The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
ARREST OF
ALL SIDES
Exciting Scene Incident to the
Car Strike.
Exciting Scene lnCidenttO the
OFFICER ANGLE STRIKES
Assaults Capt. a. 3. Gu'gon After an
Alteration Caused by an Attempt
to Get Him to Take Into Gus
tody Alleged Peace-Breaker

For few tense moments yesterday
morning excitement ran riot at the Reser-
voir car barns aud situations ugly and
threatening in aspect developed In rap
i'd succession, eliminating in the arrest
OF four perssns, representing all four sides
Of the present streot-railway disturbance
the strikers: the strike-breakers. the
street-railway company. and the consta-
bulary itself.
Surrounding those involved in the Off
ficulty was crowd OF men described by
3onlooliers as angry" Angry theyswere
and more angry they grew as they yelled
hoarsely, giving loud vent to their feel
ings. Trouble Of a dangerous sort seem
+ ed to be developing, particularly at the
moment when a. county officer struck III
the face an odlcinl3of tho strcet-car COM
pany and was placed under arrest for the
offence. Action quick and prompt. how
4 ever, averted any further outbreak and
not long afterwards the situation res olved
itself peacefully. The explosive condition
OF the atmosphere. however, was appar-
ent to all and throughout tho day the.
occurrence was widely discussed In the
city. So far as the street-railway COM
pany was concerned. 1t was made the oc-.
oasion for application for more thorough
and stringent police regula lions. Not
many hours after the happening the
president OF the road and the chief coun-
sci were in consultation with the judge
and the sheriff OF Henrico. attire which the
two ast-naned visited the scone Of the
disturbance. j 5S Hi "a
Meanwhile the four men involved APP
peared before, a magistrate for trial. At
ter some discussion, stponement was eff
fected and the case went over until FRI
day morning next. Those under arrest
are Captain Alex. Gulgon. counsel for the
Passenger and Power Company. charged
with using abusive language and attempt
Ing to intlmidate county officers In the
discharge Of their duty: Constable Myer
Angle, charged with assaulting Captain
Guigon and otherwise behaving In a man
Sner unhecomlng an officer; James Far
ley, formerly a deputy-sheriff In north
ern town, now chief OF strike breakers.
charged with carrying concealed weap-
ons; and finally y. D. Abbott. striker.
charged with having shouted ''hang him."
when the sald Farley was detected. Be-
sides this. complaint has been made BY
the company against Officer Green. for
arresting Farley without a warrant
How'll Happened.
II seems that the trouble at the Res
ervoir began about 1880 o'clock in the
morning, about the time the newly-ar-
rived strike-breakers were preparing to
get something to eat. The meal was to
be served IN tHe clubhouse, HedE tAo Vely
end Of tho track which runs out from
Broad to the Reservoir.
Information. coming from some of the
union men, a great many OF whom were
gathered around the place. had been
placed in the hands OF certain OF the
county officers to the effect that the
chief of the strlke-breakers, Farley, once
In his life deputy sheriff, had upon his
person pistol with which he had threat
sned to do some shooting, One of tho
informants alleged that the man had ex-