The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
Induced to Desert by Crowd
Gathered About Carbarn.

On the shield are the words, Farley s
New York State Detective Agency"
Several. of the guards escaped from the
car barns and gave their badges into
the hands of the union men.
STRIKERS PROMISE KINDNESS.
The first man to walk out when Cap
tain Anderson went into the barn was
Richard Burner, who had signed with
Farley in Philadelphia. Burner was
engaged as a motorman. When he
reached the street he was taken in
hand by the union men, who crowded
around him fraatically and escorted
him down Valencia street to Twenty
ninth. near the windows occupied by
the strike breakers who had not yet
deserted This was done as an object
lesson TO show that the refugees from
the barn would not fall into unkind
hands
Burner stated that when he Joined
the Farley contingent he did so as a
traveller and not as strike breaker.
Others who came on. under Captain
Anderson's wing were ]. Victor, j. Jo-
seph, Alexander Waydea Frank Davis
F. Stern and Jack Cucha.
While the guard in the place were
watching the men who went out with
the police captain ]. Francis jumped
from the second-story window on the
Tiffany street side and escaped. He was
picked up unhurt by the union men and
escorted with the usual cheers to a
wagon and driven with dozen other
refugees to the carmen's headquar-
ters on Webster street Many of the
men were taken to hotels in the Mis-
sion. where lodgings were provided for
them. all who are members of any
union are TO be provided with work
One of the chief arguments used be-
fore the windows was that the men
would find better jobs than running
street cars.
GUARDS BEAT BACK DEsERTER
Early in the day before the carmen
started to plead with the strike-break-
ers, one of the latter named Gray at
tempted to desert the barn, but was
overhauled at the entrance by two
guards, whom he claims beat him
badly in the struggle that ensued be-
tween the men and himself. He finally
gained his liberty and joined the strik-
ers and later in the day was endeayor.
ing to persuade other strike breakers
to leave.
One hundred OF the strike breaker.
who arrived in the morning were taker
from the cars 10 the Geneva-street
distance below the branch County jail
This place was comparatively isolated
and there We're few, if any, escape.
from the fold. Nor were there many
union men about TO lure the men away
The company was prepared for al
emergency. however, for from a pes
near the main entrance to the building
there hung a~dozen strong ash clubs
clubs not of any great heft. but of gooc
length, which could be easily swung il
a way to hurt.
II these men were not sufficiently fec
on the way across the continent, they
experienced welcome change of far,
at the Geneva-street station, for bee
steaks and vegetables in plenty wer,
served them. They were Furnished
with good beds and made comfortabl,
in every way.
The men were given an opportunit,
during the afternoon to run cars
There is a large enclosure about tn,
barn and on the tracks there the rner
operated the cars. Union pickets heart
of this and a delegation is to be sen
out to the place this morning to in
vestigate. In turn the police learned
Of the unions move and Chief Dinar
/ has given orders that squad OF pa
/ trolnen shall be ready to protect tn.
men and the companys property.