The sun., 1908-10-16
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And inc Tazieab strikeFs 1sehave- -BiaS.
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And the Tazieab strikers nehaVe-nlag.
ham Explains 20 Grand Jury.
Poiioo Commissioner Bingham detailed
yesterday sixty uniformed men from
other prooinots In the city 10 guard the
Tendorloln district against taxloAb strikers
and strikebreakers. In addition ten men
ton were transferred permanently TO the
West Thirteth street station, with the
result that there were several uniformed
| policemen TO every street corner In the
district last night. as we'll Is large force
Of plain clothes men In front Of the hotels.
Police Commissioner Bingham went
before the Grand Jury yesterday and
asked that body to take prompt action
In arrests that have been made 40 re-
suit Of the taxioab strike, He explained
that since the strike has been on his men
bad made many arrests, but owing, to
delays and postponements In the police
courts It had been found Impossible to
dispose Of the cases.
The Commissioner said he believes
that IL indictments were found In some
Of the assault cases II would undoubtedly
prove. effective In putting a stop 70 the
disorderly demonstrations The Grand
cases the first thing to-day.
After Gen. Bingham had left the Grand
Jury room Assistant District Attorney
Bosler. who has been handling few police
court cases as result Of the strike, went
before the Grand Jury. When Mr.. Je-
rome heard about 1t he dropped in too;
There were persistent rumors yesterday
that the leaders Of the striking taxicab
drivers were finding 1t hard work to keep
the strikers together and that pressure
was being brought on the leaders to call
the strike of: The headquarters Of the
strikers at Washington Hall. on Eighth
avenue. were practically deserted through
Of enthusiasm.
Some Of the new drivers got into
trouble yesterday through their mex
perience. Charles E. Husbands while
going down Sixth avenue In his taxioab.
accompanied by a special officer, shortly
before noon ran his machine into pillar
at Sixth avenue and T'hirty-third street
lam Tvoli, the special officer, was thrown
against the glass In front Of the cab,
smashing the glass front and cutting
his head. Husbands was arrested by
Capt. McCullagh of the traffic squad on
the charge Of reckless driving.
left the West Sixty second street garage
In good shape with his machine and
turned south toward Columbus Circle.
He lost control Of his machine at Fifty
eighth street aud Eighth avenue and IL
dashed toward the Thoroughfare Build
ing, at l77o Broadway. 1t hit an electric
light pole. The specia policeman was
thrown to the street and sustained minor
injuries. Corson saved himself by keep
ing hold OF the steering wheel.
At the hotels and restaurants where
there arc taxicab stands 1t was stated
that because Of fear OF the strikers few
persons wero willing to take the taxicabs
The chauReurs were sleeping In the cabs
at some OF the stands.
A taxicab with one passenger, driven
by Joseph Harris Of 3s Vesey street and
with Special Policeman John Curry on
the front seat, smashed into an elevated
pillar, on Third avenue at tooth street at
O'Clock last night and was put out Of
business. Bricks were thrown at Harris
and Curry. Reserves from the East i04th
street station dispersed the crowd.
Lewis Connors 81 years old. Of 1872 East
lOlst street called Capt. Corcoran a near
cop and said he should be at better busi-
ness than protecting soabs. Ctanors was
arrested. Jacob Goldsmith Of 1e8 East
Ninety sixth street and Malcolm Graham
Of 100 East l5oth street went to the station
house and protested against the arrest
having taken part in the trouble and we're
locked up.
Thirty detectives headed by Lieut..
Baian Of Inspector Walsh's staff broke
UP a meeting OF the strikers In Washing
ton Hall last night after John Madden,
the sergeant at arms, had been arrested
for ,assaulting Policeman. Cady. who
headed the line Of detectives that do.
manded admission. The strikers said
day TO keep the police out Of the hall
in the future