Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-31
ON ALL LINES
New Bedford Cars Are
Running on Schedule.
Man Run Down by Car, Suffer-
ing Fractured Skull, Dies.
Molorman Under $4,000 Bonds Patronage
Of The Lines Is Light.

New Bedford, Mass, July 3O.-Cars
were run today on all the lines Of the
New Bedford trolley system on prac-
tically the same schedule as was in
force before the strike began week
ago.
There was no disturbance during the
day of any consequence, and the gen.
eral condition presented no indications
that strike was in progress. The
patronage of the cars, however, is not
up to the normal figures. fear of posi-
BILE disturbances and other conditions,
including sympathy with the strikers.
serving to keep away regular patrons.
In court today. the case of Motor
man James A. Parker, whose car ran
down and fatally injured Henry JOLT
ceur last night, was continued until
Aug. 10, under bonds of $4,000, which
We're furnished by Henry M. Grape,
president of the New Bedford trolley
companies.
Joliceur, who suffered a fracture Of
the skull. died today Of his injuries.
Parker. the motOrman, is one of the
strlkebreakers brought to the city
from New York. Several other cases.
growing out of the strike, came up in
the local court this afternoon. A num-
Der of people arrested on Saturday
night. on charges of disturbing the
peace We're found guilty and fined.
The striking motormen and conductors
held their usual gatherings at headuuar-
tiers today and declared themselves hope
full of ultimate victory, notwithstanding
the success of the company in operating
the various lines.
The union men continued today their
denial of the statement from company
officials that some of their number have
deserted and gone back to the company
The roll call today, it was said, disclosed
no assertions from the ranks of the
strikers. Company officials said that
eight of the strikers had applied for
work and had been given positions on the
roll of employees. Supt. Potter of the
company said that two of the reinstatcd
men were put to work today and that
five others were given leave of absence
as they presented doctors certificates of
illness,
A policeman rode on each car of the
Purchase street line today as a guard,
but none of the other lines were thus
guarded. The Purchase street line runs
through crowded districts of the city.
where there are homes of cotton mill op-
eratives and others supposed to be union
sympathizers.
Tonight it was said that the police
would probably be taken off the Purchase
street line tomorrow during daylight.
Peter Miller of Hartford, CT, q
strike breaking conductor. was arrest
ed and locked up tonight charged with
carrying a concealed weapon. Miller
was accused of having placed a revol
yer threateningly in the faces of two
boys after sand and pebbles had been
thrown at his car on Acushnet avenue.
Policemen Grape and Jant, who made
tine arrest, said they had been witnesses
of the incident
Supt. Potter Of the railroad company,
expressed himself as gratified with the
action of the police. as he said orders
had been given to the railroad employees
not to carry weapons of any sort.
There was another stone throwing
incident on Purchase street, when a car
on which Deputy Sheriff P. G.. Wing
was riding was attacked. The deputy
sheriff pursued the stone throwers, but
was unable to catch any of them and
no arrests were made.