New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
BLOODSHED AND RTOTING,
STRIKERS RESORT TO VIOLENCE ON A
SUBURBAN LINE.
MOTORMAN INJURED-MINOR INCL
DENTS OF THE CONTEST

DENTS OF THE CONTEST.
The first serious trouble encountered by ths
police during the strike on the Third-ave. line,
occurred yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock at
Twenty -hfth-ave. and Eighty-sixth-st. Union
vilie and it took force Of over fifty policemen.
under the direction of Inspector Campbell. 10
que the disturbance. large number Of heads
belonging TO the strikers were bruised and the
conductor and motorman Of a Third-avs. car
were roughly handled by the strikers
Car No. l. 426, Of the Thrd-ave line. in charge
Of John G. Cleary twenty-seven years Of age. of
No 100 Fifty y-hfth-st. conductor. and George
Kelly OF No. 913 Third-ave.. left Ulmer Park
for Manhattan. Their car was guarded by
three policemen, and no one expected any
trouble. At Twenty-ffth-ave. and Eighty
sixth-st the car was stopped by mass OF
bcwlders and junk on the track. While the crew
Of the car were removing the obstacles large
crowd Of strikers and their sympathizers sur
rounded the car and before the three police
men could prevent ii the conductor and motor
man were in the centre OF the crowd, and were
being beaten and kicked numerically. The
three policemen made An attempt to rescue the
two men. but could not, and the latters cries
for help could be heard fer blocks.
Harry Browdell the station agent at Union
Vile, telephoned 10 the Bath Beach police sta
ton for help, and twenty policemen. In charge
OF Inspector Campbell and Captain Burford, or
the Seventeth Precinct, came down IN the
patrol wagon They Joined at every
corner by other officers. and when the scene OF
the riot was reached there was at least hhty
policemen. who charged on the mob. In few
minutes the conductor and motorman were
rescued.
Cleary could not raise himself from the
ground and IL was at first thought he was dy-
ing cash extended over six inches in the
back OF his head. and the blood dyed the road
way all around him. The motorman, beyond
few severe body bruises. was not hurt
The police had captured a number Of prison.
ers. and Of these Cleary identified seven as his
assailants. They were taken 10 the Fort
Hamilton police station and all held on charges
of felonious assault preferred by Cleary. The
men arrested were: John Lambert, twenty
six years old conductor, living at No. 23S Forty
ffth-st; Jonn Hartigan. twenty-three years
old notorman, OF No 276 Fifth-aye.; Thomas
Burns, twenty-six years old. OF No 10 Nelson
ST. Henry r. Doyle. conductor. twenty-four
years old. Of No. II Garnet-st.; George F. Ben
net twenty-six years DID, conductor. OF No.
1878 Third ave; william Farnan. thirty years
old. conductor OF No. 307 Ninth-ave. and
Charles Muggee twenty-three years old. motor
man, OF No 342 Seventeenth-st. all OF Brook.
lyn.
Conductor Cleary said these seven men had
all assaulted him. An ambulance from the
Norwegian Hospital was called. and Surgeon
King sewed up the cash in Cleary's head
Though terribly bruised from his beating, and
hardly able 70 walk the conductor refused 70
20 10 the hospital and was taken to his home
Rail ~ he Raj
station.
The seven prisoners will be tried in the Coney
Island Court this morning The car. In charge
OF a substitute conductor. afterward continued
It's way to the city.
HOW ONE CAR WAS STALLED.
Eostrand-ave car was stalled at Vernon
ave yesterday morning by some one leaping on
the front platform and carrying on the Level
from the motor box.
The car was on its way to Holy Cross Gene
terry when a crowd assembled and tried TO pull
,ha r,otorman from his post He defended him
self we'll but because OF the missing lever, q.
was compelled TO give up the nght TDe GROVE
then began throwing stones. and before the ais
turbance was quelled. Timothy j. Cronin, TWEEN
,v-seyen years old, Of No. 81 Erasmus-str w0
arrested by Patrolman Swayne, Of the Grand
n station and charged with disorderiy con,
ducf He was held for examination In xl.oW
bail by Magistrate Nostrand.
An ice wagon was hauled out OF . pile q
hroken vehicles and placed the track a
Canarsie Lane and Nostrsnd-ave yesterday
morning The police promptly cleared the rails
rang of hoodums gathered In Twenty -hrst.
St South Brooklyn. yesterday morning al J
ley wires succeeded In tearing them down -