The sun., 1905-09-13
CLASH OYER STRIKE ARRESTS
MAGISTRATE FINN RESENTS PO-
LICE CRITICISM.

Capt. Hussey Says He Meant No Reelection
Ay Remarks on Discharge OF Men VINO
Attacked Mail Wagon Drivcrs--N0
settlement In SiEiit-Much vioaence'
Police Captain Hussey OF the East Twenty
second street station had run-in with
Magistrate Finn In the Yorkvile police court
yesterday In the morning four mail wagon
strikers were in court charged with ASSAULT
ing a man who had applied for work as q
driver. The man was unable to identity
any OF the prisoners and they were let 60.
Hussey was not in court then, but In, the
afternoon he turned up to see what would
be done with the case of Thomas Martin
another striker charged with assaulting
Alexander Rosenberg at Avenue and
Sixteenth street. when he went to the
stables to collect his wages for driving a
mail wagon.
"Iunderstand you have been telling news
paper reporters that you couldn't get JUS
tice In this court, because ssid the mail
drivers were fighting a good night and
wouldn't hold anv assault cases." said the
Magistrate to Hussey, as soon as he was
aware Of his presence on the bridge.
Il didn't say it, said Hussey; you can
find out didn't"
-rm not going about making investisaa1I
TONS" exclaimed Magistrate Finn. -
understand that will hold nobody unless
policemen have evidence. l am here to
do my duty and am doing II as see It,
am not here to be criticized by police cap
tain, an inspector. or even a Police Com
missioner-you mind that.
captain. Il didn 'tsay word.s
All right. am glad OF your explana-
toni just wanted you to know am here
on my eoord," the Magistrate replied and
then he held the prisoner in $500 bail for
Early in the day Capt Hussey had said
that it was practically useless to make
arrests in the case OF men who interfered
with the strike breakers, even when he
saw assaults committed. =,
.The strikers can lau Oh at me, ne said
@They say they are not interfering with
the drivers. Yet only this morning q
policeman arrested a special organizer OF
the International Brotherhood Of Team
sters. helped to arrest a man who says
he is a walking delegate. saw him as
sault q man.
Capt. Hussey said there has been fifteen
arrests since the trouble began and many
Of the prisoners were discharged.
Though negotiations are still supposed
to be in progress for the settlement OF the
time since the strike began. The new
drivers were waylaid by men who were
apparently friendly and decoyed into
Railways where they were set upon by
gangs and beaten. Severa! arrests we're
made and the police were kept busy,
John Grim, u new driver, was taken to
Bellevue Hospital yesterday with frac-
tured skull caused by fall against door
step as the result Of an attack by strikers.
The attack took place in Avenue A near
Yesterday was payday at the stables
and the forty original strike breakers who
were hired at 81 day were given their
choice Of being retained at the regular
wages Of 81 90 and q. 10 day or quit. Most
Of them remained. The rest were then
paid. One OF the new men, Alexander
Rosenberg OF 90 Forsyth street. who was
paid, said that he had been attacked by
four men at Sixteenth street and Avenue A.
One man decoyed him there, and when
some one shouted 'Glve him the check
the attack started. The belief last night
was that settlement was far OF, as the
contractor will mako no concessions.