Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-21
STRIKE IS NOW TEN WEEKS OLD.

importance to give him and were ac. quainted with him from the start, yet we could not but admire the man for his energetic methods in trying to get information. We trust that the guil- ty party will soon be brought to bay
 We hope that in our next public statement we will have news to im- part which will show something fa- vorable toward a settlement of the strike.
 At, or toward the close of the meet ing of citizens held in the City hall Thursday evening Chairman Hunt an- nounced that if anybody should find evidence of boycotting and did not wish to figure in court he could hand over the evidence to R. F. Kelsey and he would take care of it. That same evening Democrat reporter was re- ferred to MT Kelsey for ticket for that meeting, and since then MT KeI- sey has been credited with being the main instrument in getting up that meeting. To-day it was reported that he was acting in the interests of the trolley company.
 MT Kelsey was asked if that. was 50 and after some hesitation he said: IT see you had an interview on that. sub- Ject with Colonel Burpee last evening. r <
 "Yes, that is so," replied the re porter.
 MT Kelsey had to be asked again if he were not acting for the trolley com pany in getting up the meeting before he answered. after some hesitation, that 1t was not so.
 'sYou got letter from the trolley company few days ago, did you not?'' he was asked.
 "No sir" he said after some hesita. ton.
 "l'idn't you get letter from the trolley company, with the trolley cons pany's name on the envelope scratch ed with pen and ink ?''
 sOh, come now, you're only trying to get up story as long as your arm" said MT Kelsey.
 "No," said the reporter, "the report that you have been acting for the troll ley company and that you received d letter from them, is only a sequence of that meeting held the other evening. Now I want to know if there's any- l thing to it." l MT Kelsey again laughed. It was necessary to become mora definite about that letter and the scribe informed Mir Kelsey that n num- Der of persons saw the letter with the name of the trolley company scratched l in ink, on the elevator in the Odd Fellows building. I Then he said that he did receive tan envelope" from the trolley company, 1 "but you said letter,' said MT Kel- sey. Ut was only an envelope con- taining my Nceipts for my electric light bill'' He denied that he was interested in the trolley company, even when told that it surprised many how man as busy as he could spare time to devote to an arduous matter like getting up a meeting of selected citizens. Regard l ing the statement made by Mir Hunt.
 he said it was because, he was secre- tary of the meeting; people who may have information about boycottina were advised to leave it with him tQ take care of It did not seem to strike him as peculiar that the properl place for such information was tie ofsl flee of the prosecuting attorney. H6 merely laughed when it was suggested to him.
 l A brick was thrown at trolley car on East Main street near Orange street shortly after o'clock last night. Tt did I no damage except to knock little l paint off the car The conductor stop ped the car and made an investigation 1 which was fruitless.
 A few more are riding on the cara l but not enough to say so. Most of the new faces are the property of people who have stepped into the breach, not l because they want to ride on the cars. but simply to break the strike. Wo~ men who rarely ever used the cars un-| til the present week were very much
 in evidence yesterday, and men who have teams are giving their horses a rest and ride to and from their officen on the cars. There was practically no ' business on some of the lines last night and the number of fares collected to. l day was small. The weather for out l door exercises was not quite so invit- l ing as yesterday and probably this had l something to do with the falling off, | . . 4