The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
UNION MEN AMbUSHED
by POLICE DURING AN
ATTACK ON Street CAR
Three Caught Red Handed
After Making Assaults
on Strike Breakers
TAKE PICKET BADGES
Prearranged Affair Nipped
in Bud by the Squad
Under Gleeson
TAKE PICKET BADGES

Two members OF the carmen's union
and one former employe OF the United
Railroads were caught redhanded in an
attack on an eddy street car near the
Chutes at $50 o'clock last night by
squad OF policemen headed by Captain
of Detectives Colby, Captain OF Police
Gleason and Detective Tom Gibson. On
the persons OF the strikers were found
their union badges. cards and picket
badges. and the police say their Identity
was established beyond the question OF
a doubt
The men under arrest are A Peter
son, a striking gripman; J. c. Kyle,
striking motorman. and R Schmidt,
former employe OF the company. Five
OF their companions escaped, but the
police are still looking for them.
Early in the afternoon the police re-
ceived information that an attack had
been planned on car 1865 OF the Eddy
street line near the Chutes entrance.
Captain OF Detectives Colby, Captain
Gleeson and Detective Gibson, accom-
panied by 10 special men, repaired TO
the spot after nightfall and hid in
the bushes in the park.
At s:35 the marked car. in charge
of Conductor +. S. Ashley and Motor
man J. c. Peterson. appeared Shortly
after fl passed the Chutes entrance a
crowd OF eight men was seen to dash
at Il from the sidewalk One Of the
men pulled the trolley OFF and another
member OF the gang struck Motorman
J. c. Peterson in the face with a pair
Of brass knuckles, infiicting painful in
juries
At this juncture Captain Gleeson,
who had been watching the attack
from a nearby point Of vantage, fired
his revolver in the air as signal to
the rest OF his forces, who responded
Immediately.
The officers quickly surrounded the
attacking party, capturing Peterson.
Schmidt and Kyle. The other five mem
bers Of the gang escaped though they
were pursued for some distance by the
policemen.
The three men were taken to the
park station and their names were en-
tered on the detinue book pending an
investigation. When searched union
and picket badges and union working
cards were found in their pockets.
President Cornelius of the carmen's
union has announced that the union
would pay reward OF $500 for the ar
rest Of any striking carman caught
committing any act OF violence, so it
is likely that some action will be taken
by the union as soon as an investigation
Of the attack has been made.
The carmens union and the United
ANrtilA t4AS S.4E4l announced last night
that the situation was satisfactory to
IL and that prospects were brighter
than for many days. The carmen said
shat their buses were crowded 10 over
towing all day long. and Thornwell
Mutually for the United Railroads said
that the cars Of the company We're
axed to their utmost capacity. He
also pointed out that the Valencia
street line ran TIL midnight without
molestation.
Mutually said that the United Rail-
roads would put on many additional
cars tomorrow. The exact number has
not been decided as yet for the reason
that the schedule has not been fully
arranged. Mutually claims to have men
enough on hand 10 run the additional
cars and assures the public that the
service viii be improved within a
couple OF days.
The California and Hyde cable roads
viii resume operation tomorrow morn
ing. President James B. Stetson says
that he has nonunion men enough un-
der contract to assure a good service
tin 1880 or S o'clock every night.
Practically every old employe of the
two lines is anxious TO return TO work, E"
said Stetson. but they are afraid OF
brickbsts and stones. All the men
have interviewed are satisfied with the
scale of wages and hours in effect be-
lore the strike II lneN Wish TO come
back TO work / am willing TO employ
them. We have gathered enough men
i'm and about the city to operate most
Of our cars. II satisfactory conditions
prevail we will run night cars as of
old"
W. J. Martin, president of the South
san Francisco railroad. denied the
statement recently published that he
had recognized the carmen's union and
had taken back the old employees on
the Holy Cross line. In a communica-
tfon received yesterday President Mar
tin stated that some of the men had re-
turned to work and that others had
applied for their old jobs. He added
that no good had been served in bring
ing his road into the present con-
troversy. as il was entirely outside of
san Francisco county and was q sep
arate corporation.
Martin complained that Cornelius did
not examine the status of the line prior
20 calling the men of their cars. He
closed his letter by saying that the
public OF South San Francisco. who
know the facts, ride in the cars and
that the patronage IS increasing daily