and melted mob to throw stones Tt In spite ,b o
admira lie character of the accused Magistrate
Brrnner decided to hold him for trial
| sumed Ia st night on all the lines except Thirty
! ninth street and Hicks street At about II
O'Clock last night dozen or more barrels We yer,
near Luqueer street and between Second an'
Third place. and set on fire, Fifteen mountet
men from Highbridge and the reserves OF II,
Deputy Chief Mackellar
The galloping Of the eon m 9ma men dow
The barrels were removed bv the conductor
ana motormen of the cars that, were stopped
md tn" am m" "t OF car 22si was struc
twice in the back. hut decline medical assist
ance. The policemen quickly, dispersed tn
crowds without being Obliged to use thei
| clubs.