The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-03
NOBBED BY STRIKE BREAKERS
MEN HIRED TO GO TO JERSEY
FIGHT FOR THEIR MONEY.
Agents OF the Public Service Corporation
Dicn't Have the Cash to Pay All the
Men They'd EnSased-CrOwd Pur.
sues . Cab They're In-Three Arrests.

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The troubles of the Public Service Cor
poration, which runs the trolley lines Of
northern New Jersey, spread to this city
yesterday. When strike on the lines
was threatened, the company sent Charles
Donovan here. and he opened a recruiting
Office at Fifteenth street and First avenue.
Donovan, who lived ct the Rossmore Hotel,
had three assistants, Walter Cavanaugh,
Earl Bracket and George Elleson.
An advertisement in last Sundays news
papers called for men to work as motor
men and conductors, who were to appear at
Az West Sixteenth street. That Office
! was maintained merely 70 look over the
recruits, who II satisfactory were sent
to the First avenue Office.
The work of hiring men was begun on
Monday. and between 40 and 500 were
engaged at a scale Of el.5O per day while
they were waiting for employment and
81. rs day in case they had to work.
The men, convinced that there would be
no strike, besieged the Office at First ave-
nue. yesterday and demanded their money.
Donovan paid IA many as he could. but
the $500 he had on hand was soon exhausted
and he told those that had not been paid
to call to-day.
The men decided that they were being
swindled and threatened trouble Dono-
van and his three assis ants ran down.
stairs. jumped into a waiting cab and were
driven down First avenue, with the mob
following.
At Thirteenth street the cab was over
taken, but Donovan succeeded in slipping
out and making his escape. The other
three men were not 80 fortunate and had
ak ~. ,x.yht ol, M an
naugh received several blows IN the face.
Finally Policeman Roos OF the Fifth street
station came up and partly quoted the
men.
The three men in the cab tried to explain
matters, but the crowd insisted on their
arrest. and the policemen took the three
to the station, where charge OF grand
larceny was made against them:
The complainants, Harry Marcus OF
70 East l0sth street, Ben amin Sohaffner OF
SIT East Tenth street and Benz amin Shapiro
of 142 Grand street, Brooklyn, explained to
Sergt Fuchs that they hadn't received
money which was promised to them and
that each had been made to pay 81 for
badge.
The three assistants then told the sergeant
that the dollar was security that the men
would show up for work If needed, but
Sergt. Fuchs decided to hold the men.
Donavan appeared at the station last night
and explained matters all over again:
Sergt Fuchs then admitted that he had
made a mistake, but said that owing to the
fact that he had entertained the complaint
he would have to let il stand and be decided
by a Magistrate. Donovan got bail for the
three assistants.
After the episode on First avenue some
member Of the mob informed the others
that Donavan lived at the Rossmore Hotel,
and a crowd set out for that place. They
atormed the Office and insisted on seeing
Donayan. The hotel management finally
had them elected. and the crowd then
marched to the Tenderloin station and de-
manded that Donavan be arrested. After
hearing the complaint the police there told
them to 20 to the East Fifth street station.