The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
1uESTY-THREE ARRESTS.
Result of a Dav of Rowdyism and Lawless-
ness in Brooklyn.

ness In brooklyn.
Anumbar Of arrests we're made by the police
during the day The first occurred at IL 80
O'Clock in the afternoon on Fifth avenue. near
Twenty NTH street. crowd OF ten men at
tackled a Greene avenue car in charge OF Mo-
tornan Howard Jephson OF 1873 Fifty-seventh
street. They howled "Scab! scab!" and threw
stones at the motormau. One OF these rocks.
twice a- large as n mans fist. struck Jephson in
the left ankle. knocking him down. AS he fell
the police made a rush at the rioters There
was a hig fight on Immediately. as the strikers
were in an ugly mood and not inclined to
break ground The police used their clubs
freely and finally succeeded in putting five OF
the men to fight and arresting the other
FIVE At the station at Sixteenth street
and Fifth avenue the men gave the following
names: Henry Barlin OF 1854 Third street. Ber-
nard Higgins OF Forty-ninth street and Third
avenue. Thomas Morrison OF 222 Twenty first
street. Thomas Conlin OF 90 Fifteenth street
and John Ash Of the same address.
A charge OF violating section 635 OF the Penal
Code. which provides against endangering the
esfety of the public. was made against these
men. Ash had received a bad scalp wound in
the hRht and his injuries. as well as those Of
5ephson. were dressed BY the ambulance sur
Eeon from Sinai Hospital.
1880 O'Clock five men began piling rocks.
bed springs and similar truck on the tracks at
Fifth avenue and Twentieth street. The police
charged on them. but two OF them got away.
The other three showed fight. but the police
overpowered them and locked them up In
the same station. At the station the men gave
their names as Arthur Brooks Of e0s Fifth
street and Harry W. Irvington OF 573 Twenty;
against them. and an additional one OF assault
Ing police officer in the discharge Of his duty
was preferred against Frost, as he had
thrown coal at the policemen with excellent
Am.
The most violent one Of the strikers. to be
arrested was Thomas Wennitsky OF 121
custody at 8 o'clock at Twenty first street and
Third avenue. He saw a patrol wagon going
stones, When the police charged upon him he
pelted them, and he fought desperately when
they closed in hin It tPo6 three POLICE
same station on the usual two charges.
, At 10 o ., last night three boys were
arriving at, the station. The police arrested
s and ss fssd then ey up GAVE The Se na%e
WilSSSshby street, George ossm an Is years
Franklin. II years old. OF 283 Hamburg
John B. Kelleher OF 20 Fifty sixth street was
arrested in the afternoon on suspicion OF being
m,a ,S IN The thrPwne Of the stone tina.
Fynn Of l4l North Sixth avenue was ar.
Se m amns qnG on M tricks kst6
locked upior throwing stones at Albert BRYANT.
q motorman on the Hamilton avenue line.
One OF the stones hit Bryant on the head and
Michael j. 'o'Donopgh. 80 years old, Of 80
GIrnstt street was locked up In the Butler
Allen = Years oId. q Pc Twenty.srst sfrees
n Canarsie and was locked up for it, A. Lucas.
2.s years old. a striking motorman Of the
W With crowd With the police at ReeEaWs8
avenue and East New York avenue When the
c CTM@ ,E was dispersed he was unable to get up
OF me ground and was removed to ST. Mary's
ih"SRta. prisoner. He was badly hurt about
James Lynch. % years old. OF 222 Rockaway
avenue was one OF a party OF men that board
e. car at Rockaway avenue. near Fulton
police chased them away he was the only one
0t those that had threatened the motorman
VINO was caught.
ed TO Pile Junk on the tracks at Belmont and
tHSo"Sa%ay avenues. The police charged on
ana 5Py %t chem 9enTs DID, re o sS
dhhtIordl avenue. attempted to assault POLICE
%s nnSs 5s o tss h
"lH,rSS attempted to rescue him and was also
Peter Ryan. % years old OF 22s East New
l,IE avenue, was arrested by Detective Butler
H' N" tCntral Office. Manhattan. for piling q
I,' Gt rnhti- on the tracks OF the Canarsie
ii" near the New Lots road. George Watson.
~ years Old, Of Bristol and Blake avenues, was
ufi"e'"d NV Policeman Fullerton for placing an
~" ron bed-tcad and other junk on the tracks
AZ I'Hmont and Rockaway avenues.
rl NEST Won Pcntz. motorman on the Brook
IN il"gh'S system. and Michael O'Brien. one
vi lhn Nassau systems employees. got into q
a., Yer IN" strike last night at Willow street
81, IaMhira avenue Won Pentz said that the
wa They came to blows and O'Brien had
t,gG p"rtf locked up in the Liberty avenue sta.
''' on charge OF threatening to shoot him.