New-York tribune., 1908-10-09
TAXI" STRIKE BROKEN
Company Recognizes Their Union,
but Not Hackmen' 's-Fictim Dies.

The chaufeurs' strike practically ended yesterday
afternoon, when many strikers went back 10 WORK.
The officials of the company said that they wouio
resume their regular service this morning. Harry
Allen president of the company. told the men thaC
the company willing to recognize them as an
individual union. but not affiliated with lhe
teamsters and cabrnen. This plan will probaoy De
accepted by the men. some of whom believe they
have been used as cat's-paws by the hackmen. Inc
strike leaders say. however that no settlement
has beer made. although overtures to that pur-
pose have been made
Robert Quaey. the fourteen-year-old ooY VINO
shot by the special officers employed pF the
New York Taxicab Company, died yesterday morn
ing in Roosevelt Hospital. Robert Suits and Rich
ard Dneen. the two special officers, were both held
in $5.ooo bah by Coroner Shrady.
The cause Of all this trouble" Assistant District
Attorney Turnbu said. lis that these are not the
type of special officers should be They are
obviously unfit for such service
Patroman Barron testified that he the flashes
of the revovers from the second taxicab, and that
the weapons were directed toward the crowd He
said he saw no stones thrown and no crowd before
the shooting began. Julius Schwab, eighteen years
old, who was sitting the stoop at No. 4O6 West
57th street beside the Quailey boy when he was
shot. said that when the shooting began they start
ed to go away
I heard another shot" Schwab testified. "and
turned to see where it came from. I started to
walk again and fell the body of Quailey.
without word"
Schwab said he saw Dineen sitting on the back
seat of the second taxi-cab. with a smoking
vover half out Of the window.
Both Suits and Dineen said they had not shot
at the crowd but fred in the air when they were
attacked They fired only. they say. set the
police and keep from being mobbed. About the
others in the cab they said they knew nothing, ex
cept that there a lawyer q physician and
some officials Of the company.
Magistrate Steinert had several assault cases be-
fore him in the West Side court based on con-
the special officers and alleged strike
sympathizers
u think it an outrage" Magistrate Steinert said
after listening to the testimony. that the Police
Commissioner is enabled to furnish the power to
these special officers-many of them thugs, men
out Of work, and men. some of them. who would
commit murder for S2-to carry rev0lvers.
Most of the arrests made by these men were
absolutely unwauanted. In nearly every case
special officer had first pushed gun in the
prisoners face. The shooting of last night, when
boy killed and many members Of the John
F. Currey Club had to for shelter shows the
result of giving power 70 such men. 1t is d dis
grace to the Police Department and the city that
such conditions are allowed TO exist
George Nathan, alleged TO have assaulted Harry
Hanna, a strike breaker at 46th street and Broad
way was held in $500 bail for trial. Philip j
OBrien. OF No. 5l4 West S9th street, charged with
assaulting a special officer last Sunday, was held
in S.0o0 for examination.
Florence Mcdonald, one Of the ChauffeUrs
Of the New York TaxiCab Company, lost control
of the machine he operating last night sixth
avenue, and was hit by a northbound Sixth avenue
car S7th street Mcdonald removed TO the
New York Hospital by DR.. Monroe.
Joseph Curry Of No. lsS East l21st street. was
arrested at 4sth street and Sixth avenue last night
for abusing the driver of taxicab. While Po-
ucemen O'CounOr and PUgh were taking the man
the 47th street police station a crowd threat
ened to rescue the prisoner. The reserves We're
sent out and Policeman Hney arrested John L.
McColgan, of No 4l5 East 40th street. for disor-
derby conduct. Curry and MCColgan were fined 80
each by Magistrate Herman, in the night court.