The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-09
STRIKE BREAKERS IN COURT.
EMPLOYEES or NEWBURGH TRAC-
TON co. HELD FOR ASSAULT.

Two Cars Taken From the Barns for q Run
on Creased Tracks Crowds Out, but
No Violence City Merchants Clamor
for Arbitration OF the Trouble.
EEwBURoH, N. Y, Aug. s.-The sixth
day Of the strike on the Orange County
Traction Company lines opened with
Standing room only" signs in Recorder
Hyndman's court room, where strike break
ers Bert Chittum and John T. Stewart had
an examination on charges OF assault.
Chittum, who used his revolver, was ar
raigned for first degree assault and Stewart,
who used his club, for second degree. Sew
eral lawyers were drawn into the case, in
Guiding District Attorney Seegor, and It
was attempted to have the charges against
the men dismissed on the ground that a
riot existed and that they as deputy sherifs
were authorized to do what they could to
quell the riot. Other reasons were adj
vanced why the two men should be dis
charged, but the Recorder put them both
under bonds for the Grand Jury, the mana
gers Of the trolley road going on the bonds.
The next bit Of excitement came shortly
after noon when two cars were run out OF
the car barns on Broadway and over the
city lines. These were manned by strike
breakers and zach had on 1t a policeman
and a deputy sheriff, fourteen of the latter
having been picked up throughout Orange
county and sent here by Sheriff Gumaer.
They are known as regular and not special
deputies.
Word had gone abroad that the cars
would be started and crowds lined the
streets to see what would happen. While
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to contend with, there was an absence OF
the violence shown on former days. The
cars were soon housed again and the car
barns closed.
The Central Labor Union had held a meet
ing and censured Sheriff Gunaer and Under
wants of the people in deputizing worthless
men to shoot down and club citizens and
innocent children" The union placed itself
on record as being opposed to riot, dis,
order and lawlessness of any kind and
made a plea to the strike syIm1p,athizers to
refrain from any act that will in any way
interfere with the free operation Of the
cars
In the last tw~enty-four hours a sentiment
has arisen in behalf OF arbitration. This
has been increased largely by. the attitude
of the three daily newspapers, which have
printed strong and emphatic editorials in
favor Of hat method Of settlement and
showing how the city is gaining unpleasant
notoriety, how the visitors to the city and
the citizens themselves are being incon.
venienced and how the merchants and
business men generally are losing trade
because of the tieup. The merchants
especially are outspoken against prolong-
ing the strike.
The president Of the trolleymen's union
says that his organization is willing to arbi-
trate IL disinterested arbitrators can be OBJ
tanned. Manager Pouch Of the railroad,
when approached upon the subject said
that, inasmuch az Deputy Commissioner OF
Labor John Lundrigan had just reached
town and he was to confer with that state
official about the matter, he could not then
tell what he would do until the conference
was over. Tonight Manager Pouch said
that he had conferred with Mr.. Lundrigan
and that the result Is that the company
maintains its position in regard to the mat
ter of an open shop. and that 1t does not con-
cede that that feature Of the case is a ques-
ton for arbitration.